Guide to HCS Orlando

September 4, 2022 MattyRums Articles

The last stop before the Halo World Championship is in Orlando! Below are details about the final Major this season. More information will be added/updated as it becomes available.

LOCATION/DATES
  • Orange County Convention Center North Concourse 9400 International Drive Orlando, FL 32819
  • Friday, September 23rd
  • Saturday, September 24th
  • Sunday, September 25th

Bags are allowed in the venue but must be clear and 12″x12″x6″ or smaller

FORMAT
  • LAN (Global)
  • 4v4
  • PC (Featured & Main Stage) / Xbox (Open Bracket & FFA)
  • Open Bracket (Top 4 teams qualify for Pool Play. 5th/8th qualify for Losers Round 1 of Champ Bracket)
  • Pool Play – Single round-robin, best-of-five series (Top 2 teams from each Pool move into Winners Bracket, 3rd place moves into Losers Round 3, 4th moves into Losers Round 2, 5th moves into Losers Round 1)
  • Championship Bracket – 24 teams, double-elimination, best-of-five series until best-of-seven Grand Finals.
  • FFA (Open)
AGE REQUIREMENTS
  • Competitors must be at least 13 years of age.
  • Spectators between the ages of 13 and 17 require signed parental consent form
  • Spectators under the age of 13 must be accompanied by guardian
    • Children under the age of two will not require a ticket, but must be accompanied by guardian and require a signed parental consent form
TICKETS
COMPETITORS
  • All players must provide
    • Preferred wired Xbox controller or Mouse and Keyboard
    • USB cord for peripheral(s)
    • Headset with no power outlet and 3.5mm plug
    • Wired earbuds (needed for Feature Stations and Main Stage)
  • Handbook
  • Code of Conduct
  • Event Rules
POOL PLAY
  • Pool A
    • OpTic Gaming (NA) – Trippy, APG, FormaL, Lucid
    • FaZe Clan (NA) – Renegade, Falcated, Spartan, King Nick
    • Acend (EU) – SNIPEDRONE, Legend, Respectful, Sica
    • Chiefs (ANZ) – Beastn, BZIIRK, Madsy, Slayz
    • FNATIC (NA) – Sceptify, Articc, Juziro, Suppressed
  • Pool B
    • Gamers First (NA) – Squallaye, bubu dubu, PreDevoNatoR, Swish
    • Native Gaming Red (NA) – Druk, Taulek, Soul Snipe, Manny
    • Quadrant (EU) – Tchik, SLG, Shad, NURIX
    • CintaNegra (MX) – Not Jerry, Kroonoe, Borgi, SSTomm
    • Oxygen Esports (NA) – Boam, Triton, Kuhlect, Nemassist
  • Pool C
    • Sentinels (NA) – Lethul, SnakeBite, Royal2, Frosty
    • G2 Esports (NA) – Gilkey, Str8 SicK, Barcode, Sab
    • NAVI (EU) – Snakey, zMightys, Jimbo, KIMBO
    • Team Cruelty (MX) – Goriloco, Rinnegan, iDragoniak, Noble
    • TSS Esports (NA) – Ace, SuperCC, Huss, Mortally
  • Pool D
    • Cloud9 (NA) – Eco, Bound, Penguin, StelluR
    • eUnited (NA) – Rayne, Suspector, RyaNoob, Snip3down
    • JLINGZ Esports (EU) – Quad, Morguhhh, Septiq, Phlux
    • Spacestation Gaming (MX) – Pelu, Atzo, Tapping Buttons, Drift
    • Falling Esports (NA) – Cratos, Ikshana, Karmea, Hative
PRIZE POOL
4v4 FFA
1st – $100,000 + 25,000 HCS Points 1st – $2,000 + 15,000 HCS Points
2nd – $60,000 + 15,000 HCS Points 2nd – $1,200 + 13,500 HCS Points
3rd – $30,000 + 11,000 HCS Points 3rd – $800 + 12,750 HCS Points
4th – $15,000 + 9,000 HCS Points 4th – $425 + 12,000 HCS Points
5th/6th – $8,000 + 8,000 HCS Points 5th – $200 + 11,250 HCS Points
7th/8th – $5,000 + 7,000 HCS Points 6th – $150 + 10,500 HCS Points
9th/12th – $2,250 + 5,500 HCS Points 7th – $125 + 9,750 HCS Points
13th/16th – $1,500 + 4,500 HCS Points 8th – $100 + 9,000 HCS Points
17th/20th – $1,000 + 3,000 HCS Points 9th/10th – 6,000 HCS Points
21st/24th – 2,750 HCS Points 11th/12th – 5,250 HCS Points
25th/28th – 2,250 HCS Points 13th/14th – 4,500 HCS Points
29th/32nd – 1,800 HCS Points 15th/16th – 3,750 HCS Points
33rd/40th – 1,600 HCS Points 17th/20th – 2,800 HCS Points
41st/48th – 1,400 HCS Points 21st/24th – 2,450 HCS Points
49th/64th – 1,000 HCS Points 25th/28th – 2,000 HCS Points
29th/32nd – 1,650 HCS Points
33rd/40th – 1,300 HCS Points
41st/48th – 1,125 HCS Points
49th/56th – 950 HCS Points
57th/64th – 750 HCS Points
65th/128th – 375 HCS Points
BROADCASTS
  •  Twitch
  • YouTube
  • Drops
    • Watch Friday to Sunday for 2 hours to receive Diamond weapon charm
    • Watch Saturday to Sunday for 2 hours to receive Gladiator’s Edge Sidekick weapon coating
    • Watch 1 hour during Grand Finals for Gladiator’s Edge Commando weapon coating
    • Watch 2 hours of a co-streamer to earn the Ordinance Disposal nameplate and emblem
    • Watch 4 hours of a co-streamer to earn the HCS Launch armor coating

You can find a full list of frequently asked questions and more information over on Halo Waypoint.

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