How to Watch the RLCS 2026 Paris Major: Schedule, Teams, Streams
The RLCS 2026 Paris Major runs May 20 to 24 at Paris La Défense Arena. Schedule, streams, format, and the 16 teams chasing the trophy in France.
How to Watch the RLCS 2026 Paris Major
The RLCS 2026 Paris Major is the second international stop of the Rocket League Championship Series season, and it lands in France from May 20 to May 24. Sixteen teams from seven regions are flying into Paris La Défense Arena to fight for a $354,000 prize pool and a pile of RLCS points that will shape the standings before the World Championship. This how to watch guide walks through the full schedule, the broadcast options, the format, and the storylines worth following on Rocket League.
Schedule and dates
The Paris Major splits into two phases across five days.
Group Stage (May 20 to 21): Sixteen teams are drawn into four groups of four. Every group plays a single round robin with best-of-five series. The top three from each group advance, which means twelve survivors carry on to the playoffs and four are sent home early.
Playoffs (May 22 to 24): A twelve-team hybrid elimination bracket runs best-of-seven series from the first match to the grand final. Group winners drop into the upper bracket. Second and third seeds open in the lower bracket. The grand final closes the event on Sunday, May 24.
All sessions run on European hours from Paris La Défense Arena. Expect group stage days to start in the early afternoon CET and finish late into the evening, with the playoff weekend stretching longer. The exact match schedule for each day is published on Esport Agenda the night before the session, so set a reminder if you want first-match alerts.
Where to watch
The official broadcast lives on the Rocket League Esports Twitch channel and the parallel YouTube channel. Both run the same live feed in English, with regional co-streams allowed from approved content creators. French viewers can usually find a Karmine Corp or Solary co-stream during peak hours, and the Brazilian community follows along with localized broadcasts from official partners.
If you want a single place to track every match, set reminders, and jump straight into the live feed, head to the RLCS hub on Esport Agenda. The home page at esportagenda.com shows every match across every game in one calendar view.
Format
Sixteen teams, four groups, twelve playoff spots. The math is simple, but the road to the trophy is anything but. Best-of-fives in the group stage punish bad opens harder than the swiss format of a regional Open. Best-of-sevens in the playoffs let the better team work back from one rough map.
A team that wins its group walks straight to the upper bracket. A team that loses its opener still has three series to claw back into qualification. Once the playoff bracket starts, every loss in the upper bracket drops you into the lower bracket, and every loss in the lower bracket ends the run. Survivors of long lower bracket marathons have lifted Major trophies before, but the schedule is brutal.
Teams to watch
Five European squads earned spots through Open results in their region, including Karmine Corp and Gentle Mates. Both organizations field French rosters, and the home crowd at La Défense should be on their side from the first kickoff.
North America brings four teams led by their regional points leaders. South America, Oceania, the Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Asia each send their regional champions, with Five Fears representing SSA after topping the regional standings.
Storylines to follow:
- Can Karmine Corp close out a Major at home after a strong split?
- Which North American team converts regular season form into international stage results?
- Five Fears arrive as the SSA story of the season. How do they stack up against the rest of the field?
- Pacific contenders have closed the gap on Europe and North America this year, and a deep playoff run from any of them would reshape the title race.
- The defending Major champion from earlier in the season heads into Paris with a target on its back. A second trophy would lock in early Worlds positioning.
How to set up reminders
Esport Agenda lets you follow specific teams and tournaments so you never miss a match. Open the Rocket League page, tap the bell icon on any series you care about, and you will get a notification when the broadcast goes live. You can also pin the RLCS tracker to your home screen for the duration of the Major and treat it like a live scoreboard.
If you want to predict outcomes, the Paris Major Pick'em is live now. Lock in your picks before the first group stage match on May 20 to compete on the global leaderboard.
Closing notes
Five days, sixteen teams, one trophy, and a Parisian crowd ready to push the home teams forward. Whether you are following a roster from your home region or scouting for the next Worlds favorite, the RLCS 2026 Paris Major is the most consequential international stop of the season so far. Bookmark the Rocket League hub on Esport Agenda, turn on notifications, and we will see you at first whistle on May 20.