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| Halo Championship Series 2022 Season | |
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| Tournament Information | |
| Organizer | HCS 343 Industries Esports Engine |
| Prize Pool | $ 3,000,000+ |
| Links | Website |
| Location & Dates | |
| Type | Online/Offline |
| Game | Halo Infinite |
| Tier | Premier |
| Mode | 4v4 |
| Platform | Crossplay |
| Start Date | 2021-11-20 |
| End Date | 2022-10-23 |
The 2022 HCS season is a global esports ecosystem run by Microsoft, 343 Industries, and Esports Engine. It is the first season played on Halo Infinite, released in beta on November 15, 2021, - the 20th anniversary of Xbox and Halo - and later fully on December 8, 2021.
Overview
Format
- Platforms
- PC and any Xbox Series X|S or Xbox One
- Any controller or mouse/keyboard is allowed that doesn't need additional hardware or power
- Crossplay across all devices/inputs
- Season Format
- Four regions - North America, Europe, Mexico, Australia-New Zealand
- Four total majors with one additional LAN in each region
- Weekly online tournaments and other big online events
- Over $3,000,000 in prizes along with crowd funding
Partnered Teams
| Team | Roster |
|---|---|
 Cloud9
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Penguin • Eco • StelluR • Renegade • Hoaxer (coach) |
 eUnited
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Rayne • RyaNoob • Spartan • KingNick • Chig (coach) |
 FaZe Clan
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Snip3down • Falcated • Bound • bubu dubu • Towey (coach) |
 Fnatic
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Envore • Sceptify • SuperCC • Juziro • Strobe (coach) |
 G2 Esports
|
Gilkey • Str8 SicK • Sabinater • Tusk • Callous (coach) |
 Natus Vincere
|
Jimbo • Kimbo • tuf0xy • Respectful • Wonderboy (coach) |
 OpTic Gaming
|
TriPPPeY • aPG • Lucid • FormaL • Lunchbox (coach) |
 Sentinels
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SnakeBite • Royal2 • Frosty • LethuL • Royal1 (coach) |
 Spacestation Gaming
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Ace • Tylenul • Kuhlect • Rammyy • Elamite (coach) |
Offline Events
| R | Date | Event | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th-6th | 7th-8th | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-19 | Raleigh |  C9 |
 eU |
 FaZe |
 SEN |
 KCP |
 OG |
 NAVI |
 SSG
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| 2022-02-13 | Anaheim | C9 |
OG |
eU |
SEN |
KCP |
 G2 |
FaZe |
 XSET
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| 2022-05-01 | Kansas City | SEN |
C9 |
OG |
eU |
KCP |
FaZe |
 ACE |
 Q
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| 2022-07-03 | Valencia | |||||||||
| 2022-07-24 | Mexico City | |||||||||
| 2022-09-04 | Melbourne | |||||||||
| 2022-09-25 | Orlando | |||||||||
| 2022-10-23 | World Championship | |||||||||
Streams
Media
- 2021
- January 29, Designing the Halo Esports Ecosystem - Goals and Approach by Tashi on Halo Waypoint
- February 26, Designing the Halo Esports Ecosystem - Tournament Operators by Tashi on Halo Waypoint
- March 30, Designing the Halo Esports Ecosystem - Viewership by Tashi on Halo Waypoint
- April 30, Designing the Halo Esports Ecosystem - Sponsors by Tashi on Halo Waypoint
- June 30, Designing the Halo Esports Ecosystem - Teams by Tashi on Halo Waypoint
- July 30, Designing the Halo Esports Ecosystem - PC vs Console by Tashi on Halo Waypoint
- August 30, Designing the Halo Esports Ecosystem - Partners by Tashi on Halo Waypoint
- September 3, Halo Infinite Esports - Official Partnered Teams Reveal by Halo Esports on YouTube
- September 13, How the MVP Broke Halo - #10 Frosty | Halo Top 25 by Halo Esports on YouTube
- September 14, Halo Man With The Plan - #9 Lunchbox | Halo Top 25 by Halo Esports on YouTube
- September 15, The First Superstar In Console Esports - #8 Walshy | Halo Top 25 by Halo Esports on YouTube
- September 16, Halo's Best BR - #7 Roy | Halo Top 25 by Halo Esports on YouTube
- September 17, How Did He Master The Sniper - #6 Snip3down | Halo Top 25 by Halo Esports on YouTube
- September 20, The Greatest Map Pressure - #5 Royal 2 | Halo Top 25 by Halo Esports on YouTube
- September 21, The Pro with Magical Powers - #4 Pistola | Halo Top 25 by Halo Esports on YouTube
- September 22, Halo Dynasty Maker - #3 Snakebite | Halo Top 25 by Halo Esports on YouTube
- September 23, The King of Modern Halo - #2 LethuL | Halo Top 25 by Halo Esports on YouTube
- September 23, The Greatest Halo Player of All Time - #1 OGRE2 | Halo Top 25 by Halo Esports on YouTube
- September 28, Kickoff Major Raleigh 2021 by Official HCS on Halo Waypoint
- September 28, The First Halo Infinite Tournament | Raleigh 2021 Trailer by Halo Esports on YouTube
- October 14, Ranked / Competitive Reveal by Tashi on Halo Waypoint
- November 5, Designing the Halo Esports Ecosystem - Community by Tashi on Halo Waypoint
- November 12, Welcome Navi Halo Infinite Roster by Natus Vincere on YouTube
- November 13, Believe | G2 Esports Halo Roster Announcement by G2 Esports on YouTube
- November 16, OpTic's Next Esport | The OpTic Podcast Ep. 50 by OpTic Texas on YouTube
- November 17, HCS 2021-2022 Season Reveal by Official HCS on Halo Waypoint
- November 24, Halo X Cod Special! | Pros Join | The Flank by ZooMaa on YouTube
- December 8, Halo Infinite launches with hopes of uniting esports ecosystem with Sean Collins on The Dallas Morning News
- December 9, HCS Raleigh - Who are the European Pool Play teams? by Mike Schnitzer on Forerunner
- December 11, Sentinels threaten to boycott Raleigh Major due to ongoing HCS investigation by Haydar Ali on Forerunner
- December 11, "We just want to win": Spartan, RyaNoob's past animosity has turned to teamwork in Infinite with Hunter Cooke on Forerunner
- December 11, ICYMI: Ex-OpTic Gears of War dynasty moves to Halo Esports ahead of Raleigh by Haydar Ali on Forerunner
- December 14, Flamesword revives Status Quo for Halo Infinite: “This is what H3CZ set me up to do” by Adam Fitch on Dexerto
Images
Gamers First, Left to Right: Sargoth, GuN ShoT, Eli the NiNjA, PreDevoNatoR, Squallaye
FaZe Clan, Left to Right: Bound, Snip3down, Falcated, bubu dubu
eUnited, Left to Right: KingNick, Rayne, RyaNoob, Spartan
