Eight teams, 14 match days, more than 30,000 euros in prize money – that's the Rainbow Six: Siege GSA League 2020. The new e-Sports League under the patronage of Ubisoft replaces the well-known GSA Nationals and brings the best RS: Siege players from Germany, Austria and Switzerland to a virtual table .
Open to everyone: The Open Qualifiers of the GSA League 2020
A total of eight teams kick in one closed league system with first and second round and subsequent playoffs against each other to find the best RS: Siege team in the DACH region. The highlight: While Ubisoft invites six teams directly to the league, two teams can qualify for regular league games as part of the so-called Open Qualifiers.
Teams from Germany, Austria and Switzerland can now take part in the official GSA League website register for a total of four qualifier games. These matches work on a best-of-one principle. The dates for the qualifier matches, which take place at 6 p.m. German time, are:
The eight best teams from these qualifiers reach the qualifier playoffs, in which two finalists are determined via best-of-three matches. The latter then receive the two remaining places in the GSA League. The qualifier playoffs will take place on May 3, 2020 at 3 p.m.
According to Ubisoft, the chosen point system of qualifiers should ensure that the individual results of the played matches play a role in the tournament tree in addition to the win-loss ratio. The organizers want to reward consistency.
GSA League 2020: Online broadcasts for Rainbow Six fans
The actual GSA League 2020 begins on May 14, 2020 after the qualifiers have been completed with the six wildcard teams and the two teams that qualified for the league games in the qualifier playoffs. The league prize pool includes a sum of more than 30,000 euros.
Ubisoft wants to promote Rainbow Six: Siege in the DACH region with the GSA League, which is why the organizer also wants to integrate the league into the shooter's regional and international e-sports program. All games in the league are broadcast live and free of charge on Twitch.
GameStar and Mein-MMO are media partners of this year's league for Rainbow Six: victories in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. We will be regularly reporting on the league, games and teams on our websites and channels in the coming weeks and months.
