A Major Esports Competition Brings Thousands Of Fans To Boston

20 esports teams and thousands of fans rallied in Fenway over the weekend for The Six Invitational 2025. For more, ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
At an Esports championship. There aren't really amateurs fad to say.
I've played thousands of hours of SAJO over the years.

Speaker 2 (00:06):
That's Tim, a commentator on the esports phenomenon Rainbow six Siege.
It's a tactical first person shooter with a huge number
of fans. Four thousand of them showed up to watch
this tournament live at the MGM Music Hall at Fenwick.
Next thing, Viall is with Ubisoft.

Speaker 3 (00:20):
I wouldn't say that I'm surprised, but it's definitely like
grown to a point where we are quite impressed about
what it is.

Speaker 2 (00:27):
And this isn't just for fun either. There's a three
million dollar prize pool with the winning team taking them
a full mill just themselves, but most of these people
are just here for the love of the game.

Speaker 4 (00:35):
It's so unique. No two games of Saja ever the same.
There's so much that can change within a round depending
on the team.

Speaker 2 (00:43):
The mo Kyle Shaffle to be busy Boston's news radio