Italy in May and the US in November: Ubisoft Unveils the 2027 BLAST R6 Major Host Countries With Clues Pointing to Milan and Pittsburgh
Right in the middle of the championship bracket at Osaka's ATC Hall, Ubisoft and tournament organizer BLAST used the stage of the $600,000 BLAST R6 Major Osaka 2026 to reveal the international roadmap for next year. The competitive circuit for Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege will head to Italy in May 2027 for the season's first Major, before crossing the Atlantic to the United States in November 2027 for the second global showdown of the year.
May 2027: A Return to Italy Eight Years After the Milan Finals
For the opening international Major of the 2027 regular season, Ubisoft's competitive ecosystem is returning to European soil. While the reveal video broadcast by Rainbow Six Esports only lists Italy in bold capital letters, the urban skyline featured on the official key art leaves virtually no mystery: the Gothic spires of the Duomo di Milano, the glass dome of the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, and the UniCredit Tower in the Porta Nuova business district are all clearly visible in the frame.
This tournament will mark the first full-scale Major ever hosted in Italy, though the country already holds a special place in Rainbow Six Siege history. Longtime fans still remember the Pro League Season 9 Finals held at Milan's Palazzo del Ghiaccio in May 2019, where the Russian roster of Team Empire pulled off a legendary comeback against Evil Geniuses to lift the trophy. Eight years later, the Lombard capital is set to welcome back the tactical shooter's global elite, just over a year after the electric atmosphere of the Six Invitational 2026 in Paris.
November 2027: Heading to the United States and the Pittsburgh Skyline
To wrap up the 2027 competitive calendar in November, the second BLAST R6 Major of the season will take place in the United States. Once again, the official promotional artwork shared by the production team points directly to a specific destination: the sunset cityscape matches the unmistakable skyline of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, anchored by the U.S. Steel Tower, the BNY Mellon Center, and Oxford Centre.
North America remains one of the most frequent stops on Ubisoft's competitive tour. Following landmark events in Raleigh (2019), Charlotte (2022), Atlanta in late 2023 (which also hosted the Rainbow Six Siege X Showcase), and most recently the Salt Lake City Major in May 2026, Pittsburgh is poised to bring top-tier international Rainbow Six Siege competition to Pennsylvania for the very first time.
From São Paulo to Pittsburgh: The Complete 2027 International Calendar
Before kicking off the 2027 Major cycle between Europe and North America, every roster competing in Japan following Team Falcons and Team Liquid's undefeated 3-0 Swiss Stage runs in Osaka is focused on the upcoming world championship. The international schedule for the coming months spans three core competitive regions, with venue and ticketing updates set to roll out on the official Ubisoft Rainbow Six Esports portal:
- February 1 to February 14, 2027: Six Invitational 2027 in São Paulo, Brazil, featuring live arena playoffs inside the Suhai Music Hall from February 12 to 14.
- May 2027: BLAST R6 Spring Major (Stage 1) in Italy (with official key art pointing to Milan).
- November 2027: BLAST R6 Fall Major (Stage 2) in the United States (with official key art pointing to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania).
By hitting Brazil in February, Italy in May, and the United States in November, Ubisoft and BLAST are covering all three powerhouse territories (LATAM, Europe, and North America) within a single calendar year. That leaves one major question mark on the horizon: the host city for the Six Invitational 2028, which is expected to be unveiled during Championship Sunday in São Paulo this February.
My Field Notes
Bringing an international event back to Milan exactly eight years after the Season 9 Pro League Finals in 2019 is a fantastic nod to longtime followers of the scene. That Italian crowd gave us one of the most memorable grand finals of the classic era between Team Empire and Evil Geniuses, and upgrading the city to a full two-week BLAST Major in May 2027 is a massive win for European fans. I was just going over the bracket this morning with Maëlle "Kaelen" while she broke down the Osaka semifinal matchups between Virtus.pro, DarkZero, Team Falcons, and FaZe Clan, and we both agreed that picking Pittsburgh for November 2027 is a refreshing curveball for the East Coast rather than recycling the exact same arenas. Between São Paulo in February, Milan in May, and Pittsburgh in November, the 2027 circuit has a rock-solid geographic balance.
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