Following the conclusion of the Six Invitational 2025 and the first teaser of Rainbow Six Siege X, fans have got extremely excited about the future of the game and its competitive scene.
Unfortunately for all of us, Rainbow Six Siege's international action will be put on hold until May 2025, when the 20 teams included in the R6 Share 2025 program travel to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to take part in Reload.
While there won't be any matches in Siege's Tier 1, teams will now battle to upgrade their rosters before the start of the upcoming season. As per BLAST's rulebook, teams have between February 17, 9 AM CET, to March 5, 9 AM CET, to make signings.
Here are all of the confirmed transfer moves made following the conclusion of the Six Invitational 2025:
North America League
Here are all of the changes announced so far in the upcoming 2025 North America League:
DarkZero Esports
March 5 - Beaulo retires from Rainbow Six Siege competitive scene for second time in his career
The Six Invitational 2022 champion Jason "Beaulo" Doty announced his retirement from the Rainbow Six Siege competitive scene. This was his second spell as a professional player after his temporary retirement in late 2022 after TSM parted ways with their Rainbow Six Siege roster.
The former TSM and DarkZero Esports player's decision to retire comes three weeks after his daughter was born.
March 7 - DarkZero Esports part ways with Kobelax
DarkZero Esports unveiled the team's decision to part ways with Elian "Kobelax" Rodríguez. The Dominican player joined the team in August 2024 and played for the purple roster in the North America League 2024 Stage 2, the BLAST R6 Major Montreal, and the Six Invitational 2025.
March 11 - DarkZero Esports sign SpiriTz
DarkZero Esports announced the signing of the BLAST R6 Major Manchester champion Zachary "SpiriTz" Dionne. The Canadian had played in the Six Invitational 2025 under Unwanted, with whom he finished in fourth place.
March 12 - DarkZero Esports sign CTZN
DarkZero Esports have completed their Rainbow Six Siege roster with the signing of the former Natus Vincere, G2 Esports, Soniqs, M80, and Into The Breach player Ben "CTZN" McMillan.
March 15 - DarkZero Esports sign KangruKenny
DarkZero Esports have added Ryan "KangruKenny" Morrow as the team's new head coach. The former Into The Breach coach was DarkZero Esports' at the Six Invitational 2025; however, back then, he only had a temporary contract as he had joined from Into The Breach as a loanee.
With the arrival of KangruKenny to the team, DarkZero Esports currently includes three Brit members in Nathan "Nafe" Sharp, Ben "CTZN" McMillan, and KangruKenny.
Oxygen Esports
March 4 - Oxygen Esports and Nuers part ways
Oxygen Esports and Ethan "Nuers" James parted ways and won't be competing together in the upcoming season. He was the only player remaining from Oxygen's Six Invitational 2023 Top 3 roster.
March 4 - Oxygen Esports part ways with LucasDias and Hat
Shortly after announcing Nuers' departure from the team, Oxygen Esports also unveiled the departures of Dias "LucasDias" Lucas and James "Hat" Hatfield.
March 10 - Oxygen Esports complete roster with Gryxr, Forrest, and Atom arrivals
Oxygen Esports have completed their roster for the 2025 season with the arrivals of Pablo "Gryxr" Rebeil, Roman "Forrest" Breaux, and Adam "Atom" Gutiérrez.
All three players competed in the Six Invitational 2025 as they played for Shopify Rebellion, Spacestation Gaming, and Unwanted, respectively.
Spacestation Gaming
March 3 - Spacestation Gaming part ways with Forrest
Spacestation Gaming decided to part ways with Roman "Forrest" Breaux. The American had joined the team from Astralis in March 2023. Following his departure, the only former Astralis player in the team is Jack "J9O" Burkard.
March 6 - Spacestation Gaming sign former Oxygen Esports player Nuers
Spacestation Gaming have signed the former Oxygen Esports player Ethan "Nuers" James to replace Roman "Forrest" Breaux. The American had been playing for Oxygen Esports since March 2022 with whom he reached the Six Charlotte Major semifinals and the Six Invitational 2023 Top 3.
Shopify Rebellion
February 28 - Shopify Rebellion part ways with Gryxr
Shopify Rebellion announced the team's decision to part ways with Pablo "Gryxr" Rebeil. The Mexican had been a part of the roster since February 2021, when he joined Soniqs.
Unwanted
February 21 - Dream reveals Unwanted's players have gone different ways after "people received individual offers they couldn’t refuse"
Mitch "Dream" Malson has confirmed that the Six Invitational 2025 Top 4 roster Unwanted won't stay together after "people received individual offers they couldn't refuse."
However, the former Oxygen Esports player is still looking for a team to represent in the 2025 season.
M80
February 17 - M80 part ways with Budega and Vivas
M80 have parted ways with Matheus "Budega" Figueiredo and Igor "Vivas" Vivas. The Brazilians were "ejected" from the Six Invitational 2025 after an altercation with DarkZero Esports in their 1-2 defeat against the purple roster.
Shortly after the team's defeat against CAG Osaka at the Six Invitational 2025, Ubisoft revealed that Budega received a two-year ban and M80 was given a competitive fine of USD$10,000.
February 19 - M80 part ways with Packer
Two days after M80's decision to part ways with Budega and Vidas, the North American esports organization announced the release of Jaidan "Packer" Franz.
The former CL4L and Mkers player joined M80 shortly after his performance at the BLAST R6 Major Montreal.
March 6 - M80 and Spoit part ways
Two years after his arrival in the North American esports organization, William "Spoit" Löfstedt and M80 are parting ways. The Six Berlin Major champion's best result with M80 was a second-place finish at the Gamers8 2023.
March 7 - M80 sign BLAST R6 Major Manchester champion Gaveni
M80 have announced the arrival of the BLAST R6 Major Manchester champion Gaven "Gaveni" Black. The North American has now been reunited with his two former Cloud9 Beastcoast teammates Ayden "dfuzr" Gabari and Shaun "Gunnar" Pottorff.
March 12 - M80 sign BLAST R6 Major Manchester champion Hotancold
M80 have announced the signing of Matthew "Hotancold" Stevens. The arrival of the American means M80's roster currently includes four BLAST R6 Major Manchester champions.
Wildcard
February 19 - Wildcard part ways with Bosco and Spiff
Wildcard have parted ways with the two-time world champion Dylan "Bosco" Bosco and Chris "Spiff" Park.
The American esports organization missed out on the Six Invitational 2025 after falling against Oxygen Esports in the Six Invitational 2025 North America Finals.
EMEA League
Here are all of the changes announced so far in the upcoming 2025 EMEA League:
Team BDS
According to Team BDS' coach Samy "Stooflex" Smail, the Swiss esports organization has allowed the players and staff to "explore options" as they are now "available for discussions with interested parties."
Among other achievements, Team BDS have won two Gamers8, one Six Major, and the Esports World Cup 2024, as well as reaching two BLAST R6 Major grand finals and one Six Invitational grand final.
February 28 - Stooflex retires from Rainbow Six Siege
The French coach Sam "Stooflex" Smail announced his decision to retire from Rainbow Six Siege's competitive scene. The announcement came two weeks after the Europeans' defeat in the Six Invitational 2025 grand final, and only three days after Team BDS' allowed the roster to "explore options."
Team Falcons
February 21 - Team Falcons have parted ways with Six Invitational 2025 and Montreal Top 8 roster
Team Falcons have parted ways with the team's Rainbow Six Siege roster. The squad collected back-to-back international Top 8 finishes, including the BLAST R6 Major Montreal and the Six Invitational 2025.
Considering that Team Falcons is part of the R6 Share 2025 Program, we should expect the esports organization to announce the team's roster for the 2025 season in the upcoming days.
March 10 - Team Falcons reveal the signing of former Team BDS roster
Team Falcons have announced the decision to sign the former Team BDS roster. The MENA esports organization has made a huge step forward in Rainbow Six Siege as they picked up last year's Esports World Cup champions, back-to-back BLAST R6 Major grand finalists, and Six Invitational 2025 grand finalists.
Wolves Esports
March 1 - Wolves Esports part ways with Rainbow Six Siege roster
Wolves Esports have announced the organization's decision to part ways with their Rainbow Six Siege roster. The team's next steps are yet to be revealed.
March 6 - Wolves Esports unveil roster to compete in Europe and MENA League 2025
Wolves Esports have unveiled the organization's roster to compete in the Europe and MENA League 2025. The team is now a British-majority mix that includes two former Into The Breach players, two former Team Joel players, and one former MNM Gaming player.
ENCE
March 3 - ENCE sign former Wolves Esports player DEADSHT
ENCE signed Wolves Esports' former player Jimmy "DEADSHT" Vojtasik. The Swiss had been part of the English Premier League side since March 2023 and has competed in multiple international competitions, including the Six Invitational 2023, the Esports World Cup 2024, and two BLAST R6 Majors.
March 3 - ENCE part ways with Elemzje
ENCE announced the team's decision to part ways with the Six Jönköping Major, Gamers8 2022, and Gamers 8 2023 champion Bryan "Elemzje" Tebessi. Undoubtedly, he was the most experienced player in the team.
March 12 - ENCE leave Rainbow Six Siege competitive scene
ENCE announced the team's decision to exit the Rainbow Six Siege competitive scene after the team "failed to commercialize our R6 operations with the limited skin sales and partnership opportunities."
ENCE's announcement came shortly before the start of the Malta Cyber Series: VIII. Despite the team's situation, the French-majority roster ended up taking the win and USD$12,000.
Team Secret
February 17 - Team Secret part ways with JP
João "JP" Teixeira revealed his contract with Team Secret had expired before the start of the Six Invitational 2025, which made it possible for him to join FaZe Clan during the tournament. It's unclear what the Brazilian's analyst next destination will be.
He's the third Team Secret member to officially leave the team since the roster's early exit from the Six Invitational 2025. On February 10, Jake "Virtue" Grannan revealed that Team Secret had dropped the Australian and Dawid "Gruby" Marciniak.
March 13 - Team Secret announce the arrivals of Mowwwgli and NoaUrz
Team Secret have announced the arrivals of Yanis "Mowwwgli" Dahmani and Noah "NoaUrz" Urwitz. The players come from Wolves Esports and Fnatic, respectively.
Fnatic
March 6 - Fnatic unveil departures of Azzr and NoaUrz
Fnatic unveiled the departures of Callum "Azzr" Aitchison and Noah "NoaUrz" Urwitz. The former Into The Breach players joined Fnatic in December 2024 and failed to qualify for the Six Invitational 2025.
March 12 - Fnatic announce the signings of Gruby and Jaksu
Fnatic announced the signings of Dawid "Gruby" Marciniak and Jaksu to complete the organization's Rainbow Six Siege roster for the 2025 season.
While Gruby comes from spending over two years in Team Secret, Jaksu has yet to make his professional debut.
South America League
Here are all of the changes announced so far in the upcoming 2025 North America League:
Team Liquid
March 17 - Team Liquid part ways with Paluh, Lagonis, and Hugzord
Team Liquid have announced the organization's decision to part ways with Luccas "Paluh" Molina, Lorenzo "Lagonis" Volpi, and Vitor "Hugzord" Hugo.
Logically, the most shocking departure is Paluh's as he had been a member of the Blue Cavalry since November 2018. Meanwhile, Lagonis and Hugzord joined in September and March 2022, respectively.
w7m esports
February 19 - w7m esports bench Dash
The Bulls have taken the decision to bench Leonardo "Dash" Lopes following the team's Six Invitational 2025 Top 16 finish.
Recently, the Brazilians were crowned BLAST R6 Major Montreal champions after a 3-1 win against the eventual Six Invitational 2025 grand finalists, Team BDS.
APAC League
Here are all of the changes announced so far in the upcoming 2025 APAC League:
SCARZ
March 14 - SCARZ announce the departures of Nina, Taiyou, and coach Blueno4Ronandes
SCARZ have announced the team's decision to part ways with Nina "Nina" Abe and Taiyo "Taiyou" Kitano, as well as with the team's head coach Shota "Blueno4Ronandes" Aono.
While Nina has joined ENTER FORCE.36, Taiyou has decided to retire from the competitive scene. Meanwhile, Blueno4Ronandes' next step in the competitive scene is yet to be unveiled.
Despite dominating Japan's competitive scene for three years, SCARZ couldn't get the desired results outside home soil. The team's best result was a Top 8 finish at the BLAST R6 Major Copenhagen.
Weibo Gaming
March 8 - Weibo Gaming join Rainbow Six Siege's competitive scene
Weibo Gaming have joined Rainbow Six Siege's competitive scene after signing four former Bleed Esports players as well as two former Elevate players.
The team's Rainbow Six Siege squad will include two Chinese members in Wu "Reeps96" Weichen and Patrick "MentalistC" Fan. However, the latter will support the team's lineup as an assistant coach. The roster's head coach will be Matthew "meepeY" Sharples.
Elevate
March 2 - Elevate part ways with Rainbow Six Siege roster
Elevate have announced the team's decision to part ways with their Rainbow Six Siege roster. While the lineup didn't have a good start to Year 9, the players ended up qualifying for the BLAST R6 Major Montreal after winning the Asia League 2024 Stage 2.
CAG Osaka
February 28 - CAG Osaka part ways with Sironeko
CAG Osaka have announced the team's decision to part ways with Sho "Sironeko" Endo. The decision comes shortly after the Japanese's best international result in Rainbow Six Siege, a Top 12 finish at the Six Invitational 2025.
BNK FEARX
February 17 - BNK FEARX sign former Dplus duo Woogiman and coted
BNK FEARX have completed their Rainbow Six Siege roster ahead of the 2025 season after announcing the arrivals of Park "Woogiman" Jin-wook and Jo "coted" Sung-jun.
The South Korean duo had been playing for Dplus since March 2021. Almost four years later, they have now joined the team's archenemies BNK FEARX.
Dplus
February 18 - Dplus announce acquisition of full Brazilian roster to compete in APAC League
Dplus have announced the organization's decision to compete in the 2025 APAC League with a Brazilian roster, led by the Six Major champions Juliano "Levy" Andrade and José "bullet1" Victor.
The roster also includes the Six Invitational 2021 champion Dyjair "Mity" Soares and the former Six Karma duo Kaique "Faallz" Moreira and Nicolas "NearZ" Fresnel.
In what will be the South Korean's second spell in the team, Park "PJH" Jae-hyun has joined as the roster's analyst.
Gaimin Gladiators
February 19 - Gaimin Gladiators part ways with Tuhan, Juicy, MinGoran, and Golden
Gaimin Gladiators have taken the decision to part ways with their two most recent roster signings Harry "Tuhan" Wise and Broden "Juicy" Dean, as well as the team's now-former analyst Kim "MinGoran" Min-geun and the manager Nicholas "Golden" Nilsson.
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Team Joel
February 20 - Lenda officially parts ways with Team Joel
Lucas "Lenda" Diniz has officially parted ways with Team Joel, formerly known as Bleed Esports. The Asian roster was grouped of the Six Invitational 2025 after defeats against Team Liquid, G2 Esports, Unwanted, and M80.
March 5 - Leadr departs former Bleed Esports roster Team Joel
Team Joel and Jake "Leadr" Fortunato parted ways after the former Natus Vincere, Heroic and KOI player decided to leave the squad.