Year 7 Season 1 has just been unveiled – just in time for Ubisoft to reveal as well their R6 Siege Year 7 Esports Roadmap.

The Six Invitational season has just concluded, crowning TSM as this year's champions. However, action and competition don't end there, as Ubisoft has already showcased what's in store for R6 Siege in Year 7, in 2022.

Alongside the new content update that came with the introduction of Year 7, the development team over at Ubisoft will be bringing new features and updates dedicated to improving the esports experience of its flagship annual tournament. These improvements include:

  • Additional observer slots – new observer slots will be added by Season 2 this year, which will then allow up to four dedicated observer slots. These additional observer slots will allow the esports organizers to add more perspectives and POV cameras, letting players have a clearer picture of the action, and making it easier for fans to follow the beat.
  • New angles to explore with detached operator camera – Ubisoft will also add the ability to detach the camera from the Operator POV, allowing the observer to show the world in new angles and perspectives never before seen in R6 Siege esports.
  • Improved replay functionalities – while continuing to work on improving the replay feature across the board, key priorities for Year 7 will be to increase the shelf life of replay files, by making them accessible during the entire game season and adding features to directly select and report suspicious players while watching a replay.

These changes will be implemented throughout the year for fans to enjoy during the 2022 competitive season and beyond. Season 1 will kick off on March 9, which will be the start of Stage 1 of the four regional leagues in APAC, EU, LATAM, and NA. Here is the full schedule of this year's competitive circuit:

R6 Siege Year 7 Esports 2022 Season

  • Stage 1 Major – May 2022: United States
  • Stage 2 Major – August 2022: United Arabe Emirates
  • Stage 3 Major – November 2022: Asia
  • Six Invitational – TBD 2023
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Ubisoft has also announced that while the location and details are still in discussions for the 2023 edition, the Six Invitational will leave Montreal in 2024 to start exploring new locations on a regular basis. On top of this, due to the global pandemic situation, the Rainbow Six World Cup has been postponed to 2023.

Finally, to continue building a long-lasting, sustainable, and healthy competitive ecosystem for Rainbow Six Siege, adjustments will be introduced to the R6 SHARE program in Year 7, including a simplified tier allocation system for teams in the program, moving from a 3-tier system to a 2-tier system. The revamped tier system will reward these efforts with the possibility to move to Tier 1 more easily, Ubisoft claims; a wider choice of team-branded items for fans to support their team, and a revenue distribution on those items adjusted from the previous 70/30 in favor of Ubisoft, to a 50/50 even revenue split.

Check out the nitty-gritty details of the 2022 Esports Roadmap on the Ubisoft website.