{"id":302,"date":"2025-04-22T11:28:03","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T11:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.keepinitcoolhvac.com\/?p=302"},"modified":"2025-05-05T12:40:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T12:40:00","slug":"optic-gaming-claims-victory-at-hcs-arlington-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.keepinitcoolhvac.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/22\/optic-gaming-claims-victory-at-hcs-arlington-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"OpTic Gaming claims victory at HCS Arlington 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"OpTic Gaming win HCS Arlington Major 2025\" class=\"wp-image-178153 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.keepinitcoolhvac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/HCS_Arlington_2025_Optic_Gaming-large.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image credit: Halo Esports via X<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818b12bc5d8a\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p><strong>OpTic Gaming<\/strong> has won the <strong>Halo Championship Series 2025: Arlington Major<\/strong> after defeating <strong>Shopify Rebellion<\/strong> in the Grand Final.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818b12bc63ba\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>The North American esports team has now secured the lion\u2019s share of the $250,000 (~\u00a3188,853) prize pool and immediately qualified for the HCS Dallas Open in May.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"keep-reading \" id=\"kr-6818b12bc75ba\">\n<div class=\"heading section__title \"><span>Keep Reading<\/span><\/div>\n<ul class=\"d-flex flex-column\">\n<li id=\"post-177114\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/04\/giantx-removes-runner-and-tomaszy-from-vct-starting-roster\">GIANTX removes runneR and tomaszy from VCT starting roster<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"post-177011\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/04\/marvel-rivals-playstation-cups\">Marvel Rivals PlayStation Cups: What are they and how to join<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"post-176894\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/04\/envy-counter-strike-return\">ENVY owner hastr0 eyes return to Counter-Strike esports<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818b12bc8484\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/04\/a-brief-guide-to-hcs-major-arlington-2025\">first Major<\/a> of this year\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/02\/halo-championship-series-2025-roadmap\">Halo Championship Series<\/a> (HCS) was held at the Esports Stadium Arlington in Texas, U.S., from April 28th-20th. Sixteen teams from across the globe competed in a 4-versus-4 format throughout a round robin Pool Play stage and a double-elimination Championship Bracket.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818b12bc8a87\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>The event also included an open bracket, giving amateur teams an opportunity to face the top-ranking rosters in the Halo esports scene. OpTic Gaming entered the Arlington Major through the North American Qualifier alongside runner-up Shopify Rebellion, third place <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/03\/faze-clan-halo-2025-hcs-season\">FaZe Clan<\/a> and fourth place Spacestation Gaming.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-heading-6818b12bc90b2\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"optic_gamings_major_arlington_2025_run-2\">OpTic Gaming\u2019s Major Arlington 2025 Run<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818b12bc969f\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>During the Pool Play phase on April 18th, OpTic won three out of four matches, only losing to EMEA\u2019s Team Nemesis. With the second-best score of Pool B behind Team Nemesis (3-0), OpTic advanced to the upper bracket of the Major\u2019s second phase. However, the squad was quickly catapulted into the lower bracket by Shopify Rebellion in a 3-2 series.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818b12bc9cad\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>From thereon, OpTic had to remain undefeated against TSM (3-0), Infamous (3-0), Team Nemesis (3-2) and Spacestation (3-0) to reach the Lower Bracket Final against FaZe Clan (3-1).<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818b12bca291\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Continuing its winning streak, OpTic took revenge against Shopify in two successful best-of-seven (BO7) Grand Final matches. While the first series barely concluded in OpTic\u2019s favour (4-3), the team displayed a dominant performance in the final match (4-0).<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818b12bca865\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>With the victory over Shopify, OpTic Gaming has broken its streak of runner-up placements at global HCS events, which began with the Halo Championship in 2023. Afterwards, the squad failed to secure first place at every 2024 Major and the Championship of the same year.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818b12bcae33\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>OpTic is now looking to continue its momentum at the Dallas Open from May 23rd-25th. Fellow NA teams Shopify Rebellion, FaZe Clan and Spacetation Gaming have also qualified to the event thanks to their Major Arlington placements.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/04\/optic-gaming-win-hcs-arlington-major-2025\">OpTic Gaming claims victory at HCS Arlington 2025<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\">Esports Insider<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image credit: Halo Esports via X OpTic Gaming has won the Halo Championship Series 2025: Arlington Major after defeating Shopify Rebellion in the Grand Final. The North American esports team has now secured the lion\u2019s share of the $250,000 (~\u00a3188,853) prize pool and immediately qualified for the HCS Dallas Open in May. 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