Today, Ubisoft and BLAST announced that the top Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siege esports teams from nine regions will gather in Copenhagen, Denmark next week, from April 24 to May 7, to compete for the first ever BLAST R6 Major title and a share of the USD $750,000 total prize pool.

Making its way to Denmark for the first time, the BLAST R6 Major Copenhagen introduces a brand-new format this season, with 3 phases and 24 participating teams. The event will welcome a live audience, during Phase 3: Finals, the competition’s final weekend, from May 5 to 7 at the Forum Copenhagen in the heart of Denmark’s capital. The event will feature several activities for fans to enjoy on-site, including a merch store, free play area, retro gaming area, meet & greets with professional teams, and more!

Phase 1: Play-in – April 24 to 27

Here are the 16 teams qualified for Phase 1 of the BLAST R6 Major Copenhagen:

• MNM Gaming (Europe)
• Wolves Esports (Europe)
• Spacestation Gaming (North America)
• Soniqs (North America)
• w7m esports (Brazil)
• Ninjas in Pyjamas (Brazil)
• Northeption (Japan)
• Varrel (Japan)
• SANDBOX Gaming (South Korea)
• Lavega (South Korea)
• Six Karma (LATAM)
• REVEN ECLUB (LATAM)
• FURY (Asia)
• Elevate (Asia)
• Team Bliss (Oceania)
• Team Falcons (MENA)

Coming from all nine regions in the BLAST

Rainbow Six circuit, this phase will promise unprecedented and unique international matchups. The top eight teams in Phase 1 will qualify for Phase 2.

Phase 2: Playoffs – April 29 to May 3

The top 8 teams from Phase 1 will be joined by the following eight teams that have already qualified for Phase 2 of the Major:

• M80 (North America)
• DarkZero Esports (North America)
• Virtus.pro (Europe)
• G2 Esports (Europe)
• FaZe Clan (Brazil)
• Team Liquid (Brazil)
• Dplus KIA (South Korea)
• SCARZ (Japan)

The top eight teams from Phase 2 will qualify for Phase 3.

Phase 3: Finals – May 5 – 7

Phase 3 will take place in front of a live audience at the Forum Copenhagen, where eight teams will collide in a Best-of-3 single elimination bracket for a chance to claim Major glory.

More details about the Copenhagen Major such as competitive format details, schedules, broadcast talent, watch parties, Twitch Drops, and more, are available in the Event Guide: https://rainbow6.com/CPHMajorGuide

For more information about Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Esports, please visit http://www.rainbow6.com/esports