The tournament enters the stage of high-stakes matches! Elimination awaits the teams in the lower brackets. Advancing to the arena finals is quite a motivation to play the best R6 Siege X possible.
Phase 1 of the Six Invitational 2026 Playoffs happens behind closed doors. Sure, we can follow the competition on the streams!
After the Group Stage, 16 teams remain in the battle — but their starting positions are very different. Only six of them can play in front of the crowd in Paris, France.
How to watch Six Invitational 2026 Playoffs: Phase 1 stream
The official R6 Esports YouTube channel features two streams from the Six Invitational 2026 Playoffs. You can watch Stream A above. Info on Stream B is in the schedule section.
Schedule of matches
Six Invitational 2026 Playoffs Phase 1 happens from Feb. 8 to Feb. 10. The detailed schedule is below.
Estimated start | 11 a.m. CET, 5 a.m ET, Feb. 8 FURIA 2:0 Team Heretics 7:4 on Bank 7:2 on Clubhouse Fluxo W7M 2:0 Dplus KIA 8:7 on Border 7:2 on Kafe Dostoyevsky | 2:30 a.m. CET, 8:30 a.m ET, Feb. 8 Shopify Rebellion 1:2 Falcons 3:7 on Consulate 7:1 on Fortress 7:8 on Nighthaven Labs M80 0:2 Spacestation 5:7 on Kafe Dostoyevsky 2:7 on Chalet | 6 p.m. CET, 12 p.m ET, Feb. 8 FURIA 2:0 Weibo 7:5 on Clubhouse 7:4 on Lair Fluxo W7M 1:2 FaZe Clan 7:3 on Nighthaven Labs 5:7 on Chalet 5:7 on Fortress | 9:30 p.m. CET, 3:30 p.m ET, Feb. 8 Falcons 2:0 Team Secret 7:4 on Consulate 7:3 on Chalet Spacestation 0:2 Wildcard 2:7 on Fortress 6:8 on Consulate |
Results of starting rounds at Six Invitational 2026 Playoffs
This Phase 1 includes Six Invitational 2026 Playoffs rounds up to the upper-bracket final and the lower-bracket quarterfinals. Ten matches throughout this period are elimination battles.
Upper brackets
Upper Round 1 | Upper Quarterfinals | Upper Semifinals |
|---|---|---|
| M80 0:2 Spacestation 5:7 on Kafe Dostoyevsky 2:7 on Chalet | Spacestation 0:2 Wildcard 2:7 on Fortress 6:8 on Consulate | Wildcard vs FaZe Clan |
| Fluxo W7M 2:0 Dplus KIA 8:7 on Border 7:2 on Kafe Dostoyevsky | Fluxo W7M 1:2 FaZe Clan 7:3 on Nighthaven Labs 5:7 on Chalet 5:7 on Fortress | |
| FURIA 2:0 Team Heretics 7:4 on Bank 7:2 on Clubhouse | FURIA 2:0 Weibo 7:5 on Clubhouse 7:4 on Lair | FURIA vs Falcons |
| Shopify Rebellion 1:2 Falcons 3:7 on Consulate 7:1 on Fortress 7:8 on Nighthaven Labs | Falcons 2:0 Team Secret 7:4 on Consulate 7:3 on Chalet |
Lower brackets
Lower Round 1 | Lower Round 2 | Lower Quarterfinals |
|---|---|---|
| M80 vs G2 | Secret vs TBD | TBD vs TBD |
| Dplus vs Daystar | Weibo vs TBD | |
| Team Heretics vs Oxygen Esports | Fluxo W7M vs TBD | TBD vs TBD |
| Shopify Rebellion vs NiP | Spacestation vs TBD |
Upper-bracket favorites and top teams with the risk of elimination
The Group Stage at Six Invitational 2026 brought us unexpected results. Big teams fell to the lower brackets. Underdogs made it to the later Playoff rounds.
Weibo Gaming created arguably the biggest positive surprise in the groups. They start from the upper quarterfinals.
Potentially, Weibo face FURIA, which should be a tough challenge. In general, FURIA have more favorable odds on esports betting platforms.
Team Secret may face their demons in the upper quarterfinal, Team Falcons. The R6 Siege X Exports World Cup 2025 winners had a better run in the groups, though.
FaZe Clan looked great in their initial matches, but then, they lost to G2 Esports. It was still the best result among all the Brazilian teams at Six Invitational 2026.
It is quite possible that we can see the clash between FaZe and Fluxo W7M during this Playoffs phase.
Wildcard had a great run in the Group Stage. Their next opponents also come from the North America region.
M80, the Munich Major winners, should prove consistency on the international stage to succeed in this challenge.
Lower-bracket abyss
Rainbow Six Siege X esports is beautifully unpredictable, and anyone can find themselves in the elimination zone. It’s rather unusual to see these two teams in the lower brackets right from the beginning of the Six Invitational 2026 Playoffs.
G2 Esports almost got eliminated in the groups. Only a great recovery in the decisive match versus FaZe saved them.
Ninjas in Pyjamas may have troubles in the local Brazilian competition, but they were in the top 8 at the Munich Major 2025. The road ahead is long for NiP to repeat and beat that result.
The arena matches of Six Invitational 2026 Playoffs start on Feb. 13. The Rainbow Six Siege X champions will be crowned on Feb. 15. We sure expect some exciting announcements during this tournament stage!
