This competition is exclusive to individual teams located in Massachusetts this Fall (participation in PlayVS and/or PCL competitions is not required).
Event Information
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Rules & Requirements
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Scholastic Requirements
Scholastic enrollment is managed under the Winter 2027 season. To enroll in the Scholastic Showdown tournament, select Winter 2027 on the Manage Teams page.
All registration and eligibility rules will reflect those stated in the High School Competition Rulebook.
Teams will consist of two (2) players. Full teams are required to compete in a match (i.e., no matches occurring 1 player vs 2 players).
Participating teams must be available for competition on both Friday, November 6th and Saturday, November 7th.
Scholastic Showdown will be scheduled in a double-elimination tournament format.
Once registration has closed, teams will be randomly seeded into the bracket.
Tournament bracket rounds will be scheduled once both advancing teams have completed their previous match.
The tournament bracket will not reset should the lower bracket team win in Grand Finals.
Unless otherwise stated, all competitions will follow PlayVS existing rules & instructions for Rocket League.
Matches will occur using the Duos (2v2) format.
Matches occurring on Friday, 10/7 will be a best-of-5 games.
Matches occurring on Saturday, 10/7 will be best-of-7 games.
Matches may only be played within their scheduled block.
Teams will use Custom Lobbies for all matches.
Matches that are broadcast may be delayed by production at the sole discretion of league officials.
Collegiate Requirements
All registration and eligibility rules will reflect those stated in the PlayVS College League Competition Rulebook.
Teams will consist of two (2) players. Full teams are required to compete in a match (i.e., no matches occurring 1 player vs 2 players).
Participating teams must be available for competition on Saturday, November 7th.
Collegiate Showdown will be scheduled in a double-elimination tournament format.
Once registration has closed, teams will be seeded based on the ranks provided.
Tournament bracket rounds will be scheduled once both advancing teams have completed their previous match.
The tournament bracket will not reset should the lower bracket team win in Grand Finals.
Unless otherwise stated, all competitions will follow PlayVS existing rules & instructions for Rocket League.
Matches will occur using the Duos (2v2) format.
All Rounds up to Lower Round 4 will be best-of-5 games series.
All Rounds from Lower Round 5 onwards will be best-of-7 games series.
Matches may only be played at the scheduled time.
Teams will use Custom Lobbies for all matches.
Matches that are broadcast may be delayed by production at the sole discretion of league officials.
Important Dates
Event | Dates |
Registration Opens | 10/16/2026 |
Scholastic Registration Closes | Thursday, November 5th at 11:59 PM Eastern |
Scholastic Tournament Dates | Friday, 11/6 & Saturday, 11/7/2026 |
Collegiate Registration Closes | Thursday, November 5th at 11:59 PM Eastern |
Collegiate Tournament Date | Saturday, 11/7/2026 |
Scholastic Match Times & Schedule
All teams will participate in a Rocket League Duos (2v2) double-elimination bracket (with no bracket reset). The schedule is estimated for a 16-team bracket, and may be adjusted if the bracket size changes after registration closes.
Scholastic Tournament Schedule (Top 16)
Day 1 - 11/06/2027
Match Time (ET) | Upper Bracket | Lower Bracket |
3:30 PM | Round 1 |
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4:30 PM | Round 2 | Round 1 |
5:15 PM | Round 3 | Round 2 |
6:00 PM |
| Round 3 |
Day 2 - 11/07/2027
Match Time (ET) | Bracket Round |
10:30 PM | Upper Finals / Lower Round 4 |
11:15 PM | Lower Round 5 |
12:00 PM | Lower Semifinals* |
1:15 PM | Lower Finals* |
2:00 PM | Grand Finals* |
*indicates livestreamed match on PlayVS channels
Collegiate Match Times & Schedule
All teams will participate in a Rocket League Duos (2v2) double-elimination bracket (with no bracket reset). The schedule is estimated for a 16-team bracket, and may be adjusted if the bracket size changes after registration closes.
Collegiate Tournament Schedule (Top 16)
Match Time (ET) | Stage |
11:00 AM | Upper Round 1 |
11:40 AM | Upper Round 2 / Lower Round 1 |
12:20 PM | Upper Round 3 / Lower Round 2 |
1:00 PM | Upper Final / Lower Round 3 |
1:40 PM | Lower Round 4 |
2:20 PM | Break |
3:25 PM | Lower Round 5* |
4:05 PM | Lower Final* |
4:45 PM | Grand Finals* |
*indicates livestreamed match on PlayVS channels
Prizing
Each of the two (2) events offers a Lucky Draw and a Prize Pool, as detailed below.
Prize Pool
Scholastic Showdown
Total: $400
1st Place: $200 per team / $100 per player
2nd Place: $100 per team / $50 per player
3rd Place: $50 per team / $25 per player
4th Place: $50 per team / $25 per player
Collegiate Showdown
Total: $400
1st Place: $200 per team / $100 per player
2nd Place: $100 per team / $50 per player
3rd Place: $50 per team / $25 per player
4th Place: $50 per team / $25 per player
Lucky Draw
The winners of the four (4) Lucky Draw participation prizes will be selected on November 9, 12:00 PM ET.
Each Player participating in the Competition that meets the eligibility requirements below will be automatically entered into the random drawing (the “Lucky Draw”), subject to further conditions as provided below.
The four (4) Participation Prizes will be equally split between the Scholastic tournament and Collegiate tournament (two Participation Prizes awarded per tournament). There is one category of prizes for the Lucky Draw:
Category 1: Participation Prize (four (4) prizes available)
Each winner of a Participation Prize will receive the following:
$50 Amazon Gift Card
Total ARV of each Participation Prize: $50 USD
For the Lucky Draw, each winner will be selected by a random-chance drawing by independent persons or a computer program that randomly chooses the winner from all eligible Players and the random selection is final and binding. Each Player can win only one (1) Participation Prize.
After the completion of each tournament all winners will be drawn. To be eligible, a Player must register for AND participate in either the Scholastic tournament or Collegiate tournament.