Clash Royale Esports

The preparation for the Clash Royale League 2025 starts here! And what better way to start than a pre-season workout?

Stretch your thumb muscles and buckle in… the Clash Royale League 2025 Warmup IS HERE!

Format

8 pro-players stars from the 2024 CRL will return as special guests in the Group Stage, joined by 16 other up-and-coming talents from the qualifiers, in a three-phase tournament:

Phase 1: Open Qualifiers
Phase 2: Group Stage
Phase 3: Finals

Open Qualifiers

This stage is composed of 4 open qualifiers, from which a total of 16 players will qualify for the next stage.

Each open qualifier follows the structure below:

2 simultaneous in-game tournaments, each featuring 1,000 players (2,000 players total), are held.
The top 8 players from each in-game tournament are selected, for a total of 16 players.
These 16 players compete in a single-elimination bracket.
The top 4 players from the bracket advance to the next stage.

Each of the 4 open qualifiers will have 4 qualified players, for a total of 16 advancing to the next stage.

Group Stage

The 16 qualified players will face off against 8 2024 CRL stars on the ground of the Group Stage. The 24 competitors will be divided into 4 groups, competing in a single round-robin format. The top 3 players from each group (12 total) advance to the Finals.

Finals

Once the 12 finalists are selected, they will battle it out in a double-elimination bracket from which only 1 player will emerge victorious, claiming the title of CRL Warmup 2025 Champion and the largest share of the prize pool!

Invited Players

These are the 2024 CRL stars invited to this year's Warmup:

Mohamed Light
Ryley
Lucas
Sub
Pedro
Guriko
Taa
Adriel

Schedule

The CRL Warmup 2025 will take place on these dates:

Open Qualifiers

April 26–27

Group Stage

May 3–4 (Group A & B)
May 10–11 (Group C & D)

Finals

May 17–18

Prize Pool

A total of $15,000 prize pool will be split among the top 8 players as follows:

1st: $7,500
2nd: $3,000
3rd: $1,500
4th: $1,000
5th-8th: $500

Where to watch

Catch the CRL Warmup 2025 Finals live on the official Clash Royale Esports YouTube and Twitch channels. Additionally, previous phases of the tournament will be covered by community-streamers - stay tuned for more information!

For more details, check out the CRL Warmup 2025 Rulebook and to participate in the Open Qualifiers, join the official Discord server.

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See you in the Warmup Arena,

- The Clash Royale Esports Team