Rocket League and Street Fighter V will be part of the Intel World Open this year. Along with the return of the Olympics, this could be one of the biggest events ever. In addition to the prize money, which is nothing to sneeze at, this year’s Intel World Open poses one question: will Rocket League be Olympic?

The Intel World Open was pushed back last year after the Summer Olympics in Tokyo couldn’t take place due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s an Olympic-supported tournament. So this year we will get to see a Rocket League and a Street Fighter V competition. The prize money is a whopping $500,000 per region.

Damn, that’s really a lot of money! $250,000 for each Rocket League region, the same again for Street Fighter. Wait a minute, that’s… four regions…. multiplied by…. Daaaaamn! One million dollars!

The Rocket League Intel World Open is running alongside the Tokyo Olympics, and there’s a huge prize pool to be won (we said it already). So, registration starts in less than two weeks, folks. The minimum age this time is only 15 years! Crazy, isn’t it?

When does registration for the Rocket League Intel World Open start?

Anyone can register for the Rocket League Intel World Open from May 15 to May 31. Anyone 15 years of age and older may register for the Rocket League tournament, but for Street Fighter V, the age limit is 16.

That’s the fierce thing about the Rocket League Intel World Open: it’s truly a global competition! Anyone can register, then there’s a series of regional qualifiers, a few closed qualifiers, and finally the Rocket League Athletes! Sick.

When does the Rocket League Intel World Open take place?

The Rocket League Intel World Open regional qualifiers will take place from June 1-13. The closed qualifiers from June 21 to 27. The regional qualifiers will last from July 11 to 14. Then the prize money of each region will be distributed to the respective champions.

The Intel World Open brings together the best Rocket League players in the world for an epic global competition. Players from around the world have the chance to represent their nation and battle through weeks of intense open and closed qualifiers.

That was a quote from the 2020 Tokyo Olmpics website, in which they refer to the Rocket League Intel World Open. So Rocket League is now officially an Olympic sport! This is so cool, I don’t think I’ll be able to sleep tonight.

What is the Rocket League Intel World Open prize pool?

Each region has a combined prize pool of $250,000, for a total of $1 million across all 4 regions. I mean, it’s the Olympics folks, money is no object! But how do the players get the money in their grabbing hands? Let’s find out!

What are the rules of the Rocket League Intel World Open?

• All players must be at least 15 years old.
• It is a team tournament. Each team must consist of three people.
• All players on a team must be from the same region.
• Cosmetics, stickers and items included, are not allowed.
• Open Qualifiers are played according to the double-elimination principle. That means all matches are best-of-three.
• Closed qualifiers are played according to the same principle, but are Best-of-Fives.

Okay, sorry guys for this insanely long article – but can you really blame us? If we were allowed to curse, we would curse! Any one of you, any one of us can be an Olympic athlete! That’s already super cool. The Rocket League World Open is a fantastic opportunity to bring the global Rocket League community together! Seriously! Let’s do it!

Rocket League Explained – Car-football for Dummies

Soccer meets racing. In Rocket League, you go hunting for goals with Turbo. What sounds simple can quickly become complex due to the variety of techniques to control the ball. Here’s your beginner’s guide to getting started as a Rocket League pro, including all the terminology you need to know.

Rocket League is a video game published by Psyonix and belongs to the genre (game category) “sports simulation”. These are games where players can virtually practice a sport. In the case of Rocket League, this is a combination of soccer and racing, played on a futuristic soccer field.

Players compete alone or with up to 3 other players in a team, with the goal of scoring as many goals as possible. The winner is the team that has scored more goals at the end of the time. A round lasts about 5 minutes, but is extended with a golden goal in case of a draw. Unlike in conventional soccer, the players do not control people here, but special cars that drive across the pitch.

Rocket League offers a variety of game modes. From classic car-football to fun game modes with mutators. These are selected before the start of each game. In eSports, only the classic mode without mutators is used.

The Rocket League ABC

In Rocket League, the goal is to master the car, learn special moves, and still keep track of the field. When pros throw around terms like 50/50 or double tab, it’s easy to lose track as a newbie. So that you can shine with your knowledge both in the game and in the stream, we have summarized the most important terms of the Rocket League universe for you here.

50/50 – When two or more players touch the ball at the same time, a kind of press ball is created. The direction in which the ball ultimately flies is random and resembles a 50/50 chance.

Aerial – Unlike classic soccer, Rocket League is not only played on the ground, due to their boost, players can also move in the air for a short time, dribble the ball there or start a shot attempt. As soon as a player leaves the ground he makes aerial actions.

Ballchasing – If a player is chasing the ball all the time and neglects his position, this is called ballchasing.

Boost – To bring the car faster to a higher speed there is boost. The players also use this to fly and steer with the cars.

Demolition – The possibility of demolition shows that Rocket League does not always have to be harmless. Here you drive at high speed through the car of another player and destroy the vehicle. The player is taken out of the game for a short time until respawn and the own team has a higher chance to score a goal.

Double Touch – Double Touch is a term often heard in professional Rocket League streams. This refers to a player scoring a goal by first shooting the ball at the wall next to, or above the opponent’s goal and then sending the rebound towards the goal.

Flick – Controlling the ball is the name of the game in Rocket League. Flicks are shots where the player touches the ball through the dodge mechanic while jumping and shoots with it.

Flip Reset- In Rocket League, each car has a double jump, after which the car must touch the ground with its 4 tires to be able to jump again. Due to the game mechanics, it is also possible to perform this on the ball – the so-called flip reset.

ReDirect – if e.g. player A shoots towards player B and the latter then deflects the direction of the ball e.g. towards the goal, this is called a ReDirect.

Wave Dash – One of the most important techniques in Rocket League is the Wave Dash. By a well-timed flip shortly before you touch the ground, you get a speed boost without performing the flip completely. The technique is mainly used when jumping down walls.

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