DreamHack Austin kicks off this Friday! This is your survival guide to all things #DHATXR6: where to watch, when to watch, and all of the teams competing! This weekend, teams from around the world will be competing for a collective prize pool of $50,000 and the chance to prove themselves against some of the best Rainbow Six teams in the scene.
Who’s competing?
There are 16 BYOC teams and 12 closed tournament teams competing. The top four teams from the BYOC tournament (taking place on Friday, June 1st) will move into the closed tournament. Below is the bracket for the closed tournament.
At the conclusion of the BYOC matches, a drawing will occur to determine which group they join. If the BYOC tournament finishes in time, we will do this drawing live on stream. If not, we’ll update via social media.
Group 1
Seed 1: Evil Geniuses
Seed 2: MockIt Esports
Seed 3: Motiv8 Gaming
Seed 4: BYOC
Group 2
Seed 1: Vitality
Seed 2: Mousesports
Seed 3: Team SINister
Seed 4: BYOC
Group 3
Seed 1: Millenium
Seed 2: Spacestation Gaming
Seed 3: Noble Esports
Seed 4: BYOC
Group 4
Seed 1: Rogue
Seed 2: Obey Alliance
Seed 3: Digital Chaos
Seed 4: BYOC
What’s the schedule?
Please note that the tournament will be running on an accelerated schedule meaning that a match will start as soon as the one prior is completed. Due to the nature of the schedule, not all matches during the Group Stage will be streamed.
ALL TIMES ARE IN CST (AUSTIN, TX LOCAL TIME)
Friday 1/6
16:00: Stream goes live
16:15: Mousesports vs. Sinister
18:45: Obey Alliance vs. Digital Chaos
Saturday 2/6
10:00: Stream goes live
10:15: Group Stage Round 1
12:45: Group Stage Round 2 Winner´s Match
15:15: Group Stage Round 3 Loser´s Match
17:45: Group Stage Round 4 Decider´s Match
Sunday 3/6
10:00: Stream goes live
10.15: Quarter Final Match
12:45: Semi Final 1
15:15: Semi Final 2
17:45: Grand Finals
Where can I watch?
We’ll be streaming in four languages! Find out where to watch in your language:
English: https://www.twitch.tv/rainbow6
French: https://www.twitch.tv/ubisoftfr
German: https://www.twitch.tv/ubisoftde
Russian: https://www.twitch.tv/rainbow6ru
Anything else I should know?
If you’ll be attending the event, make sure to use the hashtag #DHATXR6 to share any pictures or moments from the event! We’ll be retweeting some of our favorite tags throughout the event from the official Rainbow Six esports twitter.
For the latest information on Rainbow Six esports, follow the official account on Twitter. Also make sure to follow DreamHack Rainbow Six on Facebook and Twitter.