Please use the Playoff specific Discord for all tournament-related announcements and support. Joining the Discord is a requirement for this event

This is a PC only competition

The minimum age to participate is 18 years old

Anyone found to be underage will be disqualified and banned from competition at least until they turn 18. Admins may verify your age by requesting a form of ID

Format

• Double Elimination 8 teams Bo3
• Winner qualifies to the Six Invitational 2026 in Paris

Schedule and Broadcast

This tournament is played out on January 9, 10 and 11, 2026

• Day 1: Starting 7 PM CET (Co-stream)
• Day 2: Starting 11:00 AM CET (Ubisoft official Channel and Co-stream)
• Day 3: Starting 3 PM CET (Ubisoft official Channel and Co-stream)

Quick Rules

• Tactical Timeout: 1 minute, 1 per team per match
• In case of Co-stream only, teams may not refuse broadcast of their matches
• POV Stream: allowed (180 seconds delay)
• Ping limit: 120ms
• Matches will not be delayed for any reason except for force majeure cases (i.e. worldwide server issues) and at the discretion of the admin team

Server Selection

• Admins reserve the right to select the default regional server if teams cannot agree to the server to use for a specific match. The default server for EML is EU Central

RH in Preparation Phase

• Before the start of the Preparation Phase
• Any technical issues, including the game and server, Player disconnect, and/or authorized software or hardware problems

RH in Action Phase

• Up to the first thirty (30) seconds of the Action Phase and if no damage has been taken by any player.
• Player Observer-related issues.
• Player is unable to control or move the Operator.
• Game mechanic issues (E.g. shooting, reloading, movement, gadgets, or equipment).

Cosmetics

During BLAST R6 competitions’ official matches, Players can only use the battle dress uniforms and headgears listed below. All others battle dress uniforms and headgears are banned from use in competitive play:

• Operator’s default skins
• Pro R6Share teams branded cosmetics
• Six Major branded cosmetics
• Esports Programs cosmetics with the exception of the Thermite Legacy Set uniform and Headgear which is not allowed to be used.

All others battle dress uniforms and headgears are banned from use in competitive play

Using any battle dress uniforms and/or headgears that are not permitted will result in a warning for first offense (if admins are informed immediately) and a round loss for any additional offenses (if admins already issued a previous warning in the same match)

Weapon skins, weapon charms and operator background cards are not subject to any restriction

Drone skins and operator gadget skins are all forbidden in competitive play. Players can only use the default drone and operator gadget skins

This will not be applied retroactively at the end of a map or a match, therefore this needs to be brought in a ticket immediately with evidence (clear in-game screenshot or video) the first time an unallowed skin is observed

Anti-Cheat

The following applications are required for participation in the Open Qualifiers and any activity that restricts, prohibits or alters their use are expressly forbidden:

• BattlEye
• Monitor System Status (MOSS) download here
• MOSS must have the Rainbow Six Siege parameter, to do so you can follow these steps: "File" → "Parameters" → "Rainbow Six" and must be recording all matches in their entirety
• Please keep MOSS files created, unaltered, and stored in your computer for the next 14 days, as you may be required to hand those files for verification at any point during and after this tournament (only on the admin team request)

Substitution

• No substitution will be allowed between or in ongoing maps except if both teams agree to it and can show the admin team such approval was given by both teams upon request

• Substitutions should be arranged before a match lobby starts, if you have any issue with substitution on the platform, please open a ticket on Discord