Some pretty shocking moves happened in the pro esports scene. The new competitive format may be the reason for them.
Ahead of RLCS 2025, the Rocket League community was surprised by two big transfers. Team BDS and G2 Sprite quit the scene and dismissed their rosters as the World Champions and the runners up. On the threshold of RLCS 2026, the esports organizations have decided to shake everyone up even more, and some transfers look just wild.
Roster eligibility in RLCS 2026: The 2/3 Region Lock rule
The RLCS 2026 season brings some changes to the schedule and to the tournament format. One particular rule affects Rocket League transfers significantly.
- According to the official 2/3 Region Lock rule, two of three players in the standard Rocket League team should be from the region they compete in. If a team has a substitute player, this means three out of four players should be citizens or permanent residents of the region they compete in.
The rule is made to boost regional competition, as now, organizations can’t bring international powerhouses to win local trophies.
M0nkey M00n to Twisted Minds
The two-time World Champion changes his team again. Evan “M0nkey M00n” Rogez is considered one of the best Rocket League players in the world, and in RLCS 2026, he will represent Twisted Minds.
It’s pretty shocking to know that after being in Team BDS for more than four years, M0nkey M00n switches organizations for the second season in a row. It’s even more surprising to know that Team Vitality could not keep this player.
Twisted Minds is a Saudi organization, and they go against the 2/3 Region Lock rule to let this transfer happen.
- Trk511 joined Twisted Minds as well, so these Rocket League esports legends are teammates in RLCS 2026.
- As for Team Vitality, they signed Gaspar "stizzy" Rosalen Andres who was in Dignitas throughout 2025. Vitality replaced the coach: Benjamin "Eversax" Wagner instead of Andy "Kassio" Landais.
Trk511 is out of Team Falcons
This part of the Rocket League transfers is both shocking and disturbing. Mohammed Khalid “Trk511” Alotaibi was a star player in Team Falcons, literally the face of this team. He is a local hero in Saudi Arabia and just a talented competitor. After more than three years in Team Falcons, Trk511 was benched.
We sure don’t know the background of this move, but Trk511 played brilliantly during the season. He helped Falcons win the Raleigh Major 2025.
- The transfer of Trk511 to Twisted Minds was officially confirmed. Finlay "rise." Ferguson who played for this team will represent Gen.G Mobil1 Racing in Split 1 of RLCS 2026.
dralii leaves Karmine Corp for Falcons
This guy became the Rocket League World Champion in 2024 as part of Team BDS. Despite a very good season, Karmine Corp could not win the title with Samy “dralii” Hajji in the roster — and in RLCS 2026, the player joins Team Falcons.
This move is quite in tune with the 2/3 Region Lock rule, as dralii is from Morocco, and KC is a European team.
- dralii signed with Team Falcons. He replaced Trk511.
- Karmine Corp replaced dralii with Charles "juicy" Sabiani who was Gentle Mates Alpine since RLCS 2024.
The Ultimates loses the roster
The team was very strong during the RLCS 2025 season, even if The Ultimates did not win an international title.
- 2nd place at the Birmingham Major.
- The top 6 at the RLCS 2025 World Championship.
Still, all the players and the coach left the organization.
- Jason “Firstkiller” Corral and Logan “Lj” Wilt join Shopify Rebellion.
- Nick “Chronic” Iwanski is a free agent. Reportedly, he joins Spacestation Gaming.
Other organizations that have no active rosters at the start of RLCS 2026 are the following.
- Team BDS: The organization returned to Rocket League esports for one split, and now, it seems like BDS is out again.
- Dignitas: Jack "ApparentlyJack" Benton left for Geekay Esports. The coach, Gaspar "stizzy" Rosalen, is in Team Vitality
- Ninjas in Pyjamas: Two players and the coach left for Gentle Mates.
Archie and oaly. leave Geekay Esports
With this team, Archie “Archie” Pickthall and Ole “oaly.” van Doorn reached the grand final at the Rocket League Esports World Cup 2025 and were in the top 8 of the Birmingham Major. Both are free agents now.
- Geekay Esports signed two new players for RLCS 2026: Enzo "Seikoo" Grondein from Gentle Mates and Jack "ApparentlyJack" Benton from Dignitas.
Spacestation Gaming loses two players
The team reached the top 8 in the two recent World Championships, but Spacestation Gaming released players again. Before RLCS 2026, SSG lost two players.
- Angel “kofyr” Lopez joins Shopify Rebellion.
- Zachary “Scrzbbles” Stone quits Rocket League esports.
Complexity Gaming is out of Rocket League
At the start of the RLCS 2025 season, Complexity Gaming were 3rd–4th in North America. The results got worse deeper into the year. The team participated in only one international tournament: Complexity Gaming was 12th–14th at the Birmingham Major.
Now, three players lost their organization, and Complexity Gaming decided to depart the Rocket League scene.
All new Gentle Mates Alpine
M8 replaced all the active Rocket League players. It's a big move, as juicy and Seikoo represented the organization since 2024. The new roster is the following.
- Archie "Archie" Pickthall from Geekay Esports
- Nassim "nass" Bali from NiP
- Oskar "Oski" Gozdowski from NiP
FURIA and Team Secret exchange players
These teams dominate Rocket League esports scene in South America. For RLCS 2026, FURIA and Team Secret have shifts in their rosters.
- Arthur "DRUFINHO" Langsch Miguel and the coach Mateus "STL" Santos Tornilio Lemos left FURIA for Team Secret. Both were in the previous team since 2023.
- Pedro Henrique "swiftt" Lewy Gomes and the coach Bruno "brunovisqui" Roschel Grandini move from Team Secret to FURIA.
The RLCS 2026 season starts on Nov. 14. It's super interesting to see these Rocket League esports transfers in the tournament action.
