Indeed, in an open-style esport such as Halo Infinite, regional competition always takes place before international tournaments. Accordingly, the HCS North America Super 2022 serves this function. Read on as we learn how to watch this exciting event below!
Event Background
Hosted by 343 and DreamHack, this event forms part of the HCS Pro Series. Accordingly, the North American event will take place online.
Specifically, the event will run from 5th August to 7th August. Notably, apart from the $125,000 prize pool, the 20 teams are fighting for something more important.
Naturally, seeds are up for grabs – 8 seeds for the Orlando Major together with HCS Points for everyone.
Find the top NA teams who seeded for the event listed below:
Group Stage
- Sentinels
- Cloud9
- OpTic Gaming
- Pioneers
- G2 Esports
- Gamers First
- FaZe Clan
- eUnited
- Complexity Gaming
- Oxygen Esports
- Fnatic
- LionZ
- Spacestation
- Forbidden Fruit
- Need An Org
- Crowd Pleasers
Additional Championship Bracket Teams
- BLVKHVND,NA
- EXO Esports
- Incognito
- Arsenal
Read on as we dive deeper into the format!
Format
Witrh regards to format, note that there are multiple stages of competition. With the complete Open Bracket, we’re ready to jump into the Pool Play on 5th August.
Specifically, Pool Play will split the competition into 4 groups of 4 teams each. Note that here, the top 2 of each group advances to the Championship Upper Bracker Round 1.
Meanwhile, third and fourth will advance to the Championship Lower Bracket Round 1. So to be clear, nobody will be eliminated from Pool Play, while all matches will be BO5. Here are the pools listed below:
- A: Complexity Gaming, Crowd Pleasers, eUnited, Sentinels
- B: Cloud9, FaZe Clan, Need An Org, Oxygen Esports
- C: Fnatic, Forbidden Fruit, Gamers First, OpTic Gaming
- D: G2 Esports, LionZ, Pioneers, Spacestation Gaming
Following the Pool Play, the 16 teams from Pool Play will join the four additional bracket teams, competing in an intense Championship Bracket.
Featuring BO5 matches, a double elimination bracket is simple. Teams in the Upper Bracket have two lifelines – one loss sends them to the Lower Bracket. Meanwhile, an additional loss in the Lower Bracket results in elimination.
Schedule for the HCS North America Super 2022
Considering the intense number of matches, we recommend staying up to date with the Halo Esports Twitter page.
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Predictions
Heading into this event, for one of the most competitive regions, it’s best to look at the recent event. Specifically, here’s how the standings concluded back in Kansas City earlier this year:
- #1 – Sentinels
- #2 – Cloud9
- #3 – OpTic Gaming
- #4 – eUnited
Naturally, Sentinels, Cloud9 and OpTic Gaming have been competing for top three all year long. It’s undisputed that an eventual champion will rise from these three teams – Sentinels stand as the favourite following their win at the Kansas City Major.
However, Sentinels have underperformed at HCS NA Pro Series 3 – let’s see if anyone can upset and take the throne!
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