Five favorites to win the Six Invitational 2026

The Six Invitational is the pinnacle of Rainbow Six Siege's esports ecosystem. Is the competition that every Rainbow Six Siege professional wants to win. However, only one team will be crowned champions next month.

Here's a look at our five favorites sides after all that has happened in Year 10 and in previous editions of the Six Invitational.

M80

The BLAST R6 Major Munich champions must be the first on the list. After their title winning run in Munich, Germany, in November 2025, the North American lineup have plenty of expectations around their future performances.

With two BLAST R6 Major titles in their individual trophy cabinets except for Leonardo "Kyno" Figueiredo, who wasn't part of the Beastcoast roster that won the BLAST R6 Major Manchester, the team's quality is undeniable. Additionally, the players have been highly consistent throughout the whole season, setting really solid stats throughout the last months.

Led by Fabian "Fabian" Hällsten, the North America League 2025 roster is expected to be in all championship conversations. However, M80's recent performances at the Six Invitational haven't been great. The organization's best result came in 2023 when the Americans finished in 7th - 8th place. Since then, the team was groupped from the Six Invitational 2024 and knocked out in the Lower Bracket Round 1 of the Six Invitational 2025.

Team Falcons

Team Falcons' lineup has been the most consistent roster in the ecosystem for the last two seasons. Since the start of Year 9, the European squad reached three BLAST R6 Major grand finals, as well as the Esports World Cup 2024 and the Six Invitational 2025 grand finals. However, they could only win one of them, as they could only take the Esports World Cup 2024 title back home.

Consistency doesn't matter if it doesn't translate into championships. However, playing in front of a home crowd in Paris next month, the Falcons definitely are one of the main favorites to lift the hammer.

FaZe Clan

The current Six Invitational champions must be in this conversation too. The Brazilians won the Six Invitational 2025 after an outstanding Lower Bracket run. Overall, they are one of the most rock-solid teams in the world and recently won South America's Regional Finals. If that wasn't enough, the Brazilians finished in third place at the BLAST R6 Major Munich after a thrilling 1-2 defeat against the eventual champions M80. In Paris, FaZe Clan will be a hard nut to crack, as they are on the run to become the first team to reach three consecutive Six Invitational grand finals.

G2 Esports

G2 Esports have their moments. Some times, they look extremely scary and sharp. Some others, they just look deflated, not like themselves. It's hard to see their full potential; but, when that happens, they are unstoppable. The samurai did well in the Esports World Cup 2025 as they reached the grand final and were one map away from reaching Munich's Top 4. With Zack "Stompn" Lamb on the team as well as the talented Roberto "Camargo" Loira, Alexandre "BlaZ" Thomas, as well as the highly-experienced Karl "Alem4o" Zarth and Jack "Doki" Robertson, the samurai could end up lifting the hammer in Paris.

FURIA

Last but not least, what feels like a wild shot at this point: FURIA. The RE:L0:AD champions may have struggled a bit at the end of the season, but the roster's career at the Six Invitational makes it hard to ignore them ahead of the Six Invitational 2026.

Coming from reaching the Six Invitational 2023 grand final, the back-then Bulls won the Six Invitational 2024 on home soil. One year later, they finished in third place at the Six Invitational 2025. Throughout the current season, the Black Panthers won back-to-back stages, RE:L0:AD, got a third-place finish at the Esports World Cup 2025, and finished in second place in South America's Regional Finals. However, they clearly underperformed at the BLAST R6 Major Munich, where they narrowly survived to the Swiss Stage.

And you, who do you think will win the Six Invitational 2026? The wait is almost over! For more information about Rainbow Six Siege and its esports scene, make sure to check out Siege.GG.