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| Halo Championship Series 2023 Season | |
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| Tournament Information | |
| Organizer | HCS 343 Industries Esports Engine |
| Prize Pool | $2,000,000+ |
| Links | Website |
| Location & Dates | |
| Type | Online/Offline |
| Game | Halo Infinite |
| Tier | Premier |
| Mode | 4v4 |
| Platform | Crossplay |
| Start Date | 2023-02-12 |
| End Date | 2023-10-15 |
The 2023 HCS season is a global esports ecosystem run by Microsoft, 343 Industries, and Esports Engine. It is the second season played on Halo Infinite, released on November 15, 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, Latin America & Australia-New Zealand
- Four international majors, two international global invitationals and three regional online partner events
- Online tournaments in each region
- Over $2,000,000 in funding
Partnered Teams
| R | Team | Roster |
|---|---|---|
 Cloud9
|
Nemassist • Squallaye • TritoN • TBC • TBC (Coach) | |
 Complexity Gaming
|
CyKul • Juziro • Suppressed • Tusk • Mikren (Coach) | |
 FaZe Clan
|
Frosty • Renegade • Royal2 • SnakeBite • Royal1 (Coach) | |
 Natus Vincere
|
Jimbo • Mighty • Snakey • Snipedrone • Wonderboy (Coach) | |
 OpTic Gaming
|
aPG • FormaL • Lucid • Trippy • Lunchbox (Coach) | |
 Quadrant
|
Lqgend • Sica • SLG • TchiK • KronosZer (Coach) | |
 Sentinels
|
KingNick • TBC • LethuL • Spartan • Chig (Coach) | |
 Spacestation Gaming
|
Bound • Eco • Penguin • StelluR • Elamite (Coach) |
Events
| R | Date | Event | Type | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th-6th | 7th-8th | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-14 | SSG Spartan Showdown | Online |  FaZe |
 OG |
 FREN |
 N8V.R |
 sQ |
 SSG |
 PRO |
 coL
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| 2023-02-26 | Charlotte | Offline | OG |
FaZe |
SSG |
 N8V.W |
 G1 |
 sR |
 SEN |
coL
| |
| 2023-04-23 | Quadrant Online | Online | |||||||||
| 2023-05-13 | FaZe Clan Online | Online | |||||||||
| 2023-06-04 | Dallas | Offline | |||||||||
| 2023-07-02 | Arlington | Offline | |||||||||
| 2023-08-06 | Salt Lake City | Offline | |||||||||
| 2023-09-03 | Fort Worth | Offline | |||||||||
| 2023-10-15 | World Championship | Offline | |||||||||
Streams
- Twitch - Halo
- Twitch - HCS
- Twitch - HCS_Red
- Twitch - HCS_Blue
- Twitch - Halo_ES
- YouTube - Halo
- YouTube - Halo Esports