BLAST R6 Major Osaka 2026: Full Rainbow Six Siege Preview, Group Picks & Champion Pick

Rainbow Six Siege's second Major of the 2026 season heads to Japan. The BLAST R6 Major Osaka 2026 runs from November 6 to November 15, puts 20 teams from every competitive region in the fight for a $600,000 prize pool, and finishes with three days of playoffs at a sold-out ATC Hall. It is the first Rainbow Six Major ever hosted in Japan and one of the last chances to earn Six Invitational 2027 points. FaZe Clan arrive as Esports World Cup 2026 champions, DarkZero Esports defend the title they won in Salt Lake City in May, and Team Falcons are still chasing the Major trophy that has escaped them in three grand finals.

Key Takeaways: short on time? These are our headline calls for the BLAST R6 Major Osaka 2026, based on results from the Esports World Cup in August and the Stage 2 regional leagues that finished in October.

Outright favorite: FaZe Clan, who won the Esports World Cup 2026 and both 2026 South America League stages.
Most likely Grand Final: FaZe Clan vs Team Falcons.
Stage winners: DarkZero Esports to top Phase 1, FaZe Clan to lead the Swiss Stage, FaZe Clan to win the playoffs.
Biggest upset threat: Weibo Gaming, who took DarkZero to three maps in the EWC quarterfinals.
Best home-region (Asia) pick: Weibo Gaming. No Japanese team qualified, so Asia's hopes rest on Weibo, Sharper Esports, Dplus KIA and the Chinese sides.
Most likely early exit: KINGZERO eSports, who finished 21st–22nd at the EWC.
Best sleeper: 100 Thieves, the North America League Stage 2 champions, on their first international trip.

Event Snapshot

Name: BLAST R6 Major Osaka 2026
Game: Rainbow Six Siege
Organizer: BLAST, in partnership with Ubisoft
Dates: November 6–15, 2026
Venue: ATC Hall, Osaka, Japan, for the playoffs (capacity of up to 3,600; tickets sold out)
Prize Pool: $600,000 plus Six Invitational 2027 points
Tier: Major (BLAST R6 international event)
Teams: 20 (four each from Europe & MENA, North America, South America and China; two from Asia; one each from APAC North and Oceania)
Format: Eight-team double-elimination Play-In (top four advance), 16-team Swiss Stage (top eight advance), eight-team single-elimination playoffs with Bo3 series and a Bo5 Grand Final

Prize Distribution

1st: $200,000
2nd: $102,000
3rd–4th: $50,000 each
5th–8th: $22,000 each
9th–11th: $16,000 each
12th–16th: $10,000 each
17th–20th: $3,000 each

Schedule

Phase 1, Play-In: November 6–7. Both days start at 9:30 AM JST (00:30 UTC). Round 1 is Bo1 and every later match is Bo3.
Phase 2, Swiss Stage: November 8–11. On day one every team plays two Bo1s, and later rounds move to Bo3. Ubisoft's competition page lists this phase as November 9–11, so check the official schedule closer to the date.
Phase 3, Playoffs: November 13–15 at ATC Hall. Quarterfinals and semifinals are Bo3.
Grand Final: Sunday, November 15, Bo5. The start time had not been published at the time of writing.

Stages

Phase 1: Play-In

DarkZero Esports (North America, 4th seed)
Virtus.pro (Europe & MENA, 4th seed)
LOS (South America, 4th seed)
Weibo Gaming (Asia, 2nd seed)
Dplus KIA (APAC North champion)
All Gamers (China, 2nd seed)
TYLOO (China, 3rd seed)
KINGZERO eSports (China, 4th seed)

Round 1 pairings: Weibo Gaming vs Dplus KIA, Virtus.pro vs KINGZERO eSports, DarkZero Esports vs TYLOO, and LOS vs All Gamers.

Phase 2: Swiss Stage (direct invites)

Team Falcons, Geekay Esports, G2 Esports (Europe & MENA)
100 Thieves, M80, Cloud9 (North America)
FaZe Clan, Team Liquid, Fluxo W7M (South America)
EDward Gaming (China champion)
Sharper Esports (Asia champion)
ENTERPRISE Esports (Oceania champion)
Plus the four Play-In qualifiers

Twelve teams go straight to the Swiss Stage and wait for four survivors from the Play-In. The headline storyline is DarkZero: the reigning Major champions have to start in Phase 1 after finishing fourth in North America's Stage 2.

Recent Form (Last 120 Days)

FaZe Clan: Won EWC 2026 (3–1 over FURIA in the final) and won South America League Stage 2.
Team Falcons: EWC 9th–12th, then won Europe & MENA Stage 2 without dropping a playoff series.
DarkZero Esports: EWC 3rd, then 4th in North America League Stage 2.
Geekay Esports: EWC 4th, then 2nd in Europe & MENA Stage 2 after a lower-bracket run.
Team Liquid: EWC 5th–8th, then 2nd in South America League Stage 2.
G2 Esports: Did not play at the EWC. Finished 3rd in Europe & MENA Stage 2.
M80: EWC 13th–16th, then 2nd in North America League Stage 2.
100 Thieves: Did not play at the EWC. Won North America League Stage 2.
Weibo Gaming: EWC 5th–8th, then 2nd in Asia Pacific League Stage 2 – Asia.
EDward Gaming: Won CN League Stage 1 in July, finished EWC 13th–16th, then won CN League Stage 2.
Cloud9: Did not play at the EWC. Finished 3rd in North America League Stage 2.
Virtus.pro: EWC 9th–12th, then 4th in Europe & MENA Stage 2.
Fluxo W7M: Did not play at the EWC. Finished 3rd in South America League Stage 2.
LOS: Went out in the opening phase of the EWC, then finished 4th in South America League Stage 2.
ENTERPRISE Esports: EWC 13th–16th, then won Asia Pacific League Stage 2 – Oceania.
Sharper Esports: Did not play at the EWC. Won Asia Pacific League Stage 2 – Asia.
Dplus KIA: Did not play at the EWC. Won Asia Pacific League Stage 2 – APAC North.
All Gamers: Runner-up in both CN League Stage 1 and Stage 2.
TYLOO: EWC 19th–20th on their international debut. 3rd in both CN League stages.
KINGZERO eSports: EWC 21st–22nd. 4th in both CN League stages.

FaZe are the only team to have won both an international event and a regional title in this window. North America is harder to read: DarkZero carry the strongest résumé, but 100 Thieves and M80 finished above them in October.

Context: EWC 2026 and the Stage 2 Regional Leagues

Esports World Cup 2026 (Paris, August 4–15)

FaZe Clan beat FURIA 3–1 in the Grand Final on August 15. Jaime "Cyber" Ramos was named MVP.
FaZe went through the event unbeaten, beating Team Liquid 2–1 in the quarterfinals and Geekay Esports 2–1 in the semifinals.
DarkZero beat Weibo Gaming 2–1 in the quarterfinals, lost 1–2 to FURIA in the semifinals, then beat Geekay 2–1 for 3rd place.
Team Falcons and Virtus.pro finished 9th–12th. M80, EDward Gaming and ENTERPRISE finished 13th–16th.

Europe & MENA League Stage 2 (playoffs October 5–13)

Team Falcons beat Geekay 2–0 in the upper semifinal and G2 2–1 in the upper final.
Geekay came through the lower bracket past Shifters (2–1), Virtus.pro (2–0) and G2 (2–1).
Falcons won the Grand Final 2–0 against Geekay on October 13.

North America League Stage 2 (playoffs ended October 16)

100 Thieves beat Cloud9 2–0 and won the Grand Final 2–1 against M80.
M80 came through the lower bracket, beating DarkZero 2–0 and Cloud9 2–1.

South America League Stage 2 (playoffs ended October 11)

FaZe beat Team Liquid 2–0 in the upper final on October 10 and 2–0 again in the Grand Final on October 11.
Liquid beat Fluxo W7M 2–1 in the lower final to finish 2nd.

CN League Stage 2 (playoffs ended October 18)

EDward Gaming beat All Gamers 2–0 in the upper final and 2–0 again in the Grand Final.
All Gamers beat TYLOO 2–1 in the lower final, and TYLOO beat KINGZERO 2–1.

Asia Pacific League Stage 2 (playoffs October)

Asia: Sharper Esports beat Weibo Gaming 2–1 in the Grand Final on October 23, ending a Weibo run that had been unbeaten in the 2026 Asia League.
APAC North: Dplus KIA beat CAG by VARREL 2–0 in the Grand Final on October 24.
Oceania: ENTERPRISE beat Chiefs Esports Club 2–1 in the Grand Final.

Roster Notes

Team Falcons signed Marc "Jume" Steinmann from Team Secret in March to replace Stéphane "Shaiiko" Lebleu, who moved to G2 Esports.
100 Thieves made the biggest change of the mid-season window, signing Matthew "Hotancold" Stevens, Kason and Igor "Vivas" Vivas in May. Osaka is their first international event.
Geekay Esports have rebuilt around additions including Gruby, Eupor and Yoggah. Osaka is their first Major since Manchester.
Dplus KIA compete with an all-Brazilian roster in the APAC North league. Their win means no Japanese team qualified for the home Major, which has caused debate in the community.
FaZe Clan's core of Cyber, KDS and soulz1 became the first players to complete the Triple Crown of Six Invitational, Major and EWC titles.

Phase 1 Play-In Breakdown & Predictions

DarkZero Esports
Virtus.pro
Weibo Gaming
LOS
Dplus KIA
All Gamers
TYLOO
KINGZERO eSports

Why DarkZero top the group:

They are the reigning Major champions, after winning in Salt Lake City in May.
They finished 3rd at the EWC, the best international result in this bracket.
They beat Weibo Gaming 2–1 when the two met in the EWC quarterfinals.
Their Round 1 opponent, TYLOO, finished 19th–20th on their EWC debut.

Predicted finishing order: DarkZero Esports, Virtus.pro, Weibo Gaming and LOS advance. Dplus KIA, All Gamers, TYLOO and KINGZERO eSports are eliminated.

The Bo1 opening round is where this bracket can break. Weibo vs Dplus KIA is the best Round 1 match, and the loss to Sharper showed Weibo can be beaten. LOS vs All Gamers is the closest call: LOS finished only 4th in Brazil, and All Gamers made history at Salt Lake City as the first Chinese team to beat an international side. We lean on LOS's experience, but this is the likeliest upset.

Phase 2 Swiss Stage Breakdown & Predictions

FaZe Clan
Team Falcons
DarkZero Esports
Geekay Esports
Team Liquid
G2 Esports
M80
100 Thieves
Weibo Gaming
EDward Gaming
Cloud9
Virtus.pro
Fluxo W7M
LOS
ENTERPRISE Esports
Sharper Esports

Why FaZe top the group:

They won the EWC 2026 without losing a series and have won every 2026 South America League stage.
They beat Team Liquid in three straight series between August and October.
The Bo1 opening day punishes inconsistency, and FaZe have been the most consistent team of 2026.

Predicted finishing order: FaZe Clan, Team Falcons, DarkZero Esports, Geekay Esports, Team Liquid, G2 Esports, M80 and 100 Thieves reach the playoffs. Weibo Gaming, EDward Gaming, Cloud9, Virtus.pro, Fluxo W7M, LOS, ENTERPRISE Esports and Sharper Esports go home.

Two Bo1s on day one will shake up the Swiss Stage, and the bubble between 6th and 10th is wide open. Weibo Gaming, top eight at the EWC, are the team most likely to break into our top eight. M80 are Munich Major champions but finished 13th–16th at the EWC, so their spot is the least secure.

Head-to-Head Records (Last 18 Months)

FaZe Clan vs Team Liquid: FaZe won all three 2026 playoff series: 2–1 in the EWC quarterfinals (August 13), 2–0 in the SAL Stage 2 upper final (October 10) and 2–0 in the SAL Stage 2 Grand Final (October 11).
FaZe Clan vs Geekay Esports: FaZe won 2–1 in the EWC semifinals (August 14).
FaZe Clan vs DarkZero Esports: DarkZero beat FaZe at the Salt Lake City Major in May on the way to the title.
FaZe Clan vs Team Falcons: FaZe knocked Falcons out in the Salt Lake City Major quarterfinals in May.
DarkZero Esports vs Weibo Gaming: DarkZero won 2–1 in the EWC quarterfinals (August 12).
DarkZero Esports vs Geekay Esports: DarkZero won 2–1 in the EWC 3rd-place match (August 15).
Team Falcons vs Geekay Esports: Falcons won both Stage 2 playoff meetings 2–0 (October 5 and October 13).
Team Falcons vs M80: M80 won the Munich Major Grand Final 3–1 in November 2025.
100 Thieves vs M80: 100 Thieves won the NAL Stage 2 Grand Final 2–1 (October 16).
EDward Gaming vs All Gamers: EDG won all four of their playoff series across CN League Stage 1 and Stage 2, including both Grand Finals.
All Gamers vs TYLOO: All Gamers won both CN League lower finals, 2–0 in July and 2–1 in October.
TYLOO vs KINGZERO eSports: TYLOO won 2–1 in both the Stage 1 and the Stage 2 playoffs.
Weibo Gaming vs Sharper Esports: One series each in October. Weibo won 2–0 on October 16 and Sharper won the Grand Final 2–1 on October 23.

Predicted Top 4

FaZe Clan: The best team of 2026 by results, and the deepest big-match roster in the field.
Team Falcons: Clean in Europe, and motivated to finally win a Major final.
DarkZero Esports: The defending champions. Their international record outweighs a shaky October.
Geekay Esports: Top four at the EWC and only beaten by Falcons in Stage 2.

Projected Playoff Bracket

Seeding depends on the Swiss Stage, so this bracket follows our projected Swiss order.

Quarterfinal 1: FaZe Clan def. 100 Thieves
Quarterfinal 2: Geekay Esports def. G2 Esports
Quarterfinal 3: Team Falcons def. M80, in a rematch of the Munich Major Grand Final
Quarterfinal 4: DarkZero Esports def. Team Liquid
Semifinal 1: FaZe Clan def. Geekay Esports, in a rematch of the EWC semifinal
Semifinal 2: Team Falcons def. DarkZero Esports
Grand Final (Bo5, November 15): FaZe Clan def. Team Falcons

Best Picks & Sleeper Picks

Champion pick: FaZe Clan. Their EWC title, two regional titles and unbeaten record against Liquid make them the clear favorite in Osaka.
Value finalist pick: Team Falcons. They won every EML Stage 2 playoff series.
Sleeper: 100 Thieves. The rebuilt lineup beat Cloud9 and M80 to win North America in October, and they have yet to play an international event, so few opponents have prepared for them.
Upset threat: Weibo Gaming. Before the October 23 Asia Grand Final they had not lost a 2026 Asia League series, and they pushed DarkZero to a third map at the EWC.

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BLAST R6 Major Osaka 2026 FAQ

When does the BLAST R6 Major Osaka 2026 start and end?

The event runs from November 6 to November 15, 2026. The Play-In starts on November 6 at 9:30 AM JST (00:30 UTC), and the Grand Final is on Sunday, November 15.

Where is the R6 Osaka Major being played?

The playoffs, from November 13 to 15, are at ATC Hall in Osaka, Japan, which holds up to 3,600 fans. Tickets have sold out.

How much is the BLAST R6 Major Osaka prize pool?

The prize pool is $600,000. The champion takes $200,000 and the runner-up $102,000, and every team also earns Six Invitational 2027 points.

What is the format of the BLAST R6 Major Osaka?

Eight teams play a double-elimination Play-In, and the top four join the 12 direct invites in a 16-team Swiss Stage. The top eight from the Swiss Stage reach a single-elimination playoff bracket with Bo3 series and a Bo5 Grand Final.

Is there a Japanese team at the Osaka Major?

No. Dplus KIA, who play in the APAC North league with an all-Brazilian roster, won the region's only slot. That leaves Japan without a team at its home Major.

Who are the favorites to win the R6 Osaka Major?

FaZe Clan are our favorites after winning EWC 2026 and both South America League stages. Team Falcons, defending Major champions DarkZero Esports and Geekay Esports are the main challengers.

Who won the last Rainbow Six Major?

DarkZero Esports won the BLAST R6 Major Salt Lake City in May 2026, beating Shopify Rebellion 3–1 in the Grand Final.

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Yes. You can predict every series, earn coins, climb the tournament leaderboard, collect the event sticker pack and compete for the Champion, Finalist and Semi-Finalist titles.