Ubisoft and BLAST announced that the top Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege esports teams from nine regions will gather in Copenhagen, Denmark next week, from 24th April to 7th May, to compete for the first ever BLAST R6 Major title and a share of the USD $750,000 total prize pool.
Making its way to Denmark for the first time, the BLAST R6 Major Copenhagen introduces a brand-new format this season, with 3 phases and 24 participating teams. The event will welcome a live audience, during Phase 3: Finals, the competition’s final weekend, from 5th to 7th May at the Forum Copenhagen in the heart of Denmark’s capital. The event will feature several activities for fans to enjoy on-site, including a merch store, free play area, retro gaming area, meet & greets with professional teams, and more!
Phase 1: Play-in – 24th to 27th April
Here are the 16 teams qualified for Phase 1 of the BLAST R6 Major Copenhagen:
- MNM Gaming (Europe)
- Wolves Esports (Europe)
- Spacestation Gaming (North America)
- Soniqs (North America)
- w7m esports (Brazil)
- Ninjas in Pyjamas (Brazil)
- Northeption (Japan)
- Varrel (Japan)
- SANDBOX Gaming (South Korea)
- Lavega (South Korea)
- Six Karma (LATAM)
- REVEN ECLUB (LATAM)
- FURY (Asia)
- Elevate (Asia)
- Team Bliss (Oceania)
- Team Falcons (MENA)
Coming from all 9 regions in the BLAST Rainbow Six circuit, this phase will promise unprecedented and unique international matchups. The top 8 teams in Phase 1 will qualify for Phase 2.
Phase 2: Playoffs – 29th April to 3rd May
The top 8 teams from Phase 1 will be joined by the following 8 teams that have already qualified for Phase 2 of the Major:
- M80 (North America)
- DarkZero Esports (North America)
- Virtus.pro (Europe)
- G2 Esports (Europe)
- FaZe Clan (Brazil)
- Team Liquid (Brazil)
- Dplus KIA (South Korea)
- SCARZ (Japan)
The top 8 teams from Phase 2 will qualify for Phase 3.
Phase 3: Finals – 5th – 7th May
Phase 3 will take place in front of a live audience at the Forum Copenhagen, where eight teams will collide in a Best-of-3 single elimination bracket for a chance to claim Major glory.
More details about the Copenhagen Major such as competitive format details, schedules, broadcast talent, watch parties, Twitch Drops, and more, are available in the Event Guide: https://rainbow6.com/CPHMajorGuide
For more information about Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Esports, please visit http://www.rainbow6.com/esports and follow us at https://twitter.com/R6esports and https://instagram.com/R6esports.
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