Guide to the Halo World Championship 2022

It’s time! The stage is set for the 2022 Halo World Championship in Seattle, Washington. Here’s some details we think you should know.

LOCATION/DATES

• Seattle Convention Center – The Arch, Halls DEF, 705 Pike St, Seattle, WA 98101
  • Parking
  • Hotels
• Thursday, October 20th (not open to spectators)
• Friday, October 21st
  • 9 AM PST: Player check-in starts
  • 10 AM PST: Doors open to VIP ticket holders & players
  • 11 AM PST: Doors open to General Admission ticket holders
• Saturday, October 22nd
  • 10AM PST: Doors open to all
• Sunday, October 23rd
  • 10 AM PST: Doors open to all

FORMAT

• LAN (Global)
• PC
• 4v4
  • Invite-only
  • $1,000,000 prize pool
  • Play-In Bracket
    • Top 2 teams from each region outside of Top 12 at HCS Orlando invited (8 teams total)
    • Top 4 teams advance to Pool Play
  • Pool Play
    • 4 Pools of 4 teams (16 teams total)
      • Top 12 teams from HCS Orlando + Top 4 from Play-In Bracket
    • Single round-robin, best-of-five series
    • Top 2 teams from each Pool advance to Championship Bracket
    • 3rd team from each Pool advance to Elimination Bracket Round 1
    • 4th team from each Pool eliminated
  • Championship Bracket
    • 12 teams
    • Double-elimination, best-of-five series until best-of-seven Grand Finals.
• FFA
  • Open
  • $25,000 prize pool
• Last Spartan Standing
  • Open
  • $5,000 prize pool

AGE REQUIREMENTS

• Competitors must be at least 13 years of age.
  • If under the age of 18, parental consent form is required
• 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

• General Admission/VIP
  • 3-Day General Admission – $75 (Sold out)
  • 3-Day VIP – $250 (Sold out)
  • Single-day General Admission – Limited quantity available at venue-only

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

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

TEAMS

• Pool Play
  • Pool A
    • OpTic Gaming (NA) – Trippy, APG, FormaL, Lucid
    • Oxygen Esports (NA) – Boam, Triton, Kuhlect, Nemassist
    • Native Gaming Red (NA) – Druk, Taulek, Soul Snipe, Manny
    • Complexity (NA) – Neuronical, CyKul, MoNsTeR, Vetra
  • Pool B
    • Cloud9 (NA) – Eco, Bound, Penguin, StelluR
    • Gamers First (NA) – Squallaye, bubu dubu, PreDevoNatoR, Swish
    • Team WaR (NA) – Hysteria, Toni2turnt, Rammyy, Envore
    • JLINGZ Esports (EU) – Quad, Morguhhh, Septiq, Phlux
  • Pool C
    • FaZe Clan (NA) – Renegade, Falcated, Spartan, King Nick
    • G2 Esports (NA) – Gilkey, Str8 SicK, Barcode, Sab
    • TSS Esports (NA) – Ace, SuperCC, Huss, Mortally
    • FNATIC (NA) – Sceptify, Articc, Juziro, Suppressed
  • Pool D
    • Sentinels (NA) – Lethul, SnakeBite, Royal2, Frosty
    • eUnited (NA) – Rayne, Suspector, RyaNoob, Snip3down
    • NAVI (EU) – Snakey, zMightys, Jimbo, KIMBO
    • Acend (EU) – SNIPEDRONE, Legend, Respectful, Sica
• Play-In Bracket
  • *Qualified for Pool Play
    • *FNATIC (NA) – Sceptify, Articc, Juziro, Suppressed
    • *Complexity (NA) – Neuronical, CyKul, MoNsTeR, Vetra
    • *Acend (EU) – SNIPEDRONE, Legend, Respectful, Sica
    • *JLINGZ Esports (EU) – Quad, Morguhhh, Septiq, Phlux
    • Spacestation Gaming (MX) – Nugget, Atzo, Tapping Buttons, Drift
    • Altar Esports (MX) – Goriloco, Rinnegan, iDragoniak, Noble
    • The Chiefs (ANZ) – Beastn, BZIIRK, Madsy, Slayz
    • Divine Mind (ANZ) – Plasma, Rated, Pipz, Swayz
• Championship Bracket

COMMUNITY STAGE

• Community Stage featuring cosplay contests, Halo developer panels, special guest signings, and more

PRIZE POOL

BROADCASTS

• Thursday, October 20th
  • Broadcast starts at 11:45 AM PST
• Friday, October 21st
  • Broadcast begins at 11:45 AM PST
• Saturday, October 22nd
  • Broadcast begins at 11:45 AM PST
• Sunday, October 23rd
  • Broadcast begins at 11:45 AM PST
•  Twitch
  • A Stream: Twitch.tv/Halo
  • B Stream: Twitch.tv/HCS
  • C Stream: Twitch.tv/HCS_Red
  • D Stream: Twitch.tv/HCS_Blue
  • Community Stage: Twitch.tv/Xbox
• YouTube
  • Halo Esports YouTube channel
• Twitch Drops
  • On-site spectators will receive the 2022 HWC weapon charm as well as all other Twitch drops offered online
  • Earn the Winner’s Circle nameplate/emblem by tuning in for 2 hours from 10/20-10/23
  • Earn the On Track nameplate/emblem by tuning in for 2 hours from 10/21-10/23
  • Earn the On Track Mark VII armor coating by tuning in for 2 hours from 10/22-10/23
  • Earn the Gladiator’s Edge armor coatings by tuning in for 2 hours on 10/23
  • Earn the Gladiator’s Edge BR weapon coating and HaloWC weapon charm by tuning into the Grand Finals for 1 hour on 10/23
  • Earn the Primal Glory Mark VII armor coating by tuning into a co-streamer’s channel for 2 hours from 10/20-10/23
  • Earn the HCS Celebration Stance by tuning into a co-streamer’s channel for 4 hours from 10/20-10/23

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