North American Six August 2020 Major Event Guide

August 5, 2020

North America will hold its regional Six Major, August 14th-16th where the top four teams from the North American League will compete in a double elimination bracket to stake their claim as the best team in the North American League for Stage 1 of the 2020 Season and gain Global Points towards qualification for the Six Invitational!

Below, you can find more information on the upcoming North American Six August 2020 Major, such as participating teams, talent, format, Twitch Drops and more!

The health and safety of teams, staff, and community is our priority. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Six August 2020 Major will be held online. You can find more information regarding the Six August 2020 Major changes here.

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participating teams

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Spacestation Gaming – 1st Place Stage 1 US Division

TSM  – 2nd Place Stage 1 US Division

Oxygen Esports – 3rd Place Stage 1 US Division

DarkZero Esports – North American Major Qualifier

talent

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We are proud and excited to announce the North American Six Major talent line up!

Host: Jacki Jing

Analysts: Loviel 'Velly' Cardwell and Jesse Chick

Commentators: Parker 'Interro' Mackay, Michael 'KiXSTAr' Stockley, John 'Blu' Mullen, Samuel 'Stoax' Stewart

Correspondent: Jess Brohard

prize pool

Teams are competing for a shareof a $125,000 USD total prize pool, based on their performance:

1st place: $62,500

2nd place: $31,250

3rd place: $18,750

4th place: $12,500

twitch drops

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Like with previous events, we will be releasing six special charms for those who tune in during the North American, Latin American, Asia-Pacific and European Six August 2020 Majors! The watch time will be accumulated across multiple Twitch channels and regional competitions. The more you watch, the more charms you’ll earn. Make sure you’ve synced your Twitch account with your UPLAY account to be able to earn the drops while watching the event!

There are Six in-game weapon charms that can be universally equipped: Bronze, Copper, Silver, Gold, Platinum, and Diamond. The longer you watch, the higher ranked the charm.

Copper: 2 hours watched

Bronze: 7 hours watched

Silver: 13 hours watched

Gold: 20 hours watched

Platinum: 25 hours watched

Diamond: 30 hours watched

How to register:

Be sure to register your account by heading over to https://drops-register.ubi.com and link your Twitch account to your Ubisoft account. You will then be prompted to opt-in to the drops feature. That’s it; done! Head over to Twitch and start earning your rank. Please be aware that all earned rewards will be automatically added to your linked Ubisoft platforms.

More information:

In addition, Twitch Drops are activated for all three platforms the game is currently available on: PC, PS4, and Xbox One, and you do not currently need to own Rainbow Six: Siege to be able to earn charms. If you have your Twitch account linked to your Ubisoft account, and your Ubisoft account has been linked with your console accounts or PC, then you will receive the charm when you login for the first time after installing.

Note: You do not need to enter anything in chat to be eligible for the charms!

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