Rocket League Championship Series Season 8 - North America

RLCS Season 8 - North America

League Information

Series:

RLCS

Organizer:

Psyonix

Sponsor(s):

CDW
Axe
Intel
Lenovo

Type:

Online

Location:

North America

Prize Pool:

$214,250 USD

Start Date:

2019-10-05

End Date:

2019-11-16

Mode:

3v3

Liquipedia Tier:

S-Tier

Links

Teams

Number of teams:

8

Chronology

RLCS S7: NA

RLCS S9: NA

RLCS Season 8 is the second RLCS season in 2019. This marks the RLCS season prior to where Epic Games has acquired Psyonix - the developer of Rocket League.^[1] The main change to the season comes in the Rocket League Rival Series as the second division in the RLCS has been extended to 10 teams from 8.^[2]

About

Broadcast talent

English Broadcast

Host:
- Liefx (Brody Moore)

Analysts:
- Gibbs (Randy Gibbons)
- Lawler (Adam Thornton)

Commentators/Analysts
- Turtle (Isaac App)
- Wavepunk (Caleb Simmons)
- Corelli (Jack Collier)
- Jamesbot (James Villar)
- Jorby (Joey Ahrens)
- Achieves (Michael Williams)

Observer:
- strangest_stranger (Jake Friedman)

French Broadcast

Commentators/Analysts
- Bachibouzouk (Léo Bouchoux)
- Boyan (Boyan Kaftandjiev)
- FuuRy (Florian Marquis)
- LifeIsCool (Robin Pachot-Giroux)
- Spleen (Houarnev Louaisel)
- Rasmelthor (Clément Coupart)

German Broadcast

Commentators/Analysts
- vel (Jonas Schaffrick)
- Baithoven
- Bass (Pascal Brand)

Format

Group Stage - October 5th - November 2nd
- Round Robin Bo5
  - Tiebreakers:
    - In the case of a tie on points game differential is the primary tiebreaker that seeds the teams.
- Top two auto-qualify for the Finals
- Top six qualify for the Regional Championship
- Bottom two teams are relegated to the Promotion Playoffs
Regional Championship - November 16th
- Bo7 Page Playoff System.
- 5th and 6th start against each other in the Lower Bracket with 3rd and 4th in the Upper Bracket, playing a Double Elimination Bracket to determine the 2 other teams which qualify for the Finals.
- The rest stands as a Single Elimination Bracket to determine seedings.
- 3rd Place is determined via League Play tiebreakers.
- Teams in the Regional Championship auto-qualify for RLCS Season 9.

Prize pool

$214,250 USD are spread among the teams as seen below:

Roster Moves

What happened in the off-season?
Date Player Old New 2019-10-05 Chrome None ⇒ (Coach) [1] 2019-10-02 retals mist ExplosiveGyro ⇒ [2] 2019-10-02 Moopy (Coach) ⇒ (Coach) [3] 2019-09-06 Atomic None ⇒ [4] 2019-09-05 Lethamyr (Inactive) ⇒ None [5] 2019-09-05 Fireburner None ⇒ (Coach) [6] 2019-08-05 ayjacks None ⇒ [7] 2019-07-25 mist None ⇒ [8] 2019-07-25 Turbopolsa None ⇒ [9] 2019-07-19 Lethamyr ⇒ (Inactive) [10] 2019-07-19 mist ⇒ None [11] 2019-06-27 Fireburner ⇒ Retired [12] 2019-06-23 Arsenal None ⇒ [13] 2019-06-11 Arsenal ⇒ None [14] 2019-06-05 Satthew ⇒ None [15]

Participants

Cloud9

1	SquishyMuffinz
2	Torment
3	Gimmick
C	Fireburner


Season 7

G2 Esports

1	Rizzo
2	JKnaps
3	Chicago
C	Jahzo


Season 7

Ghost Gaming

S	DNP Pirates
Main Roster

1	Memory
2	Allushin
3	Atomic
C	SilentEcho
Substitutes


Season 7

NRG Esports

S	DNP Moses
Main Roster

1	GarrettG
2	jstn
3	Turbopolsa
C	Sizz
Substitutes


Season 7

Rogue

1	Wonder
2	AyyJayy
3	Kronovi


Season 7

Spacestation Gaming

1	Sypical
2	AxB
3	Arsenal
C	Chrome


Season 7

Pittsburgh Knights¹

S	DNP Mala
Main Roster

1	ExplosiveGyro
2	retals
3	mist
C	Moopy
Substitutes


S7 Promotion Playoffs #1

eUnited²

S	DNP fire
Main Roster

1	hockser
2	Roll Dizz
3	ayjacks
Substitutes


S7 Promotion Playoffs #2

¹ Pittsburgh Knights acquires The Peeps prior to Week 1 of League Play.^[3]

² eUnited acquires Birds prior to the Regional Championship.^[4]

Results

Regular Season

Overview


Birds	0-0	0-0
Cloud9	0-0	0-0
G2 Esports	0-0	0-0
Ghost Gaming	0-0	0-0
Pittsburgh Knights	0-0	0-0
NRG Esports	0-0	0-0
Rogue	0-0	0-0
Spacestation Gaming	0-0	0-0

Legend
Qualify for Finals
Proceed to Regional Championship - Upper Bracket
Proceed to Regional Championship - Lower Bracket
Relegated to Promotion Playoffs

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History

Press the button to view the round-by-round standing throughout the competition

Round-by-Round standing

Week 1
1.	-	1-0
2.	-	1-0
3.	-	1-0
4.	-	1-1
5.	-	1-1
6.	-	0-1
7.	-	0-1
8.	-	0-1

Week 2
1.	▲2	3-0
2.	▲3	2-1
3.	▲1	2-1
4.	▼3	1-1
5.	▼3	1-1
6.	▲1	1-2
7.	▼1	0-2
8.	-	0-2

Week 3
1.	-	4-0
2.	▲1	3-1
3.	▼1	2-2
4.	▲1	2-2
5.	▲1	2-3
6.	▲1	1-2
7.	▼3	1-3
8.	-	1-3

Week 4
1.	-	6-0
2.	-	4-2
3.	▲3	3-2
4.	▼1	3-3
5.	▼1	2-3
6.	▼1	2-4
7.	-	1-4
8.	-	1-4

Week 5
1.	-	6-1
2.	▲1	5-2
3.	▼1	4-3
4.	-	3-4
5.	▲1	3-4
6.	▲2	3-4
7.	-	2-5
8.	▼3	2-5

Detailed Results

Round 1

Week 1 Matches

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October 5, 2019 - 12:00 PDT

Round 2

Week 2 Matches

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October 12, 2019 - 12:00 PDT

Round 3

Week 3 Matches

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October 19, 2019 - 12:00 PDT

Round 4

Week 4 Matches

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October 26, 2019 - 12:00 PDT

Round 5

Week 5 Matches

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November 2, 2019 - 12:00 PDT

Playoffs

Upper Bracket Semifinals

UB Semifinals

UBSF

Upper Bracket Final

UB Final

UBF

Grand Final

Final

GF

Lower Bracket Quarterfinals

LB Quarterfinals

LBQF

Lower Bracket Semifinal

LB Semifinal

LBSF

Lower Bracket Final

LB Final

LBF

Player Accolades

Golden Striker ($1,000 USD): Awarded to the clinical finisher who scores the most goals per game in League Play for their region.
Clutch Playmaker ($1,000 USD): Awarded to the cunning player who records the most assists per game in League Play for their region.
Savior of the Season ($1,000 USD): Awarded to the player who racks up the highest saves per game in League Play for their region.
Regular Season MVP ($2,500 USD): Awarded to the player who contributes the most to his team's success in League Play as determined by a panel of RLCS Analysts and administrators.

Final Standings:

Golden Striker

Clutch Playmaker

Savior of the Season

Regular Season MVP

Player of the Week

Statistics

RLCS Season 8 - North America Stats
Week	Total Score	Score per game per player	Total Goals	Goals per game per player	Total Assists	Assists per game per player	Total Saves	Saves per game per player	Total Shots	Shots per game per player	Total Games	Total Overtimes
Week 1	38,826	359.50	67	0.62	52	0.48	161	1.49	273	2.53	18	5
Week 2	40,536	375.33	69	0.64	56	0.52	180	1.67	307	2.84	18	3
Week 3	51,383	356.83	75	0.52	58	0.40	233	1.62	391	2.72	24	6
Week 4	55,587	370.58	89	0.59	72	0.48	260	1.73	409	2.73	25	5
Week 5	56,600	377.33	96	0.64	72	0.48	260	1.73	411	2.74	25	7
Playoffs	79,150	366.44	138	0.64	103	0.48	335	1.55	570	2.64	36	6

Combined	322,082	367.67	534	0.61	413	0.47	1429	1.63	2361	2.70	146	32

Additional Content

Streams

Highlights

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Regional Championship

Replay Files

Replay files can be found here:

Previews

External links

References

↑ Psyonix (2019-05-01). "Psyonix is joining the Epic Family!".
↑ Ian Nowakowski (2019-08-12). "Improved Rival Series".
↑ Pittsburgh Knights (2019-10-02). "We're proud to announce our @RLEsports Season 8 roster".
↑ eUnited (2019-11-13). "eUnited acquires Birds".

[epic_games-1] Psyonix (2019-05-01). "Psyonix is joining the Epic Family!".

[ten-2] Ian Nowakowski (2019-08-12). "Improved Rival Series".

[pk_2019-3] Pittsburgh Knights (2019-10-02). "We're proud to announce our @RLEsports Season 8 roster".

[eunited-4] United (2019-11-13). "eUnited acquires Birds".

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General

Specific

Rocket League Championship Series Season 8 - North America

About

Broadcast talent

English Broadcast

French Broadcast

German Broadcast

Format

Prize pool

Roster Moves

Participants

Results

Regular Season

Overview

History

Detailed Results

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Playoffs

Player Accolades

Golden Striker

Clutch Playmaker

Savior of the Season

Regular Season MVP

Player of the Week

Statistics

Additional Content

Streams

Highlights

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Regional Championship

Replay Files

Previews

External links

References