{"id":399,"date":"2025-05-01T12:01:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T12:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.keepinitcoolhvac.com\/?p=399"},"modified":"2025-05-05T12:47:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T12:47:07","slug":"rainbow-six-breaks-down-regional-league-esports-ecosystem-for-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.keepinitcoolhvac.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/01\/rainbow-six-breaks-down-regional-league-esports-ecosystem-for-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Rainbow Six breaks down Regional League esports ecosystem for 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"esi-cover-6818b272d8801\" class=\"esi-cover  \">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-180562 lazyload\" alt=\"BLAST R6 Season 25 roadmap titlecard\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-src=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1_Thumbnail_BlastR62025.avif\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container\">\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818b272d8a5c\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">Image Credit: BLAST, Ubisoft<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818b272d927d\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>BLAST has unveiled its full roadmap for the Rainbow Six2025 season, with revamped formats and new regional line-ups, all leading up to this year&#8217;s <strong>Six Invitational<\/strong> \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/02\/faze-clan-r6-six-invitational-2025-champions\">previously won by FaZe Clan.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818b272d9857\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>As the season kicks off with the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/04\/rainbow-six-unveils-rel0ad-2025-format-bullets-wildcards\">RE:LO:AD tournament<\/a> in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, we break down everything you need to know about each individual stage for the BLAST R6 2025 season.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"keep-reading \" id=\"kr-6818b272da758\">\n<div class=\"heading section__title \"><span>Keep Reading<\/span><\/div>\n<ul class=\"d-flex flex-column\">\n<li id=\"post-160716\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2024\/12\/rainbow-six-siege-esports-world-cup-2025\">Rainbow Six Siege added to 2025 Esports World Cup line-up<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"post-167512\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/02\/ubisoft-rainbow-six-siege-x-announcement\">Ubisoft announces Rainbow Six Siege X at Six Invitational 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"post-168498\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/02\/ubisoft-rainbow-six-challengers-qualifiers-2025\">Ubisoft shakes up Rainbow Six Challengers qualifiers for 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-heading-6818b272dba57\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"blast_r6_2025_roadmap_stage_1_to_november_major-2\">BLAST R6 2025 Roadmap: Stage 1 to November Major<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Global BLAST R6 roadmap 2025\" class=\"wp-image-180566 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2_GlobalBlastR6_RegionalLeagueMap.avif\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image credit: BLAST, Ubisoft<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818b272dc1c1\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>According to Ubisoft&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ubisoft.com\/en-gb\/esports\/rainbow-six\/siege\/news-updates\/YIRCsPfYQHC6uml0N2Cj5\">blog post online<\/a>, there will be four regional leagues this season. All regions, save for APL, will have a Round Robin Stage and a Stage Final \u2014 though schedules and teams will vary.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>SAL<\/strong>-South America League<\/li>\n<li><strong>NAL<\/strong>-North America League<\/li>\n<li><strong>EML<\/strong>-Europe MENA League<\/li>\n<li><strong>APL<\/strong>-Asia Pacific League<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818b272dc933\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>The format will see 10 teams compete in a single round robin in best-of-one matches. The top six teams then qualify for the Stage Finals, where they&#8217;ll compete in a double-elimination bracket. The top four finishers will then qualify for the Major in November this year.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818b272dcf48\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>From Stage 1 to the Majors, BLAST R6 teams will be able to earn Six Invitational Points, the currency of the global ranking system in the R6 esports scene. In each region, teams can earn a maximum of 300 points in the first stage, 700 max points in the Finals, and 1200 points in the Major.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818b272dd532\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>The site states: &#8220;The top teams at the end of the season will qualify directly for the&nbsp;<strong>Six Invitational 2026<\/strong>, the ultimate competition in Rainbow Six Siege. The winner of the Major will also qualify directly for SI.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-heading-6818b272ddb96\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"sal_format-2\">SAL Format<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Rainbow Six SAL format 2025\" class=\"wp-image-180567 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3_SAL_Stage_Format_Overview.avif\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image credit: BLAST, Ubisoft<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818b272de29c\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>SAL Group Stages run from June 14th &#8211; July 13th, 2025, and matches will start at <strong>13:00 BRT\/16:00 UTC<\/strong>. Stage Finals run from July 19th &#8211; 27th, 2025, and will also begin at <strong>13:00 BRT\/16:00 UTC<\/strong>. Stage 2 will then begin on September 6th.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818b272de8a0\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>These are all the participating teams, including both partnered and affiliates:<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Partner <\/td>\n<td>Affiliate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>LOUD <br \/>Team Liquid <br \/>FaZe Clan <br \/>W7M Esports<br \/>Furia<\/td>\n<td>9z<br \/>Black Dragons <br \/>Ninjas in Pyjamas<br \/>LOS<br \/>ENX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<div id=\"esi-heading-6818b272def0d\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"nal_blast_r6_format-2\">NAL BLAST R6 Format<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Rainbow Six Esports NAL Format 2025\" class=\"wp-image-180569 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/6_NAL_Stage_Format_Overview.avif\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image Credit: BLAST, Ubisoft<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818b272df623\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>BLAST R6 Group Stages run on June 12th, 13th, 19th, 20th, 26th, 27th, and will resume on July 10th, 11th and 12th. Each match in the Group Stage will begin at <strong>16:00 EST<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818b272dfc3d\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Stage Finals then run from July 16th &#8211; 18th at 14:00 EST, and then July 19th at 18:00 EST.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818b272e020c\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>These are all the NAL participating teams <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Partner<\/td>\n<td>Affiliate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cloud9<br \/>DarkZero<br \/>Spacestation Gaming<br \/>M80<br \/>Wildcard Gaming<\/td>\n<td>Luminosity<br \/>Oxygen Esports<br \/>Shopify Rebellion <br \/>Team Cruelty<br \/>JJ and Co<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<div id=\"esi-heading-6818b272e0879\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"eml_format-2\">EML Format<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-180570 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/9_EML_Stage_Format_Overview.avif\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image Credit: BLAST, Ubisoft<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818b272e0f98\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>EML&#8217;s Group Stage runs on June 16th, 17th, 23rd, 24th, 30th, then July 1st, 7th, 8th and 9th. All matches will start at <strong>18:00 CET\/16:00 UTC<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818b272e1580\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>The EML Stage Finals will then take place on July 14th and 22nd at 18:00 CET, then July 15th and 21st at 15:00 CET. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818b272e1b6d\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>These are all partnered and affiliate EML teams competing. There are currently two slots open for affiliates, where the Challenger Series&#8217; top teams will qualify for a place.  <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Partner<\/td>\n<td>Affiliate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Team BDS<br \/>FNATIC<br \/>G2 Esports<br \/>Team Secret<\/td>\n<td>Wolves Esports<br \/>Virtus.pro<br \/>Gen.G<br \/>TBD X2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<div id=\"esi-heading-6818b272e21a3\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"apl_blast_r6_format-2\">APL BLAST R6 Format<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"BLAST R6 APL subregion formats 2025\" class=\"wp-image-180572 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/13_APL_Stage_Format_Overview.avif\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image Credit: BLAST, Ubisoft<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818b272e2876\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>APL has a slightly different format from other regions. In each subregion, there will be three separate tournaments running alongside one another: Asia, Oceania, and APAC North.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818b272e2e66\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>It begins with a Regular Stage, with eight teams per subregion competing in a single round robin, best-of-one matches. The top six teams will then proceed to the Stage Playoffs, a double-elimination bracket with matches being best-of-three. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818b272e340e\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Upon entering the APL Major Qualifer, there will be eight teams total (two from Oceania, two from Asia, four from APAC North). It will be a double elimination format with best-of-one and best-of-three matches, played on LAN. Top four qualify for the Major. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818b272e39bb\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Alongside the Qualifiers will be the Regional Finals. Six teams, which are the top two teams from each subregion across both stages, compete in double double-elimination format. The winner will qualify directly to the Six Invitational. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818b272e3f7c\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p><strong>Asia&#8217;s <\/strong>Group Stage will take place from June 13th &#8211; 27th, 2025, with matches beginning at 19:00 SGT\/11:00 UTC. Stage Finals will then run from July 12th-26th, 2025, with matches beginning at 14:00 SGT\/06:00 UTC.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818b272e4515\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p><strong>Oceania<\/strong> Group Stage runs from June 11th &#8211; July 1st, with matches beginning at 19:00 AEDT\/09:00 UTC. Stage Finals will then take place from July 11th-25th, with matches beginning at 14:00 AEDT\/04:00 UTC each day. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818b272e4ada\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Finally, <strong>APAC North<\/strong> Group Stage will begin June 15th &#8211; July 6th, 2025, and matches will begin at 19:00 JST\/KST\/10:00 UTC. Stage Finals will then follow shortly after from July 13th-27th, with matches commencing at 14:00 JST\/KST\/05:00 UTC. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818b272e5088\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Stage 2 will begin on September 3rd, 2025. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818b272e563d\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>These are all the participating teams for Asia, Oceania, and APAC North. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Asia<\/td>\n<td>APAC North<\/td>\n<td>Oceania<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Elevate <br \/>Fury<br \/>Welbo gaming<br \/>Daystar<br \/>Soul&#8217;s Heart Esport<br \/>Shark LFO<br \/>PrevailANZ<br \/>ArrivalSeven<\/td>\n<td>SCARZ<br \/>CAG Osaka<br \/>BNK FEARX<br \/>PSG Talon <br \/>KINOTROPE Gaming<br \/>Dplus<br \/>ENTER FORCE.36<br \/>MIR Gaming<\/td>\n<td>Chiefs Esports Club<br \/>Gaimin Gladiators <br \/>ex-Antic x OdiumNo<br \/>Outlast<br \/>Discipline Esports<br \/>Ludavica <br \/>True Synergy Gaming <br \/>Saga Esports<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/05\/rainbow-six-regional-league-esports-ecosystem-for-2025\">Rainbow Six breaks down Regional League esports ecosystem for 2025<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\">Esports Insider<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image Credit: BLAST, Ubisoft BLAST has unveiled its full roadmap for the Rainbow Six2025 season, with revamped formats and new regional line-ups, all leading up to this year&#8217;s Six Invitational \u2014 previously won by FaZe Clan. As the season kicks off with the RE:LO:AD tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, we break down everything you [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":402,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rainbow-six-siege"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.keepinitcoolhvac.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/399","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.keepinitcoolhvac.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.keepinitcoolhvac.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.keepinitcoolhvac.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.keepinitcoolhvac.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=399"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.keepinitcoolhvac.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/399\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":400,"href":"http:\/\/www.keepinitcoolhvac.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/399\/revisions\/400"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.keepinitcoolhvac.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.keepinitcoolhvac.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.keepinitcoolhvac.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=399"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.keepinitcoolhvac.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}