If you’re interested in seeing more of Esportz Network, follow our social media at Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. For now, the only thing to do is await further updates from Ubisoft on how things will proceed. Thankfully, teams can at least continue to earn money from the R6 Share program while they wait for updates. Rainbow Six Siege esports teams who fought hard to attend Six Invitational 2021 will especially feel this news. The news of this delay disappoints fans who looked forward to an exciting esports LAN event. Updates will soon come on how this impacts teams and the 2021 Rainbow Six Siege esports season. Other organizations are involved while everyone tries to find solutions. Ubisoft hoped to use this event as a platform to show off what’s coming both in-game and for the esports scene. The company looked forward to sharing the next major updates for Rainbow Six Siege. Six Invitational 2021 doesn’t come down to just the tournament too.

Ubisoft will continue to monitor the global pandemic and find other possibilities on an in-person tournament. Whether it’s at a different location or if Six Invitational 2021 moves online, Ubisoft still intends to host the event somehow. Right now, the priority is to look for another way to hold the competition. But even with strict sanitary procedures and restrictions, it’s deemed impossible to hold a live event now. The company and partner Live Nation sought endlessly for alternatives to continue holding the Rainbow Six Siege esports event.

This is especially problematic since it’s almost required to compete in-person due to server locations and ping problems.

Since Six Invitational 2021 was planned to start in Paris on February 9, Ubisoft has no choice but to delay the event. He announced on January 29 that non-European travelers cannot enter or leave France. We thank you all for your immense support and understanding.Īccording to Ubisoft’s blog post, the French Prime Minister recently announced newly imposed travel restrictions. Ubisoft shared that it plans to delay the Six Invitational 2021, the peak event for Rainbow Six Siege esports, due to travel restrictions in Europe.Īn important update on the #SixInvitational 2021 following the closure of the French borders to all non-EU travelers.

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