Dec. 10 will have four teams fighting for two spots in the next Halo Championship Series North American Pro League. Dec. 11 will see one organization out of four become the new #1 franchise in North American professional Halo.
Welcome to HCS NA Finals Weekend.
With ESL hosting this weekend of competitive play at its studio in Burbank, California, here is a quick rundown of what to expect in terms of teams and scheduling:
The Teams:
Relegation:
Enigma6 Group
Ayden “Suspector” Hill, Carlos “Cratos” Ayala, Ryan “Shooter” Sondhi, Jesse “bubu dubu” Moeller
Team Allegiance
Cory “Str8 SicK” Sloss, Cody “ContrA” Szczodrowski, Devon “PreDevoNatoR” Layton, Michael “Falcated” Garcia
(Coach: Phillip “Coach Phil” Jones)
(Team Manager/Statistician: Chad “ALGChad” Read
3sUP Enterprises
Chance “MoNsTcR” Duncan, Zeke “Prototype” Martinez, Abel “Rammyy” Garcia , Jonathan “Renegade” Willette
The Money Matches Team
Joe “TriPPPeY” Taylor, Tyler “TireIron” Mara, Tom “Saiyan” Wilson, Jorge “BoamX” Campos
(Coach: Josh “Mash” Mashlan)
Finals:
Team EnVyUs
Justin “iGotUrPistola” Deese, Cuyler “Huke” Garland, Eric “Snip3down” Wrona, Austin “Mikwen” McCleary
(Coach: Marcus “Elumnite” Lovejoy)
OpTic Gaming
Tony “LethuL” Campbell, Jr, Paul “SnakeBite” Duarte, Mathew “Royal2” Fiorante, Bradley “Frosty” Bergstrom
(Coach: Chris “Royal1” Fiorante)
Team Liquid
Tyler “Spartan” Ganza, Hamza “Commonly” Abbaali, Zane “Penguin” Hearon, Timothy “Rayne” Tinkler
(Coach: Kory “Symbolic” Arruda)
(Analyst: Tyler “TiberiusAudley” Hicks
Str8 Rippin
Aaron “Ace” Elam, Bradley “APG” Laws, Kevin “Eco” Smith, Richie “Heinz” Heinz
(Coach: Emanuel “Hoaxer” Lovejoy)
The Schedule:
(Note: Matches and Times Subject to Change)
Saturday:
Enigma6 vs. 3sUp
10:00 a.m. PST (1:00 p.m. EST)
Allegiance vs. The Money Matches Team
11:25 a.m. PST (2:25 p.m. EST)
Losers Bracket Round One (First Relegation Match)
12:50 p.m. PST (3:50 p.m. EST)
Winners Bracket Round Two
2:15 p.m. PST (5:15 p.m. EST)
Losers Bracket Round Two (Second Relegation Match)
3:40 p.m. PST (6:40 p.m. EST)
Free-For-All Finals
5:05 p.m. PST (8:05 p.m. EST)
Sunday:
#1 Team EnVyUs vs. #4 Str8 Rippin
10:00 a.m. PST (1:00 p.m. EST)
#2 OpTic Gaming vs. #3 Team Liquid
11:25 a.m. PST (2:25 p.m. EST)
Losers Bracket Round One
12:50 p.m. PST (3:50 p.m. EST)
Winners Final
2:15 p.m. PST (5:15 p.m. EST)
Losers Final
3:40 p.m. PST (6:40 p.m. EST)
Grand Final
5:05 p.m. PST (8:05 p.m. EST)
The Fall Finals prize pool sits at $150,000, with the winning team taking home $75,000. The Free-For-All tournament, held concurrently with the finals and relegation, will see one player taking home a nice $1,000 bonus, and will be filled with plenty of pro talent.
Later this week, we’ll have a breakdown of each team heading out to Burbank, as well as predictions from the GAMURS staff.
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James Mattone is a journalist for GAMURS and can be contacted on Twitter –@TheJamesMattone.
