Karmine Corp Wins RLCS Paris Major; Event Peaks at 528K

Karmine Corp defeated Twisted Minds 4-1 to win the RLCS 2026 Paris Major in Paris. The victory gives Karmine Corp its third RLCS Major title, following the 2022-23 Winter Split Major and the 2025 Birmingham Major.

Preliminary viewership figures show the event peaked at 528.1K viewers during Karmine Corp’s semifinal against Team Vitality. The grand final reached a 464K peak. Across broadcasts the tournament generated more than 5.7 million Hours Watched. Organizers expect final figures to be posted within 24 hours.

Only the Boston Major earlier in 2026 recorded a larger online peak, roughly 100,000 viewers higher than Paris, leaving Paris as the second-highest peak audience in Rocket League history.

Karmine Corp advanced to the final after wins over Team Vitality and Gentle Mates. Karmine Corp beat Vitality twice in Paris, first in the group stage and again in a playoff semifinal that ended 4-3. Twisted Minds finished second in its group behind Shopify Rebellion and then won four straight elimination matches to reach the grand final.

In the championship series, Karmine Corp closed out Twisted Minds 4-1. Karmine Corp previously won the Esports World Cup 2025, claiming the title and a $400,000 grand prize.

Creator-led broadcasts drew viewers to specific matches. Streams by Nicholas ‘Jynxzi’ Stewart, Corentin ‘Gotaga’ Houssein, Mark ‘ohnepixel’ Zimmermann and Kamel ‘kamet0’ Kebir produced audience spikes concentrated around grand finals and matches involving teams those creators are connected to.

The Paris Major’s attendance and viewership peaks, together with the Boston Major’s figures, represent the two highest peak audiences recorded in Rocket League to date.