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1V1 NOW by Xbox Game Pass: The 1st Official 1v1 Competition in Rainbow Six Siege!

Maxime Ferry, EU Esports Product Manager at Ubisoft & Igor Nestorovic, Esports Communication Specialist

For 6 years, Rainbow Six Siege has been part of the Xbox Game Pass family of products. Rainbow Six Siege is 5v5 online tactical shooter that combine raw shooting skills with map knowledge and awareness. Two teams of five play against each other, Attackers and Defenders. The objective of the attacker is to defuse a bomb placed by the defenders, the first team to win 7 rounds win the game. And for the past 10 years, Ubisoft has been running official esports competition all over the world. Teams from all over the world compete to win the prize that matters the most, the Six Invitational.

The Six Invitational is the last event of the Rainbow Six Siege Esports year.

This is where it all matters as we crown the world champions of Rainbow Six Siege in front of a packed audience and this year brings something new.

1V1 NOW by Xbox Game Pass on Stage

In 2026 R6 Esports has expanded from the regular 5v5 format by introducing a 1v1 format circuit in partnership with Xbox Game Pass, the 1V1 NOW by Xbox Game Pass.

This is the first time in 10 years that Ubisoft has organized an official 1v1 tournament on Rainbow Six Siege.

This format has become hugely popular in recent years, evolving from a simple training mode to a competitive format promoted by the biggest content creators in the game, such as Jynxzi or Spoit.

This open tournament format enables players from all around the world to participate in R6 esports from the comfort of their home.

With over 3.2k registered players from Europe/Mena, North America, Asia Pacific and South America; the best player in each region makes it to the final phase in Paris at SI.

This is the perfect opportunity to show the world-class individual performance from players that may have gone under the radar of professional teams.

For the first edition, the 4 representatives from each region are MlKE from NAL (North America), SelimShady from EML (Europe MENA), Lebyrinth from APL (Asia Pacific) and STK from SAL (South America). Most of them are veterans of the game who have been playing since the alpha version.

The four semi-finalists of the 1v1 NOW Xbox will be landing in Paris for the first time in their lives.

They will compete for a place in the grand final and share a prize pool of $5,000.

Stay tuned for the semi-finals on February 14 and the grand final on stage at the Adidas Arena in Paris on February 15 via the official R6 Esports and Xbox Twitch channels.