Road to Birmingham Major: EU Rocket League teams battle in Open 1

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It’s the first official Rocket League esports tournament of 2025. What European teams get the starting boost in the Birmingham Major qualification series?

Split 1 of the official esports Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) starts with a series of open qualification tournaments in different regions. The European matches are among the most interesting during RLCS 2025 Open 1. Traditionally, the region is very strong. Also, some big teams changed their rosters significantly, so the scene is different now.

Everything about RLCS 2025 EU Open 1 is here: the teams, tournament schedule, stream, and final results.

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Where to watch RLCS 2025 EU Open 1?

As Europe is one of the main Rocket League esports regions, the official channels onYouTubeandTwitchstream all the Open EU Qualifiers for the RLCS 2025 Birmingham Major. Also, you’re able to watch the final brackets of Open 1 right here, as the stream is embedded below.

Format and schedule of the Rocket League esports EU Open Qualifier 1

There were two initial stages of RLCS 2025 EU Open 1 before the final brackets of this tournament. Through the double elimination stage, the top 32 teams were decided. They battled in two Swiss groups, and only 16 of them proceeded to the final stages.

All 16 teams in the final part earn RLCS Points to try and eventually qualify for theRLCS 2025 Birmingham Major.

Rocket League tournament schedule: Stream start time

In the table below, you’ll find the start time for RLCS 2025 EU Open 1 streams.

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Results of RLCS 2025 EU Open 1

The 16 teams that made it to the Group Stage of this important Rocket League esports tournament are shown in the table below. The final results of RLCS 2025 EU Open 1 are this section as well as the matches are over.

It is pretty weird not to see Team BDS on this list, as the organization does not participate in this season. Still, the Rocket League World Champions 2024 are part of other teams now. You can check outall big roster changes in RLCS 2025 Split 1in our dedicated article.

Matches for the biggest Rocket League esports title

You’ll find the division into groups and the results here.

Group B

Playoffs

Here is the stream of the starting matches: upper-bracket quarter-finals and lower-bracket round 1.

The top teams of the RLCS 2025 EU Open 1 are decided in these final brackets.

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