FaZe Clan win Rainbow Six Sweden Major 2021

Shay Robson

The Rainbow Six Major headed to Sweden in November, with 16 of the best teams in the world duking it out for $500,000, as well as Six Invitational points for 2022. We’ve got everything you need to know right here.


  • FaZe Clan take down NiP in a 5-game series to win the Major
  • Sweden Major Grand Finals comes down to NiP vs FaZe Clan
  • $500,000 up for grabs, winner gets $200,000

The Six Major was back again, and this time it headed to Sweden for the third and final event of the year. Taking place in Gävle, the Six Sweden Major saw 16 teams from across the world compete for $500,000, as well as some sweet Six Invitational points for the 2022 season.

Similar to the Six Mexico Major held in August, the Sweden Major consisted of the same format. Group Stage took place from November 8 to 10, which then moved on to the Playoffs from November 12 to 14.

The Major also saw no on-site audience, with strict sanitary rules also in place to keep all participants and staff safe.

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Rainbow Six Sweden Major 2021 recap

The Rainbox Six Sweden Major was definitely one to remember as two of the greatest teams in Rainbow Six put on a show.

After an impressive 5-0-0-1 from both FaZe and NiP in the group stage, they were destined for a Grand Finals showdown. NiP cruised to the finals dropping no maps in the knock stage while FaZe battled it out in the semis taking down DAMWON 2-1.

In the Grand Finals, FaZe Clan jumped off to an early 1-0 lead but the Ninjas responded taking the next two maps putting the Brazilians against the wall. However, FaZe was able to keep their composure and win the final two maps taking the best-of-5 series 3-2 and lifting the trophy.

Rainbow Six Sweden Major 2021 final placements

Placement Team Prize Money (USD)
1 FaZe Clan $200,000
2 Ninjas in Pyjamas $80,000
3-4 Rogue $40,000
DAMWON Gaming
5-8 Spacestation Gaming $20,000
Team oNe
BDS Esports
SANDBOX
9-12 Chiefs Esports Club $10,000
Team Vitality
Team Empire
Soniqs
13-16 Oxygen Esports $5,000
DarkZero Esports
Invictus Gaming
Furia

Rainbow Six Sweden Major 2021: schedule & results

Playoffs (November 12-14)

Day 1: November 12

Start Time Quarterfinals
9:00AM GMT DAMWON Gaming 2 – 0 SANDBOX Gaming
11:30AM GMT Team oNe 0-2 Rogue
3:00PM GMT FaZe Clan 2 – 0 Team BDS
6:00PM GMT Ninjas in Pyjamas 2-0 Spacestation Gaming

Day 2: November 13

Start Time Semifinals
3:30 PM GMT FaZe Clan 2-1 DAMWON Gaming
7 PM GMT Ninjas in Pyjamas 2-0 Rogue

Day 3: November 14

Start Time Grand Final
3:30 PM GMT FaZe Clan 3-2 Ninjas in Pyjamas

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Group Stage (November 8-10)

Day 1: November 8

Group A
Match PT ET GMT
FaZe Clan 7-0 Oxygen 2:30AM 5:30AM 10:30AM
Chiefs 7-8 Rogue 2:30AM 5:30AM 10:30AM
FaZe Clan 7-0 Chiefs 6:30AM 11:30AM 4:30PM
Oxygen 6-8 Rogue 6:30AM 11:30AM 4:30PM
Group B
Match PT ET GMT
SANDBOX 2-7 Team oNe 1AM 4AM 9AM
Vitality 7-1 DarkZero 1AM 4AM 9AM
SANDBOX 7-3 Vitality 7AM 10AM 3PM
Team oNe 7-3 DarkZero 7AM 10AM 3PM
Group C
Match PT ET GMT
BDS 7-2 Soniqs 4AM 7AM 12PM
Invictus 5-7 NIP 4AM 7AM 12PM
BDS 7-3 Invictus 10:30AM 1:30PM 6:30PM
Soniqs 2-7 NIP 10:30AM 1:30PM 6:30PM
Group D
Match PT ET GMT
Spacestation 7-8 FURIA 5:30AM 8:30AM 1:30PM
Empire 3-7 DAMWON 5:30AM 8:30AM 1:30PM
Spacestation 7-5 Empire 12PM 3PM 8PM
FURIA 4-7 DAMWON 12PM 3PM 8PM

Day 2: November 9

Group A
Match PT ET GMT
Oxygen 2-7 Chiefs 1AM 4AM 9AM
FaZe Clan 5-7 Rogue 1AM 4AM 9AM
Chiefs 1-7 Rogue 7AM 10AM 3PM
FaZe Clan 7-2 Oxygen 7AM 10AM 3PM
Group B
Match PT ET GMT
Team oNe 5-7 Vitality 2:30AM 5:30AM 10:30AM
SANDBOX 7-4 DarkZero 2:30AM 5:30AM 10:30AM
Vitality 3-7 DarkZero 6:30AM 11:30AM 4:30PM
SANDBOX 1-7 Team oNe 6:30AM 11:30AM 4:30PM
Group C
Match PT ET GMT
Invictus 4-7 Soniqs 5:30AM 8:30AM 1:30PM
BDS 4-7 NIP 5:30AM 8:30AM 1:30PM
Invictus 3-7 NIP 11:30AM 2:30PM 7:30PM
BDS 8-6 Soniqs 11:30AM 2:30PM 7:30PM
Group D
Match PT ET GMT
Empire 7-4 FURIA 4AM 7AM 12PM
Spacestation 7-8 DAMWON 4AM 7AM 12PM
Empire 7-2 DAMWON 10AM 1PM 6PM
Spacestation 7-5 FURIA 10AM 1PM 6PM

Day 3: November 10

Group A
Match PT ET GMT
Oxygen 8-7 Rogue 2:30AM 5:30AM 10:30AM
FaZe Clan 7-1 Chiefs 2:30AM 5:30AM 10:30AM
FaZe Clan 7-3 Rogue 6:30AM 11:30AM 4:30PM
Oxygen 4-7 Chiefs 6:30AM 11:30AM 4:30PM
Group B
Match PT ET GMT
Team oNe 7-1 DarkZero 1AM 4AM 9AM
SANDBOX 7-1 Vitality 1AM 4AM 9AM
SANDBOX 4-7 DarkZero 7AM 10AM 3PM
Team oNe 4-7 Vitality 7AM 10AM 3PM
Group C
Match PT ET GMT
Soniqs 5-7 NIP 4AM 7AM 12PM
BDS 7-1 Invictus 4AM 7AM 12PM
BDS 7-4 NIP 10AM 1PM 6PM
Invictus 7-5 Soniqs 10AM 1PM 6PM
Group D
Match PT ET GMT
FURIA 8-6 DAMWON 5:30AM 8:30AM 1:30PM
Spacestation 7-4 Empire 5:30AM 8:30AM 1:30PM
Spacestation 4-7 DAMWON 11:30AM 2:30PM 7:30PM
Empire 7-1 FURIA 11:30AM 2:30PM 7:30PM

Group Stage placements

3 points for regulation win. 2 points for overtime win. 1 point for overtime loss. No points for regulation loss.

Group A

Placement Team Record RD Points
1 FaZe Clan 5-0-0-1 +27 15
2 Rogue 2-2-1-1 +6 11
3 Chiefs Esports Club 2-0-1-3 -12 7
4 Oxygen Esports 0-0-1-4 -21 3

Group B

Placement Team Record RD Points
1 Team oNe eSports 4-0-0-2 +16 12
2 SANDBOX Gaming 3-0-0-3 -1 9
3 Team Vitality 3-0-0-3 -5 9
4 DarkZero Esports 2-0-0-4 -10 6

Group C

Placement Team Record RD Points
1 Ninjas in Pyjamas 5-0-0-1 +13 15
2 BDS Esport 4-1-0-1 +17 14
3 Soniqs 1-0-1-4 -13 4
4 Invictus Gaming 1-0-0-5 -17 3

Group D

Placement Team Record RD Points
1 DAMWON Gaming 3-0-2-0 +4 12
2 Spacestation Gaming 2-1-1-1 +2 11
3 Team Empire 2-0-0-2 +5 9
4 FURIA 1-1-0-3 -11 4

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Rainbow Six Sweden Major 2021: qualified teams

A total of 16 teams — four teams from each region — will be meeting up in Gävle at the beginning of November to compete. The stakes are high, with $500,000, SI points, and the title of Sweden champions all on the line.

Troy ‘Canadian’ Jaroslawski is making his big return after his retirement earlier in 2021, joining the DarkZero roster. Mexico Major champions Team oNe eSports also managed to qualify to defend their title.

Here’s the list of the full 16 teams attending the Sweden Major.

Region Team Players
NA Spacestation Gaming Skys, Bosco, Hotancold, Rampy, Fultz
NA Oxygen Esports HOP3Z, LaXInG, VertcL, Yoggah, Kyno
NA Soniqs supr, Gryxr, Yeti, Rexen, kanzen
NA DarkZero Esports Hyper, Ecl9pse, njr, Panbazou, Canadian
Europe BDS Esport Shaiiko, Renshiro, RaFaLe, Elemzje, BriD
Europe Team Empire ShepparD, JoyStiCK, Scyther, Dan, Always
Europe Team Vitality BiBoo, Shiinka, Kaktus, risze, P4
Europe Rogue AceeZ, Ripz, LeonGids, cryn, Prano
LATAM FURIA Fntzy, Miracle, LENDA, R4re, h1ghs
LATAM Team oNe eSports Alem4o, Levy, KDS, Neskin, Lagonis
LATAM FaZe Clan Astro, cameram4n, Bullet1, soulz1, Cyber
LATAM Ninjas in Pyjamas Muzi, Pino, JULIO, Psycho, Kamikaze
APAC SANDBOX Gaming EnvyTaylor, Nova, Harp3rXD, SyAIL, Static
APAC Invictus Gaming Lunarmetal, GiG, SpeakEasy, Jrdn, Jo
APAC Chiefs Esports Club Dgtl, GodLeg1on, Worthy, Fishoguy, Ethan
APAC DAMWON Gaming CATsang, yass, Woogiman, coted, RIN

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Rainbow Six Sweden Major 2021: format

The November Major will follow the same format as the Six Mexico major that we saw in August.

The Group Stage from November 8 to 10 will consist of four groups of four teams battling it out in a double round-robin, best-of-one format.

We’ll then see the top two teams from each group progress to the Playoffs, where they’ll be faced with a best-of-three single-elimination bracket, with a best-of-five grand final.

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About The Author

Based in Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK, Shay Robson is a Journalist for Dexerto. Typically, you'll see Shay tackling the entertainment news, writing about your favorite Twitch streamers and influencers. But, as a passionate esports fan, you'll also catch him covering League of Legends and Valorant when he gets the chance. Contact: shay.robson@dexerto.com