Six Invitational 2026 Overview: Teams, Format and Prize Pool
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From February 2 to February 15, 2026, the main tournament of the year for Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege X — Six Invitational 2026 will take place. The tournament will feature 20 teams competing for the championship title and a $3 million prize pool. Among the participants are both established professional giants and debutants, and every team will compete at the highest level. In this blog, we will cover everything about Six Invitational 2026, including the format, participating teams, and prize pool.
Six Invitational 2026 Format and Dates
Six Invitational 2026 will take place from February 2 to February 15, 2026, in Paris and is the main tournament of the year for Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege X.
Six Invitational 2026 Format:
Group Stage – Closed Door – Paris: February 02–06, 2026
- Four Round-Robin format groups
- Each group has 5 teams
- All teams play each other once
- All matches are Bo3
- 4 points for a 2:0 win
- 3 points for a 2:1 win
- 1 point for a 1:2 loss
- 0 points for a 0:2 loss
Playoffs – Closed Door – Paris: February 08–10, 2026
Playoffs – Adidas Arena – Paris: February 13–15, 2026
- Double-elimination bracket
- All matches (excluding the Grand Final) are Bo3
- The Grand Final is Bo5, with no map advantage
This format ensures a large number of matches and a fairer determination of the strongest teams. The Six Invitational 2026 Grand Final matches will take place at the Adidas Arena, which has a capacity of up to 9,000 seats.
Participating Teams
Twenty teams will participate in Six Invitational 2026, having secured their slots through victories at other major tournaments, regional qualifiers, and the Global Standings. Here is the full list of teams:
- M80
- Team Falcons
- FaZe Clan
- Spacestation Gaming
- Weibo Gaming
- FURIA
- G2 Esports
- Shopify Rebellion
- Elevate
- Team Secret
- FEARX
- Fluxo W7M
- Wildcard
- ENTERPRISE Esports
- Dplus
- Ninjas in Pyjamas
- Team Heretics
- Black Dragons
- Oxygen Esports
- Daystar
The most well-known teams, such as FaZe Clan and G2 Esports, are considered the main favorites to win, but debutants at tournaments of this level, such as Weibo Gaming and Daystar, will also compete for the championship.
Six Invitational 2026 Prize Pool
Six Invitational 2026 stands out not only for its unusual format and lineup of participants but also for its high prize pool of $3,000,000. This amount is standard for this tournament series and serves as strong motivation for the participating teams.
In addition, the tournament determines the best players. Awards are given for Tournament MVP, Most MVP Wins, and MVP of each game day. The prize pool distribution for Six Invitational 2026 is as follows:
Place | $ USD |
1 | $1,000,000 |
2 | $450,000 |
3 | $240,000 |
4 | $170,000 |
Don’t miss this event! Follow Six Invitational 2026 on the official broadcast channels and support your favorite teams!
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