Halo Championship Series/Season 1

Season 1 of the Halo Championship Series (HCS) took place from December 7th, 2014 to March 8th, 2015. Halo 2: Anniversary was played in 7 online cups and 4 LAN tournaments.

HCS Points
Teams are seeded in HCS events by the amount of HCS points they have accrued. HCS points are obtained through tournament placings, with the amount of points up for grabs based on the event tier. At the end of the season, the 8 teams with the most points attend the finals where they have the opportunity to compete for a large cash prize.

HCS - Finals.png Season Finals

 * Top teams of the season compete for a large prize pool (eg. $100,000 at PAX East 2015).
 * No HCS points are awarded.

HCS - Diamond.png Diamond Events

 * Minimum prize pool: $20,000
 * 14,600 HCS Points up for grabs, with 4,000 going to the winning team.

HCS - Platinum.png Platinum Events

 * Minimum prize pool: $10,000
 * 11,100 HCS points up for grabs, with 3,000 going to the winning team.

HCS - Gold.png Gold Events

 * Minimum prize pool: $5,000
 * 5,890 HCS points up for grabs, with 1,500 going to the winning team.

HCS - Online.png Online Cups

 * Weekly prize pool: $1,000
 * 2,160 HCS points up for grabs, with 550 going to the winning team.
 * Only North American teams may participate in online cups due to latency issues.

Competitions
LAN events in bold.
 * HCS - Online.png HCS Online Cup #1 - December 7, 2014 (Prize Pool: $1,000)
 * HCS - Platinum.png Iron Games Columbus 2014 - December 12-14, 2014 (Prize Pool: $15,000)
 * HCS - Online.png HCS Online Cup #2 - December 21, 2014 (Prize Pool: $1,000)
 * HCS - Diamond.png UGC St. Louis 2015 - January 2-4, 2015 (Prize Pool: $20,000)
 * HCS - Online.png HCS Online Cup #3 - January 11, 2015 (Prize Pool: $1,000)
 * HCS - Online.png HCS Online Cup #4 - January 25, 2015 (Prize Pool: $1,000)
 * HCS - Online.png HCS Online Cup #5 - January 31, 2015 (Prize Pool: $1,000)
 * HCS - Online.png HCS Online Cup #6 - February 8, 2015 (Prize Pool: $1,000)
 * HCS - Online.png HCS Online Cup #7 - February 15, 2015 (Prize Pool: $1,000)
 * HCS - Platinum.png Gamers For Giving 2015 - February 21-22, 2015 (Prize Pool: $10,000)
 * EGL.png EGL Battle of Europe - February 22, 2015 (Prize Pool: €10,000)
 * HCS - Finals.png PAX East 2015 - March 6-8, 2015 (Prize Pool: $100,000)
 * HCS - Diamond.png UGC St. Louis 2015 - January 2-4, 2015 (Prize Pool: $20,000)
 * HCS - Online.png HCS Online Cup #3 - January 11, 2015 (Prize Pool: $1,000)
 * HCS - Online.png HCS Online Cup #4 - January 25, 2015 (Prize Pool: $1,000)
 * HCS - Online.png HCS Online Cup #5 - January 31, 2015 (Prize Pool: $1,000)
 * HCS - Online.png HCS Online Cup #6 - February 8, 2015 (Prize Pool: $1,000)
 * HCS - Online.png HCS Online Cup #7 - February 15, 2015 (Prize Pool: $1,000)
 * HCS - Platinum.png Gamers For Giving 2015 - February 21-22, 2015 (Prize Pool: $10,000)
 * EGL.png EGL Battle of Europe - February 22, 2015 (Prize Pool: €10,000)
 * HCS - Finals.png PAX East 2015 - March 6-8, 2015 (Prize Pool: $100,000)
 * HCS - Online.png HCS Online Cup #5 - January 31, 2015 (Prize Pool: $1,000)
 * HCS - Online.png HCS Online Cup #6 - February 8, 2015 (Prize Pool: $1,000)
 * HCS - Online.png HCS Online Cup #7 - February 15, 2015 (Prize Pool: $1,000)
 * HCS - Platinum.png Gamers For Giving 2015 - February 21-22, 2015 (Prize Pool: $10,000)
 * EGL.png EGL Battle of Europe - February 22, 2015 (Prize Pool: €10,000)
 * HCS - Finals.png PAX East 2015 - March 6-8, 2015 (Prize Pool: $100,000)
 * HCS - Online.png HCS Online Cup #7 - February 15, 2015 (Prize Pool: $1,000)
 * HCS - Platinum.png Gamers For Giving 2015 - February 21-22, 2015 (Prize Pool: $10,000)
 * EGL.png EGL Battle of Europe - February 22, 2015 (Prize Pool: €10,000)
 * HCS - Finals.png PAX East 2015 - March 6-8, 2015 (Prize Pool: $100,000)
 * HCS - Platinum.png Gamers For Giving 2015 - February 21-22, 2015 (Prize Pool: $10,000)
 * EGL.png EGL Battle of Europe - February 22, 2015 (Prize Pool: €10,000)
 * HCS - Finals.png PAX East 2015 - March 6-8, 2015 (Prize Pool: $100,000)
 * HCS - Platinum.png Gamers For Giving 2015 - February 21-22, 2015 (Prize Pool: $10,000)
 * EGL.png EGL Battle of Europe - February 22, 2015 (Prize Pool: €10,000)
 * HCS - Finals.png PAX East 2015 - March 6-8, 2015 (Prize Pool: $100,000)
 * EGL.png EGL Battle of Europe - February 22, 2015 (Prize Pool: €10,000)
 * HCS - Finals.png PAX East 2015 - March 6-8, 2015 (Prize Pool: $100,000)
 * HCS - Finals.png PAX East 2015 - March 6-8, 2015 (Prize Pool: $100,000)
 * HCS - Finals.png PAX East 2015 - March 6-8, 2015 (Prize Pool: $100,000)

Standings
Full Standings

Sorted by HCS Points after Gamers For Giving. Rosters from last LAN event attended listed.