Halo Championship Series/Season 2

Season 1

Season 2

Pre-Cup #1

Pre-Cup #2

Iron Games Atlanta

Cup #1

Cup #2

Cup #3

Cup #4

Cup #5

Cup #6

Cup #7

HCS Indianapolis

Open Cup

Season 2 Finals

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

Updated Season 2 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 point breakdown.

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

Season 2 preseason overview.

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

Season 2 Online Cup format.

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.

Competitions

Preseason

• Preseason Cup 1 - April 5, 2015

1. ⁠⁠TR
2. ⁠⁠ELV
3. ⁠⁠DNL

• Preseason Cup 2 - April 12, 2015

1. ⁠⁠EG
2. ⁠⁠CLG
3. ⁠⁠C9

Regular Season

LAN events in bold.

• Iron Games Atlanta 2015 - April 17-19, 2015 (Prize Pool: $25,000)

1. ⁠⁠EG
2. ⁠⁠DNL
3. ⁠⁠C9

• HCS Online Cup #1 - May 9-10, 2015 (Prize Pool: $3,400)

1. ⁠⁠WFX
2. ⁠⁠DNL
3. ⁠⁠EG

• HCS Online Cup #2 - May 16-17, 2015 (Prize Pool: $3,400)

1. ⁠⁠EG
2. ⁠⁠DNL
3. ⁠⁠TL

• HCS Online Cup #3 - May 23-24, 2015 (Prize Pool: $3,400)

1. ⁠⁠EG
2. ⁠⁠DNL
3. ⁠⁠WFX

• HCS Online Cup #4 - May 30-31, 2015 (Prize Pool: $3,400)

1. ⁠⁠EG
2. ⁠⁠DNL
3. ⁠⁠C9

• HCS Online Cup #5 - June 6-7, 2015 (Prize Pool: $3,400)

1. ⁠⁠EG
2. ⁠⁠DNL
3. ⁠⁠CLG

• HCS Online Cup #6 - June 13-14, 2015 (Prize Pool: $3,400)

1. ⁠⁠WFX
2. ⁠⁠EG
3. ⁠⁠CLG

• HCS Online Cup #7 - June 20-21, 2015 (Prize Pool: $3,400)

1. ⁠⁠EG
2. ⁠⁠WFX
3. ⁠⁠DNL

• HCS Indianapolis - June 26-28, 2015 (Prize Pool: $50,000)

1. ⁠⁠EG
2. ⁠⁠CLG
3. ⁠⁠DNL

• HCS Open Cup - July 12, 2015 (Prize Pool: $3,400)

1. ⁠⁠EG
2. ⁠⁠WFX
3. ⁠⁠DNL

• HCS Season 2 Finals - July 24-26, 2015 (Prize Pool: $150,000)

1. ⁠⁠EG
2. ⁠⁠CLG
3. ⁠⁠DNL

Final Standings

Standing	Team	Roster	Record	HCS Points	Season Earnings	Finals Placing	PGL Placing	IG Placing
1	⁠⁠Evil Geniuses	Snip3down • Lethul • Lunchbox • Roy • Towey	42-4	2125	$114,100	A11	A11	A11
2	⁠⁠Denial Esports	Chig • APG • Heinz • Mikwen • Elumnite • Spikemouth	32-13	1310	$32,600	A33	A33	A22
3	⁠⁠Winterfox	Randa • Arkanum • Naded • Ryanoob	29-12	925	$17,300	A55 - 6	A44	A44
4	⁠⁠Counter Logic Gaming	SnakeBite • Cloud • Ogre2 • Royal2 • Royal1	27-16	800	$44,800	A22	A22	A55
5	⁠⁠Cloud9	Victory X • FearitSelf • Hysteria • iGotUrPistola • Symbolic	22-17	685	$19,800	A44	A66	A33
6	⁠⁠OpTic Gaming	Flamesword • Ace • Assault • Maniac	16-17	425	$10,600	A55 - 6	A55	A66
7	⁠⁠Team Liquid	Ninja • Aries • Shooter • Spartan • Elamite	17-13	350	$5,700	A77 - 8	A77	Z-
8	⁠⁠eXcellence Gaming	Coby • eL TowN • iTz So Frosty • UnLegit	16-16	255	$3,000	A77 - 8	A99 - 12	A99 - 12
9	⁠⁠Noble eSports	Cratos • ContrA • LifeStyle • Suspector • Levy	14-12	225	$1,000	-	A88	A88
10	⁠⁠Reality Check	Suddoth1 • Suddoth2 • Septic • Domey	12-12	175	-	-	A99 - 12	A99 - 12
11	⁠⁠VanQuish Gaming	Hayze • holdinthekrown • Stormy • Squall	12-11	155	-	-	A99 - 12	B313 - 16
12	⁠⁠BitterSweet	DoubleA • KiLLtastics • Impulsion • Psylince	13-12	145	-	-	B313 - 16	B313 - 16
13	⁠⁠Aware Gaming	Freezie • campking • Haggie • infury • ProjectxPatty	13-11	130	-	-	A99 - 12	B717 - 24
14	⁠⁠Active Rush	Frosty • Prototype • SneakEBeaver • Str8 SicK	11-7	120	-	-	Z-	Z-
15	⁠⁠Swarm	Posey xR • Burton • Calm Mentality • TireIron	12-8	110	-	-	B313 - 16	Z-
16	⁠⁠Annex	WinntuR • Very Nerdy • Sargoth • Tragic	9-9	100	-	-	Z-	A99 - 12

Notes

• The current Noble eSports seed competed at Iron Games Atlanta 2015 under the Velocity organization.
• The current Vanquish Gaming seed competed from Iron Games Atlanta 2015 to HCS Cup #1 as "Sunset Ballers".
• The current Team Liquid seed competed in HCS Cup #1 as "The Other Guys".
• The current Swarm seed competed from HCS Cups #2-7 as "neVo eSports" and in in HCS Cup #1 as "Glass Animals".
• The current Bittersweet seed competed from HCS Cup #1 to HCS Cup #5 as "Element 6 Gaming".
• The current Aware Gaming seed competed prior to HCS Cup #5 as "NME/Enemy eSports".

External Links

• Official Season 2 Announcement from ESL