LCQ winners complete the 2026 Worlds field

The RLCS 2026 Last Chance Qualifiers are over. After MENA, South America, North America, and Europe, the last four tickets to the World Championship in Fort Worth are claimed. The 20-team field is locked.

The four LCQ winners

Europe: Mate y Tapa

The EU LCQ drew more than 680 entries. In the grand final, Mate y Tapa beat Volare 4-3 to take the EU6 seed.

The roster: ajg., Dorito, and AtomiK.

North America: FUT Esports

In NA, FUT Esports beat Dignitas 4-2, then M80 4-1, before taking the grand final against Gen.G Mobil1 Racing 4-1 for the NA5 seed.

The roster: jstn, Chronic, and Cheese.

MENA: R8 Esports

R8 Esports swept DOS 4-0 in the MENA grand final. The lineup is Abdullah, Ghaazi, and M7md, the third MENA team at Fort Worth, after Twisted Minds and Team Falcons.

South America: Bigodes

Bigodes took the SAM3 seed in a 4-3 grand final against BS+COMPETITION. The trio is Bemmz, nxghtt, and Drufinho.

The Worlds 2026 field (20 teams)

Group Stage (12)

• Karmine Corp
• Gentle Mates
• Vitality
• Ninjas in Pyjamas
• Manchester City Esports
• NRG Esports
• Shopify Rebellion
• Spacestation Gaming
• MIBR
• FURIA Esports
• Twisted Minds
• Wildcard

Play-In (8)

• Virtus.pro
• Team Falcons
• TSM
• Five Fears
• Mate y Tapa (LCQ EU)
• R8 Esports (LCQ MENA)
• FUT Esports (LCQ NA)
• Bigodes (LCQ SAM)

The four LCQ winners join Virtus.pro, Falcons, TSM, and Five Fears in an eight-team Play-In. Four teams advance into a 16-team Group Stage. Group winners go to Upper Bracket quarter-finals; second and third place start in Lower Bracket Round 1.

What's next

The 2026 World Championship runs September 15-20 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. The field is set: no more LCQ, no more tiebreakers. Just the world's best Rocket League teams on one stage.

Qualification recap on Liquipedia. Team and player profiles are on sarpbc.org.