Rainbow 6 Pro League Caster Konstantin “@CthulhuANZ” Nuridzhanyan gives his thoughts on what is set to be the biggest Six Masters finals yet!
The Rainbow Six Siege Six Masters is one of the biggest ANZ-wide tournaments held by Ubisoft & ESL yearly! Originally started as a 4 team invitational event at PAX Australia in 2018, the Six Masters has now grown to feature an online component with a total of 12 teams competing for the prize pool of $50,000AUD. Out of the 12 teams that competed online, the top 8 qualified for the live finals at the Melbourne Esports Open, where Rainbow Six fans can catch a weekend of explosive ANZ Siege action.
With the online qualifiers now finished, there are 8 teams remaining that will head for finals!
Amongst them are the Rainbow Six Pro League heavy hitters like Fnatic, 0RGL3SS, Team Sinister, Oddity, Mindfreak and Fury. Joining them will be up-and-comers ACME Association and Rhythm, runners up within the brackets and keen to show what they are made of. With the Six Masters finals being a single-elimination bracket, teams won’t have a second chance to redeem themselves, so each and every match counts.
With the first match of the finals taking place on Friday prior to the start of MEO itself, Rhythm face an uphill battle, taking on Pro League favourites 0RGL3SS in the first match. Before you count Rhythm out, it’s worth looking at their performance during the online stage, it’s evident that Rhythm has some tricks up their sleeve, & some promising players who could bring an exciting match up to open day #1 of the Six Masters!
In the first public match on Saturday, August 31, Mindfreak take on ACME Association, where it gets quite interesting! Within Pro League, Mindfreak is currently on a stable 4th place and contesting the 3rd spot with Oddity Esports only a single point away from them, but during Six Masters online stages, the team has seen a very shaky performance which put them under ACME on standings.
The remaining two matches of Saturday are set to be close matchups between Fury & Team Sinister as well as Fnatic & Oddity Esports! A fair few of those teams have never made it to live finals before and this is the perfect time for them to show whether they can stand strong under the pressure or fall through.
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FULL SCHEDULE:
Friday, August 30 (Livestreamed):
~5:00pm - Rhythm vs 0RGL3SS
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Saturday, August 31 (MEO day 1):
10:00am - ACME vs Mindfreak
~1:35pm - Sinister vs FURY
~5:10pm - FNATIC vs Oddity
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Sunday, September 1 (MEO day 2):
9:00am - Winner of Quarter Final #1 vs Winner of Quarter Final #2
~12:35pm - Winner of Quarter Final #3 vs Winner of Quarter Final #4
~4:10pm - Grand Final
PRIZE POOL:
The Six Masters 2019 prize pool is $50,000 AUD - double the amount of the prize pool from last year. It will be split as per below:
- 1st: $20,000
- 2nd: $10,000
- 3rd-4th: $4,000 each
- 5th-8th: $2,000 each
- 9th-10th: $1,500 each
- 11th-12th: $500 each
TICKETS:
Tickets to the Melbourne Esports Open are available and can be purchased on the official website: melbourneesportsopen.com.au
Importantly, there is no reserved seating in Margaret Court Arena. Any Melbourne Esports Open ticket will grant you access to spectate the Six Masters 2019.
BROADCAST:
The entirety of the Six Masters 2019, including the online group stages and the finals, will be broadcast live on the official Rainbow 6 ANZ channels below:
Twitch: twitch.tv/rainbow6anz
Facebook: facebook.com/rainbow6anz
YouTube: youtube.com/c/rainbow6anz
Twitter: twitter.com/rainbow6anz
For more information about the Six Masters 2019, follow us at twitter.com/rainbow6anz and use the hashtag #SM19
