RAINBOW SIX® ESPORTS DESCENDS ON NORTH CAROLINA FOR THE SIX MAJOR RALEIGH 2019 ON AUGUST 12

Today, Ubisoft^® announced that the Six Major 2019 will take place in Raleigh, North Carolina from August 12^th to 18^th, with tickets on sale now for the three day weekend live event*. As the second largest Rainbow Six esports event of the year, the Six Major Raleigh gathers sixteen of the best Rainbow Six^® teams from around the world to compete for a prize pool of $500,000. After the group stage phase from August 12^th to 14^th concludes, the eight qualifying teams will face off during the Six Major Raleigh’s final phase from August 16^th to 18^th at the Raleigh Convention Center.

Tickets are available today at rainbow6.com/tickets.

“We are excited to be hosting the Rainbow 6 Raleigh Major and its passionate community of players and fans”, says Loren Gold, Executive Vice President of the Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau.  “Esports and video gaming have been strong fabrics of our local community for decades.  We not only play and watch, but some of the World’s top game titles have roots here. Raleigh has the right mix of community, infrastructure and willingness to host the World’s most prestigious esports events.”

The Six Major Raleigh schedule will be as follows:

• August 12^th – 14^th: Group Stage (not open to public, can be spectated online)
• August 16^th: Quarter-Finals
• August 17^th: Semi-Finals
• August 18^th: Grand Final

The Six Major Raleigh follows the Rainbow Six Pro League Season IX Final, held in Milan, Italy, from May 18^th to 19^th. The sixteen qualified teams will be competing for a total prize pool of $500,000 at the Major, bringing the grand total prize pool across all official 2019 tournaments to an unprecedented $3,201,000.

The Six Major Raleigh is a part of the new Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Esports format announced in January 2018. Each Year is comprised of two six-month long Pro League Seasons (June-November and December-May), punctuated by two Majors: the traditional Six Invitational in February, and a summertime tournament, the Six Major, the first edition of which took place last year in Paris.