RLCS 2026: Team Falcons Sweep Spacestation to Win Rocket League Worlds
A 4-0 final in Fort Worth gave Team Falcons the Rocket League world title, a first for the Middle East and North Africa, and capped a year that also brought an EWC win.
On 20 September 2026, at the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, Team Falcons beat Spacestation 4-0 to win the RLCS 2026 World Championship. The win was worth $300,000 from a $1.2 million prize pool; Spacestation took $153,000 for second.
It was the first Rocket League world title for a team from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), and it came a year after Falcons had lost in the 2025 final.
The long way to the trophy
Twenty teams came to Fort Worth from 15 to 20 September, and Falcons did not take the easy road.
- Play-In: wins over FUT and R8
- Group stage: wins over Spacestation and MIBR, then a loss to Karmine Corp
- Lower bracket: three straight 4-1 wins, over FURIA, Shopify and NRG
- Semifinal: a 4-2 win over Karmine Corp, the team that had beaten them earlier
By the time they reached the final, Falcons had already beaten Spacestation once. The rematch was not close.
The champions
The roster was Rw9, Kiileerrz and dralii. For Rw9 and Kiileerrz it was a first world title, and Kiileerrz was named MVP. For dralii it was a second: he had also won Worlds in 2024 with BDS.
The world title came on top of another big win. In the summer, Falcons won the Rocket League event at the Esports World Cup 2026 in Paris.
The 2026 Worlds was also a test of new ways to watch. For the first time, the event was streamed to 50 AMC cinemas in the United States, so fans could watch boost-fuelled aerial goals on a cinema screen.
Karmine Corp's Paris party
Falcons' rivals had their own great day earlier in the year. At the Paris Major at the Paris La Défense Arena from 20 to 24 May 2026, French club Karmine Corp, with Atow, Vatira and juicy, beat Twisted Minds 4-1 in the final in front of a home crowd.
Karmine Corp went on to reach the Worlds semifinals, where Falcons stopped them.
Why it works as an esport
Rocket League, made by the studio Psyonix, is simple to explain: three players a side drive rocket-powered cars and try to knock a giant ball into the other team's goal. What makes it hard is the air. Top players fly, flip and redirect the ball in mid-air with a precision that takes years to learn, and a single mistimed jump can decide a series.
That mix of easy rules and very high skill is why a 4-0 sweep in a world final still looks spectacular.
BLAST has organised the RLCS since 2024, under an agreement announced on 4 January 2024. The season now runs through regional events and international Majors before the World Championship.
The record for the most world titles still belongs to Turbopolsa, the Swedish player who has won four. dralii, now with two, is halfway there.
What to watch
Watch whether Falcons can defend both their EWC and world titles in 2027, whether Karmine Corp can turn their Paris Major form into a world title, and whether Spacestation can go one better after their run to the final.
WGC's take: Rocket League is free to play, and it is one of the easiest esports to understand: cars, a giant ball and two goals. Try a few casual matches, then watch the Fort Worth final again. You will appreciate every aerial touch a lot more.