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The South American region will join the RLCS sometime in 2019.

Psyonix recently began funding community competitive events in the region.

South America will be the fourth RLCS region, joining North America, Europe, and Oceania.

The South American region will be added to the Rocket League Championship Series in 2019, Psyonix announced today.

South America will join the three current regions in the league: North America and Europe, which have competed since the league started in 2016, and Oceania, which joined starting with season three in early 2017.

South America’s competitive Rocket League scene has grown steadily over the last two years, with Psyonix providing funding for South American events in recent weeks. Just last month, the Psyonix-funded Rocket Street SAM Championship Finals in Sao Paulo, Brazil crowned team Lotus the regional champions, with a $3,000 prize pool split between the top four teams.

In a blog post today, Psyonix’s esports head Josh Watson called SAM “one of the most promising regions in Rocket League Esports,” and characterized the move as a “a long-overdue push by Psyonix to get more involved and support our incredible community partners in the South American region.” Psyonix plans to continue funding regional competition to help develop players and teams as their RLCS opportunity nears.

“Throughout the rest of 2018, we will be ramping up our support in the region as we plan to work with existing and (hopefully) new partners to give our SAM players a plethora of opportunities to compete with the best the region has to offer,” wrote Watson.

It’s not yet clear whether the move will be made in time for Season 7 of the RLCS. Season 6 of the RLCS is currently underway with qualifiers for the lower-tier Rival Series, with RLCS league play beginning in early September.

Today’s news suggests further growth ahead for the Rocket League Championship Season, which recently announced a $1 million prize pool for Season 6—double the tally from Season 5.