Osaka Hosts the BLAST R6 Major 2026 Esports Tournament with a $600,000 Prize Pool

Tomorrow, November 6, the large-scale S-Tier tournament BLAST R6 Major Osaka 2026 in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege kicks off in Osaka, Japan. Organized by BLAST and Ubisoft, the competition will run until November 15 in an offline format at the ATC Hall venue. Twenty teams will battle for the championship title in a 5v5 format on PC.

The total prize pool for the tournament is $600,000, alongside SIX Invitational (SI) points. The winner of the competition will receive the grand prize of $200,000 and 1,500 SI points. The runner-up will earn $102,000 and 1,200 SI points, while the teams finishing in 3rd-4th place will receive $50,000 and 1,050 points respectively.

The competitive process will take place across three main stages:

• Playins: 8 teams will play in a GSL double-elimination bracket, with the top four squads advancing further.
• Swiss Stage: 16 squads will compete in a Swiss format. The eight strongest rosters will advance to the playoffs.
• Playoffs: 8 participants will determine the strongest in a single-elimination bracket. All playoff matches will be held in a Bo3 format, and the champion will be decided in a Bo5 grand final.

Among the 102 tournament participants, esports athletes from Brazil have the largest representation with 29 players (28% of the total number). The United States takes second place in numbers with 17 players, while China rounds out the top three, represented by 14 esports athletes.

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