
The first Global Invitational is less than a month away! The tournament will be taking place at DreamHack Dallas. Here’s some information about it we think is useful:
LOCATION/DATES
- Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas 650 S Griffin St, Dallas, TX 75202
- Friday, June 2nd at 10:30 AM PST/1:30 PM EST
- Saturday, June 3rd
- Sunday, June 4th
There are no COVID requirements for entry.
FORMAT
- LAN (Global) – Invite-only
- 4v4
- Pool Play – 16 teams (Top 3 teams from each Pool advance to Championship Bracket.)
- Championship Bracket – 12 teams, double-elimination
AGE REQUIREMENTS
- Spectators under the age of 18 require signed parental/guardian waiver form
- Spectators under the age of 13 must be accompanied by parent/guardian
TICKETS
- General Admission
- Single-day (Friday or Sunday) – $35
- Single-day (Saturday) – $39
- 3-Day – $99
- 3-Day Premium – $179
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
- Handbook
- Code of Conduct
POOL PLAY
- Pool A
- (NA) Spacestation – Eco, StelluR, Penguin, Bound
- (NA) Avengers – Huss, Neuronical, Precision, Swish
- (NA) Shopify Rebellion – RyaNoob, Rayne, MentaL, Karmea
- (ANZ) Vertex Esports – Scoobmeistr, Dxvinity, Ryu, Ninjestics
- Pool B
- (NA) FaZe Clan – Royal2, Frosty, Renegade, SnakeBite
- (NA) Native Gaming White – Barcode, Gilkey, Mikwen, Tapping Buttons
- (NA) Sentinels – Lethul, Spartan, King Nick, Suspector
- (MX) Six Karma Esports – Sepstars, Strikeyy, Acid, Leuor
- Pool C
- (NA) OpTic Gaming – Lucid, APG, FormaL, Trippy
- (NA) Gamers First – Falcated, bubu dubu, Suppressed, Sabinater
- (EU) Quadrant – Sica, SLG, Tchik, Legend
- (EU) JLINGZ Esports – Clonely, Septiq, Respectful, Tuf0xy
- Pool D
- (NA) Native Gaming Red – Taulek, Druk, Soul Snipe, Manny
- (NA) Complexity – Kuhlect, Tusk, Cykul, MoNsTeR
- (EU) NAVI – Jimbo, Snipedrone, Snakey, zMightys
- (EU) Aw0babobs – Glory, MOSE, Lumizur, Phlux
PRIZE POOL
- 1st – $45,000 + 15,000 HCS Points
- 2nd – $30,000 + 9,000 HCS Points
- 3rd – $15,000 + 6,600 HCS Points
- 4th – $10,000 + 5,400 HCS Points
- 5th/6th – $5,000 + 4,800 HCS Points
- 7th/8th – $2,500 + 4,200 HCS Points
- 9th/12th – $1,500 + 3,300 HCS Points
- 13th/16th – $1,000 + 2,700 HCS Points
BROADCASTS
- Twitch
- A Stream: Twitch.tv/Halo
- B Stream: Twitch.tv/HCS
- C Stream: Twitch.tv/HCS_Red
- D Stream: Twitch.tv/HCS_Blue
- YouTube
- A Stream: YouTube.com/Halo
- B, C, D Streams: YouTube.com/HaloEsportsHCS
- Drops
- Watch 2 hours for the Ember Hex Sidekick coating
- Watch 2 hours of co-streamers for the Ember Hex AR coating
- Watch 2 hours on Saturday and/or Sunday for the Ember Hex Commando coating
- Watch 2 hours on Sunday for the Ember Hex Bulldog coating
- Watch the Grand Finals for 45 minutes for the Ember Hex BR coating
You can more information over on Halo Waypoint.