Rainbow 6 Winter Championship is split into 2 main stages: Stage 1 Qualification (Weeks 1-3) and Stage 2 Swiss/Playoffs (Weeks 4-7)
Stage 1
In Stage 1 teams will be initially seeded into 3 skill groups. In the first round teams will play another team in the same skill group and in the following rounds be matched versus teams with a similar record in the tournament.
Stage 2
In Stage 2 the top 16 teams will start in the Championship bracket (a double elimination bracket) and everyone else will continue playing in a Swiss tournament starting with points based on their finish in stage 1. Teams who do well in the Swiss can qualify for Challenger bracket or Division 3.
Initial Prizes
1st - £500
2nd - £300
3rd - £200
Top 8 - BUEC Championship Pins
In addition to other prizes this tournament awards British University Esports Championship Points.
Rules Summary
All players must be current students.
Teams must have at least 5 players
Teams will play in the 6-round Role Swap format, consisting of 6 rounds attack then swapping to 6 rounds of defence with the winning team being the first to win 7 rounds. If the score is 6-6 then a 3-round overtime begins to decide the winner.
The League will also feature the Operator/Map ban phase and 6th pick as seen in ESL with the following maps being in the pool:
Bank
Chalet
Club House
Kafe
Oregon
Coastline
Villa
Zero is banned from play until further notice
Check in deadline is 6:30pm. Teams who don't check in will not get games for that evening.
If teams are more than 20 minutes late they will forfeit a map.
Signups Close Tuesday 20th October
| Dates | Tournament Stage |
| 22nd Oct | Qualification |
| 29th Oct | Qualification |
| 5th Nov | Qualification |
| 12th Nov |
Week 1 Playoff Brackets |
| 19th Nov |
Week 2 Playoff Brackets |
| 26th Nov |
Week 3 Playoff Brackets |
| 3rd Dec |
Week 4 Playoff Brackets |
| 10th Dec |
Extra Lower bracket game |
| 11/12/13th Dec (Provisional) | Semifinals and Finals |
All games with the exception of the Grand Finals will be played on Thursday evening and cannot be rearranged. Games will have a normal start time of 7.15pm.
