BLAST R6 Rulebook Season 2023

Last update – March 2023

BLAST R6

Rulebook

Season 2023

 
 
 
 
 
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS 
Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................ 1 
Acceptance and modification of the Rules ............................................................................................................. 2 
1. Acknowledgement and Acceptance of the Rules ............................................................................................2 
1.1. Teams, Team Staff and Players ..................................................................................................................2 
1.2. Tournament Organizers ............................................................................................................................2 
2. Modification of the Rules. ...............................................................................................................................2 
2.1. Modification of the Rules and BLAST R6 format. .....................................................................................2 
2.2. Notification. ..............................................................................................................................................3 
BLAST R6 definition ................................................................................................................................................ 3 
1. Regions ............................................................................................................................................................3 
2. Duration ...........................................................................................................................................................4 
3. Levels of Competition ......................................................................................................................................4 
3.1. Global Competitions .................................................................................................................................4 
3.2. Regional competitions ..............................................................................................................................5 
4. Global Point System .........................................................................................................................................6 
4.1. Point Distribution ......................................................................................................................................6 
4.2. Qualification to the Six Invitational ..........................................................................................................6 
4.3. Tiebreaker rules ........................................................................................................................................6 
5 Regional Structures ...........................................................................................................................................7 
Conditions for participation.................................................................................................................................... 8 
1. Team Licenses in Closed Regional Leagues and Global Competitions .............................................................8 
1.1. License Requirements ...............................................................................................................................9 
1.2. License Restrictions ..................................................................................................................................9 
1.3. License transfer .........................................................................................................................................9 
1.4. Effect of a License transfer..................................................................................................................... 10 
1.5. License transfer limitations .................................................................................................................... 10 
1.6. License Revocation ................................................................................................................................ 10 
2. Acknowledgment letter (For Teams without a License) ............................................................................... 10 
3. Player and Team Staff Eligibility .................................................................................................................... 11 
3.1. Compliance with the Rules .................................................................................................................... 11 
3.2. Age ......................................................................................................................................................... 11 
3.3. Residence ............................................................................................................................................... 11 
3.4. Ubisoft account in good standing .......................................................................................................... 11 

 
 
 
 
 
 
3.5. No competition suspension ................................................................................................................... 11 
3.6. Compliance with local labor and immigration laws............................................................................... 11 
3.7. Absence of Conflict of Interest .............................................................................................................. 12 
Team Composition, Players Transfers and Roster Registration ............................................................................. 13 
1. Players’ roles & Roster Definition ................................................................................................................. 13 
2. Minimum Team composition ........................................................................................................................ 14 
3. Additional Team composition ....................................................................................................................... 14 
4. Insufficient number of Players and Stand-in Players .................................................................................... 15 
5. Roster Lock ................................................................................................................................................... 15 
6 Player and/or Coach transfers for Teams with a License ............................................................................... 15 
6.1. Transfer Rules ........................................................................................................................................ 15 
6.2. Transfer Process ..................................................................................................................................... 16 
6.3. Transfer Windows .................................................................................................................................. 16 
6.4. Transfer Limitations and Player Swap .................................................................................................... 17 
7. Roster Registration and Global Contract Database ...................................................................................... 17 
7.1. Roster Registration ................................................................................................................................ 17 
7.2. Global Contract Database ...................................................................................................................... 18 
Rainbow Six: Siege competitions operation and administration .......................................................................... 18 
1. Game Rules ................................................................................................................................................... 18 
1.1. Match format ......................................................................................................................................... 18 
1.2. Match settings ....................................................................................................................................... 18 
1.3. Maps and Operators .............................................................................................................................. 19 
1.4. Tactical Timeouts ................................................................................................................................... 22 
2. Good sportsmanship Rules ........................................................................................................................... 22 
3. Competition Rules ........................................................................................................................................ 23 
3.1. Player Substitution................................................................................................................................. 24 
3.2. Standardized Competition Rules ........................................................................................................... 24 
Sanction(s) & Penalties ......................................................................................................................................... 26 
1 Definition & Scope of Punishment ................................................................................................................ 26 
2. Notification and enforcement ...................................................................................................................... 27 
3. Additional Protective & Supportive measures ............................................................................................. 28 
3.1. Definition ............................................................................................................................................... 28 
3.2. Process ................................................................................................................................................... 28 
Prize payment ....................................................................................................................................................... 29 
1. Recipient and release ................................................................................................................................... 29 

 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Withholding Taxes ........................................................................................................................................ 29 
Miscellaneous ....................................................................................................................................................... 29 
1. Reserved Rights ............................................................................................................................................ 29 
1.1. Exclusive Rights ...................................................................................................................................... 29 
1.2. Tournament Organizer License .............................................................................................................. 30 
1.3. BLAST R6 livestreaming policy ............................................................................................................... 30 
2. Confidentiality .............................................................................................................................................. 30 
3. Privacy .......................................................................................................................................................... 30 
4. Teams and Players Name, likeness and logo ................................................................................................ 32 
4.1. Teams and Players Name & Likeness ..................................................................................................... 32 
4.2. Teams Logos ........................................................................................................................................... 32 
4.3. Scope of the License .............................................................................................................................. 33 
5. No Gambling ................................................................................................................................................. 33 
6. Sponsorships & Product Placements ............................................................................................................ 33 
6.1. Sponsorships .......................................................................................................................................... 33 
6.2. Product Placements ............................................................................................................................... 34 
7. Approval process .......................................................................................................................................... 34 
8. Notification process ...................................................................................................................................... 35 
ANNEX A - ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER ................................................................................................................ 36 
ANNEX B - PENALTY INDEX ....................................................................................................................................... 37 
ANNEX C - ESPORTS PROGRAMS & PRO LEAGUE BATTLE DRESS UNIFORMS AND HEADGEARS PERMITTED IN 
COMPETITIVE PLAY ................................................................................................................................................... 40 
 
 

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Introduction

Integrity – Innovation – Discipline

These are the core values of BLAST Rainbow Six defined in Section 2 of this rulebook (“BLAST R6”).

Through these values, UBISOFT’s and BLAST’s wish is to operate Rainbow Six: Siege at the forefront of the

esports industry, providing an environment for players and organizations alike to thrive. Through high

standards only can we build an inclusive and fair ecosystem where discipline, hard-work and results are

rewarded.

It is the responsibility of each individual or organization participating in BLAST R6 to uphold these values,

whether they are from UBISOFT, BLAST, a competing organization, a production entity or independent on-

screen talents.

This rulebook applies within the context of BLAST R6 and to any of its affiliated tournaments. This rulebook

aims at providing and codifying a structured and consistent set of global rules and standards enforceable

across all levels of competition for everyone and every organisation partaking in BLAST R6, and in

particular the Teams (the term “Team” refers to any person or entity authorized and eligible to compete

in BLAST R6). Participation in any competitions part of BLAST R6 is conditioned to the acceptance of the

following rules and standards (collectively the “Rules”):

• The rules and penalties contained in the present Rulebook, as updated, amended or

supplemented from time to time (the “Rulebook”); and

• The Specific Rules issued by each Tournament Organizer for each competition part of BLAST R6,

which will be provided or made available in advance by the applicable Tournament Organizer

(the “Specific Rules”); and

• The UBISOFT “Code of Conduct: The way we play” establishing a set of core guidelines that all

players, partners, and employees must follow when participating in activities associated with

UBISOFT’s products or services, both online and offline (the “Code of Conduct”)

• The Rainbow Six: Siege Code of Conduct setting forth the acceptable behavior of each and any

player playing the game Rainbow Six: Siege (the “Rainbow Six: Siege Code of Conduct”)

• The Penalty Index referencing and providing a range of Sanction(s) for any violation of the Rules,

the Specific Rules, the Code of Conduct or the Rainbow Six: Siege Code of Conduct (the “Penalty

Index”). Any Sanction(s) issued through the Penalty Index will be without prejudice to any other

sanction which UBISOFT may decide to issue in case of a breach of the Rainbow Six: Siege Code

of Conduct or Ubisoft Terms of Use (“Ubisoft Terms of Use”).

• The privacy notice provided for in Section 8.3 titled “Privacy” of the Rulebook, shall also be

read carefully in order to participate in BLAST R6. If any questions arise regarding the way

UBISOFT processes Personal Data as part of BLAST R6, please contact UBISOFT’s Data

Protection Officer: here

Any capitalized term in this Rulebook which is not listed above shall have the meaning ascribed to these

terms in the Rulebook.

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1. Acceptance and modification of the Rules

1.1. Acknowledgement and Acceptance of the Rules

1.1.1. Teams, Team Staff and Players

Each License Holder, Player and Team Staff must read, acknowledge and accept these Rules, and agree

to abide by them at all times in order to remain eligible to participate in BLAST R6. A definition of the term

License Holder, Player and Team Staff may be found in Section 4.1 of this Rulebook. By accepting these

Rules, each of them consents to the Penalty Index and to UBISOFT’s, BLAST’s, and/or the Tournament

Organizer’s authority to issue sanction or sanctions, preliminary conservative measures and/or definitive

sanctions (“Sanction(s)”) in accordance with the Penalty Index, without prejudice to any other sanction

issued under the Rainbow Six: Siege Code of Conduct and UBISOFT’s Terms of Use. The Rules may be

accepted either through the registration process of a BLAST R6 competition or deemed accepted when

a Player or its Team enter and participate into any match of BLAST R6. Players and their Team may not

participate if they do not agree to be bound to these Rules or otherwise do not meet the eligibility

requirements set forth in the Rules.

1.1.2. Tournament Organizers

Any and each Tournament Organizer contracted by Ubisoft and/or BLAST for the operation of a

competition part of BLAST R6 is responsible for abiding to these Rules and may issue Specific Rules when

permitted under this Rulebook.

The term “Tournament Organizer” refers to the entity that organizes the competition and produces the

broadcast of a competition part of BLAST R6 via:

• Its “Administrative Staff”, which refers to the Tournament Organizer’s staff in charge of enforcing

the Rules applicable to BLAST R6, as well as the Specific Rules of the competition taking place.

Administrative staff also serves as a point of contact for Teams regarding any question related to

BLAST R6, and to report any breach to the Rules.

• Its “Production and Broadcasting Staff“ which refers to the staff employed or contracted to

operate, broadcast or livestream the BLAST R6 or any associated content.

For some competitions of BLAST R6, the Tournament Organizer may be UBISOFT and/or BLAST. In such

case, the Specific Rules will specify which point of contact between BLAST or UBISOFT applies.

1.2. Modification of the Rules.

1.2.1. Modification of the Rules and BLAST R6 format.

In order to ensure that BLAST R6 is operated in accordance with the values conveyed by the Principles of

Esports Engagement set forth by the Entertainment Software Association which UBISOFT is a part of, or

for the protection of any interest that UBISOFT and/or BLAST considers material in order to preserve the

values, legitimacy and integrity of BLAST R6, or in order to comply with any applicable law, UBISOFT

and/or BLAST may amend or supplement these Rules with or without prior notice. UBISOFT and/or BLAST

may also change part of, or the entirety of, the format of BLAST R6 defined in Section 2 with a reasonable

notice before said modified parts of the format are executed upon. The Tournament Organizer may modify

the Specific Rules in accordance with the same principles, subject to UBISOFT/BLAST’s prior review and

approval of such modifications in each instance.

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1.2.2. Notification.

Any modification of the Rules or BLAST R6 format will be communicated or made available to the Teams

either through the update of a revised version of the Rules, through a public blog post linking to a revised

version of the Rules, or by sending an email directly to the Point of Contact designed by each Team.

By default, the License Holder will be the official Point of Contact for Teams with a License, i.e. the only

person able to execute official communications for the Team regarding the prerogatives attached to the

License, while the official Point of Contact for Teams without a license will be the Appointed Team Member

indicated in the Acknowledgement Letter indicated in Section 3.2 (the “Point of Contact”). The License

Holder may appoint another staff member of the Team as Point of Contact. The Point of Contact of a Team

shall be limited to one person representing the Team,

Any change in the Specific Rules will be notified by the Tournament Organizer to the Teams in the manner

described in said Specific Rules.

2. BLAST R6 definition

BLAST R6 is a combination of Global and Regional competitions (as further described in Section 2.3), run

across multiple regions of the world, and establishing the official competitive scene of Rainbow Six: Siege.

UBISOFT/BLAST may update the list of eligible countries and regions part of each Region during a Season,

notably to reflect the list of countries and regions under international sanctions (if applicable), and/or to

preserve the continuity and stability of BLAST R6’s operation during a Season.

2.1. Regions

BLAST R6 is composed of 9 Regions. Each region is composed as follows (the “Regions”):

Europe (“EU Region”)

The EU Region includes the following countries and regions:

Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria,

Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary,

Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta,

Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania,

Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United

Kingdom and Vatican City.

North America (“NA Region”)

The NA Region includes the following countries and regions: Canada and United States of America.

Brazil (“BR Region”)

The Brazil Region includes one country: Brazil

Japan (“JP Region”)

The Japan Region includes one country: Japan

South Korea (“SK Region”)

The South Korea Region includes one country: South Korea

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Hispanic Latin-America Region (“Hispanic LATAM Region”)

The Hispanic LATAM Region includes the following countries and regions: Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador,

Costa Rica, Guatemala, Puerto Rico, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua,

Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia and Peru.

Asia Region (“Asia Region”)

The Asia Region includes the following countries and regions: Chinese-Taipei, Thailand, Indonesia,

Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, and Maldives.

Oceania Region (“OCE Region”)

The Oceania Region includes the following countries and regions: Australia, New Zealand and Polynesian

Nations.

Middle East and North Africa Region (“MENA Region”)

The MENA Region includes the following countries and regions: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan,

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Tunisia, United Arab

Emirates.

2.2. Duration

BLAST R6 will unfold throughout a whole year called a “season” (the “Season”). Each Season begins in

March and ends after the end of next year’s Off-Season Transfer Window, usually after the Six Invitational.

A Season is composed of two stages (individually a “Stage” and collectively “Stages”), and two off-season

periods. Each Stage culminates in a Major and the Season culminates at the Six Invitational in February.

Season 2023

Stage 1

From March to May 2023

Off-Season 1

From June to August 2023

Stage 2

From September to November 2023

Off-Season 2

December 2023 and January 2024

Six Invitational

February 2024

2.3. Levels of Competition

BLAST R6 includes a variety of Rainbow Six competitions, organized by UBISOFT and/or BLAST and/or

Tournament Organizers contracted by UBISOFT and/or BLAST, and which will take place either at a global

or regional level.

2.3.1. Global Competitions

The Six Invitational. The Six Invitational takes place once a year and closes the annual Season of BLAST

R6, crowning the world champion for that Season. Qualification to the Six Invitational is determined

through the Global Point System which is a global ranking assessing all Teams’ performance during a

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Season of BLAST R6. Twenty teams will qualify to the Six Invitational through the Global Point System.

Majors. The Majors are global tournaments (usually offline) occurring two times a year and establishing

Stage champions in BLAST R6. Each Major is constituted of three phases. Through their performance in

their respective Region each Stage. Teams may qualify to either phase 1 or directly to phase 2 of a Major.

• Phase 1: 16 Teams from all nine regions of BLAST R6 will compete in phase 1 of each Major. The 16

teams are selected as follows:

o 2 Teams from EU

o 2 Teams from NA

o 2 Teams from Brazil

o 2 Teams from Japan

o 2 Teams from South Korea

o 2 Teams from Hispanic LATAM

o 2 Teams from Asia

o 1 Team from Oceania

o 1 Team from MENA

Phase 1 of the Major ends with 8 teams qualifying to phase 2

• Phase 2: 16 Teams compete in phase 2 of each Major and are selected as follows:

o 8 Teams qualified from Phase 1 of the Major

o 2 Teams from EU

o 2 Teams from NA

o 2 Teams from Brazil

o 1 Team from Japan

o 1 Team from South Korea

In total, 24 teams will compete at each Major.

2.3.2. Regional competitions

Open Regional Qualifiers. Each Stage of a Season, all 9 Regions will feature an Open Regional Qualifier

allowing any eligible Team (see Section 3.3) to compete and attempt to qualify to the Stage’s Major. Each

Open Regional Qualifier operates independently from one another and may have its own format of

competition. Each Open Regional Qualifier determines which Teams from said Region will compete for a

chance to qualify for phase 1 of the Major in the region’s Open Regional League or in the region’s Major

Last Chance Qualifier.

Closed Regional Leagues. The EU, NA, Brazil, Japan, South Korea, Hispanic Latam and Asia regions will

feature Closed Regional Leagues each Stage of a Season and Major Last Chance Qualifiers. The Closed

Regional Leagues are league-based competitions and determine:

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- which Teams from EU, NA, Brazil, Japan and South Korea qualify directly for phase 2 of the Major;

and

- which Teams from EU, NA, Brazil, Japan, South Korea and Hispanic LATAM qualify directly for

phase 1 of the Major; and

- which Teams from EU, NA, Brazil, Japan, South Korea, Hispanic Latam and Asia will need to face

Teams from their region’s Open Regional Qualifiers in their respective Major Last Chance

Qualifiers, in order to attempt to qualify for phase 1 of the Major.

Each Closed Regional League operates independently from one another and may have its own format of

competition.

Open Regional Leagues (OCE AND MENA). The OCE and MENA regions will feature Open Regional

Leagues. Teams from each region’s Open Regional Qualifier will qualify to these Open Regional Leagues

where they will compete to qualify for phase 1 of the Major.

More details regarding the BLAST R6 Majors’ competitive structure may be found here.

2.4. Global Point System

The BLAST R6 Global Point System (“Global Point System”) provides a global ranking of all Teams

competing in BLAST R6 each Season in order to determine the twenty Teams that will qualify to the Six

Invitational.

2.4.1. Point Distribution

At the end of each Stage, all Teams who participated in the Stage’s Major, as well as the best eight Teams

from each Region will be rewarded with points in the Global Point System. The eight best Teams of each

Region are determined differently from one Region to another, as further described in each Region’s

Specific Rules (see Section 2.5).

Points are distributed as follows:

Ranking

Major

350

260

200

140

105

Regional

150

130

115

100

2.4.2. Qualification to the Six Invitational

At the end of Stage 2 of each Season, the 20 Teams with the most points will automatically be qualified

for the Six Invitational.

2.4.3. Tiebreaker rules

The following tiebreaker rules shall apply to resolve ties in the event that multiple Teams have the same

number of points in the Global Point System at the conclusion of Stage 2, in order to determine the Teams

qualifying for the Six Invitational.

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2.4.3.1. Application of the Tiebreaker rules

These tiebreaker rules act sequentially. If there is a set of tied Teams, and a rule can break at least part of

the tie, this rule is applied, and we move-on to the next rule to break the remaining tied teams. (ie: if there

are three Teams tied and the first rule can break the set of three tied Teams into one singleton and a pair

of two Teams who remain tied then the tie is broken for the singleton Team and the other two Teams

proceed to the next tiebreaker rule in order to break their tie if needed, and so on).

2.4.3.2. Head-to-head record

If two or more Teams have the same number of points in the Global Point System, the first tiebreaker is

head-to-head records. To calculate the head-to-head tiebreaker, the Teams who are tied are listed, then

total number of wins, ties, and losses that each Team has against the other Teams involved in the tie is

calculated. The Team who has the best win-rate amongst the set of tied Teams qualifies.

2.4.3.3. Total Major Points

If head-to-head was not able to resolve all ties, then the total Major points (the sum of the points obtained

by a Team at the current season’s Majors) will be calculated for each Team. The Team with the highest

total Major points wins the tie.

2.4.3.4. Percentage of matches won at Majors

If none of the previous rules were able to resolve the ties, the percentage of matches a Team has won at

Majors will be considered. The Team with the highest percentage will win the tie.

2.4.3.5. Percentage of maps won at Majors

If none of the previous rules were able to resolve the ties, the percentage of maps a Team has won at

Majors will be considered. The Team with the highest percentage will win the tie.

2.4.3.6. Percentage of rounds won at Majors

If none of the previous rules were able to resolve the ties, the percentage of rounds a Team has won at

Majors will be considered. The Team with the highest percentage will win the tie.

2.4.3.7 Tiebreaker Match

If none of the previous rules were able to resolve the ties, an additional tiebreaker match will be scheduled

between the tied Teams at a moment decided by the Tournament Organizer. The tiebreaker match will be

played in a Best of 3 format, with standard overtime rules.

2.5 Regional Structures

The structure of competitions in each Region can vary from one to another. Each Region’s general

structure of competitions, qualification methods from one competition to another, as well as the formats

of said competitions, are presented the Region’s Specific Rules.

The Specific Rules will be accessible in the “Rules Tab” of Ubisoft Rainbow Six Esport Website and/or

accessible through the following websites:

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• EU Region: https://www.challengermode.com/s/BR6EU

• NA Region: https://www.challengermode.com/s/BR6NA

• BR Region: https://www.challengermode.com/s/BR6BR

• JP Region: https://x-moment.docomo.ne.jp/r6s/rjl/story

• SK Region: https://www.challengermode.com/s/BR6KR

• Hispanic LATAM Region: https://www.challengermode.com/s/BR6Latam

• Asia Region: https://www.challengermode.com/s/BR6Asia

• OCE Region: https://www.challengermode.com/s/BR6OCE

• MENA Region: https://www.challengermode.com/s/BR6MENA

More details regarding Regional structures may also be found here

3. Conditions for participation

3.1. Team Licenses in Closed Regional Leagues and Global Competitions

Grant of License. Teams competing in Closed Regional Leagues or that have secured points in the Global

Point System during a Season of BLAST R6 will be granted a license, by UBISOFT.

A License is only granted for the duration of a Season and remains valid during that Season as long as the

Team complies with the Rules (“License”).

UBISOFT’s decision to allow a Team to participate into a Closed Regional Leagues is made at UBISOFT’s

discretion based on various factors such as prior competitive performance in BLAST R6, committed efforts

to ensure continuous and stable participation of Players in BLAST R6, and commercial efforts put in place

by each Team to promote BLAST R6 and Rainbow Six: Siege in their respective Region. Reasonably in

advance before the end of a Season, UBISOFT and BLAST will conduct a review process to determine

whether each License granted to Teams in Closed Regional Leagues shall be renewed for the next Season

of BLAST R6.

A License grants ownership of the competitive slot to the Team, within the Closed Regional League or in

the Global Competitions the Team is qualified for, for the duration of the Season. The License includes

the following prerogatives:

• Authorization to compete in their respective Closed Regional League and the Global

Competition it has qualified for; and

• Eligibility to earn points in the Global Point System; and

• Right to request a transfer of License, conditioned to UBISOFT/BLAST’s approval in each

instance as set forth in Section 3.1.3

License Holder. A material condition for a Team to be granted a License is the appointment by the Team

of a License Holder. This License Holder automatically becomes the Team’s official Point of Contact with

UBISOFT’s and/or BLAST’s designated Regional esports manager as well as for Tournament Organizer’s

Administrative Staff. The License Holder is the only person authorized to act as a representative of the

Team, and exercise the prerogatives attached to the License. For teams competing in Closed Regional

Leagues, the License Holder cannot be a Player.

The License holder may appoint someone else from its organization as official Point of Contact for the

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Team (usually the Team’s Manager). The Point of Contact can thereon execute all official communications

on behalf of the License Holder (notifications and approval most notably, as specified in Section 8.7 and

8.8) but still requires the License Holder’s final validation to execute operations. UBISOFT/BLAST may

request a change of Point of Contact should a team’s Point of Contact not be timely responsive.

Any change of License Holder must be requested in writing (email being sufficient) by the License Holder

to UBISOFT and BLAST’s Regional esports manager and shall be formally approved by UBISOFT and

BLAST by email prior to its effectiveness.

3.1.1 . License Requirements

Legal Entity. In order to be granted a License, an eligible Team must be represented by a legal entity

(association, company …). If a Team becomes eligible to be granted a License at any point during the

Season, then at such time UBISOFT and BLAST may allow a grace period of (60) days for the Team to

meet the legal entity requirement. This grace period may be provided by UBISOFT and BLAST in cases

where failure to have the legal entity created stems from incompressible delays on which the Team has no

control over and despite the Team’s best efforts to have the legal entity created in time.

Proof of such valid legal entity needs to be provided to the Team’s regional Tournament Organizer’s

Administrative Staff and/or to Ubisoft’s and/or BLAST’s Regional esports manager prior to any

participation into BLAST R6.

Teams competing in BLAST R6 with a License must operate Transfer of Player(s) and/or Coach(es) in

accordance with Section 4.6 of this Rulebook.

Specific Rules may also provide additional details regarding UBISOFT, BLAST and/or the Tournament

Organizer expectations in terms of promotional and media obligations to be performed by each Team

with a License as part of their participation into BLAST R6 (e.g. participation into Media Days, posting of

match results on the Team’s social media accounts, etc..).

3.1.2. License Restrictions

A Team can only be granted one license at a time to compete in BLAST R6, but a Team may have both a

Main Roster and a Secondary Roster registered in the same Region or in different Regions (as defined in

Section 4.1), provided that both Rosters are not both competing in Closed Regional Leagues.

For sake of Clarity, a Team may not compete, whether through its Main or Secondary Roster, in more than

one Closed Regional League during any given Season. This also applies to Teams whose Secondary Roster

is registered in a different Region from their Main Roster.

In the event that both a Team’s Main and Secondary Roster qualify for a Global Competition, whether

through qualification in one Region or two different Regions, only one Roster will be allowed to participate

in said Global Competition. In such event, the Team must decide which Roster advances to said Global

Competition.

3.1.3. License transfer

A License Holder validly holding a License for its Team can initiate a License transfer with another Team

that does not yet hold a License, provided the acquiring Team complies with the Rules and fulfills the

conditions for participation set forth in Section 3.

Prior to any transfer, the License Holder shall notify UBISOFT and BLAST’s Regional Esports manager of

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its intention to transfer its Team License and all proof of the acquiring team’s eligibility (including an

absence of conflict-of-interest statement based on the template provided by UBISOFT and/or BLAST)

must be communicated to the Tournament Organizer officials and/or UBISOFT and/or BLAST. A license

transfer will neither be valid nor enforceable unless formally approved by UBISOFT and BLAST according

to the Approval process set forth in Section 8.7.

3.1.4. Effect of a License transfer

When a License is transferred, the acquiring Team obtains the acquired Team’s current number of points

in the Global Point System, and the acquired Team’s ranking in the Closed Regional League if applicable.

If a License transfer occurs while a prize pool payment is due to the acquired License Holder, then the

right to such payment will be automatically transferred to the acquiring License Holder.

3.1.5. License transfer limitations

As a condition for the License transfer to be valid, the acquiring License Holder must maintain the Roster

of Players of the Team of the former License Holder, including both the Main Roster and the Secondary

Roster if such Secondary Roster exists. For sake of clarity, a License Holder may not transfer its License

for the level competition in which its Main Roster partakes without transferring the same License for the

level of competition in which its Secondary Roster partakes in.

UBISOFT shall have sole discretion to allow or decline a License transfer and may impose specific

timeframe and requirements regarding a contemplated transfer of License if required to ensure the

continuity of its league operation and to protect UBISOFT’s esports ecosystem integrity. These additional

requirements may require from the transferring and acquiring organisation an obligation to provide

documentation supporting the ability of the acquiring team to maintain the applicable Roster(s) of the

transferring organization in compliance with the eligibility requirement of the Rules, as well as details

regarding the acquiring Team’s endeavours to market and promote its participation into BLAST R6 should

a License transfer was to be approved by BLAST and UBISOFT. If UBISOFT and BLAST reckon that the

timing of a projected transfer is likely to create instability in BLAST R6’s league operations and continuity,

or if UBISOFT and BLAST determine that the acquiring Team endeavours to promote BLAST R6 are not

aligned with UBISOFT and BLAST needs for BLAST R6, then UBISOFT and BLAST reserve the right to

decline a License transfer at discretion.

Once the transfer is effective and approved by UBISOFT and BLAST, changes to the Roster(s) can be made

during the next transfer window set forth in Section 4.6.3.

3.1.6. License Revocation

UBISOFT reserves the right to revoke a license granted for the Season in case of major or repeated

breaches of the Rules by any of the Team’s Players or Team’s Staff.

3.2. Acknowledgment letter (For Teams without a License)

All Teams competing in BLAST R6 that are not eligible for a License must be represented by a Player or

Team Staff of said Team by appointing this Player or Team Staff as their appointed representative through

the execution of the Acknowledgment Letter set forth in the Appendix (the “Acknowledgement Letter”).

An Acknowledgement Letter is valid until the end of the ongoing Stage of competition and must be

renewed should the Team want to participate in another Stage of competition during the same Season.

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Through the execution of the Acknowledgment Letter, all members of the Team agree that all Prize

Payments they are owed due to their placement in competitions of BLAST R6 will be made to the

Appointed Team Member indicated in said Acknowledgement Letter.

3.3. Player and Team Staff Eligibility

3.3.1. Compliance with the Rules

Players and Team Staff will be eligible and remain eligible to compete in BLAST R6 with their Team as long

as they agree to be bound to and abide by the Rules, and in particular comply with the eligibility

requirements set forth in this Section 3.3.

3.3.2. Age

Each Player and Team Staff must be 18 years old or older, as stated on their official government issued

documentations, at the time of their first match in BLAST R6 in order to be eligible to participate.

3.3.3. Residence

Any Player competing in BLAST R6 must reside in the Region such Player competes in. Additionally,

UBISOFT, BLAST and/or Tournament Organizers may add extra residency requirements in their Specific

Rules for the Teams participating in specific Regional competitions.

A Team Coach (as defined in Section 4.1) is allowed to perform his role from a different Region its Roster

competes in for online competitions but must be physically present to perform its role for any competition

taking place in an offline environment.

3.3.4. Ubisoft account in good standing

In order to be eligible to participate in BLAST R6 and throughout the entire duration of BLAST R6, Players

and Team Staff may not own or use a Ubisoft account that is not in good standing. The notion of “Good

standing” is construed in application of the Rainbow Six: Siege code of conduct and of Ubisoft Terms of

Use and such standing may be verified by UBISOFT from time to time.

Any sanction emitted by UBISOFT on the Ubisoft account of a Player or Team Staff may translate into

Sanction(s) in BLAST R6. Additionally, should any Player or Team Staff own or use another account that is

not in good standing, any sanction to such account may translate into Sanction(s) in BLAST R6 as well.

3.3.5. No competition suspension

A Player and/or Team Staff may not participate or be involved in any competition of BLAST R6 if such

Player and/or Team Staff is subject to a competitive suspension issued by UBISOFT, BLAST or the

Tournament Organizer of said competition.

3.3.6. Compliance with local labor and immigration laws

Participation in any competition of the BLAST R6 is conditioned to the obtention, by each Player and Team

Staff of any necessary official documentation (visas, work permits, governmental authorizations…)

required to comply with applicable local laws where the BLAST R6 competition is held.

UBISOFT, BLAST and/or the Tournament Organizer cannot be held responsible for the failure of a Player

and/or Team Staff and/or Team’s failure to secure any required documentation needed to participate in

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a BLAST R6 competition in compliance with applicable law. Teams are responsible for providing to the

Tournament Organizer operating a competition of BLAST R6 with supporting document substantiating the

compliance of their Players and Team Staff with Sections 3.3.2, 3.3.3, 3.3.4 and 3.3.7 at the beginning of

each Season and no later than seven days prior to the Team’s first official match of a Season in BLAST R6

or during the Season whenever a new Player is acquired.

3.3.7. Absence of Conflict of Interest

At the time of its registration, prior to any License transfer, and/or upon UBISOFT’s Regional esports

manager and/or Tournament Organizer Administrative Staff request, each Team, regardless of whether or

not they own a License within BLAST R6, must provide an “absence of Conflict of Interest” statement

certifying that the Team is not facing a Conflict of Interest. A “Conflict of Interest” may include, but is not

limited to:

(i) Joint Control of multiple Teams, or any form of interests in multiples teams in BLAST R6. For

purpose of this definition in this present Section 3.3.7 (i), “Control” means:

• The possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to vote five percent (5%) or more of all

interests having voting power for the election of Team owners or any Team representative.

• The ownership of a general partnership interest or a limited partnership interest (or other

ownership interest) representing ten percent (10%) or more of the outstanding limited

partnership interests or other ownership interests of such Team.

(ii) A situation where a Player or a Team Staff (such term being defined in Section 4.1) is an

employee, officer, director, agent, contractor or subcontractor performing services or work in

connection with BLAST R6, or representatives of UBISOFT, BLAST or of the Tournament Organizer

and/or of any person or other entity which own or Control, is under the ownership or is under

common ownership or Control of UBISOFT, BLAST or the Tournament Organizer. “Control” under

this present Section 3.3.7 (ii) shall mean the power, through any means, to determine the policies

or management of an entity, whether through the power to elect, appoint or approve, directly or

indirectly, the directors, officers, managers or trustees of such entity or otherwise.

(iii) A situation of collusion where a Player or Team Staff is in a position in which said Player or Team

Staff could interfere and/or benefit financially or otherwise, directly or indirectly, from a decision

to alter the outcome of a match and/or behavior of the Team within a competition of BLAST R6 in

a manner contrary with the integrity and competitive spirit of BLAST R6. A situation of collusion

includes, but is not limited to, undisclosed agreement between two or more parties to deceive

and/or mislead Tournament Organizer’s officials and/or UBISOFT’s and/or BLAST’s Regional

Esports manager or tampering the outcome of a or multiple matches in a competition of BLAST

R6.

(iv) Any cluster of clues indicative of a Conflict of Interest identified by UBISOFT or BLAST.

Failure to provide the aforementioned absence of Conflict-of-Interest statement, or in case of any

misrepresentation or deceit on the facts alleged on this absence of Conflict-of-Interest statement, may

lead to Sanction(s), which may include disqualification of the Team from BLAST R6.

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4. Team Composition, Players Transfers and Roster Registration

4.1. Players’ roles & Roster Definition

Definition

“License

Holder”

The License Holder is the person appointed by the Team to exercise the prerogatives attached

to the License mentioned in the conditions set forth in Section 3.1.

“Players”

The term “Players” refers to all players (Starters or Substitutes) part of either the Main Roster or

the Secondary Roster of a Team (collectively the “Players”)

“Roster”

The Term “Roster” refers to a group of 5 to 7 Players (5 Starters and up to 2 Substitutes) registered

to compete in a competition of BLAST R6 and which may be either the Main Roster or the

Secondary Roster. The Term “Rosters” refers collectively to the Main and the Secondary Roster of

a Team.

“Main

Roster”

A Team’s “Main Roster” shall either mean the unique roster that a Team has registered for

participation in the BLAST R6 or, for Teams that have elected to constitute a “Secondary Roster”,

its roster of Players that partakes in the highest level of competition within BLAST R6 during the

Season.

“Secondary

Roster”

A Team’s “Secondary Roster” is a Roster competing at a level of competition that is lower than

the Team’s Main Roster level of competition. A Secondary Roster can exist within the same Region

as the Main Roster, or within a different Region, and is subject to the restrictions outlined in

Section 3.1.2.

“Starter”

A “Starter” is a Player of a Team’s Roster. Any Roster must have 5 Starters to be validly registered

to compete in any given competition. As a general rule, the 5 Starters of a Roster shall be the ones

playing in BLAST R6 matches by default.

“Substitute”

A “Substitute” is a Player of a Team’s roster. Any Team may register up to 2 substitutes per Roster

(see Section 4.3). A Substitute can replace one of the Team’s Starters in a match as outlined in

Section 5.3.1.

“Support

Staff”

The term “Support Staff” shall mean any person employed or contracted by the Team whose role

is to directly or indirectly assist the Players through their participation in BLAST R6. Team Support

Staff may for example be an analyst, psychologist, physical trainer, social media manager, content

creator, nutritionist, etc.

“Team

Coach”

The term “Team Coach” shall refer to the person responsible, in the Team, for assisting Players in

their in-game preparation for competition, as well as supporting them during their participation

in official matches of BLAST R6.

“Team

Manager”

The term “Team Manager” shall refer to the person responsible, in the Team, for assisting Players

in the administration and logistics of their participation in BLAST R6. He is usually the most

appropriate person to be appointed as Team Point of Contact instead of the License Holder

himself.

“Team Staff”

The term “Team Staff” shall refer collectively to the Team Coach(es), Team Manager and

Support Staff.

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4.2. Minimum Team composition

Each Team shall always have the following Team composition during the Season in order to remain eligible

to participate in BLAST R6 (roles can be cumulated unless specified otherwise):

• One License Holder (only for Teams competing with a License) or one Appointed Team Member

(only for Teams competing with an Acknowledgement Letter); and

• Five Players constituting the Starters of the Main Roster of a Team. Except for Teams that are

contractually bound to UBISOFT to maintain their Roster at all times during the Season, this

obligation to maintain the Main Roster does not apply if said Roster is not competing or qualified

to compete in any esports program of BLAST R6 before the end of the Season.

4.3. Additional Team composition

A Team may have the following additional Team Players and/or Team Staff:

• Up to Seven additional Players, depending on the following:

o A team may register up to 2 Substitutes with its Main Roster.

o A Team may constitute a Secondary Roster with 5 different Players from the Starters of its

Main Roster. Those 5 Players will constitute the Starters of said Secondary Roster. For

Team’s whose Main and Secondary Rosters compete in the same Region, 2 of the 5 Starters

of the Secondary Roster may be registered as Substitutes of the Main Roster. The opposite

is, however, not possible, i.e., 2 Starters from the Main Roster may not be registered as

Substitutes of the Secondary Roster. In addition, a Team may register 2 dedicated

Substitutes for its Secondary Roster. The grand total of all Players registered in the Main

and Secondary Roster of a Team cannot exceed 12 Players.

• One Team Manager who may serve as Point of Contact with the Tournament Organizer(s) and

UBISOFT and/or BLAST for logistics and league operations purposes.

• One Coach per Roster, supporting the Players during official matches in accordance with the

Specific Rules of BLAST R6 competitions the Team partakes in. The status of Coach for a Roster

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gives the Coach the right to request to substitute one of the Starters with a Substitute of the Roster

in an official match. In the event a Starter, due to exceptional circumstances, is not able to play an

official match, with no Substitutes for the Roster available for replacement, the Roster’s Coach may

request the ability to step-in temporarily as a substitute Player himself. A Coach may only step-in

with the Tournament Organizer’s approval and will not be allowed to step-in in case of non-

compliance with all the eligibility conditions set forth in Section 3.3.

• Any number of additional “Support Staff” as the Team sees fit.

4.4. Insufficient number of Players and Stand-in Players

If a Team is not able to have five Players competing in a particular match of BLAST R6, including through

calling a Substitute, or with its Coach stepping-in, the Team can request to have another one of their Team

Staff members replace the unavailable Player. Authorization to compete with a Team Staff member

replacing a Player is subject to Ubisoft and to the Tournament Organizer’s approval.

In the event that a Team is unable to have five Players competing including through calling a Substitute, a

Coach stepping-in or any other Team Staff member, the Team can exceptionally request to play with a

Stand-In Player. A “Stand-In Player” is a person exceptionally authorized to compete with a Team he is

not under contract with, for a limited period of time (a “Stand-In Player”) and for the sole purpose of

avoiding the Team forfeiting that match for breach of the Team composition requirements set forth in

Section 4.2. Authorization for a Team to compete with a Stand-In Player is always subject to UBISOFT

and/or BLAST and/or to the Tournament Organizer’s approval and is subject to the following limitations:

• Stand-In Players must meet all eligibility requirements presented in Section 3.3. Exception can be

made to the Residence eligibility rule Section 3.3.3 only for offline competitions, and subject to

UBISOFT and/or BLAST and the Tournament Organizer’s approval in each instance.

• A Stand-In Player cannot have been registered with another Team that has competed, in the same

Stage of the Season, against the Team he is standing-in for. This applies across all competitions of

BLAST R6.

• A Stand-In Player cannot be registered in the Roster of another Team that is competing in the same

competition he is asked to stand-in for.

4.5. Roster Lock

A Roster is considered locked upon its registration with the applicable Tournament Organizer for a

competition or multiple competitions of BLAST R6. Once locked, no new Player(s) or Coach may be added

to the roster:

• For Teams operating with a License: until the beginning of the next Transfer Window

• For Teams operating with an Acknowledgement Letter: until the roster exits the competition or

becomes eligible to obtain a License.

4.6 Player and/or Coach transfers for Teams with a License

4.6.1. Transfer Rules

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Any transfer of a Player and/or Team Coach from a Team (with or without a License) to a Team with a

License, or any addition of a Free Agent Player to a Team with a License is considered a Player or Coach

transfer. A “Free Agent Player” is an individual who is not contracted by a Team competing in BLAST R6

(“Free Agent Player”). At the beginning of each Stage, Teams with a License shall provide any

documentation set forth in Section 3.3 for all new Players and/or Coach in their Roster (i.e. Players and/or

Coach that weren’t already part of said Team during the previous Stage) to the applicable Tournament

Organizer.

Teams with a License can only execute transfers during the pre-established transfer windows set forth in

Section 4.6.3 and subject to the limitations set forth in the Section 4.6.4.

4.6.2. Transfer Process

Only License Holders are allowed to get in touch with other License holders in order to discuss and/or

initiate transfer of Player(s) and/or Team Coach. License Holders are not authorized to reach out or

contact any Players or Team Staff from another Team with a License for the purpose of a Player transfer.

A License Holder may delegate this right to discuss transfers by appointing one of his or her Team Staff

as its representative for the transfer discussion and negotiation purposes on his or her behalf.

Appointment of said Team Staff shall immediately be notified to UBISOFT’s and BLAST’s Regional Esports

Manager and Tournament Organizer officials for the competition the Team competes in.

Breach of this rule will be considered poaching and will be heavily sanctioned within the scope defined by

the Penalty Index.

4.6.3. Transfer Windows

Transfer windows are timeframes during which transfer of Player(s) and/or Coach to a Team with License

may be executed (the “Transfer Windows”). For sake of clarity, discussion and negotiation regarding an

upcoming Transfer of Player outside of the Transfer Window may be initiated, but the execution of such

Transfer may only occur during a Transfer Window. The transfer is considered “executed” once the

acquired Player or Coach and the acquiring Team with a License have agreed to be legally and

unconditionally bound to the participation of the acquired Player or Coach in the Team at the latest at

the end of the Transfer Window, and provided that such transfer is notified by email to UBISOFT, BLAST

and the relevant Tournament Organizer. All relevant parties involved in such Transfer shall be included in

cc in the email sent to the Tournament Organizer and UBISOFT and/or BLAST to notify the execution of

such Transfer.

The Transfer Windows for Season 2023 are as follows:

Season 2023

Dates

Type

Mid-Season Transfer

Window 1

From May 15

, 2023, 9 AM CET until August 28

2023, 9 AM CET

Mid-Season Transfer Window

Mid-Season Transfer

Window 2

From November 13

, 2023, 9 AM CET until

November 27

, 2023, 9 AM CET

Mid-Season Transfer Window

Off-Season Transfer

Window

From February 19

, 2024, 9 AM CET until March

, 2024, 9 AM CET

Off-Season Transfer Window

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4.6.4. Transfer Limitations and Player Swap

4.6.4.1 . Mid-Season Transfers

All Transfer Windows, except the last one of each Season (starting in February after the end of the Six

Invitational for that Season) are considered “Mid-Season Transfer Windows”.

During a mid-Season Transfer Window, Teams with License can bring a maximum of two new Players and

one Coach in each of their Rosters. Should new Players be added to the Secondary Roster of a Team with

a License, those Players cannot also be registered as Substitutes of the Main Roster as outlined in Section

4.3.

4.6.4.2. Off-Season Transfers

The last Transfer Window of each Season – starting in February after the end of the Six Invitational – is

called the “Off-Season Transfer Window”.

During an Off-Season Transfer Window, Teams with a License can change the Coach and/or as many

Players as they want from their Roster(s).

4.6.4.3. Player and/or Coach Swap

Any transfer of a Player and/or Coach from a Team’s Main Roster to its Secondary Roster, or vice versa, is

considered a “Player Swap” or a “Coach Swap”.

Player and/or Coach Swaps can only occur during the pre-established transfer windows set forth in

Section 4.6.3 and in accordance with the transfer rules set in Section 4.6.1 :

- During Mid-Season Transfer Windows: Teams with a License are allowed to swap a maximum

of 2 Players and one Coach between their Rosters.

- During the Off-Season Transfer Window: Teams with a License are allowed to swap their

Coach and/or as many Players as they want between their Rosters.

4.7. Roster Registration and Global Contract Database

4.7.1. Roster Registration

At the start of the Season and of any given Stage, each Team must provide to the Tournament Organizer(s)

a list of information regarding its official Roster for the upcoming Stage of competition, as part of a Roster

Registration process. Should a Team with a License have both a Main and a Secondary Roster, each Roster

must be registered separately. This list should include the following information (collectively the “Team

Data”):

• For Players and Coach: legal first name, legal family name, Ubisoft ID, role (Player or Coach),

country of residence, birthdate, and contract end date (if applicable).

• For License Holders: legal first name, legal family name, email address.

The communication to UBISOFT of the aforementioned Team Data regarding Players’ and or Coach’s

availability for a transfer and License Holder contract details constitute a legitimate interest for the

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protection of the integrity of BLAST R6 and a material condition for the Team’s participation in BLAST R6.

Any change in such Team Data shall be notified to UBISOFT whenever a change occurs. Team Data for a

given Player, Coach or License Holder contained in the Global Contract Database will be deleted from

the Global Contract Database once said Player, Coach or License Holder leaves BLAST R6.

More information regarding the way Ubisoft processes Team Data (including Personal Data), to enable

Players’ Transfers during the Transfer window, is provided in Section 8.3 of the Rulebook titled “Privacy”.

4.7.2. Global Contract Database

In order to facilitate Player and/or Coach transfers during Transfer Windows, to avoid poaching and

encourage best practices across all Teams with a License, the Team Data regarding Players and/or Coach

availability during a Transfer Windows will be made available to License Holders within a Global Contract

database managed by UBISOFT and BLAST. The Global Contract Database may also be shared with third

party organizations that have expressed a legitimate interest to acquire a License for participation into

an upcoming Stage or Season of BLAST R6.

If a License Holder appoints a Point of Contact to manage Player and/or Coach transfers on its behalf,

access to the Global Contract Database will be granted to the appointed Point of Contact. Any change

of Point of Contact shall be limited in time and notified to UBISOFT, being understood that any access

granted will terminate once the duration of the appointment expires.