Category: CRL World Championship 2022

The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Rocket League team, the KIT SC Lawnmowers, have had a very interesting season. After qualifying for the Group Stage of the EURC, they were able to win 6/9 of the series within their group, taking 4th place in group A and qualifying for the Playoffs. Going into the playoffs, they were 21 seed, but they remained undefeated until the Upper Semi-Finals where their win streak came to an end at the hands of Berlin Phoenix. However, KIT still had some fight left in them and were able to win the Lower Quarter-Finals, which automatically placed them in the top 4 for the EURC 2022 season. Despite losing again in the Lower Semi-Finals and being eliminated from the Playoffs, their top 4 spot granted them qualification for the CRL World Championship. 

The University of Portsmouth Paladins are heading international for the first time as they prepare to make a name for themselves at Worlds. They are one of three National Student Esports (NSE), and one of six EU teams competing in Worlds. They qualified through their 3rd World Cup placement, and their EURC win, making them the #1 EU seed in Worlds. 

The University of Hamburg Rocket League team returned to EURC 2022 this year with their best roster yet. So good, in fact, that they are coming into the CRL World Championship as the 14th seed team. Hamburg has less LAN experience than the other German teams accompanying them, making them a wildcard in terms of receiving a LAN buff. Despite this, Hamburg have plenty more going for them as they prepare to take on the World Stage the best they can.

The Keele Krakens Rocket League team shot up in performance through the course of the latest NSE and EURC seasons. Their captain, Kay3, has been competing in university events since starting school in 2019. In the early days he was joined by Poddy and Timeconstant. But one day in 2020 Timeconstant couldn’t play, and Dooz stepped on the pitch to fill in. He became a permanent fixture and Timeconstant moved to the sub spot to create the Keele roster we know and love. Now, just a year and a half later, Keele are taking on their biggest challenge yet at a team: CRL Worlds.

The Penn State University Rocket League team made a crazy run in the CRL Last Chance Qualifier, upsetting a fan favorite University of Akron and clinching one of 16 spots in the World Championships. Now begs the question, can they do the same in Dallas?

The University of Texas at Arlington official Esports program has been around since 2019. UT Arlington made their debut in the Collegiate Rocket League in Fall 2019, receiving 8th place out of the entire western conference. Swapping between their original roster of Genghis, Adverse, Echo, Samba, and Nava for a few semesters, they have finally secured their roster of Adverse, Samba, and Nava. UTA is no stranger to CRL, as they have advanced through League Play every season since Fall 2019. 

The University of Salford Rocket League team have had the highest highs and the lowest lows so far this season.

Northwood University needs no introduction, but I’ll give one anyway. Coming into CRL Worlds as the number one North American team, they have quite the reputation to live up to. Muttering the name “Northwood” will send shutters down any opponent’s spine. Does any other team even have a chance?

With rising senior Busse, and rising sophomores TopCheese and Drip, the Stockton University Rocket League team is heading into Worlds after qualifying with ease, both

If you ask an NA CRL player who the best EU collegiate team is, most will say the Berlin Phoenix. Since their formation in 2020, they have come first place in two Uniliga seasons and two European University Rocketeers’ Championships. Berlin swept their group and finished second in the playoffs of the most recent 2022 EURC. This high finish qualified them for the first ever Collegiate Rocket League World Championship in Dallas, Texas.