With the PPL Qualifier done and dusted it’s now time to look and see how it shaped out. Who made Premier? What results were surprising? It should be noted that the Qualifier was not the only factor for who made it into Premier and who is in D1, many factors were looked over by a panel of multiple judges.

Premier

Premier for Season 2 was not a shocking Division featuring some of the best teams from North America and Europe.

Coming into the Season 2 Qualifier there were a few favorites. Kings of Urban, Retrospect and Orbit all acquitted themselves admirably, but Retrospect stepped up with an immense 6-0 performance on the night, showing a real statement of intent for this season.

The 10 teams to qualify for Premier were(Alphabetical):

Aspire - The runners-up of D1 last season, Aspire, now step into the lights of the Premier Division and come into it off the back of a strong 4-2 performance in the Qualifier.With key wins over Kindergarten, Orbit, And Goomba Squad They showed that they have greatly improved and are ready for the Challenge of the Premier League.

Genesis - Any team with the likes of Pluto, Sadjunior, and Quinn Lobdell is going to be good and despite a middle table 3-3 record Genesis made their way into the Premier Division with a 2-0 win over Aspire. This will be the first time for Genesis to really butt heads with the top teams in NA.

iBuyPower Cosmic - This roster simply seems like the NA Dreamteam: Kronovi, Gambit, Lachinio. This team comes into the tournament with an untested roster but a roster with immense talent and experience in the competitive scene. It will certainly be interesting to see them come back to the competitive scene as an “NA Superteam”.

Jorelli’s Goodies - This team used to be a top 5 team in NA and many see the PPL as their chance to show that they can still compete with the best of the best. Jorelli’s will be looking to climb back to the lofty perch they once inhabited and despite a bottom table 2-4 performance in the qualifier this roster has shown what they can do when on form.

Kings of Urban - The Kings are mortal. The favorites coming into the tournament lost two sets, one to Vexx and one to Retrospect but still finished with a 4-2 record and ended with a solid 2-0 win over Orbit to cement themselves as top contenders.

Lucky Bounce - A team seen as a possible fringe team came into the Qualifier told everyone to sit down and showed us why Lucky Bounce certainly deserves a spot in Premier. A win over Vexx cemented that with Lucky Bounce making a statement to the entire of the Qualifier.

Mockit NA - Mockit came into the tournament as a solid roster and after a reasonable 3-3 night secured a spot in the Premier Division. They’ll probably look to perform a bit better going into the actual League especially after the 0-2 loss to Orbit.

Orbit - The team formerly known as Failure to Launch came into the tournament as one of the strongest rosters and finished strongly, ending with a 4-2 record, ending level with Kings and Lucky Bounce.

Retrospect - Where to start with Retrospect?A roster with Klassux, Huskih, and Espeon will never be weak, but to come into the Qualifier and win it 6-0 is a completely different story. With the showing from retrospect they showed that they came to PPL with one goal: To stomp everyone in the division and lay claim to a spot in the top echelon of NA Rocket League.

Vexx Gaming - Vexx came in as a solid team and one with the potential for some top tier upsets, and they fufilled that potential well by taking down Kings of Urban and cementing a spot in the top division of the Pulsar Premier League.

The Premier division this year looks very strong and arguably like the strongest competition right now, barring RLCS. This was a 16 team qualifier so i'll go over some of the teams who didn't quite make the cut.

Kindergarten - A team who showed strongly and had a 3-3 record (one of 3 teams above Jorelli’s to not make it). With a win over Mockit and Jorelli’s, Kindergarten will have just missed out on an elusive Premier spot and instead look to be a top contender of D1, showing the quality of the Division 1 this year and the PPL as a whole.

Goomba Squad - Goomba came into the tournament as the D1 champions from last season looking to continue their rise into Premier Division. A 3-3 recordsaw Goomba finish mid-table but with no notable scalps they will return to D1 hoping to replicate their success of a few months previous.

Triple D - Triple D came into the tournament as a very new roster and played some close sets, but ultimately fell into D1 with a record of 2-4. That said, showed that they could be real contenders in the Second tier of PPL Rocket League.

Ignition Gaming - IG came in with a 3-3 record and ended with a solid 2-0 of Jorelli’s Goodies.With one win being over a forfeit Heroes of Tomorrow Roster it’s hard to count it as a true 3-3 record, however. Ignition returns to D1 the same as last Season though they will hope to do better and compete for the title this season.

EthAerial Assassins - This team came in without a huge amount of expectation but acquitted themselves well, ending 2-4 and showing that they are ready to compete in D1 of the PPL this season.

Weebs on Wheels - WoW have broken into the top 10 of the Power Rankings in the past but this roster did not seem as sharp as their previous roster. They failed to take any huge matches ending 2-4 and falling to D1.

Heroes of Tomorrow - HoT unfortunately could not find a sub for the remainder of the tournament so had to drop out in round 3, ending the tournament 0-6 and falling into D1.

The biggest takeaway from these Qualifiers is that Season 2 of PPL looks to be much stronger and should be one of the most exciting events currently in Rocket League!