Please use the Official BLAST R6 Qualifier Discord for all tournament-related announcements, additional rulings and support

Please note that all competitors have to be 18 years of age or older when competing in this qualifiers playoffs.

This is a PC competition as is the whole Blast circuit

The BLAST R6 Global Rulebook applies to this tournament.

Format

The EU Open Qualifiers will be divided into 3 online open qualifiers, connected by a point system. The open qualifiers will follow a Single Elimination Bracket with matches played in Bo1 until the round of 16. The following rounds will be played in Bo3.

At the end of each of the 3 open qualifiers, teams will be awarded points:

• Rank 1: 100 Points
• Rank 2: 75 Points
• Ranks 3-4: 50 Points
• Ranks 5-8: 25 Points
• Ranks 9-16: 15 Points
• Ranks 17-32: 10 Points

The roster lock rule between each tournament for recurring teams has been outlined on discord.

These playoffs consist in a Double Elimination stage in which 5 teams from the OQ will then advance to a Single Elim BO3 bracket phase (along with the bottom 3 teams from Closed League) to determine the 5 teams going to LCQ.

Schedule

• This tournament is played out on April 5-6-7 (Double Elim BO3, only with the 13 teams qualified in the OQs) & 20-21 (Single Elim BO3, including the 3 teams from Closed League) 2024

Quick Rules

• 1 tactical timeout of 45 seconds per team per map
• Some matches may get a community cast, this will be confirmed in your match chat section
• Stream delay: 180 seconds
• Ping limit: 120
• Any in-game issue that requires admin intervention needs to be brought in a Discord ticket immediately
• Any ticket opened on Discord related to rule breaching should be accompanied by tournament related evidence or will be disregarded by the admin team
• Matches will not be delayed for any reason except for force majeure cases (i.e. worldwide server issues) and at the discretion of the admin team

Roster Rules

• All rosters will be locked at the start of the 2nd EU Open Qualifier. Roster changes are allowed until then but any change must maintain 3/5 of the Core roster to keep any points earned.
• Core roster is decided by the players in the "active lineup", players in the "substitute" spots do not count.
• After the roster lock is in place, existing subs on the roster can be swapped to a starting position with no penalty.
• After the roster lock is in place, empty sub spots can be filled by free agents.
• Only free agents and players who did not participate in any of the Stage 1 Open Qualifier may be added to a team.
• After the roster lock is in place, a team is still allowed to remove a player from their roster. However, you cannot add a new player to the roster as a result of this removal.
• Any changes that go against the set rules will result in all the teams points being removed.

Server Selection

• Matches are to be played on EU Central by default. If both teams agree, they may play instead on a different server.
• Admins reserve the right to select the server for play to ensure the best competitive environment for the match if an agreement cannot be reached.

Rehosts & TTO

• 1 rehost per team per map. Rehosts are non-transferrable
• 1 Tactical TimeOut per team per map. TTOs are non-transferrable as they benefit both teams

RH in Preparation Phase

• Before the start of the Preparation Phase
• Any technical issues, including the game and server, Player disconnect, and/or authorized software or hardware problems

RH in Action Phase

• Up to the first thirty (30) seconds of the Action Phase and if no damage has been taken by any Player
• Observer-related issues
• Player unable to control or move Operator
• Game mechanic issues including shooting, reloading, movement, gadgets, or equipment

Cosmetics

During BLAST R6 competitions’ official matches, Players can only use the battle dress uniforms and headgears listed below. All other battle dress uniforms and headgear are banned from use in competitive play:

• Operator’s default skins
• Pro League skins (gold sets)
• Pro R6Share teams branded cosmetic
• Six Major branded cosmetics
• Six Invitational branded cosmetics
• Esports Programs cosmetics’

Drone skins & Elite skins are not allowed (including gadgets, excluding animation)

Cosmetics Rule (drone skins, gadget skins, uniforms and headgears)

• 1st Offence: Warning
• 2nd Offence: Round loss
• 3rd Offence: Map loss

This will not be applied retroactively at the end of a map or a match, therefore this needs to be brought in a ticket immediately if an unallowed skin is observed.

Anti-Cheat

The following applications are required for participation in the Open Qualifiers and any activity that restricts, prohibits or alters their use are expressly forbidden:

• BattlEye
• Monitor System Status (MOSS) download here
• The MOSS must have the Rainbow Six Siege parameter, to do so you can follow these steps: "File" → "Parameters" → "Rainbow Six" and must be recording all matches
• Please keep MOSS files created, unaltered, and stored in your computer for the next 14 days, as you may be required to hand those files for verification at any point during and after this tournament (only on the admin team request)

Substitution

• No substitution will be allowed between or in ongoing maps except if both teams agree to it and can show the admin team such approval was given by both teams upon request

• Substitutions should be arranged before a match lobby starts, if you have any issue with it, please open a ticket on Discord BEFORE the "go to lobby" time is over or we cannot guarantee substitution will be approved