One of our biggest Rainbow 6 events is taking place this weekend, the BLAST R6 Major Manchester. The tournament brings top-tier Rainbow 6 to the UK for a fresh major taking place over 10 days. The event will see 20 teams clash for a share of $750,000 in prize money. How will the tournament work and how can you follow along at home?
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The tournament features 20 different teams, but given that this is a multiple days long event it’s divided into quite a few different stages. As one of the biggest Rainbow Six esports events there are a lot of players to see compete. There are 3 in total which will whittle things down before we find out the top 8. Phase 1 and Phase 2 have different teams, with the top competitors moving forward from each to the final.
Things start with the first round, where all teams are sorted into different double-elimination brackets. They compete best of 3 with the top 4 teams in each going forward. In the second phase, we get a Swiss System. The teams starting here enter here, along with a handful more from the play ins. These teams are grouped and compete in best of 1 matches, with best of 3 for elimination matches. This will run until May 22nd. Then, the top 8 move forward to the Grand Final bracket.
The last stage is the 8-team single elimination bracket. This is a standard bracket, once a team loses they’re out. They compete in Best of 3 until we reach the Grand Final, where we switch to a bigger best of 5 format.
It’s a long process, but it should ensure we see everyone competing at the BLAST R6 Major Manchester get a fair shot. In the end, the winning team will have earned their crown.
The R6 BLAST Manchester Major has a big prize pool at $750,000 in total. Out of that, each team gets a $7,000 participation prize just for showing up. The rest, however, is largely down to how they perform. The tournament awards higher placing teams much more heavily. Along with the cash, we’ve got Six Invitational points at stake here too. These are the prizes and how they’re divided up among teams.
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All the teams for the BLAST R6 Major Manchester have been locked in since May. Between those entering in both stages, we’ll see some of the best players competing. Including the Six Invitational Champs who qualified. These are all of the teams taking part in the tournament.
How can you follow along with the R6 BLAST Majar Manchester at home? This is a premier event for Rainbow Six, so it’s going to be broadcast in all of the normal places. You can catch it on the official Twitch for these events, Rainbow6. Then you can see which of the top Rainbow Six players are getting further in their journey to the Invitational this year.
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