“This Week in Rocket League” is a weekly news report by community veteran Jasher, in which he gives the readers of Rocketeers.gg an overview on all the things that happened this week in the Rocket League scene. Make sure to check back every week to never miss Rocket League news.
World Championship Begins Friday
It has been over a month since the regional championships. Since then, we have seen the European and North American teams compete in several preview events, including: Ballistix Brawl, Beyond Astronauts, and the NARLI Qualifiers. Meanwhile, Chiefs opened their Gfinity Australia season with a win.
Dignitas, Renault Vitality, and G2 come in to the World Championship as the favorites according to Octane Rankings and LP Rating. The festivities begin Friday (2PM BST) with Chiefs and Evil Geniuses on .tv/RocketLeague.
| REGION | SEED | TEAM |
|---|---|---|
| EU | 1 | DIGNITAS |
| EU | 2 | RENAULT VITALITY |
| EU | 3 | ENVY |
| EU | 4 | COMPLEXITY |
| NA | 1 | G2 |
| NA | 2 | NRG |
| NA | 3 | CLOUD9 |
| NA | 4 | EVIL GENIUSES |
| OCE | 1 | CHIEFS |
| OCE | 2 | TAINTED MINDS |
Regional Leagues in Full Flow
Glory Stone lead the charge with a 7-1 record in the Asia Pro League, close to halfway through the season. Both Gfinity Australia and Rocket Street’s SAM Championship Series just wrapped up Week 1, so all teams are still in the hunt.
| EVENT | LIQUIPEDIA | OCTANE |
|---|---|---|
| ASIA PRO LEAGUE | LINK | LINK |
| GFINITY AUSTRALIA | LINK | LINK |
| SAM CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES | LINK | LINK |
Articles
- Best Rocket League Plays of May 2018
- Canada’s regional Rocket League tournament is a great example of how to keep a scene healthy
- Chiefs Rocket League confident ahead of RLCS
- The 10 teams that will fight for the World Championship
- The Road to Rocket League Worlds – Season 5
- We checked if the team’s substitute players are also coming to the World Championship
- Win Probability for Professional Matches
News
- Competitive Season 7 Rank Distribution Released
- FC Nantes enters Rocket League
- Hyper X Sponsoring World Championship
- Jurassic World Jeep Releases June 18th
- MLD Season 7 Starts July 12th; Platinum League rebranded to Academy League
- Microsoft Store (San Antonio) Hosts 2v2 June 24th
- Mythical Announces Akquire, Clinch Sponsorships for Primal League
- Rocket League 3 Year Anniversary Party at Petco Park on July 19th
Shows
- Ramblings: Non-Standard Maps
- RLCS – Road to Season 5 Worlds
- RLCS Season 5: Road to London
- Rocket League: Language Ban System Postmortem
- Rocket Science: RL 1.45 Physics & input lag fixed
Check out /r/RocketLeagueEsports‘ curated resources list for a bevy of information on the Rocket League competitive scene.
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