A new year, a new Six Invitational! We are only a few days away from the biggest esports tournament of Rainbow Six Siege in the world. Here is all you need to know about Six Invitational 2022, including the date and time for the opening day!

Every year, the best esports teams of each major region in the world gather around to compete for the world championship in the Six Invitational.

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Hopefully, this year is no exception, and once again, you will watch your Siege talents fighting against each other to be crowned as the world's best team.

With the Closed-Qualifier phase already finished in all regions, we now know which teams are making the scene in Six Invitational 2022. So, let's have a look at all the details you need to know!

Six Invitational 2022 Opening Date and Time

Six Invitational 2022 will officially begin with the group-stage matches on February 8. The opening matches will start at 1 am PT/4 am ET/9 am UTC/10 am CET after a pre-show that kicks off one hour earlier.

Six Invitational 2022 Opening Day Matches

Unlike last year, the group stage matches in Six Invitational 2022 will be held in Best-of-3 format, which means teams will only be playing once against each group-mate. The four top teams of each group will advance to the elimination round.

Here are the opening day matches:

• Match 1-2 (4 am ET/9 am UTC)
  • Sandbox Gaming v NIP (Stream A)
  • Team Empire v Soniqs (Stream B)
• Match 3-4 (7 am ET/12 pm UTC)
  • Team One v Damwon Kia (Stream A)
  • Oxygen v Navi (Stream B)
• Match 5-6 (10 am ET/3 pm UTC)
  • Team BDS v FURIA (Stream A)
  • Elevate v Dark Zero (Stream B)
• Match 7-8 (1 pm ET/6 pm UTC)
  • Team Liquid v Rogue (Stream A)
  • FaZe v Spacestation (Stream B)

Six Invitational 2022 will conclude on February 20 with the Grand Finals match. This year, there will be no map advantage for the team reaching the Grand Finals from the upper bracket.