Don’t miss the RLCS 2026 SSA Open 2 event
Do you have a Rocket League team? Are you a fan of the ever-growing esports title? Then you are in luck, since registration is currently open for the Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) 2026 Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) Open 2 event, a pivotal tournament leading up to the Boston Major. Here’s what you must know.
RLCS 2026 SSA Open 2 details
First, you can register and sign up your team for the RLCS 2026 SSA Open 2 event via the start page. The tournament runs from 10 to 18 January 2026, and the signup deadline is Tuesday, 6 January 2026, at 17:00 SAST.
Teams are competing for their share of the $32,100 prize pool (roughly R545,000) and a bunch of RLCS points, which will determine which squad represents the SSA region at the Boston Major. Check out the official tournament format outlined below.
Day 1 (Double Elimination):
- Best-of-Five.
- All participants split into pools*
- Teams losing 2 matches are eliminated
* Double Elimination pools, advancements, and schedule are all subject to change based on the number of registered teams. Brackets are published 24 hours prior to event start.
Day 2 (Swiss Stage):
- Best-of-Five
- 32 teams that advanced from Day 1 Double Elimination (Opens 1 & 4) / 24 teams that advanced from Day 1 Double Elimination join the Top 8 seeded teams (Opens 2/3/5/6)
- Participants split into 2 pools
- Teams winning 3 matches qualify to Day 3
- Teams losing 3 matches are eliminated
- 16 teams advance to Day 3
Day 3 (GSL Stage):
- Best-of-Five
- 16 teams that advanced from Day 2 Swiss Stage
- Participants split into 2 pools
- Teams losing 2 matches are eliminated
- 8 teams advance to Day 4
Day 4 (Hybrid Elimination):
- Best-of-Seven
- 8 teams that advanced from Day 3 GSL Stage
- 4 teams start in the Upper Bracket and 4 teams start in the Lower Bracket based on Day 3 placements
- Winners of the first Upper Group matches advance directly to the Semi-Finals (Day 5)
- Losers of the first Upper Group matches advance to Lower Round 2
- Losing a match in the Lower Bracket eliminates a team
- Lower Round 2, Semi-Finals and Grand Finals played in Day 5
ODay 5 (Hybrid Elimination):
- Best-of-Seven
- 6 teams that advanced from Day 4 Hybrid Elimination
- Teams losing a match are eliminated
- The final team remaining is the tournament winner
Don’t forget to join the Rocket League Esports SSA Discord channel for any help you might require, and chat to the community while you are at it.
For those who don’t plan on competing, you can still watch some of the action via the upcoming ACGL_Alpha Twitch channel, so don’t miss out!
Header image via Epic Games.
