Six Invitational

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Six Invitational
Six Invitational logo.png
Sport Rainbow Six Siege
Founded2015;9 years ago (2015)
Administrator Ubisoft
No. of teams
  • 6 teams (2017)
  • 16 teams (2018–2020)
  • 20 teams (2021–present)
Venue(s)Rotating locations
Most recent
champion(s)		w7m esports (1st title)
Most titlesG2 Esports (2 titles)
TV partner(s) Twitch, YouTube
Tournament format
Official website ubisoft.com/esports/rainbow-six/siege

Six Invitational (SI) is an annual world championship tournament for the five-on-five esports video game Rainbow Six Siege . Produced by the game's developer Ubisoft, Six Invitational is the final event of the competitive Siege season and consists of 20 teams: 16 based on final results from the Season Global Standings; and four from Europe, North America, Latin America, and Asia Pacific regional qualifiers. SI was first held in Montreal, home of the Ubisoft studio working on the game, until it began to be hosted internationally starting with Six Invitational 2021.

Contents

The most recent champion is w7m esports, who won Six Invitational 2024 after a runner-up finish the year prior.

Format

The Six Invitational 2020 announced enormous changes to both the game itself and the competitive scene. The changes included the end of Pro League and a new points-based system. [1] These changes to the competitive scene have been compared to that of Dota 2 and League of Legends .

Tournaments

List of Six Invitationals
YearChampionsRunners-upTeamsPrize PoolDateVenue
2017 – Xbox One Elevate Team Vitality 6$100,0003–5 February Montreal
2017 – PC ContinuumeRa Eternity
2018 PENTA Sports Evil Geniuses 16$500,00013–18 February Ubisoft Montreal Studio (Montreal)
2019 G2 Esports [2] Team Empire $2,000,00011–17 February Place Bell (Montreal)
2020 Spacestation Gaming [3] Ninjas in Pyjamas $3,000,0007–16 February
2021 Ninjas in Pyjamas [4] Team Liquid 2011–23 May Palais Brongniart (Paris)
2022 TSM [5] Team Empire 8–20 February Stockholmsmässan (Stockholm)
2023 G2 Esports [6] w7m esports7–19 February Place Bell (Montreal)
2024w7m esports [7] FaZe Clan 13–25 February Ginásio do Ibirapuera (São Paulo) [8]

Regions which have reached the final

RegionTitlesRunner-up
North America (North American League)4 (2017 One, 2017 PC, 2020, 2022)2 (2017 PC, 2018)
Europe (European League)3 (2018, 2019, 2023)3 (2017 One, 2019, 2022)
Latin America (Copa Elite Six)2 (2021, 2024)3 (2020, 2021, 2023)
Asia Pacific (APAC League)––

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