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LATAM SI 2022 Closed Qualifier will be played in Stockholm, Sweden, one week before the start of Six Invitational 2022, according to an announcement from Ubisoft.

Earlier this month, the LATAM SI 2022 Closed Qualifier had to be put on ice after various “broken safety measures”. Players from teams outside Brazil had to stay in their hotel rooms until they finally traveled to their respective countries.

Since it was put on standby on 15 January, there has been no further news regarding the qualifying situation. Until today – the qualifier has been moved from São Paulo, Brazil, to Stockholm, Sweden.

The winner of the qualifier will stay in the European country and play in the Six Invitational 2022, while the rest will be sent back to their countries of origin.

This will be the first time that teams from South America and Mexico will fly to Europe to compete in a Siege event.

An online competition would have been impossible, as the Mexican player list would not be able to face the Brazilian troops due to ping complications. A LAN tournament was the only solution to have a tournament with as many teams as possible.

Atheris’ situation, specifically, is still unclear, due to the team announcing that they would be leaving the venue on 17 January. According to R6 circuit rule book“All teams competing in the Rainbow Six Circuit must be represented by a legal entity (association, company …) to obtain a license.”

The tournament will be held from January 31 to February 1, and will provide the very last ticket to compete at the Six Invitational 2022. SI will be played from February 8 to February 20.