After our first year of BLAST R6 in 2023, we've been working on preparing what our 2024 season will look like. Using the opportunity of learnings and feedback from 2023 we have made refinements to our ecosystem to ensure we continue improving our leagues and events offerings.

We have a few core changes to the R6 Esports ecosystem we're excited to share with you now, such as adjustments to Major qualification paths & slots, SI points, Regional league formats and more. Be sure to stay tuned to the Six Invitational 2024 for additional esports announcements.

table of content:

• Six Invitational Point System

• Major Qualification paths & slots

• Regional League format updates

  • STAGE 1 2024

    • NORTH AMERICA

    • EUROPE

    • BRAZIL

    • JAPAN

    • SOUTH KOREA

    • ASIA

    • HISPANIC LATAM

    • MENA

    • OCEANIA

six invitational point system

For the 2024 season, we will update the Global Point System through which teams qualify for the Six Invitational, by putting more emphasis on teams' results at Majors.

 Regional competitions will award less points overall and the number of points awarded for each placement in regional competitions will be flattened with less difference in points earned from one placement to the next. Additionally, reaching the playoffs phase of a Major will be rewarded with more points, and placing amongst the bottom 8 teams of a Major won't be rewarded with as many points as the last season.

Through these changes we still want to reward consistency and teams' ability to qualify to Majors while better rewarding the teams that make a deep run in the biggest competitions of the season.

• Point distribution

  • Regional: 100, 95, 90, 85, 80, 75, 70, 65

  • Majors: 350, 260, 200, 200, 170,170,170,170, 105,105,105, 65,65,65, 55,55, 45,45,45,45

major qualification & slots

Further to our review of the ecosystem, we have made adjustments to the way in which teams qualify to Majors, and the slots afforded to particular regions. We continue to see this as an evolving part of the ecosystem and will remain under review each year to provide the best experience to both teams and fans alike.

regional league format updates

Regional leagues will see small tweaks to find better efficiencies in the way they're ran, as well as to align with the aforementioned changes to Major Qualification pathways. To better explain the format and paths of regional leagues, here is our full format reveal for Stage 1 2024. You will be able to find full schedules and more detailed information on our website.

- north america

- europe

We will only have 1x Round Robin group for the group stage

- brazil

We will only have 1x Round Robin group for the group stage

- japan

- south korea

- asia

South Asia will now need to qualify through Open Qualifiers, to participate in the Asia League

- hispanic latam

Hispanic LATAM will now be divided in two divisions, LATAM North and LATAM South, with 6 teams on each of them and a new format that will allow Open Qualifier teams to participate in the closed leagues each stage. The LCQ has been replaced by a Final Four double elimination bracket with the top 2 teams of each division.

- mena

- oceania

Oceania will now have GSL Playoffs to conclude the league

stage 1 2024

We can't wait to get started with a new season of R6 esports! Thankfully we don't have to wait too much longer as Stage 1 matches begin the week of March 11^th 2024. Stay tuned to our Regional accounts for Open Qualifier announcements and detailed schedules which will be updated on our website.

Where to watch

English: twitch.tv/Rainbow6

English: twitch.tv/Rainbow6Bravo

English: youtube.com/RainbowSixEsports

Portuguese: twitch.tv/R6EsportsBR

Portuguese: youtube.com/@R6EsportsBR

Spanish: twitch.tv/Rainbow6ES

Spanish: youtube.com/@Rainbow6ES

French: twitch.tv/Rainbow6FR

French: youtube.com/RainbowSixFrance

German: twitch.tv/Rainbow6DE

German: youtube.com/@Ubisoft_DE

Japanese: twitch.tv/Rainbow6JP

Japanese: youtube.com/@rainbow6jp

Korean: youtube.com/@rainbow6kr

Italian: twitch.tv/Rainbow6IT

Italian: youtube.com/@RainbowSixItalia

Arabic: twitch.tv/rainbow6ar

Arabic: youtube.com/UbisoftME

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