Your Complete Guide to the Six Invitational 2024 — Streams, Schedule, Teams, Drops
The biggest Rainbow Six Siege esports event is coming soon and there's still time to attend. If you can't, we also have all of the information you need to follow the pro action from home. Here's everything you need to know about the Six Invitational 2024.
Dates & Locations
The Six Invitational 2024 is coming next week. Here is the full schedule:
- Groups: February 13th - 17th
- Playoffs Part 1: February 19th - 21st
- Playoffs Part 2: February 23 - 25th
Playoffs Part 2 is open to the public at the Ginásio do Ibirapuera in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Tickets are still available here. When you enter the venue, you'll be able to redeem your Squad Bundle in-game items.
Six Invitational 2024 Teams
There are 20 teams participating in the Six Invitational 2024. These teams earned their spot by getting the most points in the Global Standings throughout the season, placing high in Regional Leagues and Majors.
- w7m esports (Brazil)
- Wolves Esports (Europe)
- DarkZero (North America)
- Team Liquid (Brazil)
- M80 (North America)
- G2 Esports (Europe)
- FaZe Clan (Brazil)
- Soniqs (North America)
- Spacestation Gaming (North America)
- Virtus.Pro (Europe)
- LOS (Brazil)
- SCARZ (Japan)
- BLEED ESPORTS (Asia)
- FURY (Asia)
- Geekay Esports (MENA)
- DPLUS KIA (South Korea)
- Ninjas in Pyjamas (Brazil)
- Team Bliss (Oceania)
- Team Falcons (MENA)
- FearX (South Korea)
Teams to Watch at the Six Invitational 2024
Out of the 20 teams that have qualified for the Six Invitational, there are two standouts: G2 Esports and w7m esports. Both of these teams were the finalists at last year's Six Invitational and stayed strong since then. w7m is especially on fans' minds going into the Six Invitational after winning both Majors this season. Fans in Brazil will also be giving them strength with a ton of hometown pride in the stands.
Schedule
The Groups stage will be round robin style, with the 20 teams divided into four groups of five. The bottom team in each group will be eliminated. The top four will advance to the playoffs.
Here are the groups:
- Group A: DarkZero, FearX, G2, Geekay, Ninjas in Pyjamas
- Group B: Dplus, FaZe Clan, Spacestation, Team Bliss, Wolves
- Group C: Bleed, M80, Team Liquid, Virtus.pro, w7m
- Group D: FURY, LOS, SCARZ, Soniqs, Team Falcons
The playoffs will have 16 teams. All teams will start in the upper bracket but the top teams will bypass the first round of play. These matches will be best-of-three. The grand final on February 25 will be best-of-five.
How to Watch the Six Invitational 2024
There are a lot of official channels streaming the Six Invitational matches live. Tuning into these streams will also earn you Twitch Drops.
- English (stream A): Twitch.tv/Rainbow6
- English (stream B): Twitch.tv/Rainbow6Bravo
- Portuguese (stream A): Twitch.tv/R6esportsBR
- Portuguese (stream B): Twitch.tv/R6esportsBR2
For every available stream and language, check out the official R6 website.
Broadcast Talent
Here is the broadcast talent line-up for the event:
- Ghassan "Milosh" Finge
- Keltoum "Giniro" Baddaje
- Robert "Manic" Munday
- Iain Chambers
- Jesse Chick
- Jack "Fresh" Allen
- Fabian "Fabian" Hällsten
- Anne "FastAnne" Janssen
- Ollie "XRTROIKA" Hatton
- Gabriel "LaXInG" Mirelez
- Davide "FoxA" Bucci
- Niclas "Pengu" Mouritzen
- Parker "Interro" Mackay
- Tim "AceOfPyrite" Leaver
- Derry "Dezachu" Holt
- Emi "Fluke" Donaldson
- Stijn "Hap" Hapers
- Samuel "Stoax" Stewart
- Michael "Guzz" Gurrie
- Carter "Lynnx" Hanefeld
- Jake "Zenox" Venditti
- Léo "Alphama" Robine
- Camille Salazar-Hadaway
Twitch Drops
If you're watching any of the above channels, you can also earn some Rainbow Six Siege in-game exclusives. Here's what will be available:
- Group Stage: Enjoy up to 7 esports packs
- Playoffs Phase 1: Grab 5 esports packs to enhance your collection
- Playoffs Phase 2: Brace yourself for a generous drop of 6 esports packs
Six Invitational Announcements
On top of the esports intensity, there's announcements planned that will excite casual and competitive players alike. Watching any of the streams above will allow you to see what's coming in Year 9.
Here's the schedule so you don't miss anything:
- February 24 at 12:30 EST / 2:30 PM BRT / 6:30 PM CET for the Year 9 Season 1 reveal.
- February 25 at 01:00 PM EST / 3:00 PM BRT / 7:00 PM CET for more details on the Y9 of Rainbow Six Siege and the Blast R6 esports Season 2024
If you plan to attend the event IRL, there will be a merch store, photobooths, cosplay, pro team meet and greets, and a demo booth so you can try out year 9 Season 1.