At EWC Rocket League starts from August 12 to 16. Sixteen team will fight five days for one million dollars prize pool in Paris. The team list is going and one of the most interesting storyline going into this evcent is Karmine Corp a french organization playing on home soil in front of their home crowd.
What Rocket League Is
Rocket League is a football game with cars. That is an extreme understatement. At the pro level, Rocket League is aerials, dribbling, rotations, boost management, and split-second decisions that the human eye can barely follow in real time. In the pro ranks of Rocket League, players put in hundreds of hours of practice to be able to consistently hit ceiling shots, air dribbles, pinches and other highlight plays when it counts.
The game is on a five minute clock, meaning matches are dense. A five-minute professional Rocket League game can include eight to twelve goals, a couple of huge saves, some mechanical highlight moments, and a last thirty seconds of desperate defence or attack. The pace is furious and the score changes fast. It’s one of the most naturally exciting formats in esports to watch.
The Teams
Karmine Corp, Team Vitality and Gentle Mates are European outfits with solid Rocket League rosters. NRG and Shopify Rebellion bring competition to North America FURIA and MIBR represent South America. Team Falcons and Twisted Minds bring Middle Eastern and world competition to the pitch. They join Ninjas in Pyjamas, Spacestation Gaming, R8 Esports, Five Fears and TSM to form a field of sixteen genuinely competitive teams.
European teams have traditionally been very good at Rocket League. Karmine Corp and Team Vitality both have had good international runs over recent cycles. When they play in Paris it gives them an extra motivation that you can’t put a number on but it clearly matters to the players and their fans.
Rocket League at EWC 2026
- Event Dates: August 12–16, 2026
- Number of Teams: 16
- Prize Pool: $1,000,000 USD
Rocket League Teams at EWC 2026
- Karmine Corp (Home Team)
- Gentle Mates
- Team Vitality
- Ninjas in Pyjamas
- NRG
- Shopify Rebellion
- Spacestation Gaming
- MIBR
- FURIA
- Twisted Minds
- Team Falcons
- R8 Esports
- Five Fears
- TSM
- TBA (Oceania Points Ranking)
- TBA (Last Chance Qualifier)
Karmine Corp in Paris
Even though players aren’t running on a pitch and aren’t affected by weather, the concept of home crowd advantage exists in esports. “The atmosphere and can sharpen a team’s focus with the crowd’s reaction to plays, the energy in the room, the emotional investment of the people watching these things. Karmine Corp has one of the loudest fan-bases in European esports. “Having them here in Paris, cheering for KC specifically, it’s going to be an electric match atmosphere.”
Five days, August 12-16. Million dollars. Sixteen teams. If you’ve never seen professional Rocket League, this tournament in Paris is a good place to start. First time viewers are treated to some great plays and easy to follow action in the game.
Rocket League EWC (2025) Prize Pool Distribution ($1,000,000 USD)
| Place | Prize Money (USD) | Club Points | Participant |
| 1st | $400,000 | 1,000 | Karmine Corp |
| 2nd | $180,000 | 750 | Geekay Esports |
| 3rd | $100,000 | 500 | Team Falcons |
| 4th | $60,000 | 300 | Team Vitality |
| 5th–8th | $35,000 | 200 | Spacestation Gaming, Team Secret, NRG, Dignitas |
| 9th–12th | $20,000 | – | FUT Esports, Gen.G Mobil1 Racing, The Ultimates, Twisted Minds |
| 13th–16th | $10,000 | – | Virtus.pro, Wildcard, FURIA, TSM |
Placements 9th to 16th
9th–12th Place ($20,000 each)
- FUT Esports
- Gen.G Mobil1 Racing
- The Ultimates
- Twisted Minds
13th–16th Place ($10,000 each)
- Virtus.pro
- Wildcard
- FURIA
- TSM
MVP Award
| Award | Prize Money (USD) | Winner | Team |
| MVP | $10,000 | dralii (Morocco) | Karmine Corp |
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