Halo Championship Series/Season 2

Season 2 of the Halo Championship Series (HCS) takes place from April 17th, 2015 to July 2015. Halo 2: Anniversary is played in three LAN tournaments and eight online cups.

Overview
Season 2 of the HCS features a $250,000 prize pool spread out over three offline events, seven online cups and one open online cup.

HCS Points
Season 2 features a new point and event tier system. All LANs are now classified under the same tier and offer the same amount of points, regardless of prize pool.

Roster Rules
In order to retain points throughout the season, teams must retain at least three members of their lineup. There are now three transfer periods in the season, an increase from the two in Season 1.

Transfer Periods

 * Transfer Period 1: April 26 - May ~8
 * Transfer Period 2: May 17 - May 23
 * Transfer Period 3: June 7 - June 13

Maps and Gametypes
Iron Games Atlanta 2015 will feature no additional maps or gametypes to those seen in Season 1.

Preseason Cups
The preseason cups help seed teams going into the season. The first LAN event, Iron Games Atlanta 2015, is seeded by a combination of preseason results and FFA results.

Online Cups
Online Cup prize pools have increased from season 1, going from $1,000 to $3,000. They now take place over two day spans instead of one day. Saturdays feature the Open Bracket, where non top-8 seeded teams play in best of 3 series, while Sundays feature the Legendary Bracket with the top 8 teams facing off with the top 8 open teams in best of 5 series. As a result of the first cup being cancelled, it has been announced that the remaining seven cups will feature increased prize pools to make up the difference.

Preseason

 * Preseason Cup 1 - April 5, 2015
 * Preseason Cup 2 - April 12, 2015
 * Preseason Cup 2 - April 12, 2015
 * Preseason Cup 2 - April 12, 2015
 * Preseason Cup 2 - April 12, 2015

Regular Season
LAN events in bold.
 * HCS - Gold.png Iron Games Atlanta 2015 - April 17-19, 2015 (Prize Pool: $25,000)
 * HCS - Online.png HCS Online Cup #1 - May 9-10, 2015 (Prize Pool: $3,400 )
 * HCS - Online.png HCS Online Cup #2 - May 16-17, 2015 (Prize Pool: $3,400)
 * HCS - Online.png HCS Online Cup #3 - May 23-24, 2015 (Prize Pool: $3,400)
 * HCS - Online.png HCS Online Cup #4 - May 30-31, 2015 (Prize Pool: $3,400)
 * HCS - Online.png HCS Online Cup #5 - June 6-7, 2015 (Prize Pool: $3,400)
 * HCS - Online.png HCS Online Cup #6 - June 13-14, 2015 (Prize Pool: $3,400)
 * HCS - Online.png HCS Online Cup #7 - June 20-21, 2015 (Prize Pool: $3,400)
 * HCS - Gold.png HCS Indianapolis - June 26-28, 2015 (Prize Pool: $50,000)
 * HCS - Finals.png HCS Open Cup - July 12, 2015 (Prize Pool: $3,400)
 * HCS - Finals.png HCS Season 2 Finals - July 24-26, 2015 (Prize Pool: $150,000)
 * HCS - Online.png HCS Online Cup #3 - May 23-24, 2015 (Prize Pool: $3,400)
 * HCS - Online.png HCS Online Cup #4 - May 30-31, 2015 (Prize Pool: $3,400)
 * HCS - Online.png HCS Online Cup #5 - June 6-7, 2015 (Prize Pool: $3,400)
 * HCS - Online.png HCS Online Cup #6 - June 13-14, 2015 (Prize Pool: $3,400)
 * HCS - Online.png HCS Online Cup #7 - June 20-21, 2015 (Prize Pool: $3,400)
 * HCS - Gold.png HCS Indianapolis - June 26-28, 2015 (Prize Pool: $50,000)
 * HCS - Finals.png HCS Open Cup - July 12, 2015 (Prize Pool: $3,400)
 * HCS - Finals.png HCS Season 2 Finals - July 24-26, 2015 (Prize Pool: $150,000)
 * HCS - Online.png HCS Online Cup #5 - June 6-7, 2015 (Prize Pool: $3,400)
 * HCS - Online.png HCS Online Cup #6 - June 13-14, 2015 (Prize Pool: $3,400)
 * HCS - Online.png HCS Online Cup #7 - June 20-21, 2015 (Prize Pool: $3,400)
 * HCS - Gold.png HCS Indianapolis - June 26-28, 2015 (Prize Pool: $50,000)
 * HCS - Finals.png HCS Open Cup - July 12, 2015 (Prize Pool: $3,400)
 * HCS - Finals.png HCS Season 2 Finals - July 24-26, 2015 (Prize Pool: $150,000)
 * HCS - Online.png HCS Online Cup #7 - June 20-21, 2015 (Prize Pool: $3,400)
 * HCS - Gold.png HCS Indianapolis - June 26-28, 2015 (Prize Pool: $50,000)
 * HCS - Finals.png HCS Open Cup - July 12, 2015 (Prize Pool: $3,400)
 * HCS - Finals.png HCS Season 2 Finals - July 24-26, 2015 (Prize Pool: $150,000)
 * HCS - Gold.png HCS Indianapolis - June 26-28, 2015 (Prize Pool: $50,000)
 * HCS - Finals.png HCS Open Cup - July 12, 2015 (Prize Pool: $3,400)
 * HCS - Finals.png HCS Season 2 Finals - July 24-26, 2015 (Prize Pool: $150,000)
 * HCS - Gold.png HCS Indianapolis - June 26-28, 2015 (Prize Pool: $50,000)
 * HCS - Finals.png HCS Open Cup - July 12, 2015 (Prize Pool: $3,400)
 * HCS - Finals.png HCS Season 2 Finals - July 24-26, 2015 (Prize Pool: $150,000)
 * HCS - Finals.png HCS Open Cup - July 12, 2015 (Prize Pool: $3,400)
 * HCS - Finals.png HCS Season 2 Finals - July 24-26, 2015 (Prize Pool: $150,000)
 * HCS - Finals.png HCS Season 2 Finals - July 24-26, 2015 (Prize Pool: $150,000)
 * HCS - Finals.png HCS Season 2 Finals - July 24-26, 2015 (Prize Pool: $150,000)
 * HCS - Finals.png HCS Season 2 Finals - July 24-26, 2015 (Prize Pool: $150,000)
 * HCS - Finals.png HCS Season 2 Finals - July 24-26, 2015 (Prize Pool: $150,000)