Ubisoft Announces New North American League for Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Esports

Right this moment Ubisoft® introduced particulars across the new North American League for Rainbow Six® Esports scheduled to debut in late June 2020. The Rainbow Six North American League will function two regional Divisions – america and Canada – in addition to a revamped path-to-pro tier designed to foster the perfect up-and-coming groups in each territories. The US Division will function eight professional group organizations competing in an offline league based mostly in Las Vegas, Nevada.

For the primary time in Rainbow Six Esports historical past, Canada will be part of the worldwide competitors with its personal Canada Division, a league consisting of 4 groups competing on-line in lockstep with the US Division match schedule. To advertise a sturdy semi-pro ecosystem for all aspirational gamers, Rainbow Six Esports North America may also embody the Challenger League, an accessible on-line league consisting of eight groups per area, taking part in for an opportunity to interrupt into the professional tier every season.

“We’re tremendously excited for the brand new Rainbow Six Esports world construction that prioritizes funding and regionalization in every of the territories. Within the North America League, the eight US Division groups had been chosen to make sure a thriving and steady group construction for a premium offline league,” mentioned Che Chou Senior Director of esports at Ubisoft. “Setting down roots for Rainbow Six Esports in Las Vegas places our pastime inside one of many best epicenters of leisure on this planet, which as of at the moment now has an esports league to name it house. Alongside the US Division, we consider the Canada Division and respective Challenger Leagues completes the aggressive scene in North America, offering huge alternatives for gamers of numerous ability ranges to pursue the esports dream.”

The introduction of the US Division and Canada Division, alongside updates to the Challenger League in North America, as a part of the brand new regionalized ecosystem, represents the largest evolution for the aggressive Rainbow Six Esports panorama in its four-year historical past. All three packages make-up a aggressive ecosystem that’s targeted on the long-term well being and stability of Rainbow Six Esports within the area. Further key partnerships for the following chapter of North American Rainbow Six Esports embody Acer Predator, and Corsair.

Given present well being and security issues for our gamers and workers in addition to following tips from the state of Nevada, the US Division launch date, competitors for Stage 1 of the 2020 Season will happen on-line. As quickly because the state of affairs permits, we are going to assess any obtainable alternative to proceed our offline Las Vegas program.

2020 Season – US Division Groups:

• Spacestation Gaming
• TSM
• DarkZero Esports
• Tempo Storm
• eUnited
• Oxygen Esports
• Disrupt Gaming
• Susquehanna Soniqs

For intensive particulars on the construction and format for US Division, Canada Division, Professional Am leagues please go to the announcement right here.

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About Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege

Alongside a thriving skilled esports scene and a group of over 55 million registered gamers, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege places gamers in the midst of a fast-paced, ever-evolving multiplayer expertise grounded within the number of distinctive Operators. Utilizing the correct mix of ways and destruction, Rainbow Six groups have interaction their enemies in sieges, the place either side have unique abilities and devices at their disposal. Defenders put together by reworking the environments round them into trendy strongholds, whereas attackers use recon drones to achieve intel for fastidiously planning their assault. With entry to dozens of Operators impressed by actual world counter-intelligence brokers from across the globe, gamers can select precisely how they need to strategy every problem they encounter. By way of the fixed addition of latest Operators and maps that add to the depth of each technique and fight, the unpredictability of every spherical of Rainbow Six Siege units a brand new bar for depth and competitors in gaming.

About Ubisoft

Ubisoft is a number one creator, writer and distributor of interactive leisure and providers, with a wealthy portfolio of world-renowned manufacturers, together with Murderer’s Creed, Simply Dance, Tom Clancy’s online game collection, Rayman, Far Cry and Watch Canines. The groups all through Ubisoft’s worldwide community of studios and enterprise places of work are dedicated to delivering authentic and memorable gaming experiences throughout all fashionable platforms, together with consoles, cellphones, tablets and PCs. For the 2017–18 fiscal yr Ubisoft generated gross sales of €1,732 million. To be taught extra, please go to www.ubisoft.com.

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