The Rainbow Six Pro League kicks off in March

Rainbow Six Pro League logo

Ubisoft, ESL, and Xbox have announced that the Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Pro League will begin its first season in March, with the top teams in North America and Europe laying siege to one another for their share of a total prize pool of $100,000.

“Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege was built from the ground up with competition in mind,” Creative Director Xavier Marquis said. “We’re excited to partner with ESL, one of the biggest names in esports, to deliver a league for Rainbow Six Siege fans to compete and enjoy the game they love.”

The first season will debut at the Intel Extreme Masters competition at Katowice, Poland, on March 4, with eight matches to start the European PC competition. North American and Xbox competitions will start up “in the weeks after." At the end of the season, the top teams from North America and Europe will go head-to-head at a live event, with $50,000 in prize money on the line for both the PC and Xbox finals.

More information about the Rainbow Six Pro League and how to take part in the competition can be found at rainbow6.com/ProLeague, or play.eslgaming.com.

Andy Chalk

Andy has been gaming on PCs from the very beginning, starting as a youngster with text adventures and primitive action games on a cassette-based TRS80. From there he graduated to the glory days of Sierra Online adventures and Microprose sims, ran a local BBS, learned how to build PCs, and developed a longstanding love of RPGs, immersive sims, and shooters. He began writing videogame news in 2007 for The Escapist and somehow managed to avoid getting fired until 2014, when he joined the storied ranks of PC Gamer. He covers all aspects of the industry, from new game announcements and patch notes to legal disputes, Twitch beefs, esports, and Henry Cavill. Lots of Henry Cavill.