{"id":307,"date":"2025-04-15T11:18:55","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T11:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.keepinitcoolhvac.com\/?p=307"},"modified":"2025-05-05T12:40:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T12:40:07","slug":"a-brief-guide-to-hcs-major-arlington-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.keepinitcoolhvac.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/15\/a-brief-guide-to-hcs-major-arlington-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"A brief guide to HCS Major 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=\"Image of Halo Spartan on a green background standing next to HCS Major Arlington logo\" class=\"wp-image-176538 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.keepinitcoolhvac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/hcs-arlington-major-2025-event-guide-large.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image credit: HCS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818b12bd4f64\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>The opening international event of the 2025 Halo Championship Series,<strong> HCS Major Arlington<\/strong>, is taking place this weekend.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818b12bd5590\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>In addition to seeing household names within North American esports, HCS Major Arlington 2025<strong> <\/strong>also plays host to an open bracket providing an opportunity for amateur teams to compete against the best in the world.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818b12bd5b81\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Here is everything you need to know about HCS Major Arlington, taking place from April 18th-20th, 2025, at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esportsstadium.gg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Esports Stadium Arlington<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"keep-reading \" id=\"kr-6818b12bd6869\">\n<div class=\"heading section__title \"><span>Keep Reading<\/span><\/div>\n<ul class=\"d-flex flex-column\">\n<li id=\"post-171169\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/03\/faze-clan-halo-2025-hcs-season\">FaZe Clan unveils Halo roster for 2025 season<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"post-165570\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/02\/halo-championship-series-2025-roadmap\">Halo esports in 2025: HCS roadmap and Major locations revealed<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"post-159457\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2024\/10\/quadrant-departs-esports-halo\">Quadrant shifts away from esports, departs Halo scene<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818b12bd76fe\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>HCS Major Arlington 2025 follows four qualifying tournaments that have taken place across North America, Europe, Mexico, and Australia. A total of 12 teams from North America and Europe have secured a place in four pools of four teams, with the final slots determined by teams competing in the open bracket.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-heading-6818b12bd7d40\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"hcs_major_arlington_format-2\">HCS Major Arlington Format<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818b12bd8335\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>A maximum of 64 teams will compete in the open bracket with the top two from the upper and lower brackets advancing to pool play alongside the 12 teams that have already qualified. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818b12bd893f\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Pool play will see each team in the pool play each other once. The top two teams from each group advance to the championship bracket and qualify for the upper bracket.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818b12bd8f37\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>The team that finished third qualifies for the first round of the championship bracket but begins in the lower bracket. The team that finishes fourth is eliminated from the tournament.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-heading-6818b12bd9538\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"hcs_major_arlington_teams-2\">HCS Major Arlington teams<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818b12bd9b13\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>The 12 teams that have qualified for the event are as follows: <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Shopify Rebellion<\/li>\n<li>OpTic Gaming<\/li>\n<li>FaZe Clan<\/li>\n<li>Spacestation Gaming<\/li>\n<li>TSM<\/li>\n<li>Luminosity Gaming<\/li>\n<li>Cloud9<\/li>\n<li>Triggers Down<\/li>\n<li>Gen.G<\/li>\n<li>Complexity<\/li>\n<li>Team Nemesis<\/li>\n<li>Pipa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818b12bda695\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Shopify Rebellion heads into the tournament as the top team in North America after winning the North American qualifier in March. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818b12bdac81\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>OpTic Gaming almost took victory after managing to force a bracket reset in the Grand Final but were defeated 3-1 in the second best-of-five series to secure second place and a spot in pool play. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818b12bdb260\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>From a European perspective, Team Nemesis is the team to beat. The team features HCS veterans <strong>Michael &#8216;Snipedrone&#8217; Juchau<\/strong> and <strong>Norwen &#8216;SLG&#8217; Le Galloudec<\/strong> who are no strangers to contending against the North American powerhouses. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-heading-6818b12bdb85b\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"hcs_major_arlington_prize_pool-2\">HCS Major Arlington prize pool<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818b12bdbe3a\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>A $250,000 (~\u00a3188,853) prize pool is on offer for the opening HCS Major of the season. The money is split between the top 16 teams as follows: <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1st &#8211; $100,000 (~\u00a375,529)<\/li>\n<li>2nd &#8211; $60,000 (~\u00a345,317)<\/li>\n<li>3rd &#8211; $30,000 (~\u00a322,658)<\/li>\n<li>4th &#8211; $17,500 (~\u00a313,217)<\/li>\n<li>5th\/6th &#8211; $8,000 (~\u00a36,042)<\/li>\n<li>7th\/8th &#8211; $5,000 (~\u00a33,776)<\/li>\n<li>9th\/12th &#8211; $2,500 (~\u00a31,888)<\/li>\n<li>13th\/16th &#8211; $1,625 (~\u00a31,226)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"esi-heading-6818b12bdc8af\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"how_to_watch_hcs_major_arlington-2\">How to watch HCS Major Arlington<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818b12bdcec3\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>The event will be shown across the Halo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/Halo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Twitch<\/strong><\/a> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/Halo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a><\/strong> channels.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6818b12bdd4ad\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Viewers watching the action on Twitch are eligible to<a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/04\/hcs-major-arlington-2025-drops\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> claim a variety of viewership rewards<\/a> ranging from exclusive weapon coatings to new emblems and weapon charms.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/04\/a-brief-guide-to-hcs-major-arlington-2025\">A brief guide to HCS Major Arlington 2025<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\">Esports Insider<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image credit: HCS The opening international event of the 2025 Halo Championship Series, HCS Major Arlington, is taking place this weekend. 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