December 13, 2025 — Week 9 of Rocket Rush featured 18 teams and one of the most international fields the series had seen. A new champion emerged: Freedom.
Grand Final
Freedom, with monk (US), Nitrous (US), and vhrl (Canada), went undefeated through the upper bracket to reach the Grand Final, where they defeated IDK, with raggeo. (Peru), Risky (US), and Malar (US), to claim the $100 prize. Third place went to a team whose name was their player email address (a Rocket League tradition) featuring Dmy. (Germany), Khan (Scotland), and Slothy. (England).
Final Standings
- 1st — Freedom ($100) — monk, Nitrous, vhrl
- 2nd — IDK — raggeo., Risky, Malar
- 3rd — dukekhanrl@gmail.com — Dmy., Khan, Slothy.
- 4th — Serenyx Esports Academy — Soku, Nichole, Ventrxyy
- 5th–6th — nobody likes klue, Plus Five Passion
- 7th–8th — ExileD Esports, 2005 Honda Civic
Takeaways
Week 9 added a new champion to the Rocket Rush record, with Freedom's monk and Nitrous delivering a clean upper bracket run. The international spread of the field (Peru, Germany, Scotland, England, Canada alongside US players) reinforced how the open format had built a globally accessible series. With Week 10 being the final regular season event, championship qualification spots were on the line.
Full bracket on Liquipedia. The final regular season event, Weekly #10, runs December 20.