The first major regional LAN of the 2022 Halo Championship Series is now in the books as Cloud9 took out the HCS Anaheim victory with a 4-2 win over OpTic Gaming in the Grand Finals. If you missed any of the action, we’ve got you covered below with a full recap of how it played out.
- Cloud9 tops OpTic in both Winners Finals & Grand Finals.
- eUnited knocks Sentinels out with Top 4 finish.
- Fnatic almost spoiled Cloud9’s NA party with a tight 2-3 loss in HCS Anaheim playoffs
North America was back in the spotlight with HCS Anaheim as the region’s best teams battled for their share of a $150,000 prize.
While it was Cloud9 who continued their LAN dominance, winning their second consecutive event, it wasn’t without a challenge. Here’s a full rundown of how the latest Infinite tournament went down.
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HCS Anaheim: Final placements
| Placement | Team | Prize Money (USD) |
| 1 | Cloud9 | $45,000 |
| 2 | OpTic Gaming | $27,500 |
| 3 | eUnited | $14,000 |
| 4 | Sentinels | $7,800 |
| 5-6 | G2 Esports | $3,850 |
| Pioneers | ||
| 7-8 | FaZe Clan | $3,000 |
| XSET | ||
| 9-12 | Esports Arena Red | $2,500 |
| Fnatic | ||
| Oxygen Esports | ||
| UYU | ||
| 13-16 | Complexity | $1,750 |
| Gamers First | ||
| Spacestation Gaming | ||
| Torrent |
HCS Anaheim stream & schedule
You can rewatch all the action on the official Halo Twitch channel (embedded above), the HCS Twitch channel, or even the Halo YouTube channel if you prefer using that platform.
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The tournament took place from February 11-13, with the first games having kicked off at 12pm PT (3pm ET/8pm GMT) on Friday, Feb 11.
HCS Anaheim schedule & results
The 16 participating teams were first split into four round-robin groups. No team was eliminated after the group stage, though their placement in the double-elimination bracket depended on their results:
- Group winners advanced to upper bracket round 2
- Second and third-placed teams advanced to upper bracket round 1
- Last-placed teams dropped to lower bracket round 1
Day 1 — Friday, February 11
| Group | Match | Time | ||
| PT | ET | GMT | ||
| A | Sentinels 3-0 Oxygen | 12PM | 3PM | 8PM |
| A | Cloud9 3-1 ESAR | 12PM | 3PM | 8PM |
| B | Spacestation 1-3 Gamers First | 12PM | 3PM | 8PM |
| B | FaZe Clan 3-0 Fnatic | 12PM | 3PM | 8PM |
| C | G2 Esports 3-0 Complexity | 1:30PM | 4:30PM | 9:30PM |
| C | OpTic 3-0 UYU | 1:30PM | 4:30PM | 9:30PM |
| D | Pioneers 3-1 XSET | 1:30PM | 4:30PM | 9:30PM |
| D | eUnited 3-0 Torrent | 1:30PM | 4:30PM | 9:30PM |
| A | Cloud9 3-0 Oxygen | 3PM | 6PM | 11PM |
| A | Sentinels 3-1 ESAR | 3PM | 6PM | 11PM |
| B | FaZe Clan 3-0 Gamers First | 3PM | 6PM | 11PM |
| B | Spacestation 2-3 Fnatic | 3PM | 6PM | 11PM |
| C | OpTic 3-0 Complexity | 4:30PM | 7:30PM | 12:30AM |
| C | G2 Esports 3-1 UYU | 4:30PM | 7:30PM | 12:30AM |
| D | eUnited 3-2 XSET | 4:30PM | 7:30PM | 12:30AM |
| D | Pioneers 3-0 Torrent | 4:30PM | 7:30PM | 12:30AM |
| A | Cloud9 3-0 Sentinels | 6PM | 9PM | 2AM |
| A | ESAR 3-1 Oxygen | 6PM | 9PM | 2AM |
| B | FaZe Clan 3-0 Spacestation | 6PM | 9PM | 2AM |
| B | Gamers First 2-3 Fnatic | 6PM | 9PM | 2AM |
| C | OpTic 3-0 G2 Esports | 7:30PM | 10:30PM | 3:30AM |
| C | Complexity 0-3 UYU | 7:30PM | 10:30PM | 3:30AM |
| D | eUnited 2-3 Pioneers | 7:30PM | 10:30PM | 3:30AM |
| D | Torrent 0-3 XSET | 7:30PM | 10:30PM | 3:30AM |
Day 2 — Saturday, February 12
| Stage | Match | Time | ||
| PT | ET | GMT | ||
| Upper Bracket Round 1 | Fnatic 3-2 UYU | 12PM | 3PM | 8PM |
| Upper Bracket Round 1 | G2 Esports 3-0 ESAR | 12PM | 3PM | 8PM |
| Upper Bracket Round 1 | eUnited 3-1 Gamers First | 12PM | 3PM | 8PM |
| Upper Bracket Round 1 | Sentinels 3-0 XSET | 12PM | 3PM | 8PM |
| Upper Bracket Round 2 | Cloud9 3-0 Fnatic | 1:15PM | 4:15PM | 9:15PM |
| Upper Bracket Round 2 | Pioneers 3-2 G2 Esports | 1:15PM | 4:15PM | 9:15PM |
| Lower Bracket Round 1 | Torrent 2-3 UYU | 1:15PM | 4:15PM | 9:15PM |
| Lower Bracket Round 1 | Spacestation 1-3 ESAR | 1:15PM | 4:15PM | 9:15PM |
| Upper Bracket Round 2 | OpTic 3-1 eUnited | 2:30PM | 5:30PM | 10:30PM |
| Upper Bracket Round 2 | FaZe Clan 2-3 Sentinels | 2:30PM | 5:30PM | 10:30PM |
| Lower Bracket Round 1 | Oxygen 3-1 Gamers First | 2:30PM | 5:30PM | 10:30PM |
| Lower Bracket Round 1 | Complexity 0-3 XSET | 2:30PM | 5:30PM | 10:30PM |
| Lower Bracket Round 2 | UYU 0-3 FaZe Clan | 3:45PM | 6:45PM | 11:45PM |
| Lower Bracket Round 2 | eUnited 3-1 ESAR | 3:45PM | 6:45PM | 11:45PM |
| Lower Bracket Round 2 | G2 Esports 3-0 Oxygen | 3:45PM | 6:45PM | 11:45PM |
| Lower Bracket Round 2 | Fnatic 1-3 XSET | 3:45PM | 6:45PM | 11:45PM |
| Upper Bracket Semis | Cloud9 3-1 Pioneers | 5PM | 8PM | 1AM |
| Upper Bracket Semis | OpTic 3-2 Sentinels | 5PM | 8PM | 1AM |
| Lower Bracket Round 3 | eUnited 2-3 FaZe Clan | 5PM | 8PM | 1AM |
| Lower Bracket Round 3 | G2 Esports 3-0 XSET | 5PM | 8PM | 1AM |
Day 3 — Sunday, February 13
| Stage | Match | Time | ||
| PT | ET | GMT | ||
| Lower Bracket Round 4 | eUnited 3-0 Pioneers | 12PM | 3PM | 8PM |
| Lower Bracket Round 4 | G2 Esports 1-3 Sentinels | 1PM | 4PM | 9PM |
| Upper Bracket Final | Cloud9 3-0 OpTic | 2:30PM | 5:30PM | 10:30PM |
| Lower Bracket Round 5 | eUnited 3-1 Sentinels | 3:45PM | 6:45PM | 11:45PM |
| Lower Bracket Final | OpTic 3-0 eUnited | 5PM | 8PM | 1AM |
| Grand Final | Cloud9 4-2 OpTic | 6:15PM | 9:15PM | 2:15AM |
HCS Anaheim: group standings
Group A
| Placement | Team | Record | Maps | MD |
| 1 | Cloud9 | 3-0 | 9-1 | 8 |
| 2 | Sentinels | 2-1 | 6-4 | 2 |
| 3 | Esports Arena Red | 1-2 | 5-7 | -2 |
| 4 | Oxygen Esports | 0-3 | 1-9 | -8 |
Group B
| Placement | Team | Record | Maps | MD |
| 1 | FaZe Clan | 3-0 | 9-0 | 9 |
| 2 | Gamers First | 2-1 | 6-7 | -1 |
| 3 | Fnatic | 1-2 | 5-7 | -2 |
| 4 | Spacestation Gaming | 0-3 | 3-9 | -6 |
Group C
| Placement | Team | Record | Maps | MD |
| 1 | OpTic Gaming | 3-0 | 9-0 | 9 |
| 2 | G2 Esports | 2-1 | 6-4 | 2 |
| 3 | UYU | 1-2 | 4-6 | -2 |
| 4 | Complexity | 0-3 | 0-9 | -9 |
Group D
| Placement | Team | Record | Maps | MD |
| 1 | Pioneers | 3-0 | 9-3 | 6 |
| 2 | eUnited | 2-1 | 8-5 | 3 |
| 3 | XSET | 1-2 | 6-6 | 0 |
| 4 | Torrent | 0-3 | 0-9 | -9 |
HCS Anaheim: All qualified teams
The event featured 16 of North America’s finest teams, including the top eight from the Kickoff Major. The only exception was NAVI, who were ineligible due to being a European team, with G2 Esports taking their spot in the competition.
The other eight teams were determined by the online qualifier held at the end of January. Some of those teams have been signed to big-name organizations for some time, while others, like Incognito and Pushin P, were only able to find organizational support in the lead-up to the event.
You can find the full list of teams below.
| Team | Players |
| Cloud9 | Eco, Penguin, Renegade, StelluR |
| Complexity | Hysteria, Triton, Vetra, Rob |
| Esports Arena Red | Rammyy, BoamX, Kuhlect, Neuronical |
| eUnited | Spartan, RyaNoob, KingNick, Rayne |
| FaZe Clan | Bound, bubu dubu, Falcated, Snip3down |
| Fnatic | Envore, SuperCC, Juziro, Sceptify |
| Gamers First | PreDevoNatoR, Marbs, Commonly, Squallaye |
| G2 Esports | Tusk, Str8 SicK, Gilk3y, Sabinater |
| OpTic Gaming | aPG, iGotUrPistola, Lucid, TriPPPeY |
| Oxygen Esports | Swish, Common, Haines, Name |
| Pioneers | SoulSnipe, Druk, Taulek, Manny |
| Sentinels | LethuL, SnakeBite, Frosty, Royal2 |
| Spacestation Gaming | Ace, Ziyon, Tynelul, Flazin |
| Torrent | Abature, FilthyG, Huss, HotShotGhost |
| UYU | Karmea, tonisun, Cykul, PiggySaiyan |
| XSET | Cratos, Suppressed, Suspector, Artic |
