Week 1-3 Qualification
Week 4-7 Playoffs and Swiss
Week 8 Finals
Online via the NSE Discord
Rainbow 6 Siege NSE Winter 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 8/16 teams will start in the Division 1 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 Division 2 or Division 3.
Prizes
1st - £500 & 13,350 R6 Credits
2nd - £300 & 13,350 R6 Credits
3rd - £200 & 13,350 R6 Credits
4th to 6th - 6,000 R6 Credits
7th to 9th - 3,000 R6 Credits
Top 8 - BUEC Championship Pins
In addition to other prizes this tournament awards British University Esports Championship Points.
RULES SUMMARY
The following skins are the only operator skins to be used in play:
All drone skins are banned.
In addition to NSE rules all players must comply with Rainbow 6 Siege terms of service at all times including, but not limited to, any account sharing policies.
Click here to download full rules
Players are expected to uphold the NSE Code of Conduct whilst competing in this tournament
All decisions regarding the interpretation and enforcement of these rules is at the sole discretion of the NSE Admin Team, whose decisions are final.
These rules may be amended, changed or supplemented when required by the NSE Admin Team to ensure fair play and competitive integrity.
Map Veto
All maps picked must be picked from following map pool which will be announced before season begins.
Map Veto - Best of Three
The higher seeded team can elect to be Team A or Team B within the following process:
Map Veto - Best of One
The higher seeded team can elect to be Team A or Team B within the following process:
Dates | Tournament Stage |
Tuesday 17th Oct | Sign-ups Close |
Thursday 19th Oct | Qualification |
Thursday 26th Oct | Qualification |
Thursday 2nd Nov | Qualification |
Thursday 9th Nov |
Week 1 Playoff Brackets |
Thursday 16th Nov |
Week 2 Playoff Brackets |
Thursday 23rd Nov |
Week 3 Playoff Brackets |
Monday 27th Nov |
Lower Bracket Extra Game (Division 1 Only) |
Thursday 30th Nov |
Week 4 Playoff Brackets |
Monday 4th December |
Extra Game (Division 1 Only) |
Thursday 7th Dec |
Lower Bracket Extra Game (Division 1 Only) |
9th/10th Dec (Provisional) | Grand Finals |
All games with the exception of the Grand Finals and Division 1 playoffs all games will be played on Thursday evening and cannot be rearranged. Games will have a normal start time of 7.15pm.