An off-season will follow this from June to August. Stage 1 of the new R6 global circuit will take place from March to May, with a new extended Major concluding this stage in May. The Majors are also expected to have a new stage before the group stage and playoff matches, but there is a limited amount of information on this for the time being. It’s enough space to fit all the best R6 players into a single circuit.Īn open qualifier will be held for all regions to ensure smaller teams have a chance to qualify for Majors. The South Korean and Latin American regions will have eight teams competing, whereas every region apart from the Asian, Oceanic, and MENA will have 10 teams competing. This extended season will also make way for a mid-season break where third-party organizers can hold tournaments.Īll the regional events will be closed with a set number of competitors. There will be six closed regions: Europe, North America, Brazil, Japan, South Korea and Hispanic Latin America.
© Ubisoft Smaller teams now have the opportunity to qualify for Majors “We have exciting plans to elevate and grow the Rainbow Six Siege esports scene and we look forward to leveraging the full extent of our esports expertise and first class technology across broadcast, production and direct-to-consumer streaming, to create an ecosystem that the community can be proud of, and excited about,” said Leo Matlock, BLAST’s Managing Director of Development, following the announcement of the deal with Ubisoft. BLAST have grown a lot since their CS:GO origins they have been organizing tournaments for FIFA, FIFA, and Apex Legends more recently. Ubisoft should have no real problems with this deal. They will handle every region bar Japan as far as R6 is concerned. The R6 Esports Global Circuit will see a few changes to the format and start in March 2023 before ending in February 2024.īLAST will run R6 Tournaments everywhere but JapanīLAST, well known among esports enthusiasts for running CS:GO events, will take up most of the organizational responsibilities following this multi-year deal.
They also announced they will enter into a multi-year deal with tournament organizers BLAST. Ubisoft, one of the biggest game developers in the world, have announced a new Rainbow Six (R6) Esports Global Circuit.
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