TUNE IN AS THE TOP TOM CLANCY’S RAINBOW SIX® ESPORTS TEAMS COMPETE FOR $500,000 AT THE SIX MAJOR RALEIGH

Today, Ubisoft^® announced that sixteen of the best Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six^®  esports teams from around the world have descended on Raleigh, North Carolina at the Six Major Raleigh, the first ever US Major in Rainbow Six history, taking place from August 12^th to 18^th. Following an intense Group Stage phase starting today and running from August 12^th to 14^th, the eight remaining teams will face off during the Major’s Finals phase to compete for a prize pool of $500,000 at the Raleigh Convention Center starting August 16^th.

To watch the competition’s early Group Stages, tune in today through Thursday August 14^th on Twitch.tv/Rainbow6 starting at 9:30 ET.  For the weekend Finals, tune in starting on Friday, August 16^th at 9:00am ET for the Opening Ceremony followed by the Quarterfinals. Saturday’s stream begins at 10:30am ET and will include the Semi-Finals and a Showmatch. Sunday’s activities kickoff at 10:30am ET and include the Grand Finals Championship match, the Creator’s Cup Showmatch featuring Shroud, and an exclusive panel unveiling Rainbow Six Siege’s next Operation and upcoming Year 4 updates, both game and esports related.

Every fan attending the event will be granted a Six Major Raleigh in-game charm and will have the chance to take part in activities on-site including the Ubisoft Store with a variety of Ubisoft products, collectibles and exclusive Raleigh Major items, exhibitor and esports team booths, artists and the Ubisoft Recruitment team will be on-site sourcing some of the 1,300+ open positions within Ubisoft. Six Major Raleigh tickets can be purchased online at http://www.rainbow6.com/tickets for fans interested in attending the event and watching the competition as it unfolds in Raleigh.

For fans tuning in online on Twitch during the weekend Finals from Friday, August 16^th through Sunday, August 18^th, Twitch Drops are back. Six levels of exclusive Charms will be included in the Twitch Drops.

SIX INVITATIONAL 2019 CHAMPIONS

• G2 Esports (Europe)

SEASON IX PRO LEAGUE FINALISTS

• Evil Geniuses (North America)
• DarkZero (North America)
• Team Empire (Europe)
• Vodafone Giants (Europe)
• FaZe Clan (Latin America)
• Immortals (Latin America)
• Fnatic (Asia-Pacific)
• Nora-Rengo (Asia-Pacific)

ALLIED ESPORTS VEGAS MINOR WINNER

• Team Secret (Europe)

DREAMHACK VALENCIA WINNER

• Rogue (North America)

ONLINE QUALIFIER WINNERS

• TSM (North America)
• Team forZe (Europe)
• Team NiP (Latin America)
• Cyclops Athlete (Asia-Pacific)

HOST COUNTRY INVITED TEAM 

• Spacestation Gaming (North America)