the gauntlet. the elite community series. north rebellion finals.

This year we debuted a brand new, unified Tier 2 circuit across APAC for each of our three subregions:

• In OCE, we had the Oceanic Rivals
• In SEA, we had the Bootcamp Community Series
• In APAC North, we had North Rebellion

These tournaments were our premier T2 competitions for 2026, each hosting two stages of activity that crowned champions across our region - but the journey does not end here. The best aspiring teams from this year have one final hurdle to face that will put them in an advanced position for the Challenger Finals next year.

Our three Challenger Circuit Playoff tournaments for the APL are:

• The Gauntlet (Oceania)
• Elite Community Series (Southeast Asia)
• North Rebellion Finals (Japan & Korea)

These competitions have already qualified and seeded 6 of the 8 teams we need using the Challenger Circuit points that have been awarded this year. In late October, we will host a last chance qualifier per tournament to fill in our remaining competitors, giving you one final chance to make that miracle run to glory.

Read on for a breakdown of all the key info!

qualified teams

NORTH REBELLION FINALS

• SEED #1 - Land Valk Esports
• SEED #2 - Fathers Back
• SEED #3 - VITE R6
• SEED #4 - Team Function Kyoto
• SEED #5 - Team Plague
• SEED #6 - スプレンディッドゲーミング
• SEED #7 - LCQ
• SEED #8 - LCQ

ELITE COMMUNITY SERIES

• SEED #1 - THE 5
• SEED #2 - Daystar Rising
• SEED #3 - FURY Academy
• SEED #4 - MizuRyu
• SEED #5 - MILOO
• SEED #6 - Team Leavequit
• SEED #7 - LCQ
• SEED #8 - LCQ

THE GAUNTLET

• SEED #1 - Circular Planets
• SEED #2 - Conquest
• SEED #3 - The Groupers
• SEED #4 - The Thuggers
• SEED #5 - Holy Honehekes
• SEED #6 - BGNs Black/Wolves core
• SEED #7 - LCQ
• SEED #8 - LCQ

Invites are subject to team availability & roster prerequisites

dates & formats

LAST CHANCE QUALIFIER (LCQ)

• Saturday 31st Oct - Single-Elim BO1/BO3 2X Teams Qual - 1PM Local Start

NORTH REBELLION FINALS

• Thursday 19th Nov - 2X BO3 - Quarter-Final 1 & 2 - 6PM JST
• Friday 20th Nov - 2X BO3 - Quarter-Final 3 & 4 - 6PM JST
• Saturday 21st Nov - 2X BO3 - Semi-Final 1 & 2 - 4PM JST
• Sunday 22nd Nov - 1X BO5 - Grand Final - 4PM JST

ELITE COMMUNITY SERIES

• Thursday 26th Nov - 2X BO3 - Quarter-Final 1 & 2 - 6PM SGT
• Friday 27th Nov - 2X BO3 - Quarter-Final 3 & 4 - 6PM SGT
• Saturday 28th Nov - 2X BO3 - Semi-Final 1 & 2 - 4PM SGT
• Sunday 29th Nov - 1X BO5 - Grand Final - 4PM SGT

THE GAUNTLET

• Thursday 3rd Dec- 2X BO3 - Quarter-Final 1 & 2 - 6PM AEDT
• Friday 4th Dec - 2X BO3 - Quarter-Final 3 & 4 - 6PM AEDT
• Saturday 5th Dec - 2X BO3 - Semi-Final 1 & 2 - 4PM AEDT
• Sunday 6th Dec - 1X BO5 - Grand Final - 4PM AEDT

prizing

Prizing will be uniform in all three tournaments.

• 1st Place: $2,250 AUD + Preferential Seeding in Challenger Finals
• 2nd Place: $1,250 AUD + Preferential Seeding in Challenger Finals
• 3rd - 4th Place: $750 AUD + Preferential Seeding in Challenger Finals
• 5th - 8th Place: $250 AUD + Preferential Seeding in Challenger Finals

coverage

The entirety of the APAC Challenger Circuit Playoffs will be broadcast live in-studio to the Official R6 Esports and REKT Twitch channels:

• English: R6Bravo and REKT.
• Japanese: Rainbow6JP.

sign up now!

You can sign up to the tournaments via Challengermode and get all the information in the official Discord.

There's no better way to cap off what has been an electric year for grassroots in APAC Siege, so get your friends together and make your mark in the Last Chance Qualifiers!