Rocket League had a moment of Twitch popularity last year from xingwang's blog

Rocket League had a moment of Twitch popularity last year, but it has fallen somewhat short of establishing itself as a major esport in that short window. Developer Psyonix did partner with Twitch to Rocket League Crates create the Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS), with $2.5 million on offer in a growing circuit of events this year.

Yesterday evening, NRG eSports took a best-of-seven series 4-2 against rivals Orbit eSports to become the North American Rocket League champions. The win cemented their bid for top-place seeding at the global championship later this fall in Amsterdam, as well as earned them $13,500 for their talents at using rocket-propelled cars to smash giant inflated balls into a digital stadium’s goals.