Esports Bureau: Copenhagen Major begins

Ubisoft y BLAST have announced that the top teams from the nine RainbowSix esports regions^®Siege will take place in Copenhagen (Denmark) next week, between the April 24 to May 7. There, they will compete for the title of the first BLAST R6 Majorand for a share of the total prize pool of $750.000.

The BLAST R6 Major Copenhagenthe first to arrive in Denmark, introduces a new format for this season, with 3 phases in which they participate 24 teams. The event will feature a face-to-face audience during Phase 3.the Endson the last weekend of the tournament, between the May 5 and 7.

On those days the event will be held at the Forum Copenhagenin the heart of the Danish capital, where there will be a variety of face-to-face activities for the community, including a merchandising storea free play areaan area of retro game, meetings with professional teams, and much more.

Phase 1: Play-In, from April 24 to 27.

The 16 teams that have qualified for Phase 1 of the BLAST R6 Major Copenhagen are:

• MNM Gaming (Europe)
• Wolves Esports (Europe)
• Spacestation Gaming (North America)
• Soniqs (North America)
• w7m esports (Brazil)
• Ninjas in Pyjamas (Brazil)
• Northeption (Japan)
• Varrel (Japan)
• SANDBOX Gaming (South Korea)
• Lavega (South Korea)
• Six Karma (LATAM)
• REVEN ECLUB (LATAM)
• FURY (Asia)
• Elevate (Asia)
• Team Bliss (Oceania)
• Team Falcons (MENA)

Featuring teams from all nine regions of the BLAST Rainbow Six circuit, this phase promises to offer a unique and unprecedented series of international matches. The Top 8 teams of this first phase were will qualify for Phase 2.

Phase 2: Playoffs, from April 29 to May 3.

The top 8 teams from Phase 1 will be joined by these 8 teams that have already qualified for Phase 2 of the Major:

• M80 (North America)
• DarkZero Esports (North America)
• Virtus.pro (Europe)
• G2 Esports (Europe)
• FaZe Clan (Brazil)
• Team Liquid (Brazil)
• Dplus (South Korea)
• SCARZ (Japan)

The 8 best teams of Phase 2 will qualify for Phase 3.

Phase 3: Finals, May 5-7.

Phase 3 will take place in front of a face-to-face audience at the. Forum Copenhagenwhere eight teams will compete BO3 games in a format of direct elimination to win the glory of the Major.

For more information about the event, including details about the format, schedules, commentary team, watch parties, Twitch drops, among other things, you can access this guide created by the organization.