Challengermode, an esports tournament platform, announced that it has partnered with the in-person tournament organizer 'BLAST' on a series of upcoming 'Rainbow Six: Siege' tournaments. Challengermode will serve as the official esports platform for two upcoming Rainbow Six majors hosted by BLAST throughout 2023. It is important to note that these two organizations have collaborated in the past on other esports series, such as for 'CS:GO.'
The upcoming Rainbow Six majors will be preceded by qualifiers in Europe, North America, South America, and Asia, with the two majors being hosted in Copenhagen and the U.S. Going forward, BLAST has also signed a partnership agreement with Ubisoft, the publisher behind Rainbow Six: Siege, to gain rights to hosting Siege tournaments in all regions of the world except Japan.
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Challengermode Partnered with BLAST on Rainbow Six: Siege Tournaments
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