Pro League
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Pro League
Series Information
Organizers:
Ubisoft
ESL
ESL
Location:
EuropeLinks
About[edit]
The Pro League was a professional esports league for Rainbow Six Siege, hosted and organized by ESL in association with Ubisoft.[1] The league was announced in January 2016 and began with Year 1 Season 1 on March 4, 2017. The league coincided with Rainbow Six Siege updates before Year 3, with three seasons per year; the fourth being taken up by the Six Invitational. Since Year 3, there are two 6-month seasons per year.
For Year 1, the Pro League featured divisions in both PC and Xbox One, the latter in association with Microsoft. For Year 2, the Xbox One division was cut in favor of expanding the PC Pro League, with the platform moving to the Major League. Challenger League was also introduced as the second best league on the competitive scene and the only path to qualify in Pro League.
Format[edit]
Year 1[edit]
The league consisted of two divisions, North America and Europe. Teams played in a round-robin format, playing every other team in a best-of-two, with the top 2 teams proceeding to world playoffs.
Year 2[edit]
At the beginning of the year, Latin America got its own Pro League while Asia Pacific had to wait until Season 3. The format was adjusted to accommodate for the newly added divisions and production. Teams now play in a GSL Group Stage, with the top two teams proceeding to regional playoffs. Prior to Year 2 Season 3, teams would play in a single-elimination bracket, with the top two teams and the winner of the third-place match proceeding to LAN playoffs for North America and Europe, with only the top two proceeding to LAN playoffs in Latin America. This was again rectified in Year 2 Season 3 where, while teams continue to play in a single-elimination bracket, only the top two teams proceed to LAN playoffs for each division.
For Asia Pacific, there are four regional divisions: Australia & New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia. Each division functions similarly to the regular seasons of other divisions, featuring a GSL group stage and a single-elimination bracket, but with the top two teams proceeding to the regional Asia Pacific finals. The Asia Pacific Finals are played on LAN with the top two teams proceeding to the Pro League Finals.
Year 3[edit]
A few weeks before the Six Invitational 2018, Ubisoft and ESL announced a few changes to the competitive roadmap. In Year 1 and 2, Pro League seasons were following game seasons. For this third year, they decided to make Pro League seasons six months long (twice as long as before). With this change, regional Pro Leagues were going back to a round-robin format but this time with best-of-one matches. Top 2 teams of each region still qualify to the world finals. Due to time constraints, Season 7 was a transitional season using the same format as Year 2, while Season 8 was the very first season to last 6 months.
Events[edit]
Finals[edit]
| Global Finals |
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G & S Tournament
Date
Prize
Location
P#
Winner
Runner-up
May 19 - 20, 2018
$167,000
Atlantic City, United States8 teams
Nov 12 - 13, 2016
$62,500
Burbank, United States4 teams
Jul 30, 2016
$62,500
Burbank, United States4 teams
Apr 22, 2016
$50,000
Boston, United States4 teams
Regionals[edit]
| Europe |
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G & S Tournament
Date
Prize
Location
P#
Winner
Runner-up
Mar 4 - Apr 18, 2016
Online/Offline, Europe8 teams
| North America |
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G & S Tournament
Date
Prize
Location
P#
Winner
Runner-up
Jan 6 - Apr 13, 2020
$157,000
Online, North America8 teams
Jun 17 - Oct 15, 2019
$84,500
Online, North America8 teams
Sep 18 - Oct 30, 2017
$27,000
Online, North America8 teams
Jun 12 - Jul 24, 2017
$21,000
Online, North America8 teams
Mar 20 - May 1, 2017
$21,000
Online, North America8 teams
Aug 29 - Oct 20, 2016
$6,250
Online, North America8 teams
Aug 29 - Oct 18, 2016
Online, North America8 teams
Jun 2 - Jul 14, 2016
$6,250
Online, North America8 teams
May 31 - Jul 12, 2016
Online, North America8 teams
Mar 10 - Apr 18, 2016
Online, North America8 teams
Mar 7 - Apr 11, 2016
Online, North America8 teams
| Latin America |
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G & S Tournament
Date
Prize
Location
P#
Winner
Runner-up
Jan 7 - Apr 14, 2020
$157,000
Online, South America8 teams
Jun 19 - Oct 16, 2019
$84,500
Online, South America8 teams
Dec 5 - Apr 24, 2019
$84,500
Online, South America8 teams
Jun 26 - Oct 24, 2018
$27,000
Online, South America8 teams
Mar 14 - Apr 25, 2018
$27,000
Online, South America8 teams
Sep 19 - Oct 31, 2017
$27,000
Online, South America8 teams
Jun 17 - Jul 25, 2017
$28,500
Online, South America8 teams
| Asia Pacific |
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G & S Tournament
Date
Prize
Location
P#
Winner
Runner-up
Jan 8 - Mar 26, 2020
$40,625
Online, Southeast Asia8 teams
Jan 8 - Mar 26, 2020
$40,625
Online, Oceania8 teams
Jun 18 - Sep 27, 2019
$4,500
Online, South Korea4 teams
Jun 19 - Sep 26, 2019
$10,000
Online, Southeast Asia8 teams
Jun 19 - Sep 26, 2019
$10,000
Online, Oceania8 teams
Jan 24 - Mar 27, 2019
$4,500
Online, South Korea4 teams
Jan 16 - Mar 27, 2019
$10,000
Online, Southeast Asia8 teams
Jan 16 - Mar 27, 2019
$10,000
Online, Oceania8 teams
Jun 27 - Sep 27, 2018
$9,000
Online, Japan8 teams
Jun 27 - Sep 19, 2018
$9,000
Online, Oceania8 teams
Jun 27 - Sep 14, 2018
$9,000
Online, Southeast Asia8 teams
Jun 27 - Sep 13, 2018
$9,000
Online, South Korea8 teams
Mar 17 - Apr 7, 2018
$9,000
Online, South Korea8 teams
Mar 20 - Apr 4, 2018
$9,000
Online, Japan8 teams
Mar 13 - Apr 4, 2018
$9,000
Online, Southeast Asia8 teams
Mar 13 - Apr 4, 2018
$9,000
Online, Oceania8 teams
Sep 12 - Oct 3, 2017
$9,000
Online, Oceania8 teams
Sep 17 - Oct 1, 2017
$9,000
Online, South Korea6 teams
Sep 12 - 26, 2017
$9,000
Online, Southeast Asia7 teams
Team performances[edit]
Medals won per team[edit]
| # | Team |  |
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Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |   PENTA |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2. |  G2 Esports |
1 | - | - | 1 |
| 2. |  Team Empire |
1 | - | - | 1 |
| 2. |   Team Liquid |
1 | - | - | 1 |
| 2. |  ENCE eSports |
1 | - | - | 1 |
| 2. |  Continuum |
1 | - | - | 1 |
| 2. |  Yunktis |
1 | - | - | 1 |
| 2. |   Natus Vincere |
1 | - | - | 1 |
| 9. |  GiFu eSports |
- | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10. |  Black Dragons |
- | 2 | - | 2 |
| 11. |   FaZe Clan |
- | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11. |   Elevate |
- | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11. |  Orbit |
- | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14. |   Evil Geniuses |
- | 1 | - | 1 |
| 14. |  Playing Ducks |
- | 1 | - | 1 |
| 14. |  DarkZero Esports |
- | 1 | - | 1 |
| 17. |  Team Fontt |
- | - | 2 | 2 |
| 17. |  Fnatic |
- | - | 2 | 2 |
| 19. |  PET Nora-Rengo |
- | - | 1 | 1 |
| 19. |   Millenium |
- | - | 1 | 1 |
| 19. |   Rogue |
- | - | 1 | 1 |
| 19. |  BRK e-Sports |
- | - | 1 | 1 |
| 19. |  gBots PRO |
- | - | 1 | 1 |
| 19. |  V3 Masters |
- | - | 1 | 1 |
| 19. |  Most Wanted eSports |
- | - | 1 | 1 |
| 19. |   FlipSid3 Tactics |
- | - | 1 | 1 |
| 19. |   VwS Gaming |
- | - | 1 | 1 |
| 19. |  Team Reciprocity |
- | - | 1 | 1 |
| 19. |  Aerowolf |
- | - | 1 | 1 |
Performance by region[edit]
| Region | North America | Europe | Latin America | Asia Pacific | ||||||||
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| Medals Total |
1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2016 |
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| 2017 |
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| 2018 |
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Performance by champions[edit]
| Edition | Champion | Maps | Matches | Regional Position |
Following Season |
Previous Season | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Region | W/P | % | W/P | % | ||||
| Y1S1 |
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Europe | 15/18 | 83% | 6/9 | 66% | 1st | NQ | - |
| Y1S2 |
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Europe | 14/17 | 82% | 8/9 | 88% | 1st | NQ | NQ |
| Y1S3 |
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North America | 14/20 | 70% | 5/9 | 55% | 2nd | NQ | NQ |
| Y2S1 |
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Europe | 14/18 | 77% | 7/7 | 100% | 1st | 1st | NQ |
| Y2S2 |
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Europe | 13/16 | 81% | 6/7 | 85% | 2nd | 3-4 | 1st |
| Y2S3 |
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Europe | 12/15 | 80% | 6/7 | 85% | 2nd | NQ | 5-8 |
| Season 7 |
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Latin America | 12/16 | 75% | 6/7 | 85% | 2nd | NQ | NQ |
| Season 8 |
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Europe | 17/20 | 85% | 14/17 | 82% | 1st | NQ | NQ |
| Season 9 |
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Europe | 16/22 | 72% | 13/17 | 76% | 1st | NQ | NQ |
| Season 10 |
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Europe | 16/22 | 72% | 13/17 | 76% | 1st | NQ | NQ |
Player participation[edit]
Player Appearances[edit]
Total Finals Country Representation[edit]
Total Finals Country Representation[edit]
Total Finals Country Representation[edit]
| # | Country / Region | Representation | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 26 / 47 (55%) | CuCu, great, SwaggyP, Redeemer, tit0n, FightiR, LaXInG, Havik, Powerful, BCK, Killer, Perseus, Nova, MarcoPolo, Ayver, SilentRage, Skys, Dashboard, Xefe, England, Yurii, Bosco, Lowww, Easilyy, GhOsT RiddLe, Animaul |
| 2 |  France | 16 / 47 (34%) | BiOs, FuriouSG, Squall K, KRiiSKO, AnThraX, Lion, Stif, Stazio, Skyline, Primal, SangraL, ZephiR, Atoomikk, BiBoo, RaFaLe, Spark |
| 3 |  United Kingdom | 5 / 47 (11%) | EquinoX, Emotion, Temps, Drake, Maestro |
