Six Invitational Explained

Six Invitational
Sport:Rainbow Six Siege
Administrator:Ubisoft
Venue:Rotating locations
Champion:w7m esports (1st title)
Most Successful Club:G2 Esports (2 titles)
Tv:Twitch, YouTube

Six Invitational (SI) is an annual world championship tournament for the five-on-five esports video game Rainbow Six Siege. Produced by the game's developer Ubisoft, Six Invitational is the final event of the competitive Siege season and consists of 20 teams, all pulled from the final results from the Season Global Standings as of SI 2024 (Originally this was 16 based on the final results from the Season Global Standings and four from Europe, North America, Latin America, and Asia Pacific regional qualifiers). SI was first held in Montreal, home of the Ubisoft studio working on the game, until it began to be hosted internationally starting with Six Invitational 2021.

The most recent champion is w7m esports, who won Six Invitational 2024 after a runner-up finish the year prior.

Format

The Six Invitational 2020 announced enormous changes to both the game itself and the competitive scene. The changes included the end of Pro League and a new points-based system.[1] These changes to the competitive scene have been compared to that of Dota 2 and League of Legends.

Tournaments

+ List of Six InvitationalsYearChampionsRunners-upTeamsPrize PoolDateVenue
2017 – Xbox OneElevateTeam Vitality6$100,0003–5 FebruaryMontreal
2017 – PCContinuumeRa Eternity
2018PENTA SportsEvil Geniuses16$500,00013–18 FebruaryUbisoft Montreal Studio (Montreal)
2019G2 Esports[2] Team Empire$2,000,00011–17 FebruaryPlace Bell (Montreal)
2020Spacestation Gaming[3] Ninjas in Pyjamas$3,000,0007–16 February
2021Ninjas in Pyjamas[4] Team Liquid2011–23 MayPalais Brongniart (Paris)
2022TSM[5] Team Empire8–20 FebruaryStockholmsmässan (Stockholm)
2023G2 Esports[6] w7m esports7–19 FebruaryPlace Bell (Montreal)
2024w7m esports[7] FaZe Clan13–25 FebruaryGinásio do Ibirapuera (São Paulo)[8]

Regions which have reached the final

RegionTitlesRunner-up
North America (North American League)4 (2017 One, 2017 PC, 2020, 2022)2 (2017 PC, 2018)
Europe (European League)3 (2018, 2019, 2023)3 (2017 One, 2019, 2022)
Latin America (Copa Elite Six)2 (2021, 2024)3 (2020, 2021, 2023)
Asia Pacific (APAC League)

External links

See main article: world championships.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ubisoft Rolls Out Rainbow Six Siege Regionalization Structure. 16 February 2020. The Esports Observer. en-US. 2020-02-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20200217204426/https://esportsobserver.com/r6-regionalization-structure/. 17 February 2020. live.
  2. Web site: Mejia . Ozzie . G2 Esports wins the 2019 Six Invitational, sets a new record . Shacknews . 17 February 2019.
  3. Web site: Ubisoft's $3 million tournament shows why game publishers are betting big on esports. Pei. Annie. 14 February 2020. CNBC. en. 2020-02-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20200217204424/https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/14/ubisofts-six-invitational-tournament-shows-why-publishers-like-esports.html. 17 February 2020. live.
  4. Web site: Amos . Andrew . Ninjas in Pyjamas wins Rainbow Six Invitational 2021 . Dexerto . 23 May 2021.
  5. Web site: Amos . Andrew . TSM win Six Invitational 2022: Final results . Dexerto . 21 February 2022.
  6. Web site: Angeles . Zen . G2 Esports wins Rainbow Six Invitational 2023 . clutchpoints . 20 February 2023.
  7. Web site: Stubbs . Mike . W7m Wins The The Rainbow Six Invitational After Incredible Grand Final . 2024-02-26 . Forbes . en.
  8. News: Richman . Olivia . Rainbow Six Siege — How to Watch the Six Invitational 2024 . November 27, 2023 . . November 26, 2023 . en.