{"id":163576,"date":"2025-01-20T13:50:30","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T13:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/?p=163576"},"modified":"2025-01-20T13:50:35","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T13:50:35","slug":"rlcs-2025-raleigh-major","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/01\/rlcs-2025-raleigh-major","title":{"rendered":"RLCS heads to Raleigh for second Major"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//wp-content//uploads//2025//01//RLCS-Raleigh-Major-large.jpg/" alt=\"Key graphic of the RLCS Raleigh Major\" class=\"wp-image-163578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/RLCS-Raleigh-Major-large.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/RLCS-Raleigh-Major-medium.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/RLCS-Raleigh-Major-medium_large.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/RLCS-Raleigh-Major-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/RLCS-Raleigh-Major.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image credit: RLCS via X<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf623065d76\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>The <strong>Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) <\/strong>has announced that its second Major in 2025 will be held in Raleigh, North Carolina, from June 26th to 19th.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf62306654a\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>The event, which will be hosted at the <strong>Lenovo Centre<\/strong>, will feature 16 top Rocket League teams and a prize pool of $351,000 (~\u00a3288,000).<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"keep-reading \"  id=\"kr-67cf623067345\">\n  <div class=\"heading\">Keep Reading<\/div>\n  <ul class=\"d-flex flex-column\">\n          <li id=\"post-159305\" style=\"order: 1;\"><a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//2024//10//rocket-league-birmingham-rlcs-2025-major/" target=\"_blank\">Rocket League announces Birmingham RLCS 2025 Major<\/a><\/li>\n          <li id=\"post-158176\" style=\"order: 2;\"><a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//2024//09//rlcs-2024-world-championship-records-steady-viewership/" target=\"_blank\">RLCS 2024 World Championship records steady viewership<\/a><\/li>\n          <li id=\"post-161149\" style=\"order: 3;\"><a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//2024//12//mlbb-rocket-league-ewc-2025/" target=\"_blank\">Mobile Legends: Bang Bang and Rocket League announced for 2025 Esports World Cup<\/a><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf623068493\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>The RLCS has regularly held significant international events in the United States. However, this is the first time a Major has been held in Raleigh. Previous RLCS Major locations include Los Angeles, Boston and <a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//2024//04//rlcs-fncs-2024-dickies-arena/">Fort Worth<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf623068c08\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Qualifiers for the RLCS Raleigh Major will run from April 18th until June 1st. <\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf623069382\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>The main event broadcast will then kick off on June 26th, with the Lenovo Centre opening its doors to the public on June 28th and 29th. Rocket League fans can purchase Raleigh Major tickets during the official presale on January 20th or through its regular ticket sale that starts two days later.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf623069b04\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>In addition to prize money, participating teams will earn crucial RLCS points which can help secure qualification for the Rocket League World Championship. <\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf62306a27f\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>The largest international Rocket League competition of the year will be played out on September 9th-14th. Last year&#8217;s edition recorded nearly 427,000 peak viewers, according to esports data platform <a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////escharts.com//tournaments//rl//rlcs-2024-world-championship-rl/">Esports Charts<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf62306a9e6\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Following the 2024 World Championship, RLCS revealed significant <a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////www.rocketleague.com//en//news//rlcs-2025-updates/">changes to the 2025 RLCS season<\/a>. This year&#8217;s competitive calendar is divided into two splits, each concluded by a Major. The updated format features additional 1v1s as well as a $5m (~\u00a34.1m) combined prize pool. 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