Ubisoft have announced a new formula for the Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Pro League and for all worldwide competitions, from amateur to professional levels, for 2018 – 2020, to continue to support the game’s esport scene, from June 2018.

The Pro League will be made up of two seasons, six months each, from June to November and December to May. Each season will end with the season finales, where the eight best teams of the season will compete for a prize pool of $275,000. There’ll be two of these per region: Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America, and North America. This six month-basis format will start in June 2018, after a transition season lasting from March to May 2018. This seventh Pro League season will last three months, and a season finale will take place in the USA in mid-May 2018.

The schedule summary for 2018 – 2019 is as follows:

· Pro League Season 7 (transition season): March – May 2018

· Pro League Season 8: June – November 2018

· Pro League Season 9: December 2018 – May 2019

The Challenger League will have two, three month seasons per year, starting in September and March. It will also follow the Season 7 (transition season) format.

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Another big change is that each year will now feature two Majors, events where the most intense Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege action unfolds. In addition to the Six Invitational each February, a “Six Major,” tournament will take place in Paris in August. The Six Paris Major and the Six Invitational will grant $350,000 and $500,000 respective prize pools, and both events will feature 16 teams from all over the world.

If you’re not quite good enough for the Pro League or the Majors, you can hone your skills in weekly online tournaments, including Go4s, every Sunday, on all platforms, as well as community cups and local ladders. Several local events will also be organised throughout each year in different territories, including the UK ESL Premiership; the complete calendar will be shared soon.

Year 2 is currently ongoing, as all top-placing teams in Asia-Pacific, European, Latin American, and North American regions will face off again in the second Six Invitational, which takes place February 13 – 18, 2018, in Montreal. The Six Invitational 2018 will determine the world’s best players of Year 2 as they compete for a prize pool of $500,000 in the biggest competition to date.