"Hard work deserves a reward, and ours is this Major" — KC juicy after winning RLCS Paris Major

Without dropping a single series throughout the entire event, Karmine Corp stands atop the RLCS 2026 Paris Major after six straight victories, forcing the world to acknowledge the Blue Wall once again. It’s their first Major title since March 2025 in Birmingham, and now the team sets its sights on the 2026 World Championship in Fort Worth, Texas.

Following a 4–1 victory over Twisted Minds, Karmine Corp players sat down with the press for an exclusive conference to reflect on their run, their latest achievements, and what lies ahead for the roster for the remainder of the season.

Charles "juicy" Sabiani: “It mainly comes from the work we’ve put in. Hard work deserves a reward, and ours is this Major.

Alexandre "Extra" Paoli: Honestly, the preparation will be the same as for this Major. Not much is going to change because we had a really excellent preparation. Reproducing what we already did for this event will be very easy.

Whether it’s for EWC or Worlds, these are major tournaments with teams from around the globe, so the result will be the same as in Paris.

Axel "Vatira" Touret: It’s mainly linked to the fact that we’ve sometimes struggled at certain moments during the tournament, especially with a few goals we conceded quite cheaply.

When you’re leading 2–0, there’s usually no need to take too many risks anymore. At that point, it’s more the opponents who start forcing plays and making mistakes.

So my message was mainly to keep everyone calm and focused, without trolling the next kickoff—because it often happens that you score two goals and immediately concede two right after, and the game becomes weird straight away.

The idea was simply to keep the team composed and continue playing the same way, without panicking or changing our approach.

Tristan "Atow." Soyez: Honestly, I don’t give a damn about the criticism, but it’s true I was a bit weaker overall during the split.

I think it was mainly due to the state of ranked, which wasn’t really there. There basically wasn’t any, so we played a lot less. My playtime was divided by three, and I don’t think I managed that well. Since ranked came back, I just grinded the game properly like usual, like before. I’d say it showed at the Major.

Atow.: I enjoy it. At least I have everyone supporting me, and I don’t really have much competition, so I’ll keep trying to win everything for Belgium.

And one day, maybe I’ll get the first Belgian MVP… but I feel like I might have to leave Vatira for that.

Extra: First of all, there were changes in the game itself. The fact that players couldn’t really play wasn’t pleasant for them or for me.

During preparation, having players who are able to play every day and really grind the game is very effective for me. Because with a lower individual level, they can adapt much less to everything I say, and to what they themselves want to do as well.

I think that represents maybe 60% of our success. The rest is better overall management—better management of the players, and better management of how I work as well.

My way of working has changed a lot since the Boston Major and since the start of the year. I’ve learned a lot, I’m very well surrounded, so it’s a bit of everything.

Extra: In the short term, it’s not something that will really matter for the players. I don’t think they’ll take it into account much.

They know it’s beneficial for the game long term, so their future is more or less secured depending on what Rocket League decides to do with it.

So I’d say it doesn’t really affect the short term, but it still gives a sense of security knowing the game is heading in the right direction, and it feels good because recently it’s been difficult.

Atow.: 96?… Okay… I mean, I think I’m just the best player for that, honestly. I have the two best players in the world with me. You know, when they are in defense with full boost, my job is to bump mid so they have full space.

And I think my boost management is just too good—it helps me a lot to chase other players. All of these elements help create a lot of space for my teammates.”