Halo Championship Series
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| Sport | Halo |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2014 |
| Owner(s) | 343 Industries |
| No. of teams | 16 |
| Country | United States, Europe |
| Most recent champion(s) | Counter Logic Gaming |
Halo Championship Series (HCS) is a professional Halo league sponsored by Microsoft and 343 Industries.[1] Seasons 1 and 2 ran on Halo: The Master Chief Collection, specifically its remake of Halo 2.[2] In August 2015 Microsoft announced it would be increasing the total prize pool of the HCS to $1 million USD for season 3, which will be the debut for Halo 5: Guardians.[3]
Season 1
HCS Season 1 took place from December 12, 2014 to March 8, 2015. There were a total of 12 official tournaments, five LANs and seven online.
LANs
| Tournament | Date | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Games Columbus 2014 | Dec. 12-14 | Counter Logic Gaming | Evil Geniuses | OpTic Gaming |
| UGC St. Louis 2015 | Jan. 2-4 | Denial eSports | Counter Logic Gaming | Evil Geniuses |
| Gamers For Giving 2015 | Feb. 21-22 | Evil Geniuses | Counter Logic Gaming | OpTic Gaming |
| EGL Battle of Europe 2015 | Feb. 22 | Team Vibe | TCM Gaming | Epsilon eSports |
| PAX East 2015 | Mar. 6-8 | Evil Geniuses | Counter Logic Gaming | Noble Black |
Final standings
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evil Geniuses | |
| 2 | Counter Logic Gaming | |
| 3 | Denial eSports | |
| 4 | OpTic Gaming | |
| 5 | Cloud9 | |
| 6 | Str8 Rippin | |
| 7 | eLevate | |
| 8 | Noble Black | |
| 9 | EVL Gaming | |
| 10 | Reality Check | |
| 11 | Velocity eSports | |
| 12 | End Result | |
| 13 | eX Black | |
| 14 | Radiance | |
| 15 | Scorched Esports | |
| T16 | Goats R Us | |
| T16 | iSo Essence |
Season 2
HCS Season 2 was win by.
Season 3
Season 3 is has ended.
References
- ↑ Gies, Arthur (November 5, 2014). "Halo gets serious about eSports with the Halo Championship Series". Polygon. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
- ↑ Puga, Lauren (November 4, 2015). "HALO GETS OFFICIAL ESPORTS LEAGUE: HALO CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES". IGN.
- ↑ Mueller, Saira (August 4, 2015). "Microsoft’s ‘Halo’ eSports Tournament, Halo Championship Series, Offers $1 Million Prize Money". International Business Times. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
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