Halo Infinite: How To Watch January 6 HCS Pro Series
| Tags: Halo Infinite, HCS
| Author Matt Pryor
Competitive Halo’s first Pro Series tournament of the year begins tomorrow.
Sixteen North American teams earned the right to compete for additional HCS Points ahead of next month’s DreamHack Anaheim event. Eight teams secured their spot in tomorrow’s Pro Series following HCS Raleigh, and another eight did so in last week’s Open Series tournament.
Now, these outstanding top 16 North American teams will square off in a best-of-three, double-elimination bracket until the Winners and Losers Finals. As usual, teams compete for more HCS Pro Points used for seeding in future competitions. Join ESTNN as we provide you with all the information you need before the HCS Pro Series begins tomorrow.
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January 6 HCS Pro Series Tournament
Catch the #HCSProSeries Week 1 Finals as they kickoff this week in each region!
Jan 4th
– ANZ 6pm AEDT
– MX 6pm CTJan 5th
– EU 6pm GMTJan 6th
– NA 6pm EThttps://t.co/e5eEldZtkmhttps://t.co/Py32gvvRz1https://t.co/zEAg7RP3Em pic.twitter.com/x8RpXwuiLC— Halo Esports (@HCS) January 3, 2022
As previously mentioned, the top 16 qualified teams will be divided into a double-elimination bracket. All series are best-of-three games until the Winners Finals, Losers Finals and Grand Finals, which are each a best-of-five with a potential bracket reset.
Here is a list of teams and more information you might find helpful in preparation for the competition!
Qualified Teams & Bracket
- Cloud9
- eUnited
- OpTic Gaming
- Kansas City Pioneers
- FaZe Clan
- Sentinels
- G2 Esports
- Spacestation Gaming
- Built By Gamers
- Complexity Gaming
- EXO Esports
- Falling Esports
- Gamers First (G1)
- Oxygen Esports
- Team WaR
- Unsigned Talent
Prize Distribution
HCS has not revealed a prize pool or point distribution for this Pro Series. We’ll be sure to update this section if anything changes.
Map Rotation
Winners 1
- Recharge Oddball
- Live Fire Slayer
- Streets Strongholds
Winners 2
- Bazaar CTF
- Aquarius Slayer
- Streets Oddball
Winners 3
- Recharge Strongholds
- Bazaar Slayer
- Aquarius CTF
Winners 4
- Live Fire Oddball
- Streets Slayer
- Aquarius CTF
- Recharge Strongholds
- Live Fire Slayer
Losers 1
- Aquarius CTF
- Bazaar Slayer
- Streets Oddball
Losers 2
- Live Fire Strongholds
- Recharge Slayer
- Bazaar CTF
Losers 3
- Live Fire Oddball
- Aquarius Slayer
- Recharge Strongholds
Losers 4
- Bazaar CTF
- Streets Slayer
- Recharge Oddball
Losers 5
- Streets Strongholds
- Live Fire Slayer
- Aquarius CTF
Losers 6
- Streets Oddball
- Aquarius Slayer
- Live Fire Strongholds
- Bazaar CTF
- Recharge Slayer
Grand Finals
- Streets Strongholds
- Recharge Slayer
- Bazaar CTF
- Live Fire Oddball
- Aquarius Slayer
Grand Finals (Reset)
- Aquarius CTF
- Bazaar Slayer
- Recharge Oddball
- Live Fire Strongholds
- Streets Slayer
How to Watch
The HCS has provided a dedicated stream for tomorrow’s action. Viewers can head to Halo’s Twitch and YouTube channel to watch the tournament tomorrow at 6 PM ET. Otherwise, be sure to check out the Halo directory when the HCS Pro Series goes live for more perspectives and broadcasts. Most of the top professional players will stream their points of view.
Be sure to tune into the high-level Halo Infinite tournament tomorrow as the best of the best square off!
Featured Image: Halo Waypoint
Matt is a graduate of Southern New Hampshire University. He appreciates all esports titles but primarily focuses on Fortnite and Call of Duty. Matt continuously analyzes gameplay and plays the games himself to better understand in-game decisions by the best players in the world.