R6 NAL Stage 2 Playoffs to save the region at 2025 Munich Major

Eugene Bozhenko

Eugene Bozhenko

North America is looking for a major boost on the international Rainbow Six Siege X stage! The tournament offers both a shot at qualification and a chance for a local victory. Most importantly, the NA team needs to work together to represent their region with pride in Munich.

While it’s absolutely great to witness top regional matches in North America, the fans certainly want more. The hope to see their teams performing well at the BLAST R6 Major Munich 2025 is really strong! The R6 North America League (NAL) 2025 Stage 2 Playoffs should reveal who deserves to face extremely strong opponents from Europe and South America.

Six teams have advanced to the final brackets from the Group Stage. Four of them will earn qualification spots at the Munich Major. Only one squad can be the NA R6 Champions.

Stream: R6 Siege X North America 2025 Stage Playoffs

The official YouTube and Twitch channels broadcasted the R6 NAL Stage 2 Playoffs. You can watch the final day stream below.

Schedule

The Playoff matches in North America fill the gap in the European R6 League. The tournament goes on from Oct. 8 to Oct. 11.

Here is the detailed schedule of the R6 Siege X North America Playoffs.

Date
Start Time
Tournament Stage
Matches
Oct. 82 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CESTUpper quarterfinalsSSG 2:0 Wildcard
Shopify Rebellion 2:1 DarkZero
Oct. 92 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CESTUpper semis and upper finalM80 1:2 SSG
Oxygen 0:2 Shopify Rebellion
SSG 2:0 Shopify Rebellion
Oct. 102 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CESTLower quarterfinals and semifinalWildcard 0:2 Oxygen
DarkZero 0:2 M80
Wildcard 0:2 M80
Oct. 116 p.m. ET / 12 a.m. CEST Oct. 12Lower final and grand finalShopify Rebellion 1:2 M80
SSG 0:2 M80

Stage 2 results in the Rainbow Six Siege X North America League

In terms of the tournament results, it’s interesting to keep an eye on the matches that lead to lower quarterfinals. Two teams will be eliminated at this stage, and the rest advance to the BLAST R6 Major Munich 2025.

Then, it will be the battle for the R6 Champions title in North America. Exciting esports shootouts happen every step of the way!

Final standings

Placement
Team
Six Invitational Points
Munich Major
Prize Money
1stM80300+$29,353
2ndSpacestation Gaming150+$19,079
3rdShopify Rebellion50+$16,144
4thWildcard50+$13,913
5thDarkZero50-$13,209
6thOxygen Esports--$12,504

Matchups in the final brackets

R6 NAL 2025 Stage 2 Playoffs (Image via Rainbow Six Esports NA)
R6 NAL 2025 Stage 2 Playoffs (Image via Rainbow Six Esports NA)

Upper quarterfinals

In the opening matches of R6 Siege X esports NAL 2025 Stage 2, two team earned their spots in the upper semis. They got one step closer to the Munich Major qualification. The losers are not out of the competition yet, as the fate of their international presence will be decided in lower quarterfinals.

The matches are on the stream here.

  • Spacestation Gaming defeated Wildcard with 2:0.
    • 7:3 on Clubhouse; 7:5 on Skyscraper.
  • Shopify Rebellion won over DarkZero with 2:1. It was a really close match. DarkZero took Map 2 on overtime.
    • 7:5 on Nighthaven Labs; 7:8 on Chalet; 7:5 on Kafe Dostoyevsky.
Upper quarterfinals results (Image via Rainbow Six Esports NA)
Upper quarterfinals results (Image via Rainbow Six Esports NA)

Upper semifinals

Two teams guaranteed themselves Munich Major qualification in the upper semifinals. The winners advanced to the upper final with no risk to falling beyond the top 4 zone. These matches and the upper final are on this official stream.

  • Spacestation Gaming had a tough match against M80. After losing Map 1, SSG recovered and won the series — even with a pretty dominating Map 2.
    • 5:7 on Clubhouse; 7:5 on Consulate; 7:2 on Nighthaven Labs.
  • Shopify Rebellion left little chances to their semifinal opponents, Oxygen Esports. Shopify Rebellion won with a 2:0.
    • 7:4 on Kafe Dostoyevsky; 7:4 on Border.
Upper semifinals results (Image via Rainbow Six Esports NA)
Upper semifinals results (Image via Rainbow Six Esports NA)

Upper final

The battle for the regional crown got hotter, as the upper winners finals are only one step away from taking the entire tournaments.

  • Spacestation Gaming totally destroyed Shopify Rebellion. They dominated Map 1 and did not let the opponents secure even one round on Map 2.
    • 7:3 on Border; 7:0 on Kafe Dostoyevsky.
Upper final result (Image via Rainbow Six Esports NA)
Upper final result (Image via Rainbow Six Esports NA)

Lower quarterfinals

Two teams said farewell to their Munich Major dreams after these two matches. The lower quarterfinals and semifinal are on this stream.

  • Wildcard defeated Oxygen Esports with a 2:0. They dominated on Map 1 and could secure Map 2 in overtime.
    • 7:2 on Clubhouse; 8:7 on Nighthaven Labs
  • M80 won over DarkZero. It's again was a one-sided battle on Map 1 and a very close Map 2.
    • 7:3 on Clubhouse; 8:4 on Nighthaven Labs

Oxygen Esports and DarkZero will have the 5th-place match to decide on the final standings.

Lower quarterfinals results (Image via Rainbow Six Esports NA)
Lower quarterfinals results (Image via Rainbow Six Esports NA)

Lower semifinal

This elimination match decided who finishes the R6 NAL 2025 Stage 2 on 4th place and who can advance to the final.

  • M80 defeated Wildcard with a 2:0. Considering the map scores, it's fair to say that Wildcard destroyed their opponents.
    • 7:3 on Lair; 7:2 on Chalet
Lower semifinal result (Image via Rainbow Six Esports NA)
Lower semifinal result (Image via Rainbow Six Esports NA)

Lower final

  • M80 defeated Shopify Rebellion with a 2:1. The opponents gave quite a fight on Map 1, but then, M80 played much better in the rest of the lower final.
    • 7:8 on Bank; 7:4 on Skyscraper; 7:5 on Chalet
Lower final result (Image via Rainbow Six Esports NA)
Lower final result (Image via Rainbow Six Esports NA)

Grand final

It's the biggest match of the regional season! The NAL R6 Champion was crowned.

  • M80 won over Spacestation Gaming with a 2:0. The team continued their semifinal success, and eventually, M80 destroyed SSG on Map 2.
    • 7:5 on Chalet; 7:2 on Bank
M80 are R6 Siege NAL 2025 Stage 2 Champions (Image via Rainbow Six Esports NA)
M80 are R6 Siege NAL 2025 Stage 2 Champions (Image via Rainbow Six Esports NA)

Remembering the glory days and the third region's fate — Tournament preview

The international Rainbow Six esports scene obviously has a leading region: South America. Brazilian teams win Six Invitationals and Major tournaments quite regularly. Europe can battle them successfully — like it was at the R6 Esports World Cup 2025, where two EU teams made it to the grand final.

North America… Well, it was back in 2022 when a team from this region won the Six Invitational. The disturbing thing is that the Champions organization, TSM, left R6 esports.

TSM at Six Invitational 2022 (Photo via Ubisoft | Joao Ferreira)
TSM at Six Invitational 2022 (Photo via Ubisoft | Joao Ferreira)

Beastcoast won BLAST R6 Major Manchester 2024. The team was acquired by Cloud9, the roster changed since then, and Cloud9 did not make it from the regional Group stage.

beastcoast at the R6 Manchester Major 2024 (Photo via Ubisoft | Adela Sznajder)
beastcoast at the R6 Manchester Major 2024 (Photo via Ubisoft | Adela Sznajder)

Modern era

Looking at the current active rosters, we certainly can see great potential in those players. Knowing their recent achievements may be helpful even for esports betting during the R6 Siege Munich Major qualifiers.

  • Spacestation Gaming reached the top 4 at the Esports World Cup 2025. The team was in the top 8 at the Montreal 2024 Major and in the top 6 at the Six Invitational 2025.
Spacestation Gaming at the Esports World Cup 2025 (Photo via EWC | Jianhua Chen)
Spacestation Gaming at the Esports World Cup 2025 (Photo via EWC | Jianhua Chen)
  • DarkZero were in the top 4 at the Manchester Major 2024. Their international results dropped substantially after that.
<strong>DarkZero</strong> at the R6 Manchester Major 2024 (Photo via Ubisoft | Adela Sznajder)
DarkZero at the R6 Manchester Major 2024 (Photo via Ubisoft | Adela Sznajder)
  • Pretty surprisingly, Wildcard reached the top 4 at RE:L0:AD 2025.
Wildcard at RE:L0:AD 2025 (Photo via Ubisoft | Adela Sznajder)
Wildcard at RE:L0:AD 2025 (Photo via Ubisoft | Adela Sznajder)

Great international results may come with a high competitive level inside the region. This makes the R6 NAL 2025 Stage 2 Playoffs an interesting tournament to watch.

The North American teams will have a big exam from Nov. 8 to Nov. 16 — during BLAST R6 Major Munich 2025.