BLAST R6 Regional Leagues Stage 1 2026: Everything You Need to Know
3 Jun, 2026, 07:45
|Last updated: 3 Jun, 2026, 07:45
The Rainbow Six Siege 2026 Esports season is in full swing following DarkZero's triumphant victory at BLAST R6 Salt Lake City, and now attention turns to Stage 1 of the Regional leagues—the first major step on the road to the Esports World Cup in Paris. From schedules and formats to prize pools and EWC qualification spots, here is everything you need to know ahead of the competition.
What's at Stake
Stage 1 of the Regional Leagues is a direct pipeline to EWC 2026 in Paris. Top finishers across all regional Finals will earn their tickets to compete on one of the biggest stages in esports this summer. Additionally, every placement earns SI Points, which feed into long-term seeding for the Six Invitational. Team Secret also enters the EML with a direct EWC invite thanks to their victory last year.
Asia Pacific League Stage 1
The APL Stage 1 runs across three subregions—Oceania, Asia, and North—each following a single round-robin format where every team faces each other once in Bo1 matches. The top 4 teams from each subregion's round robin advance to the Stage 1 Finals, which are played as Bo3s.
EWC Qualification: The two finalists of APL Oceania and the winners of APL Asia and APL North will each qualify for EWC 2026 in Paris.
APL Oceania

Robin Round Schedule
| Round | Date | Match 1 (18:00 AEST) | Match 2 (19:00 AEST) | Match 3 (20:00 AEST) | Match 4 (21:00 AEST) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | June 8 | Shaiikademy vs Barbie Boys | Rock LFO vs Man LFO | 6Targets vs ENTERPRISE | Team Anios vs Chiefs ESC |
| Round 2 | June 9 | Man LFO vs Shaiikademy | Team Anios vs ENTERPRISE | Barbie Boys vs Chiefs ESC | Rock LFO vs 6Targets |
| Round 3 | June 15 | Man LFO vs Barbie Boys | Shaiikademy vs ENTERPRISE | Rock LFO vs Team Anios | 6Targets vs Chiefs ESC |
| Round 4 | June 16 | Team Anios vs Man LFO | Barbie Boys vs 6Targets | Chiefs ESC vs Shaiikademy | ENTERPRISE vs Rock LFO |
| Round 5 | June 22 | Man LFO vs 6Targets | Team Anios vs Shaiikademy | Barbie Boys vs Rock LFO | Chiefs ESC vs ENTERPRISE |
| Round 6 | June 23 | 6Targets vs Team Anios | Chiefs ESC vs Man LFO | ENTERPRISE vs Barbie Boys | Shaiikademy vs Rock LFO |
| Round 7 | June 29 | Shaiikademy vs 6Targets | Barbie Boys vs Team Anios | Rock LFO vs Chiefs ESC | Man LFO vs ENTREPRISE |
Stage 1 Finals: July 6–17 | 15:00, 18:00 & 21:00 AEST

APL Asia

Robin Round Schedule
| Round | Date | Match 1 (18:00 SGT) | Match 2 (19:00 SGT) | Match 3 (20:00 SGT) | Match 4 (21:00 SGT) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | June 10 | Team Orchid vs HL Tauri Esport | Soul's Heart vs FURY Global | Unreal Nightmare vs Weibo Gaming | DAYSTAR vs Elevate |
| Round 2 | June 11 | FURY Global vs Unreal Nightmare | DAYSTAR vs Team Orchid | HL Tauri Esport vs Soul's Heart | Elevate vs Weibo Gaming |
| Round 3 | June 17 | FURY Global vs HL Tauri Esport | Team Orchid vs Weibo Gaming | Unreal Nightmare vs Elevate | Soul's Heart vs DAYSTAR |
| Round 4 | June 18 | DAYSTAR vs FURY Global | Weibo Gaming vs Soul's Heart | HL Tauri Esport vs Unreal Nightmare | Elevate vs Team Orchid |
| Round 5 | June 24 | HL Tauri Esport vs DAYSTAR | Soul's Heart vs Elevate | Team Orchid vs Unreal Nightmare | FURY Global vs Weibo Gaming |
| Round 6 | June 25 | Unreal Nightmare vs DAYSTAR | Team Orchid vs Soul's Heart | Elevate vs FURY Global | Weibo Gaming vs HL Tauri Esport |
| Round 7 | June 30 | FURY Global vs Team Orchid | HL Tauri Esport vs Elevate | Soul's Heart vs Unreal Nightmare | DAYSTAR vs Weibo Gaming |
Stage 1 Finals: July 7–18 | 17:00 & 20:00 SGT
APL North

Robin Round Schedule
| Round | Date | Match 1 (18:00 JST) | Match 2 (19:00 JST) | Match 3 (20:00 JST) | Match 4 (21:00 JST) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | June 12 | Trippy Main Telecom vs Can You Be My Enemy? | BNK FearX vs LFO No Name | SCARZ vs Kinotrope Gaming | DPlus Kia vs CAG Osaka |
| Round 2 | June 13 | Can You Be My Enemy? vs SCARZ | CAG Osaka vs LFO No Name | Kinotrope Gaming vs BNK FearX | DPlus Kia vs Trippy Main Telecom |
| Round 3 | June 19 | Trippy Main Telecom vs LFO No Name | Kinotrope Gaming vs Can You Be My Enemy? | SCARZ vs DPlus Kia | BNK FearX vs CAG Osaka |
| Round 4 | June 20 | LFO No Name vs SCARZ | CAG Osaka vs Trippy Main Telecom | Can You Be My Enemy? vs BNK FearX | DPlus Kia vs Kinotrope Gaming |
| Round 5 | June 26 | Can You Be My Enemy? vs DPlus Kia | Trippy Main Telecom vs BNK FearX | Kinotrope Gaming vs LFO No Name | SCARZ vs CAG Osaka |
| Round 6 | June 27 | Can You Be My Enemy? vs CAG Osaka | Kinotrope Gaming vs Trippy Main Telecom | SCARZ vs BNK FearX | DPlus Kia vs LFO No Name |
| Round 7 | July 1 | LFO No Name vs Can You Be My Enemy? | Trippy Main Telecom vs SCARZ | CAG Osaka vs Kinotrope Gaming | BNK FearX vs DPlus Kia |
Stage 1 Finals: July 7–18 | 17:00 & 20:00 SGT

APL Prize Pool & SI Points
| Placement | Prize Money | SI Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | $15,000 | 420 |
| 2nd | $11,000 | 300 |
| 3rd | $8,000 | 250 |
| 4th | $7,000 | 200 |
| 5th | $5,000 | 175 |
| 6th | $4,000 | 140 |
| 7th | $2,000 | 100 |
| 8th | $2,000 | 70 |
| 9th | $0 | 35 |
The prize money and SI Points apply to each APL subregion individually.
North America League Stage 1
The NAL kicks off on June 10 with Salt Lake City champion DarkZero Esports returning to the league as the team to beat. 10 teams will battle through a single round-robin (Bo1), with the top 6 advancing to the Stage 1 Finals (Seeds 5 and 6 enter via the lower bracket). The top 4 teams at the Finals will qualify for EWC in Paris.
NAL Robin Round Schedule
| Round | Date | Match 1 (14:00 ET) | Match 2 (15:00 ET) | Match 3 (16:00 ET) | Match 4 (17:00 ET) | Match 5 (18:00 ET) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | June 10 | DarkZero vs 1 of 30 | M80 vs Spacestation Gaming | Wildcard vs 100 Thieves | Shopify Rebellion vs Cloud9 | Five Fears vs Outlast |
| Round 2 | June 11 | M80 vs 100 Thieves | Spacestation Gaming vs 1 of 30 | Five Fears vs Shopify Rebellion | DarkZero vs Outlast | Wildcard vs Cloud9 |
| Round 3 | June 12 | Cloud9 vs 100 Thieves | M80 vs 1 of 30 | DarkZero vs Five Fears | Spacestation Gaming vs Outlast | Wildcard vs Shopify Rebellion |
| Round 4 | June 18 | Spacestation Gaming vs Five Fears | 1 of 30 vs Outlast | 100 Thieves vs Shopify Rebellion | M80 vs Cloud9 | DarkZero vs Wildcard |
| Round 5 | June 19 | Shopify Rebellion vs 1 of 30 | M80 vs Outlast | 100 Thieves vs DarkZero | Cloud9 vs Five Fears | Spacestation Gaming vs Wildcard |
| Round 6 | June 25 | Outlast vs Cloud9 | 100 Thieves vs Five Fears | M80 vs Shopify Rebellion | 1 of 30 vs Wildcard | Spacestation Gaming vs DarkZero |
| Round 7 | June 26 | M80 vs Five Fears | Wildcard vs Outlast | Shopify Rebellion vs DarkZero | Cloud9 vs Spacestation Gaming | 100 Thieves vs 1 of 30 |
| Round 8 | July 2 | Five Fears vs Wildcard | M80 vs DarkZero | Shopify Rebellion vs Spacestation Gaming | Outlast vs 100 Thieves | Cloud9 vs 1 of 30 |
| Round 9 | July 3 | M80 vs Wildcard | DarkZero vs Cloud9 | 100 Thieves vs Spacestation Gaming | Shopify Rebellion vs 100 Thieves | 1 of 30 vs Five Fears |
Stage 1 Finals: July 9–17 | 11:00, 14:00 & 17:00 ET
South America League Stage 1
Just like the NAL, the SAL features 10 of South America's strongest squads competing across a full round-robin format. The top 6 teams advance to the Stage 1 Finals (Seeds 5 and 6 entering via the lower bracket), and the top 4 finishers at the Finals earn EWC berths in Paris.

SAL Robin Round Schedule
| Round | Date | Match 1 (13:00 BRT) | Match 2 (14:15 BRT) | Match 3 (15:30 BRT) | Match 4 (16:45 BRT) | Match 5 (18:00 BRT) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | June 13 | INTZ vs TL Alienware | Imperial Esports vs FaZe Clan | Black Dragons vs Fluxo W7M | LOUD vs Ninjas in Pyjamas | LOS vs Furia |
| Round 2 | June 14 | Imperial Esports vs TL Alienware | INTZ vs Furia | Black Dragons vs Ninjas in Pyjamas | LOS vs LOUD | FaZe Clan vs Fluxo W7M |
| Round 3 | June 20 | Imperial Esports vs Fluxo W7M | TL Alienware vs Furia | INTZ vs LOUD | Black Dragons vs LOS | FaZe Clan vs Ninjas in Pyjamas |
| Round 4 | June 21 | TL Alienware vs LOUD | Imperial Esports vs Furia | Fluxo W7M vs Ninjas in Pyjamas | FaZe Clan vs LOS | INTZ vs Black Dragons |
| Round 5 | June 27 | Furia vs LOUD | Fluxo W7M vs LOS | Imperial Esports vs Ninjas in Pyjamas | TL Alienware vs Black Dragons | FaZe Clan vs INTZ |
| Round 6 | June 28 | Imperial Esports vs LOUD | Ninjas in Pyjamas vs LOS | Furia vs Black Dragons | Fluxo W7M vs INTZ | TL Alienware vs FaZe Clan |
| Round 7 | July 4 | LOUD vs Black Dragons | Imperial Esports vs LOS | Ninjas in Pyjamas vs INTZ | Furia vs FaZe Clan | Fluxo W7M vs TL Alienware |
| Round 8 | July 5 | LOS vs INTZ | LOUD vs FaZe Clan | Imperial Esports vs Black Dragons | Furia vs Fluxo W7M | Ninjas in Pyjamas vs TL Alienware |
| Round 9 | July 12 | Imperial Esports vs INTZ | Black Dragons vs FaZe Clan | LOS vs TL Alienware | LOUD vs Fluxo W7M | Ninjas in Pyjamas vs Furia |
Stage 1 Finals: July 16–19 | 13:00, 16:00, 18:00 & 20:45 BRT
Europe MENA League Stage 1
The EML will also feature 10 teams who will be competing in a single round-robin format, with the top 6 advancing to the Stage 1 Finals. Notably, reigning champion Team Secret enters with a direct EWC invite already secured—meaning the remaining top 4 spots from the Finals will fill out the European EWC contingent.

EML Robin Round Schedule
| Round | Date | Match 1 (18:00 CEST) | Match 2 (19:00 CEST) | Match 3 (20:00 CEST) | Match 4 (21:00 CEST) | Match 5 (22:00 CEST) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | June 8 | Virtus.pro vs Fnatic | Shifters vs Twisted Minds | G2 Esports vs Geekay Esports | Team Falcons vs RBLS Gaming | Team Secret vs Team Heretics |
| Round 2 | June 9 | Fnatic vs Geekay Esports | Virtus.pro vs RBLS Gaming | Team Falcons vs Twisted Minds | G2 Esports vs Team Heretics | Shifters vs Team Secret |
| Round 3 | June 15 | RBLS Gaming vs Twisted Minds | Virtus.pro vs Geekay Esports | G2 Esports vs Shifters | Team Falcons vs Team Secret | Fnatic vs Team Heretics |
| Round 4 | June 16 | Virtus.pro vs Twisted Minds | RBLS Gaming vs Team Secret | Team Falcons vs G2 Esports | Fnatic vs Shifters | Geekay Esports vs Team Heretics |
| Round 5 | June 22 | Fnatic vs Team Falcons | Geekay Esports vs Shifters | RBLS Gaming vs G2 Esports | Twisted Minds vs Team Secret | Virtus.pro vs Team Heretics |
| Round 6 | June 23 | RBLS Gaming vs Fnatic | Virtus.pro vs Team Secret | Twisted Minds vs G2 Esports | Geekay Esports vs Team Falcons | Team Heretics vs Shifters |
| Round 7 | June 24 | Geekay Esports vs RBLS Gaming | Team Heretics vs Team Falcons | Team Secret vs G2 Esports | Twisted Minds vs Fnatic | Virtus.pro vs Shifters |
| Round 8 | June 29 | Team Secret vs Fnatic | Twisted Minds vs Geekay Esports | Virtus.pro vs G2 Esports | Shifters vs Team Falcons | Team Heretics vs RBLS Gaming |
| Round 9 | June 30 | Team Secret vs Geekay Esports | Shifters vs RBLS Gaming | Virtus.pro vs Team Falcons | G2 Esports vs Fnatic | Team Heretics vs Twisted Minds |
Stage 1 Finals: July 6–14 | 18:00 & 21:00 ET

NAL, SAL and EML Prize Pool & SI Points
| Placement | Prize Money | SI Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | $25,000 | 420 |
| 2nd | $22,000 | 300 |
| 3rd | $19,000 | 250 |
| 4th | $16,000 | 200 |
| 5th | $13,000 | 175 |
| 6th | $11,000 | 140 |
| 7th | $10,000 | 100 |
| 8th | $8,000 | 70 |
| 9th | $8,000 | 35 |
| 10th | $8,000 | 0 |
Where to Watch
Every match across all four Regional Leagues will be broadcast live on the official Rainbow Six Twitch channel at twitch.tv/rainbow6.
The BLAST R6 Regional Leagues Stage 1 marks the beginning of an intense road to the Esports World Cup in Paris, with teams across five regions battling for prize money, SI points, and their ticket to compete on esports' biggest summer stage.
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