It's a new season and new year of BLAST R6 action with the first arena event of the 25/26 season, RE:LO:AD, set to kick off against the iconic backdrop of Rio de Janeiro. RE:LO:AD is the start of a new era in competitive Rainbow Six, marking the debut of Siege X with a fun, innovative and high-stakes format.

Twenty of the world's top teams will storm the stage, bringing the heat as they battle for supremacy and their share of a massive $520,000 prize pool. The stakes are high, the energy is electric and it all starts right here.

Contents

• Dates & location
• Participating teams & tournament format
• Schedule
• Activities at the event
• Cosplay
• Where to Watch
• Watch Parties
• Sale on Pro Team Bundles and Weapon Skins
• Twitch Drops
• Prize Pool
• Safety Measures
• Privacy & Image Rights

Dates & Location

The tournament will unfold across two action-packed phases over 8 days:

• Phase 1 (Reload to Survive) - Play-In: 10th May to 14th May - behind closed doors
• Phase 2 (Reload Finals) - Playoffs: 16th May to 18th May - open to the public at the Arena Carioca 1, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Venue Details:

Arena Carioca 1, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Address: Av. Embaixador Abelardo Bueno - Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 22775-039, Brazil

Ticket Information:

Tickets are available for purchase through Eventim:

• 3-Day Pass: https://www.eventim.com.br/en/event/reload-rio-arena-carioca-1-19867169/
• Single-Day Tickets:
• Friday 16 May: https://www.eventim.com.br/en/event/reload-rio-arena-carioca-1-19865360/
• Saturday 17 May: https://www.eventim.com.br/en/event/reload-rio-arena-carioca-1-19865767/
• Sunday 18 May: https://www.eventim.com.br/en/event/reload-rio-arena-carioca-1-19865768/ 

Age Restriction:

As per age regulations, the event is open to attendees aged 18 and older. Fans aged

16-17 may attend so long as they provide parental consent, which can be in the form of a written document. The event is not open to anyone under 16 years old.

Parental Consent Forms will be emailed to ticket purchasers at least 2 weeks prior to the event date.

The parental consent form can be found: Here (English) or Here (Portuguese).

Valid photo ID with date of birth (State identification (ID) card, driver's license, passport, or any valid ID with date of birth) is required for entry.

Arena Carioca 1 Door Opening Times:

• Friday 16th May doors will open - Early Access: 08:45 / General Admission: 09:15
• Saturday 17th May doors will open - Early Access: 11:30 / General Admission 12:00
• Sunday 18th May doors will open - Early Access 12:30 / General Admission 13:00

Early Access covers the following groups:

• Elite Package (Ticketholders)
• Gold Package (Ticketholders)
• Media (Badge)

Participating teams and Tournament format

Rio will open its doors to 20 of Rainbow Six's best teams from across the globe, selected through Ubisoft's R6 Share Partner Program. After an intense RE:LO:AD to Survive round, fought across 5 days, the top 8 teams will progress to the Finals. 

Here are the 20 teams that have qualified for Rio RE:LO:AD:

• G2 Esports (Europe)
• Team BDS (Europe)
• Team Secret (Europe)
• Team Falcons (Europe)
• Fnatic (Europe)
• DarkZero (North America)
• Spacestation Gaming (North America)
• M80 (North America)
• Cloud9 (North America)
• Wildcard (North America)
• FaZe Clan (Brazil)
• Team Liquid (Brazil)
• FURIA (Brazil)
• LOUD (Brazil)
• w7m esports (Brazil)
• CAG Osaka (APAC)
• Elevate (APAC)
• PSG Talon (APAC
• SCARZ (APAC)
• BNK FEARX (APAC)

In Phase 1 all twenty teams begin with 6 bullets and play five rounds of Best-of-One matches with eight teams advancing to Phase 2, this will take place across 5 action-packed days, behind closed doors. 

In Phase 2, the top 8 teams from the Group Stage advance to a single-elimination playoff bracket. Quarterfinals and semifinals are played as Best-of-3 matches, leading to a high-stakes Best-of-5 Grand Final. Taking place over three days in front of a live arena audience, this stage will determine who claims the RE:LO:AD title.

Day 1 Schedule

Activities at the event

BLAST RE:LO:AD 2025 Merch store

Get your official RE:LO:AD merch on-site from the merch store arena.

Store opening times: *subject to change

Friday - 8:45/20:45

Saturday - 11:30/18:30

Sunday - 12:30/19:30

Merch purchasable on site:

• Hoodie R$ 275
• T-Shirt R$ 140
• Socks R$ 40
• Cap R$ 90
• Plastic cup R$ 35
• Pin Badges R$
• Jacket R$ 350
• Stickers R $ 20
• Poster R$ 30

Demo Booth

Come and try the latest season of Siege before it's released!

Make Your Own Sign (MYOS)

Let's turn the arena into a wall of noise and colour! We're setting up a custom sign station so you can create your own epic sign and cheer your team all the way to the finals. Bring the hype, and your masterpiece, inside!

Professional Team Meet & Greets:

All final eight teams will be taking part in meet-and-greets throughout the event. These will be organised around the teams' schedules on-site.

Follow us on X at @R6esports for the meet & greet updates.

Cosplay

We can't wait to see all the amazing cosplays you've been preparing and perfecting on-site at RE:LO:AD.

Costumes and props:

• Should not pose any danger to others and/or yourself.
• Must follow specific requirements as part of the rules for cosplay which can be found in the cosplay guidelines.
• Must not contain any symbols or markings forbidden by local legislation.
• Must be inspected and validated by on-site security personnel.
• Must be kept covered or hidden during transportation to the venue.
• Prop weapons must be easily distinguishable as fake from 20 feet or 6 meters away must be soft and flexible

Face coverings must be removed during the search process and entry into the venue. This includes coverings such as gas masks, googles, costume masks, etc.

Full Cosplay rules will be shared on our channels in the upcoming days.

Please find the cosplay rules here

Where to Watch

All Twitch channels below will have Twitch Drops enabled for RE:LO:AD

• English (stream A): Twitch.tv/Rainbow6
• English (stream B): Twitch.tv/Rainbow6Bravo
• English: YouTube

• English: TikTok

• Portuguese:Twitch.tv/rainbow6br

• Portuguese: YouTube

• Japanese: Twitch.tv/Rainbow6JP

• Japanese: YouTube

• French: Twitch.tv/Rainbow6FR
• French: YouTube

Watch Parties

RE:LO:AD will feature online Watch Parties. Stay tuned on X at @R6esports for more information on the list of selected streamers and content creators broadcasting the event

Pro Team Bundles and Weapon Skins Sale

Twitch Drops

Watch the Rio action on the official Twitch channels listed earlier to earn Twitch Drops for RE:LO:AD!

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 into the drops feature. Please make sure that your account is linked before you tune in to the broadcast.

All drops will need to be claimed manually. You can track all the Drops progression on the Inventory page https://www.twitch.tv/drops/inventory. When the Drops condition is reached, you will need to click on the "Claim" button in the Inventory page to claim the reward and continue the progression towards the next reward. Please note that the "Claim" button will be available only 24 hours after the end of each campaign. There will be 10 distinct campaigns during the Major, corresponding to each Playday of the competition, from October 31 to November 12. The delivery of claimed items will usually be done 48 hours after the end of each campaign.

More information: Twitch Drops are activated for all five platforms the game is currently available on: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X. You do not currently need to own Rainbow Six Siege to be able to earn drops. 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 items when you login for the first time after installing.

Prize Pool

The total prize pool of Rio Reload is: $520,000.

The prize pool will be awarded as follows, based on the final rankings after the event's conclusion:

• 1st - $170,000 USD
• 2nd - $80,000 USD
• 3rd-4th $35,000 USD
• 5th-8th - $20,000 USD
• 9th - 16th - $12,000 USD
• 17-20th - $6,000 USD

Safety Measures

Please note that health and safety measures may be updated up until the event, based on the evolution of the situation and local authorities' guidelines.

Elements of the show potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy.

Please find the venue's health & safety guidelines: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oG-Pa04z4Aeu4WGA9xr5a9Z31CFqloPP/view

Cosplay is encouraged but will be subject to additional screening and restrictions.

Every participant will be subject to a search by security.

Please find the list of phobited items here

Privacy & Image Rights

By entering the RE:LO:AD premise, please acknowledge that you may be filmed by Ubisoft and/or Blast and/or their production agencies creating content about Rainbow Six Esports and RE:LO:AD.

Ubisoft and/or Blast and/or their partnered production agencies may use your image and your voice during the live broadcast of this event, and after the event in order to create videos which may be displayed on internet and social media for commercial and marketing purposes. In consequence, your image and voice may be visible to the public for as long as the videos remain available on the internet and on social media. Entering the RE:LO:AD premise means you consent to being filmed by Ubisoft and/or Blast and/or their partnered production agencies in the aforementioned conditions. If you do not want to be filmed, please contact our staff members as soon as possible to the following contact address: Esports-Security@ubisoft.com

You may exercise your rights regarding your personal data by creating a Data Request here: https://support.ubisoft.com/faqs/35367/

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