- What: BLAST Rainbow 6 Major Manchester 2024
- Date: May 16-26, 2024
- Location: Bowlers Exhibition Centre Arena in Manchester, England
- How to Watch: Twitch and YouTube
The first arena event of the 2024-25 BLAST Rainbow Six season, BLAST Rainbow 6 Major Manchester 2024 takes place between May 16 and May 26 at Bowlers Exhibition Centre Arena in Manchester, England. The event features 20 of the best Rainbow Six teams from around the world vying for their share of a $750,000 prize pool, as well as points in the Global Standings. The most recent BLAST R6 Major took place in Atlanta in October. w7m esports won that event. LOS finished as the runner-up. Here is some background information on the Manchester Major before we dig into the betting breakdown for the upcoming tournament.
The BLAST Rainbow 6 Major Manchester 2024 is divided into three phases. The Group Stage sees eight teams facing off in a double-bracket. The top four teams from this best-of-three format move on to the Swiss Stage where they join the 12 R6 teams that qualified directly for the Swiss Stage via regional qualifiers. Each team will be allowed a maximum of three losses in this stage; once a team hits that number, they will be eliminated. Eight teams from the Swiss Stage go on to the Playoffs. The Playoffs are played under a single elimination bracket format. The Playoffs are played under a single elimination bracket format. All matchups are best-of-three except for the Grand Final, which is best-of-five.
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BLAST Rainbow 6 Major Manchester 2024 betting picks
FaZe Clan
FaZe Clan placed 3rd-4th at the Atlanta Major in November 2023, losing in the semifinals to eventual runner-up LOS. The team then made its way to the Grand Final of the Six Invitational in February of this year, beating Virtus.pro 2-0 in the semifinal of that event. However, FaZe Clan did not pick up the win in that event, which took place in Sao Paulo, Brazil. They fell to w7m esports in the Grand Final. Despite falling short in the Grand Final, FaZe Clan team members took home several individual awards from that event. Most recently, FaZe Clan won the Brazil League 2024 – Stage 1 event to secure their spot in Manchester.
FaZe Clan start the R6 Major Manchester in the Swiss Stage of the tournament.
Team BDS
Team BDS made the playoffs of the Atlanta Major, but they did not make it very far, losing to G2 Esports 2-0 in the quarterfinals. That left the club in 5th-8th place, winning $27,000. Most recently Team BDS won the Europe League 2024 – Stage 1 event, which put them into Swiss Stage of the R6 Major Manchester 2024 tournament.
Most of the current roster of Team BDS has been together since 2020. The only team member to join the club after that is the coach, Stooflex, who has been with Team BDS since September 2022.
FURIA Esports
One thing that must be mentioned when discussing FURIA Esports is that the team acquired the roster of w7m esports in March. w7m were very good in recent events, winning the BLAST R6 Major in Atlanta in November. The team followed that with a $1 million prize winning first-place finish at the Six Invitational 2024, where they downed FaZe Clan 3-2. Kheyze, who is on the FURIA Esports roster, won the MVP award at the Six Invitational 2024. Most recently, FURIA Esports finished in third place at the Brazil League 2024 – Stage 1 event, which put them into the second stage in Manchester.
Best bet to win BLAST Rainbow 6 Major Manchester 2024
FURIA Esports could have performed better at the Brazil League 2024 – Stage 1 event, but expect them to put that third-place finish behind them and for the team to come out on top in this event. The betting pick is for FURIA Esports to win the BLAST Rainbow 6 Major Manchester 2024 tournament.
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