The BLAST R6 Salt Lake City Major is almost here! For the first global stop in the 2026 season, the world's best teams are heading to Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America, to battle for Six Invitational Points, prize money, and international glory. Here's everything you need to know before the action begins.

content

• Dates & Location
• Ticket Information
• Participating Teams & Tournament Format
• Y11S2 Panel
• Day 1 Schedule
• Activities at the Event
• Cosplay
• Where to watch
• Match Predictions
• Sales on Pro Team Bundles and Weapon Skins
• Twitch Drops
• Prize Pool
• Safety Measures
• Privacy & Image Rights

dates & location

The tournament will unfold across three action-packed phases over 9 days:

• Phase 1 [Play-In]: May 8^th to May 9^th - behind closed doors
• Phase 2 [Swiss Stage]: May 10^th to May 13^th - behind closed doors
• Phase 3 [Playoffs & Finals]: May 15^th to May May 17^th - open to the public

Venue: Salt Palace Convention Center

Adress:  100 SW Temple St, Salt Lake City, UT 84101, United States of America

ticket information

Tickets are available for purchase on eventim

Elite Package [3 Days pass] - 279$

• Early Access
• Merch Bundle

General Admission

• 3-Day Pass: 129$
• Friday: 55$
• Saturday: 65$
• Sunday: 75$

Seat Allocation: Tickets for the BLAST R6 Salt Lake City Major are not tied to defined seats. You will be free to sit where you want

Salt Palace Convention Center Opening Hours:

Friday May 15^th

• Early Access: 08:30 AM / General Admission: 09:00 AM
• Show start: 09:30 AM / Show end: 06:30 PM - 07:00 PM

Saturday May 16^th

• Early Access: 12:00 PM / General Admission: 12:30 PM
• Show start: 01:00 PM / Show end: 09:00 PM - 09:30 PM

Sunday May 17^th

• Early Access: 01:00 PM / General Admission: 01:30 PM
• Show start: 02:00 PM / Show end: 10:00 PM - 10:30 PM

Early Access covers the following groups:

• Elite Package (Ticketholders)

participating teams & tournament format

The BLAST R6 Salt Lake City Major will host the top 20 teams from around the world in front of a live audience. Fans attending in person can look forward to merch booths, community activities, and a weekend of unforgettable Siege.

Here are the 20 teams qualified for the BLAST R6 Salt Lake City May Major

The tournament follows the standard BLAST Major structure:

• Phase 1 - Play-In: 8 teams fight for the last 4 spots in a double elimination format
• Phase 2 - Swiss Stage: 16 teams play in double elimination format
• Phase 3 - Playoffs & Finals: Top 8 advance to the live stage in Salt Lake City

year 11 season 2 reveal panel

A new season of Siege is almost here! Want to see how your feedback is impacting balancing & content in Y11S2?

Mark your calendars for Sunday, May 17^th at 02:30 PM PT / 03:30 PM MT / 05:30 PM ET / 11:30 PM CET

Watch the reveal panel live or on watch parties to unlock an Exclusive Charm! Available only on May 17^th - don't miss it!

day 1 schedule

activities at the event

There is plenty to see and do on-site at the BLAST R6 Salt Lake City Major beyond matches themselves. Here's what fans can look forward to throughout the weekend:

• Y11S2 Demo Booth
• Merch Store & Elite Pick-Up
• Food Stands
• Meet & Greet Zone
• Photo Booth
• Cosplayers' Changing Room
• Media Village

Merch Store opening times (subject to change):

• Friday - 08:30 AM* / 09:00 AM - 06:00 PM
• Saturday - 12:00 PM* / 12:30 PM - 08:30 PM
• Sunday - 01:00 PM* / 01:30 PM - 09:00 PM

*Only applicable for attendees with Early Access. More details to be announced on our social channels soon.

cosplay

We can't wait to see all the amazing cosplays you've been preparing and perfecting on-site in Salt Lake City! To help you get ready, please find the guidelines here. You will find a dedicated room for you to change into your cosplay at the venue.

where to watch

Catch every moment live on the official Rainbow Six channels.

Broadcast Channels:

• English (stream A): Twitch
• English (stream B): Twitch
• English: YouTube
• English: TikTok
• English: Steam
• Portuguese: Twitch
• Portuguese: YouTube
• French: Twitch
• French: YouTube
• Japanese: Twitch
• Japanese: YouTube
• Chinese: BiliBili 

watch parties

The BLAST R6 Salt Lake City Major 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.

match predictions

Yes, Match Predictions are back for the BLAST R6 Salt Lake City Major! Test your expertise, earn points, and unlock rewards as the action unfolds.

HOW TO PLAY

During each Phase of the BLAST R6 Salt Lake City Major, you will need log into your account on the prediction page. There you will be able to enter your prediction for each Phase as followed:

Phase 1: Play-In

• Get on the predictions page and predict the teams that will be qualified for the next phase in the upper and lower bracket.
• You will win one point per right team guessed, and an additional point for each time that you placed in the correct bracket
• Predictions for play-ins begin on April 29 at 4 PM CET and end on May 8 at the start of the first match of the play-ins.

Phase 2: Swiss stage

• Predict the teams that will be qualified for the next phase in each wave of qualification.
• You will win one point per right team guessed, and an additional point for each time that you placed in the right wave of qualification.
• Predictions for swiss phase begin at the end of the play-ins phase and end on May 10 at the start of the first match of the swiss phase.

Phase 3: Finals

• Predict the winner of each match of the finals phase, playday by playday
• Each playday (quarter, semi and grand final) predictions will close just before its first match. 
• You can vote for the matches of the playday 1 at the end of the swiss phase and until the beginning of the first match of the playday 1. 
• You can vote for the matches of the playday 2 at the end of the playday 1 and until the beginning of the first match of the playday 2.
• You can vote for the playday 3 at the end of the playday 2 and until the beginning of the playday 3.
• Predictions for finals start after the last match of the swiss phase.

Your precision in predictions can earn you cumulative rewards in the form of Alpha Packs. If you reach the Gold tier, you will win the ELITE ELIMINATOR CAMRS SKIN. If you reach the Diamond level, you will also win a battle pass for the Year 11 Season 2.

HOW TO REDEEM REWARD

• Head over to the predictions page the day after the competition to unlock your hard-earned Alpha packs. Click on redeem under each alpha pack you have earned to get the rewards directly in-game (you need to restart the game to see them). Note that you have one year to redeem your rewards.
• Y11S2 Battlepass will be redeemable on the predictions page on its release date.
• If you don't own the game yet, we'll keep your rewards safe and sound for one year. They'll be waiting for you once you join the R6 family.

sales on pro team bundles and weapon skins

Support your favourite teams and celebrate the BLAST R6 Salt Lake City Major with a special sale! Enjoy 20% off all items in the R6 Esports Shop for the duration of the event, including Pro Team Bundles and Esports weapon skins. Don't miss this deal while the Major is live!

twitch drops

Link your Ubisoft and Twitch accounts, watch the BLAST R6 Salt Lake City May Major streams, and every qualifying view will hand you a piece of the event's limited-edition loot. Here is what you can expect to earn:

All items drop automatically as you meet the view-time thresholds. Just stay tuned, claim what you earn, and flaunt the exclusive R6 BLAST Salt Lake City May Major cosmetics in-game.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

• Link your Ubisoft and Twitch accounts at drops-register.ubi.com
• Watch the official Rainbow Six Twitch channels and selected co-streamers during the event
• Claim rewards in your Twitch Inventory

Claim you rewards within 24 hours after each campaign ends.

Register your account by heading over to 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 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 May 8^th to May 17^th. 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 BLAST R6 Salt Lake City May Major is $600.000,00.

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

• 1^st: 200.000,00$
• 2^nd: 102.000,00$
• 3^rd - 4^th: 50.000,00$
• 5^th - 8^th: 22.000,00$
• 9^th - 11^th:16.000,00$
• 12^th - 16^th: 10.000,00$
• 17^th - 20^th: 3.000,00$

safety measures

Elements of the show potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Cosplay is encouraged but will be subject to additional screening and restrictions. Please find the list of prohibited items here.

privacy & image rights

By entering the BLAST R6 Salt Lake City Major premises, please acknowledge that you may be filmed by Ubisoft and/or Blast and/or their production agencies creating content about Rainbow Six Esports and the R6 Salt Lake City Major.

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 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 BLAST R6 Salt Lake City Major premises means you consent to being filmed by Ubisoft and/or Blast and/or their partnered production agencies in the 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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