Ubisoft offered a first look at the future of Rainbow Six Siege Esports in the BLAST R6 Major Montreal, which was played in November 2024 and crowned w7m esports as the first triple Major champion.
In Montreal, Canada, fans had a chance to have a quick glance at the future of the Rainbow Six Siege esports scene. The calendar has been transformed as there will only be one BLAST R6 Major. Additionally, the league format has been changed as there will only be four regional top flights.
Last but not least, Ubisoft unveiled changes to the R6 Share program. Ahead of the 2025 season, Ubisoft invited 20 esports organizations to join as partnered teams. These will be invited to an event called Reload that will be played in Brazil in May 2025 to kickoff the season.
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In this article we will have a look at the future of the R6 Share program. Keep on reading to know more about it:
What is R6 Share?
The R6 Share is a revenue program that helps selected esports organizations to fund their projects in the Rainbow Six Siege esports scene.
As of now, R6 Share teams are divided into two categories: Tier 1 and Tier 2 esports organizations. While Tier 1 bundles include a headgear, a uniform, an operator card background, and a weapon skin, Tier 2 bundles only include the latter two.
The changes made to R6 Share will affect the number of teams included in the program in 2025. Currently, 34 teams are included in the program. This number will be drastically reduced to 20 ahead of the 2025 season. As explained in Ubisoft's video:
Through a detailed application process we considered the best group of partnered teams to represent the future of Siege Esports. Applications were focused on showcasing the revenue potential, organization stability, and the community impact that these teams bring to their operations and their ecosystem. While we had some tough decisions, we are happy to include long-serving members as well as some up-and-coming teams to our scene.
Ubisoft's initial announcement didn't include Rainbow Six Siege's powerhouses w7m esports, Ninjas in Pyjamas, and Soniqs, among others. In January 2025, the Bulls joined the program after acquiring Fluxo's spot.
Teams included in R6 Share 2025
So far, Ubisoft has confirmed 18 of the 20 teams that will be part of the R6 Share 2025 program. Each region will include five teams.
The list currently includes the following esports organizations:
Europe and MENA
- Fnatic
- G2 Esports
- Team BDS
- Team Falcons
- Team Secret
South America
- FaZe Clan
- FURIA Esports
- Team Liquid
- w7m esports
- TBA
North and Central America
- DarkZero Esports
- M80
- Spacestation Gaming
- Wildcard
- TBA
JKOA
- CAG Osaka
- Elevate
- FearX
- PSG Talon
- SCARZ
What to expect in R6 Share 2025 bundles?
With the changes made to the R6 Share program ahead of the 2025 season, Ubisoft will be able to "offer new categories of in-game items for fans to show their support."
Alongside operator uniforms, weapon skins, and operator card backgrounds, Ubisoft will also add "team branded items like operator portraits, and drone skins, as well as the return of pro team charms."
Affiliate Program
Ubisoft also announced the creation of an Affiliate Program to economically support those teams that didn't join the Partner Program. The teams who qualify for their respective regional top flight divisions will automatically join the Affiliate Program, except for APAC.
Through the Affiliate Program we're expanding our support up to 23 additional organizations worldwide. Affiliates will automatically join the program once they qualify for their respective leagues, with the exception of APAC, which has distributed slots based on their respective sub divisions.
The Affiliate Program ensures that teams outside the Partner Program also benefit from revenue sharing. Through a percentage of the sales of their pro team bundles, partnered teams will contribute to the fund that will ensure the strength and stability of the leagues around the world. Ubisoft will similarly contribute a percentage of all esports bundles sales towards this fund, from which all Affiliate Teams will receive an equal share to support their operations.
Thanks to this system, Ubisoft expects to have a fair competitive environment while also being able to not just focus but also improve the R6 Share program.
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