Rainbow Six Siege gets a $100,000 tournament

Breach, bang, clear and win.

Ubisoft and esports organisation ESL have announced the Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Pro League, a global Xbox One and PC competition.

The total prize pot on offer will be $100,000 - at the end of each season, the top-placed teams from Europe and North America will go head-to-head on both PC and Xbox, each for a $50,000 prize.

The first season of the PC Pro League will take place at the Intel Extreme Masters esports tournament in Katowice, Poland on March 4.

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The Xbox-based tournament, as well as rounds taking place in North America, will follow at some point later on.

More details can be found on the site.

If you're thinking of competing in the Pro League, you might want to read our seven essential tips before diving in.

And for those of you still on the fence about Rainbow Six: Siege - well here's our review.