If the challenges of the past couple of years have taught us something, it's to be agile and we're dedicated to keep on iterating, to finetune and consolidate our scenes and, ultimately, to offer our fans, pro players and organizations, the most competitive, sustainable, and exciting esports ecosystem we can. As an example, we've also been developing esports programs recently for our fans in the MENA region, who have been eager for more competitive Siege. Year after year, we've been happy to welcome to Rainbow Six Esports top esports organizations, such as Fnatic, G2 Esports, T1 or Team Liquid, and through our robust revenue sharing program, R6 Share, we collaborate with the organizations involved in our leagues on a daily basis to continue building a sustainable esports program for all parties involved.Īs part of our desire to stay close to the community, it's also important for us to constantly monitor our communities' activities around the world to identify new opportunities. We have adapted our competitive format with regionalization, onboarded key partners, and invested in our broadcast and events experience to continuously grow and professionalize our esports scene. Gamereactor: The Rainbow Six esports scene is bigger than it ever has been, but are you still seeing continued growth year-after-year?ĭénièle: Since we began our esports activities on Rainbow Six Siege, we have been working to develop a mature and virtuous environment. If I have a bias, it's always a bias for a great tournament story and an epic Grand Final. At the last Six Major in Mexico, a Brazilian team won and I'm excited to see if the LATAM region will keep their title, or if another region will rise to challenge them. Gamereactor: If you had to pick a team you think will win the Sweden Six Major, who would it be and why?ĭénièle: The teams qualified for the Six Sweden Major are some of the strongest in the world today.

It will be a fresh take on what our community has experienced until now, and we hope the fans will like it as much as we enjoyed designing it. In Gävle, we found a venue with its own unique identity, and we built upon the site and national storylines to create our event. By coming to Sweden for this event, and for the first time in Rainbow Six Esports history, we hope to highlight the Rainbow Six Swedish community as well as all the fans of the game in the Nordics at large. The philosophy behind the locations of the Six Majors is to bring the action closer to our fans, celebrating our different local Rainbow Six communities and bringing more visibility to our local ecosystems. Gamereactor: What led to the decision of choosing Sweden to be the host city for the Sweden Six Major?ĭénièle: Since we kicked off our esports activities on Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege 6 years ago, we have been strongly rooted in local scenes.

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