The Clash Royale League is introducing a revamped, community-focused format for the 2025 CRL season.
Changes will open more pathways for competitors to secure a spot at the CRL World Finals, set to take place at the end of the year.
CRL 2025 format
The 2025 CRL season emphasises community involvement, with four organisations hosting events that distribute leaderboard points, four Golden Tickets, and four Silver Tickets.
A total of 12 Golden tickets will be awarded through these events, the CRL Leaderboards, a last-chance qualifier and a China tie-in event.
The 12 recipients of those Golden Tickets will receive direct qualification to the CRL World Finals.
Additionally, each event offers a $50,000 (£37,000) prize pool, with the top 1,000 players from the Path of Legends eligible to compete in event qualifiers.
Six of the 12 Golden tickets on offer will be available via the CRL Leaderboards, where players can accumulate points starting from the second day of event qualifiers.
The new last-chance qualifier event will allow four runners-up from Golden Ticket events and the eight players just below the ticket winners on the leaderboard to vie for a World Finals spot.
Golden Ticket breakdown
- 4 from Golden Ticket Events
- 6 from the CRL Leaderboard
- 1 from the Last Chance Qualifier
- 1 from the China Tie-in Event
When Is the CRL World Finals?
The specific date for the 2025 CRL World Finals has not yet been announced. Developers have stated that more details will be shared soon, keeping fans and players eagerly awaiting further updates.
However, the schedule for the golden ticket events and last-chance qualifier has been announced. They are as follows:
Golden Ticket Event 1
- Path of Legends Season – May 5-June 2
- Qualifiers – June 7-8
- Finals – June 14-15
Golden Ticket Event 2
- PoL Season – June 2 to July 7
- Qualifiers – July 12-13
- Finals – July 19-20
Golden Ticket Event 3
- PoL Season – July 7 to August 4
- Qualifiers – August 9-10
- Finals – August 16-17
Golden Ticket Event 4
- PoL Season – August 4-31
- Qualifiers – September 6-7
- Finals – September 13-14
Last Chance Qualifier
- Finals – September 20-21
Who won CRL 2024?
In 2024, the CRL World Finals saw Mohamed ‘Mohamed Light’ Tarek emerge victorious, claiming the title of two-time world champion.
The event recorded impressive peak viewership numbers of 141,777, as reported by Esports Charts.
No British players made the world finals in 2024 though one Brit hoping to do so in 2025 will be EGW.
EGW will be taking part in the CRL Warmup 2025, with the group stage starting on May 3 and the finals running between May 17 and 18.
