First Australian Rainbow Six: Siege ESL Tournament Announced

July 6, 2016

Get ready to pull your tactical team together and dive into the fray, as Ubisoft has just announced that it’s partnering with the Electronic Sport League (ESL) to host the first ever Australian Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege tournament for PC and Xbox One, starting July 17, 2016.

The US and Europe get countless ESL tournaments so it’s nice to have one that’s geared exclusively towards antipodean residents. There’s a $1000 prize pool for the victorious team from each platform, with the tournament set to take place over four separate events during the months of July and August.

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Teams will compete in an Open, four team per group, group stage. The top two teams from each group will then progress through to a Single Elimination bracket.

The specifics of each event are detailed below:

Open Cup #1 – July 17

Teams will compete in an Open Double Elimination Bracket

Open Cup #2 – July 24

Teams will compete in an Open Double Elimination Bracket

Open Cup #3 – August 7

Teams will compete in an Open Double Elimination Bracket

Open Cup #4 (Final) – August 21

If you think you’ve got what it takes to challenge Australia’s best Siege players, then hop on over to the link here and put your money where your mouth is!