Even as COVID-19 locks down any and all competitive sports gatherings the world of esports spins madly on. The likes of the Overwatch League, League of Legends, and even NASCAR and iRacing are showing up in big ways and bringing all things esports to the world when it is most needed. That trend continues today as publisher Ubisoft announced a new venture into the world of competitive gaming with their North American Rainbow Six Esports League, featuring 28 teams across the United States and Canada. Set to debut in late June of this year, features two regional divisions and ?a revamped path-to-pro tier designed to foster the best up-and-coming teams in both territories. The US Division will feature eight pro team organizations competing in an offline league based in Las Vegas, Nevada.? If you?re thinking that this all sounds quite similar to Overwatch League and its tiered, Path To Pro system then you?re right. Except, you know, this might actually work and not leave a bunch of minor league teams struggling to simply exist while Blizzard ignores their pleas for help. While not directly named in the title, this league for Rainbow Six Siege comes at a time when the Tom Clancy-branded game is going through a surge of popularity and it appears that Ubisoft might be striking at the best possible time to get a radical, new esports league off the ground.

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