LIVE Six Invitational 2023 Day 1: Live Thread
Here's everything you need to know about what's happening on the first day of the Six Invitational 2023!
M80 defeats FaZe Clan after one-sided Theme Park
After comfortably winning on Oregon by 7-2 and losing on Chalet after playing fifteen rounds, M80 got three points out of their clash with FaZe Clan after defeating the Brazilians by 7-3 on Theme Park.
DarkZero Esports completes comback against Heroic
After losing the first map of the series, DarkZero Esports defeated Heroic by 2-1 following a 7-4 victory on Theme Park.
M80 and FaZe Clan's third map of the series is still being played, as the Nord American League squad is currently 3-0 ahead of FaZe Clan on Theme Park.
DarkZero Esports force map three after winning Chalet
DarkZero Esports and Heroic will have to play for a third time today as the series will be decided on Theme Park.
M80 takes Oregon against FaZe Clan
After winning five attacking rounds on Oregon, M80 didn't have much trouble defeating FaZe Clan in what was the North American squad's pick.
The second match of the series will be played on Chalet.
Heroic defeats DarkZero Esports on Border
Heroic's debut at the Six Invitational has ended with a 7-5 victory on Border against DarkZero Esports. Now, both teams head to Chalet, the second map of the series.
FaZe Clan's last Six Invitational debut with a win dates back to 2019
FaZe Clan usually doesn't start the Six Invitational with a win since their victory against NiP at the Six Invitational 2019. Since then:
2020 - 
FaZe Clan 1-2 DarkZero Esports 
2021 - FaZe Clan 3-7 Team Liquid
2022 - FaZe Clan 1-2 Spacestation Gaming
Oxygen Esports wins against Astralis following first map loss
Oxygen Esports have won the match against Astralis after losing the first map of the series on Border by 6-8.
After victories on Bank (7-3) and Kafe (7-5), the green roster takes the three points, while Astralis will get one.
CAG defeats Team BDS in first Six Invitational 2023 upset
CYCLOPS athlete gaming have defeated the Six Jönköping Major champions by 2-1. The Japanese side completed a surprising comeback after losing Skyscraper by 7-3.
Stéphane "Shaiiko" Lebleu's superb performance couldn't prevent the team from falling against the Japanese roster. The Frenchman registered a SiegeGG rating of 1.45 and got 39 kills while maining Iana and Azami.
Oxygen Esports takes Bank to force map three against Astralis
Oxygen Esports successfully forced the third map of the series after defeating Astralis on Bank by 7-3. Previously, Astralis had defeated Oxygen Esports on Border by 8-6.
CAG takes Border, sends BDS to map three!
The Japanese have upset the Six Jönköping Major champions Team BDS with a 4-7 victory against the Frenchmen.
CAG's great answer to a Team BDS rush on round 10 was followed by a comfortable defense on Bathroom/Tellers.
CAG are one round away from forcing third map
Despite losing to Team BDS on Skyscraper by 7-3, CYCLOPS athlete gaming are on the verge of sending the Six Jönköping Major champions to Theme Park.
Astralis takes Border 8-6
Astralis have kicked off the Six Invitational 2023 with the right food as the team have secured the first map of the series against Oxygen Esports. Bank will be the next map.
Team BDS take Skyscraper 7-3
They started on the attack and managed a 3-3 half, which they converted easily against CAG's attacks.
Astralis are taking Oxygen Esports on on Border
Astralis banned Nomad and Azami, while Oxygen banned Ying and Valkyrie. Bank is to follow, with a potential decider on Oregon.
CAG vs Team BDS is starting on Skyscraper
CAG banned Nokk and Bandit, while Team BDS banned Montagne and Valkyrie.
Border is to follow, with a potential decider map of Oregon.
Soniqs take it 2-0 against Team Liquid
The North Americans never looked like they were going to lose, as Rexen is their hero this time with 14 kills and seven deaths.
Soniqs take the second map, Chalet, 7-4 and win the series 2-0.
Map two is underway for Soniqs vs Team Liquid
Team Liquid have banned Flores and Melusi, while Soniqs banned Ying and Solis.
MNM Gaming roast Wolves Esports 2-0
MNM take Clubhouse even more dominantly, winning 7-2 for a 2-0 overall series win.
Soniqs win first map 7-4 against Liquid
CTZN debuted with eight kills and five deaths.
Soniqs vs. Team Liquid is tied at the half
At the halfway mark of the first map, Villa, both Soniqs and Liquid have three rounds won.
CTZN is excellent for his new team, having seven kills to two deaths at this point.
Map two for Wolves vs. MNM Gaming is underway
Wolves banned Dokkaebi and Mira, while MNM banned Iana and Valkyrie.
MNM Gaming take map one against Wolves
Shiinka finished with zero kills to nine deaths, while risze only had one kill to eight deaths, as MNM won 7-3 on Chalet.
MNM Gaming take map one against Wolves
Shiinka finished with zero kills to nine deaths, while risze only had one kill to eight deaths, as MNM won 7-3 on Chalet.
MNM Gaming lead 4-2, Shiinka has no kills
It's not looking good for Wolves Esports, with Shiinka having zero kills in the first half. P4 and risze, too, only have two kills combined.
Meanwhile, Solotov has nine kills to just two deaths alone. All of Wolves together have 12 kills.
Soniqs vs. Team Liquid is underway
We start on Villa, where Team Liquid banned Dokkaebi and Solis. Soniqs banned Flores and Melusi.
Soniqs vs. Team Liquid will go to Villa first
Chalet will then follow, with a potential Theme Park decider.
Wolves vs. MNM Gaming is underway on Chalet
The first map is Chalet, followed by Clubhouse and perhaps Kafe.
Wolves have banned Nokk and Castle, while MNM banned Twitch and Valkyrie.
G2 crush KOI on Theme Park to win 2-1
They won 7-3 and take three points, while KOI only get one point.
Theme Park is now beginning for KOI vs. G2
KOI banned Flores and Kaid, while G2 banned Montagne and Azami.
We're going to map three for KOI vs. G2
KOI won the first half 6-0, but struggled a bit on attack before finally winning the second map 7-4.
It's a bloodbath for G2
KOI are leading 6-0 on Clubhouse and are looking set to push this series to a third map.
w7m esports beat Elevate 2-0
They take the win on Clubhouse by the same margin as they won on Kafe, 7-4. As such, they take the full four points from the match and Elevate get zero.
w7m esports win on Clubhouse
They take the win on Clubhouse by the same margin as they won on Kafe, 7-4.
Elevate lead w7m esports 4-2 at the half
They started Clubhouse on defense and took the half 4-2 after DCH denied JULIO a 1v2 clutch.
It's time for Map 2 for G2 vs KOI
We head to Clubhouse, where w7m and Elevate are also playing right now.
G2 ban Maverick and Kaid, while KOI ban Ying and Mira.
G2 Esports win Villa 7-5
They nearly choked it to a rampaging KOI, but G2 Esports have taken map one, Villa, 7-5 after having been up 6-1.
Elevate vs. w7m heads to Clubhouse
Elevate banned Maverick and Mira, while w7m banned Montagne and Azami.
w7m esports takes Kafe by 7-4
The Brazilians have won the first map of the series against Elevate, with Gustavo "HerdsZ" Herdina leading his team with 14 kills in 11 rounds.
Clubhouse is the second map of the series!
G2 Esports lead 5-1 against KOI
Both teams are first playing on Villa, with G2 having been on the defense in the first half.
Elevate trail 2-4 on the half to w7m
The map they're playing is Kafe, though, and Elevate were on the attack.
Siege debut for KOI as the team faces European rivals G2 Esports
The Six Berlin Major champions are playing against G2 Esports on Rainbow6Bravo. It's KOI's debut in Rainbow Six Siege, as the organization joined the scene after stablishing a partnership with Rogue.
Meanwhile, all eyes are put on G2 Esports' new player Benja "Benjamaster" Derelli, who will make his debut for the European side after joining from Heroic.
The match is a replay of the Six Berlin Major quarter-finals, which saw Rogue victorious after winning by 8-6 and 8-7.
Elevate faces w7m esports in Group A's first match
Elevate is back to the international scene after missing out on the Six Jönköping Major. They will face w7m esports, who topped their Six Jönköping Major group with a perfect record of six regulation victories.
This game also took place in Berlin, as both sides met at the Six Berlin Major quarter-finals. Back then, w7m esports won by 2-1.