Ubisoft has announced the Ubisoft Collegiate Esports, their first ever proprietary collegiate esports league. 

Premiering with Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siege, the league is launching this month in partnership with online competitive gaming platform FACEIT. The league’s premier sponsor is CORSAIR, with CORSAIR’s Origin PC subsidiary also lending its support. 

The program will feature a user-friendly online platform allowing registered school clubs (no online schools) to register themselves and start competing in a variety of local and cross-continent programs. 

In addition to the online platform, schools will also be able to nominate one team each to take part in the Rainbow Six Collegiate Championship – which will see all contending schools face off for a chance to win part of a $30K prize pool and hardware from Origin PC and CORSAIR. 

The championship pre-season starts in October 2020, with the full season commencing in January 2021. 

AYO.NEWS says:

It’s great to see Ubisoft, FACEIT, and CORSAIR supporting the growth of grassroots collegiate esports. While leagues like this might not be as headline grabbing as the big money events, they are vital to ensure the long-term success of esports as a whole, helping provide a pathway into professional competitive esports for young talent.

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