Halo Infinite: How To Watch January 6 HCS Pro Series

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.

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 CT

Jan 5th
– EU 6pm GMT

Jan 6th
– NA 6pm EThttps://t.co/e5eEldZtkm https://t.co/Py32gvvRz1 https://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