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

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

The BLAST R6 Global Rulebook applies to this tournament.

Format

• The top 4 teams advance to Oceania League in Qualifier #1, top 3 teams in Qualifier #2.
• Qualifier #1 will be played as a single elimination BO3 bracket until Semi Finals where It switches to BO1 for seeding rounds.
• Qualifier #2 will be played as a single elimination BO3 bracket all the way through till Grand Finals. The losers of the Semi Finals will continue through to the BO3 Bronze match to determine the third slot, with the remaining teams playing a BO1 for seeding.

Schedule

• This tournament is played out during August 19-20, 2023.
• The official start time of the tournament is 13:00 AEST (UTC+10).

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
• Some additional rules may apply and will appear here when finalised

Server Selection

• Matches are to be played on Australia East by default. In the case of a disagreement, the server with the best average match ping should be used.

• 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

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.

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 teams 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