The world’s best Rainbow Six Siege esports teams will compete in the very first UK Blast R6 Major this year.
Game publisher Ubisoft and tournament organiser Blast have released details for the first Blast R6 Major of Season 2024, which is due to take place in Manchester’s BEC Arena from May 16th to May 26th 2024. Fans can watch the action live in-person for the final weekend from Friday 24th to Sunday 26th.
A $750,000 prize pool will be up for grabs as 20 teams compete across the two weeks.
The Blast R6 Major Manchester will feature a three-phase format, with the final weekend playing out in front of a live audience. Thousands of fans are expected to pack out the BEC Arena, situated at Longbridge Rd, Trafford Park, Stretford, Manchester, M17 1SN.
The phases are as follows:
- Phase 1: May 16 to May 17 – not open to public
- Phase 2: May 19 to May 22 – not open to public
- Phase 3: May 24 to May 26 – open to the public at the BEC Arena in Manchester
With Season 2024 set to get underway in the coming months, teams across the nine different regions of Blast R6 will be looking to become one of the 20 teams to qualify for the Manchester Major.
They will compete for a lion’s share of the $750,000 prize pool, as well as points to qualify for the Six Invitational 2025.
Ubisoft said in a press release: “The United Kingdom has been a core region for Rainbow Six Siege esports with the scene home to a number of successful players and teams, including Wolves Esports, MNM Esports and Fnatic and well-known players such as Jack ‘Doki’ Robertson, Byron ‘Blurr’ Murray and Leon ‘LeonGids’ Giddens.
“The Blast Rainbow Six Major Manchester will provide an opportunity for these teams and players to shine on home soil.”
Ticket prices cost £33 for Friday May 24th, £38.50 for Saturday May 25th and Sunday May 26th, or £84.40 for a weekend ticket. A premium Weekend BR6 – Gold Ticket & Merch Bundle is also available for £166.50.
Tickets for the UK Blast R6 Major can be found here
Dom is an award-winning writer and finalist of the Esports Journalist of the Year 2023 award. He graduated from Bournemouth University with a 2:1 degree in Multi-Media Journalism in 2007.
As a long-time gamer having first picked up the NES controller in the late ’80s, he has written for a range of publications including GamesTM, Nintendo Official Magazine, industry publication MCV and others. He worked as head of content for the British Esports Federation up until February 2021, when he stepped back to work full-time on Esports News UK and offer esports consultancy and freelance services. Note: Dom still produces the British Esports newsletter on a freelance basis, so our coverage of British Esports is always kept simple – usually just covering the occasional press release – because of this conflict of interest.
