Collegiate Rocket League is Expanding to Mexico for the New Season
Kanesa David — September 16, 2022 — Tech
References: psyonix & esportsinsider
Psyonix has announced that for the 2022-23 season of its international Collegiate Rocket League the company will be expanding to include Mexican universities for the first time. Accompanying this announcement is confirmation that automobile manufacturer Nissan will also return as title sponsor of the 2022 Collegiate Fall split.
CRL’s season will operate during the Fall and Spring seasons, with both splits featuring 16 teams from the Eastern and Western North American Conferences. Mexico’s universities will join the Western roster. To manage the league's European division, Psyonix has announced a partnership with the independent European University Rocketeers Championship (EURC), which organizes collegiate Rocket League tournaments.
On September 25, the CRL Fall split will commence. The precise date of the 2022–23 CRL World Championship has not yet been revealed, however, it will occur in the summer of 2023.
Image Credit: Rocket League Esports, Nissan
CRL’s season will operate during the Fall and Spring seasons, with both splits featuring 16 teams from the Eastern and Western North American Conferences. Mexico’s universities will join the Western roster. To manage the league's European division, Psyonix has announced a partnership with the independent European University Rocketeers Championship (EURC), which organizes collegiate Rocket League tournaments.
On September 25, the CRL Fall split will commence. The precise date of the 2022–23 CRL World Championship has not yet been revealed, however, it will occur in the summer of 2023.
Image Credit: Rocket League Esports, Nissan
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