Accordingly, there’s a tonne of excitement over competitive Halo Infinite right now. Bearing this in mind, we can’t wait to cover more events for this growing esport. Read on as we offer all the viewership advice you need to enjoy the upcoming FaZe Clan Halo Invitational 2022 in the following episode of How to Watch!
Event Background
As a smaller event, this Invitational looks to celebrate the very best of competitive Halo Infinite in the North American region.
Specifically, organized by FaZe Clan, a prize pool of $50,000 was on the line for 16 of the best teams in the region. Running from 16th April to 17th April, the weekend event has the following teams which have earned a spot either through invitation or qualification:
Invited
- FaZe Clan
- Complexity Gaming
- G2 Esports
- OpTic Gaming
- Fnatic
- Oxygen Esports
- Cloud9
- eUnited
- XSET
- Sentinels
- Pioneers
- Spacestation
Qualifier
- Gamers First
- Built by Gamers
- Incognito
- PIT Knights
Considering the upcoming Kansas City Major 2022 later on this month, this event could serve as huge practice for the competing teams. So apart form the prize, this could set teams up for success.
Format
Let’s dive into the format.
Bearing this in mind, the event has a usual two-stage format. Starting with a Group Stage, the 8 teams will be separated into GSL Groups.
With each series being BO5, the top 2 teams in each group will advance to Bracket Stage.
Indeed, it’s at the bracket stage that a final double elimination series will take place, once again with each game being best-of-five.
Across the board, the following game types and maps will be utilized:
- Slayer: Aquarius, Bazaar, Live Fire, Recharge, Streets
- Capture the Flag: Aquarius, Bazaar
- Strongholds: Live Fire, Recharge, Streets
- Oddball: Live Fire, Recharge, Streets
Schedule for the FaZe Clan Halo Invitational
In terms of schedule, we highly recommend staying in tune to the FaZe Esports Twitter page here.
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Predictions
Considering predictions, let’s take a look at the most recent event for the region.
Accordingly, here are the standings from the HCS North America Open Series 2022:
- #1 – FaZe Clan
- #2 – Pioneers
- #3 – eUnited
- #4 – XSET
- #5-6 – Spacestation and Complexity Gaming
- #7-8 – Oxygen Esports and Gamers First
Indeed, when taking a look at these standings, it’s clear that the favourites stand between FaZe Clan, Pioneers and eUnited.
Yet, it’s incredibly competitive right now. Only a few weeks before the above event, at HCS Anaheim 2022, FaZe Clan placed 7-8th for example, while Cloud9 and OpTic placed first and second.
Especially since the event is online, perhaps the environment won’t be identical to offline events and that could shake things up. Indeed, Halo Infinite is a day-by-day event – a slow start can punish you on any given day.
What about the qualifier teams? While they seem great, it’s unlikely they’ll manage to upset some of the best teams in the region right now – however, we’d love a surprise or two.
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