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The RLCS 2026 Kick-Off Weekend is a newly formed feature within the RLCS — the official global eSports league for Rocket League.

The event is important because it not only marks the start of the new RLCS season, but it also serves as the first chance for teams to earn RLCS points toward qualification for Major 1 and ultimately the World Championship.

Copenhagen, Denmark, is set as the host city for the RLCS 2026 Kick-Off Weekend, whose all matches will be played on December 7. The event is organized by BLAST, a Denmark-based eSports media production company, and Epic Games, the owner of the Rocket League developer Psyonix.

Where Will the Rocket League Championship Series 2026 – Kick-Off Weekend Be Held?

The venue has just been announced, and it’s BLAST Studios. The RLCS 2026 Kick-Off Weekend will feature eight teams, which will come from only two regions: Europe and North America – four from each – competing in 3v3 mode.

The RLCS season openers have historically been played online, with offline LAN events reserved for Majors and the World Championship. However, the RLCS 2026 Kick-Off Weekend is LAN.

The prize pool hasn’t yet been announced for the 2025-26 RLCS season, so it hasn’t been announced for the Kick-Off Weekend either. In recent seasons, openers didn’t have standalone prize pools. Instead, teams earned RLCS points toward qualification for Major 1. Because of this, there’s no prize pool distribution to report yet, and there will likely be no prize pool at all.

Which Teams Will Take Part in the Rocket League Championship Series 2026 – Kick-Off Weekend?

The RLCS 2026 Kick-Off Weekend doesn’t feature a single set of invited teams. Instead, it involves teams from two out of seven typically included RLCS regions – four teams from EU and NA each – competing in qualifications within their own regions at the start of the new season. So the team list won’t be confirmed until registrations, seeding, and the first qualifiers happen.

Actually, the EU Open 1 and NA Open 1 tournaments, which will send eight teams to Copenhagen, are to end a day or two before the Kick-Off Weekend.

Features of the Rocket League Championship Series 2026 – Kick-Off Weekend

There’s only one stage of the tournament – the knockout stage. It uses a single-elimination bracket, starting with round 1, followed by quarterfinals, semifinals, and the grand final. Byes are given: region Open 1 champions (NA & EU) receive a bye into the semifinals; their finalists receive a bye as well, into the quarterfinals.

The match series format isn’t explicitly stated in the accessible sources.
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Who’ll Win the Rocket League Championship Series 2026 – Kick-Off Weekend?

Since the RLCS 2026 Kick-Off Weekend features only the top-performing teams from the first Opens in Europe and North America, the favorites are centered around the strongest rosters in those two regions at the start of the 2025-26 season. The biggest favorite from Europe is Karmine Corp, the third-placed side from the last World Championship and consistently one of the strongest EU teams in international play. The biggest favorite from North America is NRG, one of the most historic and influential organizations in Rocket League and the reigning world champions. It’s expected that both will come to Copenhagen after the end of qualifications.

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Based on how RLCS broadcasts are officially distributed, this will apply directly to the Kick-Off Weekend. So this is where to watch the tournament:

• Official Rocket League Twitch channel (primary). This is the main global English broadcast, featuring:
• Official Rocket League YouTube channel
• Regional broadcast channels (when used)
• Co-streams (creator watch parties). The RLCS allows approved content creators to co-stream matches live.
• Live viewing events / LAN watch rooms. Because Kick-Off Weekend is a studio-LAN, not a big-arena LAN, viewers can watch online.

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