The Grand Finals of the Universal Open Rocket League are coming up this weekend, and it’s time to crown the first ever Universal Open champion! The Grand Finals will be livestreamed on NBCSports.com, the NBC Sports app, with two hours of content televised each day of the tournament on all eight NBC Sports Regional Networks.

The entire Grand Finals will also be streamed on Twitch, where viewers will have a chance to earn Fan Rewards; so be sure to link your account before watching! With teams from North America and Europe battling for their share of $100,000 in Santa Ana, California, let's take a look at some teams to watch making an appearance this weekend at the Esports Arena.

Notable Teams

North America

Cloud 9 - Torment and Squishymuffinz



SizzleUrCob - NRG’s Jacob and Rogue’s Sizz



G2 Esports - Kronovi and Rizzo



DapG - RNG’s Dappur and NRG’s GarrettG



Splyce - Karma and Pluto

Europe

Flipsid3 Tactics - MarkyDooda and Kuxir97



Gale Force Esports - ViolentPanda and Kaydop



Mock-it Esports - Paschy90 and Fairy Peak!



Method Esports - Metsanauris and Mognus

Where to Watch

Main Stream with Fan Reward Drops: www.twitch.tv/faceittv

Secondary Stream (without Drops): www.twitch.tv/nbcsports



Saturday, August 26 broadcast live at NBC Sports.com and Twitch starting at 7:00pm ET / 4:00pm PT

Outside the US Broadcast Times:

1:00 AM CEST



9:00 AM AEST

Live Event times

Doors Open - 2:00pm PT



Event - 4:00pm-11:00pm PT

Sunday, August 26 with two hours televised on the below channels:

Grand Finals Day 1 – Saturday August 26 NETWORK TIME (Local) NBC Sports Bay Area 9 p.m. CSN Northwest 9 p.m. CSN Chicago 11 p.m. CSN Philadelphia 12 a.m. SNY 12 a.m. CSN New England 12 a.m. CSN Mid-Atlantic 12 a.m. NBC Sports California 9 p.m.

Sunday, August 27 broadcast live at NBC Sports.com and Twitch starting at 4:30pm ET / 1:30pm PT

Outside the US Broadcast Times:

10:30 PM CEST



6:30 AM AEST

Live Event times

Doors Open - 12:00pm PT



Event - 1:30pm-8:00pm PT

Sunday, August 27 final two hours televised on the below channels:





Grand Finals Day 2 – Sunday August 27 NETWORK TIME (Local) NBC Sports Bay Area 6 p.m. CSN Northwest 6 p.m. CSN Chicago 8 p.m. CSN Philadelphia 9 p.m. SNY 9 p.m. CSN New England 9 p.m. CSN Mid-Atlantic 9 p.m. NBC Sports California 6 p.m.*

Make sure to tune in this weekend to see the 16 best 2v2 teams in the world fight for a piece of the $100,000 prize pool in Santa Ana. For our online viewers, make sure to link your Twitch account on the Fan Rewards page to make sure you’re eligible for drops this weekend! For fans who were able to snag tickets to the Grand Finals live, we’ll see you there for the epic conclusion of the Universal Open Rocket League!