Author: Matheus Veras
The BLAST R6 Major Copenhagen runs April 24 and March 7; let’s take a closer look at Brazil’s qualifying teams.The quest to repeat 2021Since the LATAM region’s integration into the competitive Rainbow Six: Siege scene, Brazilian teams have always put on good performances, competing in four finals across five Pro Leagues between 2017 and 2018. However, despite this, the region hasn’t lived up to the expectations in longer competitions like the Six Invitational and Six Major. Achieving success at the global level is both the biggest dream and toughest challenge for the region.An exception to this pattern was the year…
The tournament, which takes place between April 24th and March 7th, already has confirmation of the four North American teams for the championship. Let’s get to know each of the four teams that will represent and seek to change this statistic for the region.The search to reverse negative statistics Before we dive in, the storyline to remember for this region is that it has the second-worst record of the 4 regions in Six Majors history. With only one title in seven tournaments, the region is behind LATAM (two titles) and EU (four titles), and it is also the region with…
The four European teams for the BLAST R6 Major Copenhagen, taking place between April 24 and May 7, have been confirmed. We take a closer look at each of them.European dominanceThe EU region had a meteoric start in Rainbow Six: Siege, with several world titles between 2017 and 2019, but soon lost its impact. At the beginning of the game, top players were instrumental in the region’s growth in the competition. Players such as Niclas “Pengu’ Mouritzen, Fabian “Fabian’ Hällsten, Olivier “Renshiro’ Vandroux, Daniel “Goga’ Mazorra, Joonas “jnszki’ Savolainen, and others.In the 2016-17 season, the scene had four international tournaments,…
Three new teams secured a spot in the BLAST Six Major Copenhagen, overcoming favorites, but their performance potential was noticed back in 2022. Let’s talk about some of those teams.Taking down GiantsWith the end of the Japan League and the following Last Chance Qualifier, we now have the three Japanese teams qualified for the BLAST Six Major Copenhagen: SCARZ, Northeption, and Varrel. But where are Cyclops? Fnatic? Did they not play?On the contrary, they did play, but they have a negative streak against the new faces of Japan in the scene.Cyclops, who played in the last Six Invitational, faced SCARZ…
Rainbow Six fans have been dreaming of crossplay since the beginning of the game, and with the latest updates, changes aimed at improving the project are already being seen.What is crossplay?Crossplay is a name given to a feature in electronic games that allows players from different platforms, such as PC, Xbox, Playstation and Mobile, to play together in the same game. This feature has become a hugely popular feature, and major games, such as Fortnite, Call of Duty: Warzone, Minecraft and Rocket League, have helped popularize this mode.On the part of the casual player, the opportunity to share the experience…
With only one team remaining from the last tournament, the region promises a completely different tournament from previous ones, with many changes and opportunities for the NACL. Check out our other predictions for the European League and our analysis of the past Six Invitational.Rainbow 6 NA League FormatIn a phase with 8 teams facing each other in best-of-1 matches, the region qualifies 6 teams for the second phase, giving an advantage to the first and second-placed teams, who only need to win a best of 3 to guarantee their spot in the Six Major Phase 2 playoffs. In the previous…
The home of the last 3 world champions is coming back, as the BLAST R6 circuit begins with a new format and lineup changes.Format Europe League group stage schedule, Image: UbisoftLike the rest of the leagues, Europe’s league will be played between 10 teams, separated into 2 groups of 5. The Group stage begins with four best-of-1 matches between teams within the same group. The top 3 teams will then be moving on to the playoffs, the 1st place seed from each group will advance directly to the semifinals; leaving them with only 1 series to play in phase 2…
The Regional Leagues are about to start next week, so to prepare for the action, come and find out who the favorites are in each region in Rainbow Six: Siege.Following the arrival of BLAST, radical changes have taken place in the competitive scene to reallocate and reshape the competitive landscape. In the Americas, Brazil been given its own league separate from the rest of Latin America. Over in Asia, APAC North and APAC South have been retooled into five new regions: Japan, South Korea, Oceania, South Asia, and SEA. Finally, MENA have been given their own league, a first for…
We had the opportunity to talk to Valentin “risze” Liradelfo, the Belgian with the most international appearances in the history of Rainbow Six: Siege, about getting into Rainbow 6, his journey across teams, and becoming the player he is today.Early Days risze at the Media Day for the Six Major Berlin, Image via UbisoftA first impression is always important, including in games. For risze, their first experience with Rainbow Six: Siege was crucial. “A friend of mine, who used to play dead competitive games like me, saw Siege’s arrival in 2015 and asked me to join him and try the…
With the end of the Six Invitational, the moment has come to evaluate the teams in the competition, both the unexpected upsets and also the positive performances.DecepticonsTalented teams and players don’t always perform as expected, and that’s what we’ll talk about in this text. That doesn’t make any team or player bad, on the contrary, let’s talk about the drop in expectations.APACAPAC has the worst regional performance in rates of maps won and games won since 2017. The problem is: in 2017 the format was different, 6 teams played in the tournament and only 1 was from the APAC region,…