The first LAN event since 2020 commenced on May 16 but has started on a poor note as teams have complained of competing at a disadvantage. Participants and fans have looked forward to a LAN event for a while, but the Charlotte Major has been riddled with controversies thus far.

It has been reported that the teams playing from Mexico are playing with an 80ms ping, compared to the 1ms those in Charlotte are playing with. Seeing as not all teams are on hand, the ideal situation would have been to make sure every team plays with the same ping to guarantee fair play.

The same was implemented in the 2022 League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational, as the LPL representatives, Royal Never Give Up, were allowed to participate remotely while everyone in the tournament played with a ping close to 35ms.

In a press conference organized by Ubisoft in Charlotte, DarkZero Esports player Paul “Hyper” Kontopanagiotis confirmed the ping being used in the offline event, further stating that if others are genuinely playing at 80ms, they are at a disadvantage.

“We have one ping and they have around 70-80. So, for us, still feels like LAN,” he said.

“It’s hard to say how much of a disadvantage they are at – we’re not there to see it – but if it’s actually 80 ping, I would say the LAN players have quite an advantage.”

Hyper’s teammate Troy “Canadian” Jaroslawski also had some things to say about the news.

“It’s been an unfortunate situation. I mean, there’s been quite a few unfortunate situations heading into this event,” he said.

“It kinda is what it is, sucks that they have to play on that… I definitely believe it’s a disadvantage for them.”

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FURIA Esports, w7m esports, and Team oNe eSports are the three teams competing from Mexico City due to failure to secure visas into the US. The fourth team from Brazil, Team Liquid, secured their visas and are present at the Charlotte Convention Center.

There has been an uproar on social media as the affected teams air their grievances.

FURIA’s Diogo “Fntzy” Lima said: “You are sabotaging us, unacceptable…”

Igor “igoorctg” Santos, head coach of w7m, has also expressed his displeasure, wondering why organizers would not make sure all teams are playing with the same ping.

He said: “1 vs 80 ping, LOL, is this a Major? why can’t we play with both teams with 30 ping?”

Regardless of how things have turned out, the Brazilian teams in Mexico have had decent starts. Team oNe won their first game against Dire Wolves on opening day but lost to Oxygen Esports.

In Group B, although all teams have three points, FURIA are holding the No.2 spot because of their RND differential. They lost their first game against XSET but bounced back against Brazilian counterparts Liquid.

W7m have managed one overtime victory and one loss. They are currently ranked fourth but will play four more games before the group stage is over.

While the ping discrepancy is the prevailing issue, it is not the only major disruption of the Six Charlotte Major. APAC’s Elevate were completely removed from the tournament because they failed to secure visas to the US or Mexico to compete online.

The top two teams in every group will advance to the playoffsm which will commence on May 20. Every team is fighting for a piece of the US$500,000 prize fund and Six Invitational points. With Elevate’s unavailability, only one team will be eliminated from Group A.

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Even as all teams were revealed early, the event organizers took a while before announcing the prize pool. The 2021 Sweden Major had a prize pool of US$500,000, and many expected it to be the same.

However, the announcement came a day before the event, as Ubisoft revealed that teams will be playing for a piece of the $500,000 prize pool and points for the Six Invitational, which will be held in 2023.

The offline event will be played at the Charlotte Convention Center in the US. Teams have already been split into four groups of four, with the group stage following a double round-robin format where all matches will be best-of-one.

Meanwhile, the playoffs will run for three days, with the top two teams from each group. In the grand final, it will be a best-of-five series, with the winner walking away with $200,000 and 375 SI points.

Charlotte Six will be the first international Rainbow Six event in two years that will have a live audience in attendance.

Who will be competing in the 2022 Six Charlotte Major?

Sixteen teams will be competing in the Six Charlotte Major, representing four regions. Each league produced four teams after their Stage 1 bouts.

Heroic were the first team to qualify for the tournament. They finished Stage 1 with 24 points and an 8-0-0-1 record.

Team BDS and Looking for Org finished second and third, respectively, to clinch their spots in the Charlotte Major. It is worth noting that Wolves Esports have acquired the LFO roster.

G2 Esports was the last team to qualify from Europe, as their spot was not guaranteed until the final EUL play day. They will be returning to the international scene after missing the Sweden Major and 2022 Six Invitational.

However, it seems like their decision to move some pieces around as it pertains to their roster has yielded benefits. While their run in the Europe League was not the most convincing, it was enough to see them through to the Major.

In North America, Astralis was the first to seal their Charlotte Six berth after a 7-4 victory over beastcoast on play day nine. They finished with 22 points, registering six regular wins, two overtime wins, and one loss.

Oxygen Esports, DarkZero Esports, and XSET are the remaining three teams that will be representing NA.

The Copa Elite Six league also provided four players for the Charlotte Major. Although teams from Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina were represented, only the four Brazil-based teams sealed their spots in the Major.

Team Liquid secured their berth with a 2-0 win in the grand final against w7m esports, who automatically secured the no.2 spot. FURIA and team oNe eSports completed the top-four list for the South American region.

From the Asia-Pacific region, Elevate got swept by CYCLOPS in the upper bracket quarterfinals and had to go through the lower bracket to reach the grand final. They had to face CYCLOPS once again, and it ended in a victory for Elevate.

However, Elevate was unable to get visas to North America or Mexico and will be missing the event. With that, only three teams will play in Group A.

CYCLOPS, Dire Wolves, and Chiefs Esports Club are the remaining teams representing the APAC region.

The group stage will be played to a conclusion on May 18, with the playoffs scheduled to hold from May 20-22.

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They were the clear favorites across esports betting platforms against TALON in the Upper Bracket semi finals matchup, and they delivered. It was doubly impressive, seeing as they turned the series around despite losing the first map.

While it was a closely-contested third map, Dire Wolves came out victorious, winning Skyscraper 8-7. However, their job in the Asia-Pacific League 2022 Playoffs Stage 1 is not over, as they will face CYCLOPS in the Upper Bracket Final.

The winner of that tie will advance to the Grand Final with a chance of winning $10,000 from the $18,000 prize pool.

Speaking of CYCLOPS, they are the first team from the APAC League to qualify for the Charlotte Major. They secured their spot with a win over DAMWON Gaming.

The APAC region has two more slots in the Major which are yet to be filled. The two teams who make it to the Lower Bracket semi finals will receive automatic qualification to the Six Major.

As things stand, TALON and DAMWON Gaming are already in the Lower Bracket Quarterfinals. When both fixtures in the Lower Bracket Round 1 are decided, Talon and DAMWON will know their opponents.

Talon will square off against the winner of the Knights-Elevate matchup while DAMWON will go up against either SANDBOX Gaming or Chiefs EC.
Which other teams will be competing in Rainbow Six Charlotte Major 2022?

Sixteen teams are expected to compete in the 2022 Six Major, which means that there are still 12 slots left to be filled. A few teams have wasted no time in securing their position, with one of them being Heroic from the European League. The three remaining slots from that region are yet to be filled.

The Copa Elite Six will kick off on April 23, and we will know the four teams that have made the cut by the month’s end.

For the North American League, three slots have already been filled. Astralis and Oxygen Esports were the first two teams to secure qualification, joined shortly after by XSET.

The final slot is still up for grabs and will be given to the winner of the DarkZero Gaming-Spacestation Gaming matchup scheduled for April 27.

2022 Six Major dates, location, and format

Although the city of the competition has long been made public, Rainbow Six Esports recently revealed that the event will be hosted at the Charlotte Convention Center. Via Twitter:

The #SixMajor in Charlotte will be hosted at the Charlotte Convention Center.

Tickets go on sale tomorrow, at 6pm CEST / 12pm EDT!

We'll post the link once the sale is live. pic.twitter.com/iw0saq1ifz

— Rainbow Six Esports (@R6esports) April 21, 2022

The event will run from May 16 to 22, with the playoffs starting on May 20. It will be a LAN event, and the venue will be open to the public.

Teams will be split into four groups, with the top two teams advancing to the playoffs. The format for the Group Stage will be a Double Round Robin and will be a best-of-one contest.

The prize pool is yet to be announced, but teams will get points for the 2023 Six Invitational. The 2022 edition was played to an end on February 20, 2022, with TSM winning the Grand Finals and walking away with $1,000,000 of the $3,000,000 prize pool.

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