The Rainbox Six Siege 2023 Invitational is now in the books for another year as G2 Esports team came out on top in a tightly contested final series against W7M Esports. If you missed any of the action, fear not, we’ve got you covered with a full recap of how it played out.
Every year, Ubisoft hosts the annual Six Invitational, with the best Rainbow Six Siege teams from around the world heading out to earn their share of the prize pool and etch their name in the history books forever. 2023’s iteration featured 20 teams from four different regions staking their claim for the illustrious title, but only one could walk away as the ultimate winner.
This time around, it was G2 Esports that proved a cut above the rest as they took down W7M Esports 3-1 in an epic grand-final clash.
If you missed any of the 2023 Invitational, brush up below with the full results.
Below you can find the prize pool distribution and the final standings.
Placement
Team
Prize Money (USD)
1
G2 Esports
$1,000,000
2
W7M Esports
$450,000
3
Oxygen
$240,000
4
Astralis
$170,000
5-6
KOI
$135,000
Wolves Esports
7-8
Team BDS
$105,000
M80
9-12
MNM Gaming
$75,000
LOS + oNe
DarkZero Esports
Spacestation Gaming
13-16
Team Liquid
$55,000
Soniqs
FaZe Clan
Heroic
17-20
Elevate
$35,000
Dire Wolves
CYCLOPS
Team Secret
Six Invitational 2023: Stream
The Six Invitational took place from February 7 through February 19. The tournament was streamed live on the Rainbow Six Twitch channel.
Event format
From February 7-11, the group stage took place. Group members all played each other once in a best-of-three series. The first-placed team from each group advanced to upper bracket round two of the playoffs.
Second and third-place teams from each group advanced to the upper bracket round one of the playoffs.
The Playoffs took place from February 13-19. They were organized into a double-elimination bracket, and all matches except for the Grand Final were best of three series. The Grand Finals was a best-of-five series.
Six Invitational 2023: Playoff schedule and results
Day 6 – Sunday, February 19
Round
Match
PST
EST
GMT
Final
w7m 1-3 G2
11:30 AM
3:30 PM
8:30 PM
Day 1 – Monday, February 13
Round
Match
PST
EST
GMT
UBR1
Heroic 0-2 Oxygen
7 AM
10 AM
3 PM
UBR1
G2 Esports 0-2 Wolves
7:15 AM
10:15 AM
3:15 PM
UBR1
Soniqs 1-2 DarkZero
10 AM
1 PM
6 PM
UBR1
Team BDS 1-2 w7m
10:15 AM
1:15 PM
6:15 PM
UBR2
MNM 0-2 Oxygen
1 PM
4 PM
9 PM
UBR2
LOS + oNe 0-2 Wolves
1:15 PM
4:15 PM
9:15 PM
UBR2
KOI 2-0 DarkZero
4 PM
7 PM
12 AM
UBR2
M80 1-2 w7m
4:15 PM
7:15 PM
12:15 AM
Day 2 – Tuesday, February 14
Round
Match
PST
EST
GMT
LBR1
Heroic 0-2 Spacestation
7 AM
10 AM
3 PM
LBR1
G2 2-1 FaZe
7:15 AM
10:15 AM
3:15 PM
LBR1
Soniqs 1-2 Astralis
10 AM
1 PM
6 PM
LBR1
Team BDS 2-1 Team Liquid
10:15 AM
1:15 PM
6:15 PM
LBR2
M80 2-0 Spacestation
1 PM
4 PM
9 PM
LBR2
DarkZero 0-2 G2
1:15 PM
4:15 PM
9:15 PM
LBR2
LOS + oNe 1-2 Astralis
4 PM
7 PM
12 AM
LBR2
MNM 1-2 Team BDS
4:15 PM
7:15 PM
12:15 AM
Day 3 – Wednesday, February 15
Round
Match
PST
EST
GMT
UBR3
Oxygen 2-1 Wolves
7 AM
10 AM
3 PM
UBR3
KOI 0-2 w7m
10 AM
1 PM
6 PM
LBR3
M80 0-2 G2
1 PM
4 PM
9 PM
LBR3
Astralis 2-1 Team BDS
4 PM
7 PM
12 AM
Day 4 – Friday, February 17
Round
Match
PST
EST
GMT
LBR4
Wolves 1-2 G2
8 AM
11 AM
4 PM
LBR4
KOI 1-2 Astralis
11 AM
2 PM
7 PM
UP Final
Oxygen 1-2 w7m
2 PM
5 PM
10 PM
Day 5 – Saturday, February 18
Round
Match
PST
EST
GMT
LBR5
G2 2-0 Astralis
8 AM
11 AM
4 PM
LB Final
Oxygen 0-2 G2
11:30 AM
3:30 PM
8:30 PM
Six Invitational 2023: Group Stage results
Day 1 — Tuesday, February 7
Group
Match
PST
EST
GMT
A
w7m 2-0 Elevate
7 AM
10 AM
3 PM
A
KOI 1-2 G2 Esports
7 AM
10 AM
3 PM
B
MNM 2-0 Wolves
10 AM
1 PM
6 PM
B
Team Liquid 0-2 Soniqs
10 AM
1 PM
6 PM
C
BDS 1-2 Cyclops
1 PM
4 PM
9 PM
C
Astralis 1-2 Oxygen Esports
1 PM
4 PM
9 PM
D
DarkZero 2-1 Heroic
4 PM
7 PM
12 AM
D
M80 2-1 FaZe Clan
4 PM
7 PM
12 AM
Day 2 — Wednesday, February 8
Group
Match
PST
EST
GMT
B
Wolves Esports 0-2 Soniqs
7 AM
10 AM
3 PM
B
Dire Wolves 0-2 MNM
7 AM
10 AM
3 PM
A
w7m 2-1 G2 Esports
10 AM
1 PM
6 PM
A
Spacestation 2-0 Elevate
10 AM
1 PM
6 PM
D
DarkZero 0-2 FaZe Clan
1 PM
4 PM
9 PM
D
Team Secret 0-2 Heroic
1 PM
4 PM
9 PM
C
BDS 2-1 Oxygen
4 PM
7 PM
12 AM
C
LOS + oNe 2-1 CYCLOPS
4 PM
7 PM
12 AM
Day 3 — Thursday, February 9
Group
Match
PST
EST
GMT
A
KOI 2-0 Elevate
7 AM
10 AM
3 PM
A
Spacestation 0-2 w7m
7 AM
10 AM
3 PM
B
MNM 2-0 Liquid
10 AM
1 PM
6 PM
B
Dire Wolves 2-0 Wolves
10 AM
1 PM
6 PM
C
Astralis 2-0 CYCLOPS
1 PM
4 PM
9 PM
C
LOS + oNe 2-1 BDS
1 PM
4 PM
9 PM
D
M80 2-1 Heroic
4 PM
7 PM
12 AM
D
Secret 1-2 DarkZero
4 PM
7 PM
12 AM
Day 4 — Friday, February 10
Group
Match
PST
EST
GMT
B
Dire Wolves 0-2 Liquid
7 AM
10 AM
3 PM
B
Soniqs 0-2 MNM
7 AM
10 AM
3 PM
A
KOI 2-0 Spacestation
10 AM
1 PM
6 PM
A
G2 2-0 Elevate
10 AM
1 PM
6 PM
D
M80 2-0 Secret
1 PM
4 PM
9 PM
D
FaZe Clan 0-2 Heroic
1 PM
4 PM
9 PM
C
Astralis 1-2 LOS + oNe
4 PM
7 PM
12 AM
C
Oxygen 2-0 CYCLOPS
4 PM
7 PM
12 AM
Day 5 — Saturday, February 11
Group
Match
PST
EST
GMT
A
Spacestation 0-2 G2
7 AM
10 AM
3 PM
A
KOI 2-0 w7m
7 AM
10 AM
3 PM
B
Soniqs 2-0 Dire Wolves
10 AM
1 PM
6 PM
B
Wolves 2-1 Liquid
10 AM
1 PM
6 PM
C
LOS + oNe 2-1 Oxygen
1 PM
4 PM
9 PM
C
BDS 2-1 Astralis
1 PM
4 PM
9 PM
D
Team Secret 1-2 FaZe Clan
4 PM
7 PM
12 AM
D
DarkZero 2-1 M80
4 PM
7 PM
12 AM
Six Invitational Groups
Darker Green = Qualified for playoffs’ upper bracket round 2. Light Green = Qualified for playoffs’ upper bracket round 1. Yellow = Qualified for lower bracket. Red = Eliminated.
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