Undeniably, as a Tier 1 esport, competitive Rainbow Six Siege continues to thrive despite the online switch. Accordingly, the new format of the North American League involves a seasonal event to round off the past months of action. The Six August 2020 Major – North America is that event and it’s right around the corner. Read on to learn How to Watch the event!
Taking place for a total of four regions, it’s a notable calendar event for the esport. Namely, Europe, Latin America, Asia Pacific and North America all have their own versions. Accordingly, we’ll be tackling the North American version exclusively.
Indeed, the event runs from the 14th to the 16th August, with a total of $125,000 are on the line for the top 4 teams in North America. Two routes of qualification were offered to teams to reach this point. Initially, three teams earned their spot through a podium placing at the North American League Stage 1 event.
At the same event, 4-6th were allowed to fight through the Six Major NAL Qualifiers for the final spot.
Accordingly, the following are the four teams vying for the prize pool and regional dominance:
Spacestation Gaming – 1st at NAL
Team SoloMid – 2nd at NAL
Oxygen Esports – 3rd at NAL
DarkZero Esports – 4th at NAL, Qualifier Winner
Besides prize and pride, there are also Global Points on the line to garner qualification for the Six Invitational 2020.
Format
By all means, due to the fact that only four teams are present, the format is very similar and familiar. A classic double-elimination bracket looks to sort out the remaining competition in BO5 match-ups.
All four teams are already seeded and rearing to go. Here is the bracket for the Six August 2020 Major – North America:
All in all, the entire event will conclude swiftly after just six matches in total. Let’s take a look at how these matches are spread out through the schedule.
Schedule
In terms of schedule, the three days are spread out well. Firstly, Day 1 packs all the Round 1 action. Accordingly, the two Winner Bracket matches will throw two teams into Losers where one will be eliminated.
Heading into the second day, the three remaining teams will be cut down to two. Two more match-ups will conclude the Grand Finalists, who’ll battle it out on Sunday 16th August.
Here’s a precise schedule including specific times:
Streams
Ubisoft has plans for a high-quality broadcast to stream on both Twitch and YouTube. Here they are:
Watch the Six August 2020 Major – North America stream on esportsguide.com
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Predictions
In terms of predictions, we’ll have to turn a page back to the North American League, Stage 1 season. Hence, we have a chance to outline how teams matched up against one another.
Overall, it would seem that Spacestation Gaming is in fact the favourite. Naturally, yes, they went flawless in the Winners Group. However, prior to that, in Phase 1, Oxygen Esports managed to sweep them convincingly in a 2-0 fashion. Due to this, Spacestation played out a Decider Match against Disrupt Gaming which went the distance. They were almost eliminated.
An opposing story sits with Oxygen Esports. A strong early performance in the Phase 1 group was undermined by an unfortunate performance in Phase 2. Losing out to both SSG and Team SoloMid, they could have potentially turned it around.
Thanks to identical performances in both Phases, Team SoloMid obtained second place twice – the most consistent showing from the four teams. Speaking of consistency, DarkZero Esports had none. Despite placing first in Phase 1, they ended Phase 2 without a single win.
Personally, bearing this in mind, I’d place DarkZero Esports at the bottom. When it comes to the top three, however, it becomes somewhat cloudy. Regardless, to win the event, my pick would be Spacestation Gaming. The championship-calibre roster has an incredible resume, for example:
- First at Pro League Season 11 – North America
- Six Invitational 2020 Champion
- 1st United States Nationals 2019
Otherwise, TSM and Oxygen can fight for second and third all they want. At the end of the day it will all depend on how badly the teams wish to win.
