The eight best Rainbow Six (R6) teams reached the playoffs stage at the Esports World Cup 2025 (EWC 2025). Four quarterfinal winners can advance to the semifinals.
The Rainbow Six tournament at the Esports World Cup 2025 started with two intense days of the group stage. Out of the 16 participants, only half earned their spots in the single-elimination top 8 brackets.
The R6 EWC 2025 quarterfinals launch the final sprint for the ultimate trophy. The $2,000,000 prize pool is quite a reason to unleash the top-most possible level of play. The playoff matches at the R6 Esports World Cup 2025 treat the viewers to an amazingly spectacular show!
- Ninjas in Pyjamas vs G2 Esports
- Shopify Rebellion vs Spacestation
- Virtus.pro vs FURIA
- Team Secret vs Weibo Gaming
How to watch the Rainbow Six quarterfinals at EWC 2025: Stream
The official YouTube channel of the Esports World Cup broadcasts all the R6 matches. It has two streams for the quarterfinal. You can watch Stream A here.
Stream B is embedded in the results section.
Results: R6 quarterfinal at the Esports World Cup 2025
To be in the playoffs of the Rainbow Six EWC 2025, the teams made it through two initial groups.
All the quarterfinals are best-of-three (Bo3). The winners play in the semifinals. The losers are eliminated. Check out the match results and some information on the participants in this section.
Ninjas in Pyjamas 1:2 G2 Esports — G2 win the series
Map | Banned Operators | Score | Winners |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1, Kafe Dostoyevsky | Castle, Azami, Mira, Montagne, Deimos, Grim: NiP bans Montagne, Grim, IQ, Azami, Valkyrie, Clash: G2 bans | NiP 3:7 G2 | G2 |
| 1, Bank | Montagne, Ace, Capitão, Kaid, Azami, Castle: NiP bans Azami, Smoke, Valkyrie, Montagne, Capitão, Grim: G2 bans | NiP 7:4 G2 | NiP |
| 1, Lair, decider | Clash, Azami, Tubarao, Montagne, Blitz, Ace: NiP bans Montagne, Ying, Blackbeard, Kaid, Bandit, Clash: G2 bans | NiP 6:8 G2 | G2 |
G2 Esports are the winners of the EWC qualification tournament Europe MENA League 2025 Stage 1. It’s a great result for this R6 esports team, as previously, G2 had a down period. They were 4th at Six Invitational 2024 but couldn’t reach the same level at international tournaments.
Ninjas in Pyjamas are from South America. They were 3rd at the regional qualifier. NiP didn’t make it to the top 8 at Six Invitational 2024.
Shopify Rebellion 0:2 Spacestation Gaming — The quarterfinal result at R6 Esports World Cup 2025. Spacestation Gaming win the series
Map | Banned Operators | Score | Winners |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1, Clubhouse, Shopify Rebellion pick | Kaid, Bandit, Clash, Capitão, Ace, Thermite: Shopify Rebellion bans Ace, Hibana, Thermite, Kaid, Bandit, Clash: Spacestation bans | Shopify Rebellion 5:7 Spacestation | Spacestation |
| 1, Chalet, Spacestation pick | Ying, Montagne, Dokkaebi, Castle, Azami, Clash: Shopify Rebellion bans Clash, Frost, Melusi, Montagne, Capitão, Glaz: Spacestation bans | Shopify Rebellion 5:7 Spacestation | Spacestation |
| 1, Border, decider | - | - | - |
Two North American teams play in this Rainbow Six EWC 2025 quarterfinal.
Shopify Rebellion is a fresh organization on the pro scene. They were 13th–16th at Six Invitational 2025. Finishing 3rd at the North America League 2025 Stage 1 feels like a great result for them!
Spacestation Gaming are the champions of the regional qualifier. They were in the top 6 at Six Invitational 2025, but their RE:L0:AD 2025 is rather disappointing: 17th–20th.
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Team Secret 2:0 Weibo Gaming — Secret win this Rainbow Six Siege esports match
Map | Banned Operators | Score | Winners |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1, Skyscraper, Weibo pick | Montagne, Blitz, Dokkaebi, Kaid, Bandit, Warden: Secret bans Kaid, Bandit, Clash, Deimos, Grim, Montagne: Weibo bans | Secret 7:4 Weibo | Secret |
| 1, Chalet, Secret pick | Montagne, Blackbeard, Deimos, Azami, Mira, Clash: Secret bans Kaid, Clash, Azami, Ying, Montagne, Deimos: Weibo bans | Secret 7:4 Weibo | Secret |
| 1, Clubhouse, decider | - | - | - |
The European team faces a Chinese one in this R6 EWC 2025 quarterfinal.
Team Secret were in the top 8 at the BLAST R6 Major Montreal 2024, but they fell to the top 20 at Six Invitational 2025. Secret players advanced to the R6 Esports World Cup 2025 from the 3rd place at the EMEA qualifier.
The Rainbow Six esports team of Weibo Gaming was created in March 8, and the regional qualifier was the first tournament for this organization. Weibo Gaming finished 3rd at the Asia Pacific League 2025, Asia, Stage 1.
Virtus.pro 0:2 FURIA — Stream B quarterfinal at Rainbow Six Siege EWC 2025. FURIA win and advance to the semifinal
Map | Banned Operators | Score | Winners |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1, Kafe Dostoyevsky, VP pick | Blitz, Montagne, Ying, Castle, Clash, Azami: VP bans Azami, Castle, Fenrir, Grim, Capitão, Ying: FURIA bans | Virtus.pro 5:7 FURIA | FURIA |
| 1, Bank, FURIA pick | Clash, Kaid, Echo, Montagne, Grim: VP bans Ace, Capitão, Grim, Castle, Clash: FURIA bans | Virtus.pro 4:7 FURIA | FURIA |
| 1, Border, decider | - | - | - |
In this matchup, Virtus.pro represents the EMEA R6 esports scene. FURIA is a Rainbow Six team from South America.
Virtus.pro were 4th at the Six Invitational 2024, but their results went down after that. They qualified for the R6 EWC 2025 from the 4th place at the Europe MENA League 2025 Stage 1 event.
FURIA is the best team in their region and one of the best in the world. They won the South America League 2025 Stage 1 to play at Esports World Cup 2025. FURIA are the Champions of the Major esports tournament RE:L0:AD 2025. At Six Invitational 2025, FURIA finished 3rd.
Semifinals matchups at the Rainbow Six EWC 2025
With the quarterfinals being over, we know the matchups for the next round of matches at the R6 EWC 2025: semifinals.
- FURIA vs G2 Esports
- Spacestation Gaming vs Team Secret
The final top-tier event of this year is BLAST R6 Major Munich 2025, and it happens from Nov. 6 to Nov. 16. Teams from four main regions will try to qualify for it from local leagues, from September to October.
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