The Six Invitational 2025 is scheduled to start on February 3 and run till February 16 in Boston, United States.

Organised by Ubisoft and Blast, the Six Invitational is an annual professional Rainbow Six Siege eSports tournament featuring the best teams from across the globe. The event marks the conclusion of the Rainbow Six season and acts as the game’s world championship. 

For the first time in Rainbow 6 history, the Six Invitational will be held in the United States.

The Six Invitational 2025 will be staged at the MGM Music Hall at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts.

Brazil’s w7m esports won the previous edition of the Six Invitational in February 2024.

Six Invitational 2025 schedule and format

The Six Invitational 2025 will be staged in three phases - Group Stage, Playoffs and Finals.

As per the Six Invitational 2025 format, the 20 qualified teams will be divided into four groups of five teams each. Matches will be played in a round-robin format, with all teams playing each other once in their respective group.

The top four teams from each group will advance to the playoffs, while the bottom-placed teams in every group will be eliminated.

The Six Invitational 2025 playoffs will be held in a double-elimination bracket. Teams will be seeded into the playoff brackets based on their group stage placement. 

All matches except the grand final will be played in a best-of-three series while the final will be staged in a best-of-five.

Round

Dates

Group Stage

February 3-7

Playoffs

February 9-11

Grand Final

February 14-16

Six Invitational 2025 teams

Here are the teams that will participate in the Six Invitational 2025 in Boston, Massachusetts.

  • Team BDS (Global Standings)
  • FaZe Clan (Global Standings)
  • w7m esports (Global Standings)
  • ex-beastcoast (Global Standings)
  • Team Secret (Global Standings)
  • Team Liquid (Global Standings)
  • DarkZero Esports (Global Standings)
  • Spacestation Gaming (Global Standings)
  • Virtus.pro (Global Standings)
  • Team Falcons (Global Standings)
  • M80 (Global Standings)
  • FURIA Esports (Global Standings)
  • Shopify RebellionN (Global Standings)
  • SCARZ (Global Standings)
  • Orgless (Global Standings)
  • PSG Talon (Global Standings)
  • To be decided (EU & MENA LCQ)
  • To be decided (South America LCQ)
  • To be decided (North America LCQ)
  •  To be decided (APAC LCQ)

Six Invitational 2025 prize pool

The Six Invitational 2025 has a total prize pool of a whopping $3 million USD.

In the last edition, the winner bagged a cash prize of $1 million USD while the runner-up received $450,000 USD.

The third and fourth-placed teams claimed $240,000 USD and $170,000 USD, respectively.

Where to watch Six Invitational 2025 live

Live streaming of the Six Invitational 2025 will be available on Rainbow Six Esports’ YouTube and Twitch channels.

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