The Halo Championship Series is back underway for the Halo Infinite season and it all kicked off at the $350,000 Raleigh Major. While over 200 teams competed, Cloud9 ultimately came away with the win and we’ve got you covered with all the info you need to catch up on the first Major LAN event.
Cloud9 close out 4-1 Grand Final win over eUnited.
Sentinels, OpTic, & FaZe Clan all bow out among the Top 6.
$350K total prize pool ($250K + $100K crowdfunded bonus)
The first Halo Infinite LAN was certainly one to remember. With hundreds of teams descending on Raleigh, a sold-out crowd, and six-figure viewership all weekend, the opening tournament couldn’t have made a bigger splash.
What began with a 200+ team Open Bracket quickly dwindled to a 32 team Championship Bracket. Teams from North America, Europe, and Australia all pushed through the double-elimination bracket to make their mark.
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HCSThree days of action culminated in a 12+ hour Championship Sunday.
For veterans like OpTic, Sentinels, and FaZe Clan, a Top 6 finish is where their runs came to an end. Some extremely close matchups paved the way for a Grand Final showdown between eUnited and Cloud9.
Despite taking one map win on the main stage, eUnited couldn’t quite keep up in the final series. Cloud9 proved too strong on the day as they took out Infinite’s first Major with a 4-1 victory.
HCS Raleigh Major: prize pool & placements
Placement
Team
Prize Money (USD)
HCS Points
1
Cloud9
$140,000
25,000
2
eUnited
$84,000
15,000
3
FaZe Clan
$39,200
11,000
4
Sentinels
$19,600
9,000
5-6
OpTic
$9,800
8,000
Pioneers
7-8
Spacestation
$5,600
7,000
NAVI
9-12
G2 Esports
$2,800
5,500
Team WaR
Quadrant
Acend
13-16
Status Quo
$1,820
4,500
The Guard
Unsigned Talent
Built By Gamers
17-24
Aspire.Astra
$1,400
3,000
ExiLe Gaming
Gamers First
Mockit Esports
Oxygen Esports
The Chiefs
WarZ
XSET
25-32
Bing Chilling
$840
2,000
BLVKHVND
Divine Mind
Falling Esports
FootFungus792
Solaris
The Boys
VANDYL
HCS Raleigh Major: schedule & format
The HCS Kickoff Major was streamed across four separate channels including the official Halo Twitch account, embedded above. Secondary streams, including the HCS channel, kept on top of every Championship Bracket match throughout the event.
If you prefer, you can also head over to the Halo YouTube channel to catch up on the replays.
The tournament kicked off on Friday, December 17 with the open bracket and group stage matches. This filtered into a double-elimination bracket from December 18-19.
HCS Raleigh Major: schedule & results
Pool Play
Friday, December 17
Note: Final games of the day were delayed until December 18 due to technical issues.
Pool A
Match
PT
ET
GMT
Chiefs 3-0 Bing Chilling
9AM
12PM
5PM
OpTic 3-0 Chiefs
10:15AM
1:15PM
6:15PM
Pioneers 3-0 Bing Chilling
11:30AM
2:30PM
7:30PM
OpTic 3-0 Bing Chilling
12:45PM
3:45PM
8:45PM
Pioneers 3-1 Chiefs
2PM
5PM
10PM
OpTic 3-0 Pioneers
3:15PM
6:15PM
11:15PM
Pool B
Match
PT
ET
GMT
NAVI 3-0 Divine Mind
9AM
12PM
5PM
FaZe Clan 3-0 Divine Mind
10:15AM
1:15PM
6:15PM
G2 Esports 3-2 NAVI
11:30AM
2:30PM
7:30PM
FaZe Clan 3-1 NAVI
12:45PM
3:45PM
8:45PM
G2 Esports 3-0 Divine Mind
2PM
5PM
10PM
FaZe Clan 0-3 G2 Esports
3:15PM
6:15PM
11:15PM
Pool C
Match
PT
ET
GMT
Oxygen 3-0 The Boys
9AM
12PM
5PM
eUnited 3-0 The Boys
10:15AM
1:15PM
6:15PM
Quadrant 3-0 Oxygen
11:30AM
2:30PM
7:30PM
eUnited 3-2 Oxygen
12:45PM
3:45PM
8:45PM
Quadrant 3-0 The Boys
2PM
5PM
10PM
eUnited 3-0 Quadrant
3:15PM
6:15PM
11:15PM
Pool D
Match
PT
ET
GMT
XSET 3-1 Spacestation
9AM
12PM
5PM
Cloud9 3-1 Spacestation
10:15AM
1:15PM
6:15PM
Acend 3-2 XSET
11:30AM
2:30PM
7:30PM
Cloud9 3-0 XSET
12:45PM
3:45PM
8:45PM
Acend 0-3 Spacestation
2PM
5PM
10PM
Cloud9 3-1 Acend
3:15PM
6:15PM
11:15PM
Championship Bracket
Saturday, December 18
Note: Bracket play matches kicked off after final pool play matches concluded
Winner’s Bracket Round 1
Match
PT
ET
GMT
The Boys 0-3 Sentinels
10AM
1PM
6PM
Mockit Esports 3-1 Bing Chilling
10AM
1PM
6PM
Oxygen Esports 2-3 BBG
10AM
1PM
6PM
BLVKHVND 0-3 The Chiefs
10AM
1PM
6PM
Status Quo 0-3 Acend
11:15PM
2:15PM
7:15PM
The Guard 2-3 XSET
11:15PM
2:15PM
7:15PM
Team WaR 3-0 Divine Mind
11:15PM
2:15PM
7:15PM
FootFungus792 0-3 NAVI
11:15PM
2:15PM
7:15PM
Winner’s Bracket Round 2
Match
PT
ET
GMT
OpTic 3-0 Sentinels
12:30PM
3:30PM
8:30PM
Quadrant 3-0 The Chiefs
12:30PM
3:30PM
8:30PM
eUnited 3-0 Mockit Esports
12:30PM
3:30PM
8:30PM
G2 Esports 0-3 Acend
12:30PM
3:30PM
8:30PM
Pioneers 3-0 Built By Gamers
1:45PM
4:45PM
9:45PM
FaZe Clan 3-0 XSET
1:45PM
4:45PM
9:45PM
Cloud9 3-0 Team WaR
1:45PM
4:45PM
9:45PM
Spacestation Gaming 3-1 NAVI
1:45PM
4:45PM
9:45PM
Winner’s Bracket Quarter Finals
Match
PT
ET
GMT
OpTic 3-1 FaZe Clan
3PM
6PM
11PM
Cloud9 3-1 Quadrant
3PM
6PM
11PM
Acend 0-3 Pioneers
3PM
6PM
11PM
eUnited 3-0 Spacestation
3PM
6PM
11PM
Elimination Round 1
Match
PT
ET
GMT
The Boys 0-3 WarZ
5PM
8PM
1AM
The Guard 3-1 Falling Esports
5PM
8PM
1AM
Divine Mind 0-3 ExiLe Gaming
5PM
8PM
1AM
BLVKHVND 0-3 Aspyre.Astra
5PM
8PM
1AM
Status Quo 3-2 VANDYL
5PM
8PM
1AM
Oxygen Esports 3-1 Solaris
5PM
8PM
1AM
Bing Chilling 0-3 Unsigned Talent
5PM
8PM
1AM
FootFungus792 0-3 Gamers First
5PM
8PM
1AM
Elimination Round 2
Match
PT
ET
GMT
NAVI 3-0 WarZ
6:30PM
9:30PM
2:30AM
Mockit Esports 1-3 The Guard
6:30PM
9:30PM
2:30AM
Built By Gamers 3-0 ExiLe Gaming
6:30PM
9:30PM
2:30AM
G2 Esports 3-0 Aspyre.Astra
6:30PM
9:30PM
2:30AM
The Chiefs 1-3 Status Quo
6:30PM
9:30PM
2:30AM
Team WaR 3-0 Oxygen Esports
6:30PM
9:30PM
2:30AM
XSET 0-3 Unsigned Talent
6:30PM
9:30PM
2:30AM
Sentinels 3-0 Gamers First
6:30PM
9:30PM
2:30AM
Sunday, December 19
Elimination Round 3
Match
PT
ET
GMT
NAVI 3-2 The Guard
7AM
10AM
3PM
Built By Gamers 0-3 G2 Esports
7AM
10AM
3PM
Status Quo 1-3 Team WaR
7AM
10AM
3PM
Unsigned Talent 0-3 Sentinels
7AM
10AM
3PM
Elimination Round 4
Match
PT
ET
GMT
Quadrant 2-3 NAVI
8:15AM
11:15AM
4:15PM
FaZe Clan 3-2 G2 Esports
8:15AM
11:15AM
4:15PM
Spacestation 3-1 Team WaR
8:15AM
11:15AM
4:15PM
Acend 1-3 Sentinels
8:15AM
11:15AM
4:15PM
Elimination Round 5
Match
PT
ET
GMT
FaZe Clan 3-0 NAVI
9:30AM
12:30PM
5:30PM
Sentinels 3-0 Spacestation
9:30AM
12:20PM
5:30PM
Winner’s Bracket Semis
Match
PT
ET
GMT
OpTic 2-3 Cloud9
9:30AM
12:30PM
5:30PM
Pioneers 1-3 eUnited
9:30AM
12:30PM
5:30PM
Elimination Round 6
Match
PT
ET
GMT
FaZe Clan 3-2 Pioneers
10:45AM
1:45PM
6:45PM
Sentinels 3-2 OpTic
10:45AM
1:45PM
6:45PM
Elimination Semis
Match
PT
ET
GMT
FaZe Clan 3-1 Sentinels
12PM
3PM
8PM
Winner’s Bracket Final
Match
PT
ET
GMT
Cloud9 3-1 eUnited
12PM
3PM
8PM
Elimination Finals
Match
PT
ET
GMT
FaZe Clan 2-3 eUnited
1:15PM
4:15PM
9:15PM
Grand Finals
Match
PT
ET
GMT
Cloud9 4-1 eUnited
2:30PM
5:30PM
10:30PM
HCS Raleigh Major: Pool play placements
HCS Raleigh featured 16 teams split into groups of four, all of which earned their spot through regional qualifiers or HCS points accumulated in the opening weeks of the season.
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Below is a full look at every group that competed in the Pool Play stage.
Pool A
Placement
Team
Record
MD
1
OpTic Gaming
3-0
+9
2
Pioneers
2-1
+2
3
The Chiefs
1-2
-2
4
Bing Chilling
0-3
-9
Pool B
Placement
Team
Record
MD
1
G2 Esports
3-0
+7
2
FaZe Clan
2-1
+2
3
Natus Vincere
1-2
0
4
Divine Mind
0-3
-9
Pool C
Placement
Team
Record
MD
1
eUnited
3-0
+7
2
Quadrant
2-1
+3
3
Oxygen Esports
1-2
-1
4
The Boys
0-3
-9
Pool D
Placement
Team
Record
MD
1
Cloud9
3-0
+7
2
Spacestation Gaming
1-1
-1
3
XSET
1-2
-2
4
Acend
1-2
-4
HCS Raleigh Major: teams
With the HCS Raleigh Major featuring an Open Bracket, was saw hundreds of teams all competing for a shot at greatness.
As for the Top 16 seeds directly into the group stage, Sentinels were notable team missing. Following Royal2’s suspension and FormaL’s last-minute roster shuffle, the squad was instead forced to fight through the Open Bracket.