Quick answer: The BLAST R6 Major Osaka semifinals are set. Virtus.pro swept M80 2-0, DarkZero beat Team Liquid 2-1, Team Falcons swept Geekay Esports 2-0 and FaZe Clan beat G2 Esports 2-1. Virtus.pro vs. DarkZero starts tonight, Friday, November 13, at 7:15 PM CT, and Team Falcons vs. FaZe follows at 10:30 PM CT. Results are from the official R6 Esports bracket and SiegeGG, current as of the morning of November 13, 2026.
Four quarterfinals, two classics and a final four that still has the defending Major champions alive. The BLAST R6 Major Osaka playoffs opened overnight at ATC Hall, and by Friday morning in the US the semifinal bracket for the last Rainbow Six Siege Major of 2026 was locked in. Here is how every series went, who plays tonight and when to tune in.
Quarterfinal results
- Virtus.pro 2-0 M80: 7-3 on Villa, 7-4 on Lair. Bank was never played.
- DarkZero 2-1 Team Liquid: Liquid took Kafe Dostoyevsky 7-4, DarkZero won Nighthaven Labs 8-7 in overtime, then closed out Clubhouse 7-5.
- Team Falcons 2-0 Geekay Esports: 7-2 on Villa, 7-3 on Chalet in an all-EU series.
- FaZe Clan 2-1 G2 Esports: FaZe took Bank 7-5, which was G2’s own map pick, then G2 won Chalet 7-3 and FaZe took the deciding map, Lair, 8-7 in overtime.
DarkZero flip the Swiss result
The first big story of the night was a rematch. Team Liquid beat DarkZero 7-2 on Clubhouse in the Swiss Stage and entered the playoffs as one of only two teams to go 3-0. In the quarterfinal, DarkZero lost the opening map, survived an overtime Nighthaven Labs and then won the decider on Clubhouse, the same map that beat them earlier in the week. They won the Salt Lake City Major, so they are still the reigning champions, and they are now North America’s last team in Osaka after M80 went out.
M80’s exit still ends a remarkable run. R6 Esports noted the team had only a 4.53% chance of making the North American League playoffs before reaching the Osaka main stage.
FaZe hold off G2
The last quarterfinal finished just after 6 AM CT and lived up to its billing as the S tier matchup of the round. FaZe took Bank 7-5, G2’s own map pick, and R6 Esports called them “the best team in the world” mid-series. G2 answered 7-3 on Chalet, then Lair went to overtime at 6-6. The official R6 Esports account asked, “guys is this the major final?” as the decider went to overtime. FaZe closed it out 8-7. The reward is a semifinal against Team Falcons.
Semifinal schedule in US time
- Semifinal 1, Virtus.pro vs. DarkZero: Friday, Nov. 13 at 7:15 PM CT (8:15 PM ET, 5:15 PM PT)
- Semifinal 2, Team Falcons vs. FaZe Clan: Friday, Nov. 13 at 10:30 PM CT (11:30 PM ET, 8:30 PM PT)
- Grand final (best of five): Saturday, Nov. 14 at 9:30 PM CT (10:30 PM ET, 7:30 PM PT)
Both semifinals are best of three. These are the scheduled starts from the official R6 Esports playoff schedule, so a long first series can push the second one back. Saturday night also has a creator showmatch at 7:15 PM CT and the Year 11 Season 4 reveal panel at about 8:30 PM CT before the final. Our full Osaka playoffs viewing guide has every free stream and the Twitch Drops details.
What is on the line
The four quarterfinal losers each take $22,000 and 900 Six Invitational points from the $600,000 prize pool. The semifinal losers get $50,000 and 1,050 SI points each, and the champion earns $200,000 and 1,500 SI points heading into the Six Invitational 2027 in São Paulo.
Our take
The top half of the bracket is Virtus.pro against the last North American hope, and the bottom half is Team Falcons against FaZe Clan. Falcons dropped just five rounds in their quarterfinal, while FaZe had to go the distance against G2 and play again in less than a day. If you only catch one series tonight, make it Virtus.pro vs. DarkZero, because the reigning champions have already shown they can win ugly. Saturday is also a big esports day in general: the League of Legends Worlds final between Gen.G and BLG runs in the afternoon, so the R6 grand final makes a natural nightcap. Our Worlds final start time guide has those details.
Correction (Nov 14, 2026): An earlier version of this article said G2 beat FaZe in the quarterfinals. FaZe won 2-1 and faced Falcons in the semifinals. The second semifinal start was also corrected to 10:30 PM CT, matching the official R6 Esports schedule.
Featured image: DarkZero celebrate their quarterfinal win in Osaka. Photo © Ubisoft, João F. (@itsmeERROR), via R6 Esports.
