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ESL & Ubisoft® Confirm Schedule for First Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® ESL Premiership Season
Open Online Qualifier to Take Place on Saturday 16th December on Xbox One
Thursday 7th December: ESL and Ubisoft® today confirmed the calendar for the first-ever Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® ESL Premiership season starting with an open online qualifier on Saturday 16th December on Xbox One.
Following the success of the Go4UK cups throughout 2017, ESL and Ubisoft announced the addition of Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six to the ESL Premiership programme at EGX, sitting alongside the official UK national leagues for Counter Strike: Global Offensive, League of Legends and Hearthstone.
The top four teams from the Go4UK cup finals, taking place on 9th December, will automatically qualify for the Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six ESL Premiership group stage. The other four places will be decided through an open online one-day qualifier taking place on Saturday 16th December and entered via the following link: http://esl.pm/premqualifier. The qualifier will be played through the ESL app on Xbox One and there are no limits to the number of teams that can be entered.
The Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six ESL Premiership kicks off on 14th January, with the eight qualifying teams split into two groups with matches streamed every Sunday. The finals will be held on 10th and 11th March with teams competing for their share of £10,500 prize pool.
“We are super excited to add Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six to the ESL Premiership banner,” commented James Dean, managing director, ESL UK. “For the growth of esports, it is important we build an ecosystem in which grassroots competition can thrive. By creating a national league for Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six with an open qualifier, more esports fans have the opportunity to engage, play and watch esports, which can only be a good thing for the industry.”
“It’s an honour to bring Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege on Xbox One to the ESL Premiership. We’ve seen some fantastic participation from UK console players for the Go4UK Cups and this is really only the start of our exciting UK esports plans. We look forward to sharing more with our fans and players in 2018.” said Mark Slaughter, UK Marketing Director, Ubisoft.
All participants who compete in the open qualifier will receive a free Weekly Gold cup participation charm from ESL. Players can redeem it on https://rainbow6.ubisoft.com/siege/en-gb/ulc-redeem, choosing the Xbox One platform.
For more information please visit the official ESL Rainbow Six Twitter and Facebook pages. For more on Rainbow Six Siege, please visit, http://www.rainbow6.com.
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About ESL
ESL, a part of the international digital entertainment group MTG, is the world's largest esports company, leading the industry across the most popular video games with numerous online and offline competitions. It operates high profile, branded international and national leagues and tournaments such as the Intel® Extreme Masters, ESL One, ESL National Championships and other top tier stadium-size events, as well as grassroots amateur cups, leagues and matchmaking systems. ESL covers a broad field of services in gaming technology, event management, advertising and television production, fully catering to the needs of the esports ecosystem. With offices in North America, Germany, Russia, France, Poland, Spain, China, and partners in many other countries, it has a truly global footprint (www.eslgaming.com).
About Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
Inspired by real-world counter-terrorist organizations, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege puts players in the middle of lethal close-quarter confrontations. For the first time in a Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six game, players will engage in sieges, a new style of assault where enemies have the means to transform their environments into modern strongholds while Rainbow Six teams lead the assault to breach the enemy’s position. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege gives players unprecedented control over their ability to fortify their position by reinforcing walls and floors, using barbed wire and deployable shields, laying mines and more, or to breach the enemies’ position using observation drones, setting charges, rappelling and more. The fast pace and uniqueness of each siege sets a new bar for intense firefights, strategic gameplay and competitive gaming.
About Ubisoft
Ubisoft is a leading creator, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and services, with a rich portfolio of world-renowned brands, including Assassin’s Creed, Just Dance, Tom Clancy’s video game series, Rayman, Far Cry and Watch Dogs. The teams throughout Ubisoft’s worldwide network of studios and business offices are committed to delivering original and memorable gaming experiences across all popular platforms, including consoles, mobile phones, tablets and PCs. For the 2016–17 fiscal year Ubisoft generated sales of €1,460 million. To learn more, please visit www.ubisoftgroup.com.
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