Siege’s UK Ireland Nationals (UKIN) returns, offering a pathway to the Northern Premier League from Insomnia, Epic.LAN, NSE, NUEL, Gamerfest & open qualifiers

UKIN

Ubisoft UK has today announced the next season of the UK Ireland Nationals (UKIN) in Rainbow Six Siege.

Coming in January 2023, the UKIN will now serve as the proving ground for up-and-coming UK and Irish teams to improve and earn a spot in the Northern Premier League (NPL).

The news was made during an announcement stream on the Rainbow Six Siege NPL channel today.

UKIN aims to ‘create an ecosystem that players of all skills can use to reach their full potential and create an easy defined path for Rainbow Six Esports in the UK and Ireland’.

For this season, Ubisoft UK has partnered with multiple grassroots tournaments across the UK and Ireland to create more player opportunities and highlight the strong competitive scene. For example, as well as the open qualifiers, teams will have a chance to qualify for UKIN via Insomnia69 and Epic.LAN 37, as well as Gamerfest Rainbow Six Siege Ireland Open and university tournaments NSE British University Esports Championship R6S Winter 2022 and NUEL Rainbow Six Siege University League: Winter 2022.

ukin roadmap

Following the open qualifiers, the UKIN tournament will take place from early January to February. For this, there will be a single round robin group stage supporting two playdays a week (seven group playdays and two playoff days).

The top team from this season will claim a relegation spot in the next Northern Premier League season with the runner-up earning a spot in the NPL relegation playoffs. In addition, the top four teams will receive a part of the £2,500 prize pool.

For the spring 2023 season, Ubisoft UK will be running two open qualifiers in December. Sign-ups are live right now – link to follow.

UKIN 2023 Season Dates

  • Qualifier 1 – 3rd + 4th December 2022
  • Qualifier 2 – 17th + 18th December 2022
  • Playday 1 – Tuesday 10th January 2023
  • Playday 2 – Wednesday 11th January 2023
  • Playday 3 – Tuesday 17th January 2023
  • Playday 4 – Wednesday 18th January 2023
  • Playday 5 – Tuesday 24th January 2023
  • Playday 6 – Wednesday 25th January 2023
  • Playday 7 – Tuesday 31st January 2023
  • Playoffs – Saturday and Sunday 4th – 5th February 2023

Related article: Rainbow Six Siege Northern Premier League playoffs teams confirmed

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