Rainbow Six Siege pro league announced with ESL, $100K prize pool

Rainbow Six Siege is the next great eSports game, having just formed a proper league within the ESL. It starts in March, so get prepared now.

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Published Jan 29, 2016 11:03 AM CST
Updated Nov 3, 2020 12:01 PM CST

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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege is a natural choice for a competitive sport, with it's fast-paced, team-based gameplay. The ESL has teamed up with Ubisoft to start the very first professional gaming competition with a large $100,000 prize pool.

Rainbow Six Siege pro league announced with ESL, $100K prize pool | TweakTown.com

Season One is going to kick off with European matches at the Intel Extreme Masters being held at Katowice, Poland on March 4th 2016. Eight total matches will determine the top competitors. North American matches will begin a few weeks after the Intel Extreme Masters. The ESL has partnered with Microsoft and will be using the Xbox One as their preferred platform to compete on.

"Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege was built from the ground up with competition in mind," said Xavier Marquis, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege creative director, Ubisoft Montreal. "We're excited to partner with ESL, one of the biggest names in esports, to deliver a league for Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege fans to compete and enjoy the game they love."