In a week’s time, eight of the world’s best Halo teams will be facing off for their share of a massive $150,000 prize pool at the ESL America studios in Burbank, California - the Halo Championship Series Season 2 finals are almost here!
The tournament
The tournament will take place at the ESL America studios in Burbank, California, over three days and will have a double-elimination best-of-five format.
The Halo Championship Series Season 2 finals schedule is as follows:
- July 24th (Friday): 11:00 PDT
- July 25th (Saturday): 11:00 PDT
- July 26th (Sunday): 11:00 PDT
If you want to watch the action live, be sure to grab your ticket over at Eventbrite - attendees will get exclusive Halo Championship Series t-shirts! However, if you can’t make it to the ESL studios in person, you can still tune in online at Twitch.tv/Halo.
The teams
The full list of participating Halo Championship Series Season 2 finals teams in seed order (first to eighth) is as follows:
- Evil Geniuses - Snip3down, Lethul, Roy, Lunchbox | Coach: Towey
- Denial eSports - Mikwen, Heinz, Chig, aPG | Coach: Spikemouth
- Winterfox - Arkanum, Randa, Naded, RyaNoob | Coach: Nemassist
- Counter Logic Gaming - Cloud, SnakeBite, Royal 2, Ogre 2 | Coach: Royal 1
- Cloud9 - FearItSelf, Victory X, Hysteria, iGotUrPistola | Coach: Symbolic
- OpTic Gaming - Flamesword, Ace, Assault, Maniac | Coach: Clutch
- Team Liquid - Ninja, Spartan, Aries, Shooter | Coach: Elamite
- eXcellence - Coby, eL ToWn, iTz So Frosty, UnLegit | Coach: Elitest
The talent
We’ve assembled a fantastic talent lineup to bring you the Halo Championship Series Season 2 finals, including:
- Host: Joshua Gray
- Commentator: Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez
- Commentator: David “Walshy” Walsh
- Commentator: Andy “Bravo” Dudynsky
- Commentator: Richard “TheSimms” Simms
Prizes
There will be a grand total of US$150,000 up for grabs at the Halo Championship Series Season 2 finals, which will be broken down as follows:
- First place: US$75,000
- Second place: US$30,000
- Third place: US$15,000
- Fourth place: US$12,000
- Fifth/sixth place: US$6,000 each
- Seventh/eighth place: US$3,000 each
Tune in here from Friday the 24th of July at 11:00 PDT!
We wish all participating teams the best of luck on the Halo Championship Series Season 2 finals, and be sure to follow ESL Halo on Facebook and Twitter for the latest updates!
