The final week of the Esports World Cup in Saudi Arabia begins with Rocket League, which is kicking off on Aug. 22 and features a massive $550,000 USD prize pool.
It’s one of the largest prize pool events for Rocket League this competitive year, and with just about every corner of the globe represented through the 16 invited squads, we’re sure to witness one hell of a competition in Riyadh.
Here’s everything you need to know about Rocket League at EWC 2024.
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Esports World Cup Rocket League 2024 format and teams
The 16 teams attending the Rocket League EWC tournament in Riyadh have been divided into four groups, where they’ll play out a double-elimination GSL bracket. Each match is a best-of-five; win two matches, and that victorious team progresses to the playoffs. Lose two, and that team will be going home.
The final eight will be reseeded into a single-elim bracket where each match is a best-of-seven. By Aug. 25, we’ll crown a Rocket League champ and dish out their $200,000 prize.
All esports teams participating in Rocket League at the Esports World Cup were invited to the event; there were no earlier qualifiers.
Here’s a look at each team and which group they’ll play through in groups.
Group A G2 Stride Limitless Team BDS PWR |
Group B Falcons XO Esports Gen.G Mobil1 Team Secret |
Group C FURIA Nkosi Ballers Team Vitality Twisted Minds |
Group D Gentle Mates Chiefs Esports Club Spacestation Gaming Gaimin Gladiators |
Esports World Cup Rocket League 2024 schedule and results
Group stage
All match times are in Central Time (CT).
Thursday, Aug. 22
- 7am: G2 vs. Limitless
- 8am: BDS vs. PWR
- 9am: Falcons vs. XO
- 10am: Gen.G vs. Secret
- 11am: FURIA vs. Nkosi Ballers
- 12pm: Vitality vs. Twisted Minds
Friday, Aug. 23
- 7am: Group A Upper Bracket
- Winner proceeds to playoffs.
- 8am: Group B Upper Bracket
- Winner proceeds to playoffs.
- 9am: Group C Upper Bracket
- Winner proceeds to playoffs.
- 10am: Group D Upper Bracket
- Winner proceeds to playoffs.
- 11am: Group A Elimination Match
- 12pm: Group B Elimination Match
- 1pm: Group C Elimination Match
- 2pm: Group D Elimination Match
Saturday, Aug. 24
- 6am: Group A Decider
- Winner proceeds to playoffs, loser is eliminated.
- 6am: Group B Decider
- Winner proceeds to playoffs, loser is eliminated.
- 6am: Group C Decider
- Winner proceeds to playoffs, loser is eliminated.
- 6am: Group D Decider
- Winner proceeds to playoffs, loser is eliminated.
Playoffs
All match times are in Central Time (CT).
Saturday, Aug. 24
- 10am: TBD vs. TBD
- Winner proceeds to semifinal, loser is eliminated.
- 11:15am: TBD vs. TBD
- Winner proceeds to semifinal, loser is eliminated.
- 12:30am: TBD vs. TBD
- Winner proceeds to semifinal, loser is eliminated.
- 1:45pm: TBD vs. TBD
- Winner proceeds to semifinal, loser is eliminated.
Sunday, Aug. 25
- 5:30am: TBD vs. TBD
- Winner proceeds to grand final, loser is eliminated.
- 6:45am: TBD vs. TBD
- Winner proceeds to grand final, loser is eliminated.
- 8:10am: TBD vs. TBD
Esports World Cup Rocket League 2024 streams: How to watch
Esports World Cup Rocket League is streamed live on Twitch and YouTube. You’ll be able to catch up on each day’s action by checking the channels above for spoiler-free replays. Broadcasts in other languages are also available and can be found on the tournament’s Liquipedia page.