Guide to HCS Arlington Major Hosted by OpTic Gaming

The HCS Major in Arlington, Texas is the next stop this year for the HCS. Hosted by OpTic Gaming, the tournament will be held at Esports Stadium Arlington.

LOCATION/DATES

• Esports Stadium Arlington 1200 Ballpark Way Arlington, TX 76011
  • Paid parking available at Esports Stadium Arlington
  • Hotels
• Friday, June 30th – 9:30 AM Player Check-in | GA doors at 11 AM CST
• Saturday, July 1st – 9 AM Player Check-in | GA doors at 10:30 AM CST
• Sunday, July 2nd – 9 AM Player check-in | GA doors at 10:30 AM CST

There are no COVID requirements for entry.

All attendees will have to undergo a metal detector and bag check security screening. All bags and purses must be soft sided and not exceed 16” x 16” x 8”. Backpacks are prohibited, except for single-compartment drawstring bags that do not exceed the bag-size requirements of 16” x 16” x 8”.

FORMAT

• LAN (Global) – Open
• 4v4
• Open Bracket – 96 team cap, double-elimination (Top 4 teams from Winners Bracket advance to Pool Play.)
• Pool Play – 16 teams (Top 3 teams from each Pool advance to Championship Bracket.)
• Championship Bracket – 12 teams, double-elimination
• FFA – 512 player cap

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

• 3-Day General Admission: $50
  • 10% Discount Codes
    • CLOUD9
    • COMPLEXITY
    • FAZE
    • NAVI
    • OPTIC
    • SENTINELS
    • SPACESTATION
    • QUADRANT
    • MILITARY
    • SENIOR
• Team Pass (4 players + 1 coach): $250

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

TEAMS/POOLS

Pool A

• (NA) FaZe Clan – SnakeBite, Renegade, Frosty, Royal2
• (NA) Sentinels – Lethul, Falcated, Spartan, bubu dubu
• (EU) Quadrant – SLG, Legend, Tchik, Sica
• Open Bracket Team

Pool B

• (NA) Spacestation Gaming – Bound, Eco, StelluR, Penguin
• (NA) Gamers First – Huss, Swish, Neuronical, Precision
• (EU) NAVI – Snakey, zMightys, SNIPEDRONE, Jimbo
• Open Bracket Team

Pool C

• (NA) OpTic Gaming – APG, Trippy, FormaL, Lucid
• (NA) Shopify Rebellion – Cykul, MentaL, Rayne, RyaNoob
• (MX) Six Karma Esports – Acid, Leuor, Sepstars, Strikeyyy
• Open Bracket Team

Pool D

• (NA) Native Gaming Red – Manny, Taulek, Boam, Soul Snipe
• (NA) Native Gaming White – Tapping Buttons, Mikwen, Trey, Kuhlect
• (ANZ) BitterSweet – Divinity, Ninjestics, Ryuu, Scoobmeistr
• Open Bracket Team

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 – $17,500 + 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 – $1,625 + 4,500 HCS Points	8th – $100 + 9,000 HCS Points
17th/18th – 3,000 HCS Points	9th/10th – 6,000 HCS Points
19th/20th – 2,500 HCS Points	11th/12th – 5,250 HCS Points
21st/24th – 2,000 HCS Points	13th/14th – 4,500 HCS Points
25th/28th – 1,800 HCS Points	15th/16th – 3,750 HCS Points
29th/36th – 1,750 HCS Points	17th/20th – 2,800 HCS Points
37th/44th – 1,600 HCS Points	21st/24th – 2,450 HCS Points
45th/60th – 1,400 HCS Points	25th/28th – 2,000 HCS Points
61st/76th – 1,000 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
  • 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
• Twitch Drops
  • Watch for two hours from Friday – Sunday for the Mark V + Rakasha Covenant Frontline armor coating
  • Watch for two hours from Saturday – Sunday for the Mark VII + Eaglestrike Covenant Frontline armor coating
  • Watch for two hours on Sunday for the Yoroi + Mirage Covenant Frontline armor coating
  • Watch for 45 minutes of the Grand Finals for the Hazmat Covenant Frontline armor coating
  • Watch a co-streamer for 2 hours from Friday – Sunday for the Chimera Covenant Frontline armor coating

You can more information over on Halo Waypoint.