Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Pro League Season Two Announced!!
UBISOFT, XBOX AND ESL ANNOUNCE TOM CLANCYS RAINBOW SIX PRO LEAGUE SEASON TWO
Special Edition Pro League Weapon Skins Now Available for Players to Support Season One Teams; Free Weekend Announced for PC
SAN FRANCISCO April 13, 2016 Today, Ubisoft, together with Xbox and ESL, the worlds largest eSports company, announced Season Two of the Tom Clancys Rainbow Six Pro League global competition program starting on May 30 for Xbox One and June 2 for Windows PC. This second season will offer all Tom Clancys Rainbow Six Siege players the chance to compete with their team against the most seasoned players to win a share of the $150,000 total prize pool.
Before Season Two starts, the top placing teams in Europe and North America from Season One will compete head-to-head against one another for the title of Season One champions with $50,000 in prize money on the line for both the Xbox One and PC finals. The Season One finals for Xbox One will take place on April 22 at PAX East in the ESL booth, and the PC finals on May 7 at ESLs studios in Cologne, Germany. Both events will be broadcast live on the Rainbow Six Twitch channel, twitch.tv/rainbow6.
From now until May 6, all Tom Clancys Rainbow Six Siege players can support Pro League teams in Season One by purchasing special edition themed weapon skins. Up to 30% of revenues generated by the purchase of these skins will be redistributed, in equal parts, directly to the Pro League teams themselves.
In addition, Ubisoft announced that Tom Clancys Rainbow Six Siege on Windows PC will be available to play for free this weekend. From April 1417, anyone who does not own Tom Clancys Rainbow Six Siege will be able to play the full game for free on Steam or Uplay PC. During this time, players can purchase the game on Windows PC at the discounted rate of 40% off the Gold Edition and 33% off the Standard Edition. In-game progression will carry over from the free weekend trial if players choose to purchase the full game.
Details on the competition program and qualifiers are available at rainbow6.com/ProLeague. Catch up on previous matches at youtube.com/
rainbowsixProLeague. Players can assemble their team and start practicing right now in weekly cups at play.eslgaming.com/rainbowsix. For more information about Tom Clancys Rainbow Six Siege, please visit rainbow6.com.
About ESL
ESL is the world’s largest esports company, leading the industry across the most popular video games with numerous online and offline competitions. It operates high profile, branded international and national leagues and tournaments such as the Intel Extreme Masters, ESL One, ESL National Championships and other top tier stadium based events, as well as grassroots amateur cups, leagues and matchmaking systems. ESL covers a broad field of services in gaming technology, event management, advertising and television production, fully catering to the needs of the esports ecosystem. With offices in North America, Germany, Russia, France, Poland, Spain, China, and partners in many other countries, it has a truly global footprint (www.eslgaming.com).About Tom Clancys Rainbow Six Siege
Inspired by real-world counter-terrorist organizations, Tom Clancys Rainbow Six Siege puts players in the middle of lethal close-quarter confrontations. For the first time in a Rainbow Six game, players will engage in sieges, a new style of assault where enemies have the means to transform their environments into modern strongholds while Rainbow Six teams lead the assault to breach the enemys position. Tom Clancys Rainbow Six Siege gives players unprecedented control over their ability to fortify their position by reinforcing walls and floors, using barbed wire and deployable shields, laying mines and more, or breach the enemies position using observation drones, setting charges, rappelling and more. The fast pace and uniqueness of each siege sets a new bar for intense firefights, strategic gameplay and competitive gaming.About Ubisoft
Ubisoft is a leading creator, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and services, with a rich portfolio of world-renowned brands, including Assassins Creed, Just Dance, Tom Clancys video game series, Rayman, Far Cry and Watch Dogs. The teams throughout Ubisofts worldwide network of studios and business offices are committed to delivering original and memorable gaming experiences across all popular platforms, including consoles, mobile phones, tablets and PCs. For the 201415 fiscal year Ubisoft generated sales of 1,464 million. To learn more, please visitwww.ubisoftgroup.com.2015 Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. Tom Clancys, Rainbow Six, the Soldier Icon, Ubisoft, and the Ubisoft logo are trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the US and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.