There have been two massive upsets during day two of the 2021 Six Invitational Playoffs, whereby both a former champion and the reigning champion have been eliminated from the competition.
The current holders of the iconic sledgehammer trophy Spacestation Gaming and 2019 champion G2 Esports were both sent crashing out of the tournament within an hour of each other, meaning that the winner of the 2021 Six Invitational is guaranteed to be a brand new name.
With both teams starting the Playoffs in the losers bracket, there was very little room for error. However, G2 were the first of the two Rainbow Six Siege giants to fall after going down 2-0 to North American team Parabellum. While this was G2's first Six Invitational without its talismanic Dane Niclas 'Pengu' Mouritzen, many were surprised to see the European side struggle in the group stage. The shaky form has now been capitalised on by Parabellum, with the mainly Canadian roster kicking off
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