World's Best Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege Esports Players Set Sights on Copenhagen Ahead of First Ever BLAST R6 Major

Ubisoft and BLAST have announced details for the first BLAST Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siege Major of the year, which will take place in Copenhagen, Denmark, from April 24 to May 7. 

Introducing a new revamped format, the event will welcome a live audience, during the competition’s final weekend from May 5 to 7 at the Forum Copenhagen in the heart of Denmark’s capital. 

Tickets are available now: https://www.ticketmaster.dk/blast_r6_major_cph2023

Dates & location

- Phase 1: April 24 to 27 – not open to public. 

- Phase 2: April 29 to May 3 – not open to public.  

- Phase 3: May 5 to 7 – open to the public at the Forum Copenhagen  

With Stage 1 of Season 2023 underway, teams have already begun to compete across all nine playing regions to qualify for the BLAST R6 Copenhagen Major. The top 24 teams will earn their spot to travel to Denmark where they will compete for the title, their share of the USD $750,000 prize money, and points to qualify for the Six Invitational 2024 in Brazil.  

Denmark has a strong association with Rainbow Six Siege esports and a passionate community, having produced a legend of the scene in 2-times World Champion, Niclas ‘Pengu’ Mouritzen, and the most recent Six Invitational winner and MVP of the competition, Benjamin ‘Benjamaster’ Dereli.  

The BLAST R6 Major is one of the biggest esports events of the international calendar year and will be Copenhagen’s first-ever Siege large-scale event. The second BLAST R6 Major of 2023 will take place in November in the United States.  

Additional details on the format, venue, ticketing, and more are available here: https://rainbow6.com/CopenhagenMajor2023

For more information about BLAST R6, please visit http://www.rainbow6.com/esports and follow us at https://twitter.com/R6esports and https://instagram.com/R6esports. 

Joe Lovelace
Senior PR Manager
07779602441
joe@blast.tv

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