Rainbow Six Siege Invitational guide

What is Rainbow Six Siege?

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege is a tactical first-person shooter (FPS) developed and published by Ubisoft Montreal. A competitive game consists of two teams of five players with unique characters, referred to in-game as operators, that battle to attack or defend two bombsites.

Rainbow Six Siege is a unique game in the FPS genre featuring a heavily destructible environment, a roster of operators with unique abilities and complexity in strategy.

What is the Rainbow Six Siege Invitational?

The Rainbow Six: Siege Invitational is the pinnacle of the R6 esports calendar where the 16 best teams in the world battle to be crowned World Champion. The tournament is hosted by game publisher Ubisoft at their studio located in Montreal.

The trophy for the Six Invitational is a sledgehammer representing an iconic tool used by a Rainbow Six: Siege operator that goes by the same name.

The prize pool for the Six Invitational 2020 is $3,000,000 with the champions set to take home $1,000,000.

What is the format for the Six Invitational?

The group stage of the Six invitational will be played in four groups of four teams taking place offline starting on February 7th to February 9th. All matches will be played in a best-of-three (Bo3) double elimination bracket with the top 2 in the group advancing to the playoffs.

The playoffs will be played offline between February 11th to February 12th with the last two days of the playoffs and finals played at the Montreal venue on February 14th to February 16th. Teams will be placed in single elimination bracket played as Bo3 matches with the Grand Final played as a best-of-five (Bo5).

Who won the Six Invitational 2019?

At the Six Invitational 2019, fan favourites G2 Esports lifted the trophy as World Champions beating Team Empire. G2 went 9-1 throughout the tournament only losing one match in a best-of-three in the quarterfinals to Spacestation.

The championship winning roster consisted of:

• Niclas "Pengu" Mouritzen

• Joonas "jNSzki" Savolainen

• Daniel "Goga" Mazorra Romero

• Fabian "Fabian" Hallsten

• Juhani "Kantoraketti" Toivonen

• Thomas "Shas[O]Udas" Lee

G2 will be returning to Montreal to defend their title however a competitive field including the likes of Brazilian juggernauts Team Liquid, German powerhouse Rouge and grand finalists Team Empire will ensure an exciting Six Invitational for all to witness.

Which team has qualified for the Six Invitational?

There are a total of 16 teams in attendance to the Six Invitational 2020. Here’s the breakdown of how they qualified for the tournament:

Approximately 25% of the total competitors attending the Six Invitational will be Brazilian representing the fast growing popularity of R6 esports in the country.

Who will win the Six Invitational 2020?

The current outrights indicate that Team Empire are the favourites to claim the championship title in the Six Invitational with Team Solomid and Team Liquid in close pursuit. G2 Esports maybe the reigning champions from 2019, however, their performance in the Pro League regular season has raised questions as to whether they can defend their title effectively against this years’ competition.

How to bet on the Six Invitational 2020

For those that are new to esports betting we have a guide to the basics available in our betting resources section. Read our Six Invitational 2020 preview to find out more detail on who will win the tournament.

The two primary markets that will be available for the Six Invitational are the Moneyline and Futures Outright winner. Pinnacle also offers in-play betting for those that want to get involved in the action as the games are being played out.