HCSSpacestation Gaming defeated OpTic in the Grand Finals to win the Halo World Championship 2024 and become this year’s champions.
Halo’s pinnacle esports event of the annual HCS season returned once again to Seattle, Washington, and the Seattle Convention Center. It marked the third champs event for Halo Infinite, where sixteen qualified teams battled it out to compete for a $1,000,000 prize fund.
With Spacestation Gaming coming off of back-to-back Major tournament wins and three in total this season, they easily came in as favorites. However, OpTic Gaming and FaZe Clan were close behind.
Here’s everything you need to know about the Halo World Championship 2024: the stream, schedule and results, prize pool and standings, and all qualified teams.
Stream
The Halo World Championship broadcast will be streamed via the official Halo channel on Twitch and the HCS channel on YouTube. We’ve embedded the stream above for your convenience.
Several official co-streamers for the championships will be broadcasting the tournament via their Twitch channels. Here’s a list of every co-streamer for the event:
- Snip3down
- Scump
- Shotzzy
- LVTHalo
- RealLifeSpartan
- Beautoria
- Methodz
- BtHMaNiaC
- KingJay
- Trunks
- Monzz
- MintBlitz
- Eli_X
- OathxX
- Reclximer
- Stresss
- EXTREMEBREAKER1
- Echidna
- NapTimez
- UberNick
- iSpiteful
- JunkShip
- TheRedGear
- CardinalRedbird
- LaSinity
- OmnicientWolf
Schedule and results
The tournament will take place between October 4-6, 2024, at the Seattle Convention Center. Each day, the HCS broadcast will start at 12 PM PT | 3 PM EST | 8 PM ET.
Pool Play (October 4):
- Four group pools will compete against each other in a round-robin format.
- 1st and 2nd placed teams in each pool will go to Winners Round 1
- 3rd place for each group will go to Lower Round 1
- 4th placed team in every pool will be eliminated.
Championship Bracket (October 5-6):
- 12 teams face off in a double elimination bracket.
- All matches are BO5, except for the Grand Final, which is a BO7.
Here is the full schedule and results for the Halo World Championships 2024:
Pool Play
Pool A
| Placement | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spacestation Gaming | 3-0 |
| 2 | Into The Breach | 2-1 |
| 3 | Pure | 1-2 |
| 4 | Mindfreak | 0-3 |
Pool B
| Placement | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OpTic Gaming | 3-0 |
| 2 | Quadrant | 2-1 |
| 3 | Sentinels | 1-2 |
| 4 | Ascending Baseline | 0-3 |
Pool C
| Placement | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shopify Rebellion | 3-0 |
| 2 | Cloud9 | 2-1 |
| 3 | Dark Inside | 1-2 |
| 4 | Native Gaming | 0-3 |
Pool D
| Placement | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FaZe Clan | 3-0 |
| 2 | Akave Esports | 2-1 |
| 3 | Complexity Gaming | 1-2 |
| 4 | Team Lethal Fox | 0-3 |
Day 1: October 4
| Stage | Match | PT | ET | BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pool C | Shopify Rebellion 3-1 Native Gaming | 12 PM | 3 PM | 8 PM |
| Pool C | Cloud9 3-0 Dark Inside | 12 PM | 3 PM | 8 PM |
| Pool D | Complexity Gaming 3-1 Team Lethal Fox | 12 PM | 3 PM | 8 PM |
| Pool D | FaZe Clan 3-2 Akave Esports | 12 PM | 3 PM | 8 PM |
| Pool A | Into The Breach 3-2 Pure | 1:30 PM | 4:30 PM | 9:30 PM |
| Pool A | Spacestation Gaming 3-0 Mindfreak | 1:30 PM | 4:30 PM | 9:30 PM |
| Pool B | OpTic Gaming 3-1 Quadrant | 1:30 PM | 4:30 PM | 9:30 PM |
| Pool B | Ascending Baseline 0-3 Sentinels | 1:30 PM | 4:30 PM | 9:30 PM |
| Pool C | Shopify Rebellion 3-2 Cloud9 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 11 PM |
| Pool C | Native Gaming 2-3 Dark Inside | 3 PM | 6 PM | 11 PM |
| Pool D | FaZe Clan 3-0 Team Lethal Fox | 3 PM | 6 PM | 11 PM |
| Pool D | Complexity Gaming 2-3 Akave Esports | 3 PM | 6 PM | 11 PM |
| Pool A | Spacestation Gaming 3-1 Pure | 4:30 PM | 7:30 PM | 12:30 AM |
| Pool A | Into The Breach 3-0 Mindfreak | 4:30 PM | 7:30 PM | 12:30 AM |
| Pool B | Quadrant 3-0 Sentinels | 4:30 PM | 7:30 PM | 12:30 AM |
| Pool B | OpTic Gaming 3-0 Ascend Baseline | 4:30 PM | 7:30 PM | 12:30 AM |
| Pool C | Native Gaming 0-3 Cloud9 | 6 PM | 9 PM | 2 AM |
| Pool C | Shopify Rebellion 3-2 Dark Inside | 6 PM | 9 PM | 2 AM |
| Pool D | FaZe Clan 3-0 Complexity Gaming | 6 PM | 9 PM | 2 AM |
| Pool D | Team Lethal Fox 0-3 Akave Esports | 6 PM | 9 PM | 2 AM |
| Pool A | Spacestation Gaming 3-0 Into The Breach | 7:30 PM | 10:30 PM | 3:30 AM |
| Pool A | Pure 3-0 Mindfreak | 7:30 PM | 10:30 PM | 3:30 AM |
| Pool B | OpTic Gaming 3-1 Sentinels | 7:30 PM | 10:30 PM | 3:30 AM |
| Pool B | Quadrant 3-0 Ascending Baseline | 7:30 PM | 10:30 PM | 3:30 AM |
Championship Bracket
| Stage | Match |
|---|---|
| Winners Quarterfinals | FaZe Clan 3-0 Cloud9 |
| Winners Quarterfinals | OpTic Gaming 3-0 Into The Breach |
| Winners Quarterfinals | Spacestation Gaming 3-1 Quadrant |
| Winners Quarterfinals | Shopify Rebellion 3-0 Akave Esports |
| Winners Semifinals | Spacestation Gaming 3-1 FaZe Clan |
| Winners Semifinals | OpTic Gaming 3-1 Into The Breach |
| Winners Finals | OpTic Gaming 1-3 Spacestation Gaming |
| Grand Finals | OpTic Gaming 3-4 Spacestation Gaming |
Elimination Bracket
| Stage | Match |
|---|---|
| Elimination Round 1 | Cloud9 0-3 Pure |
| Elimination Round 1 | Into The Breach 3-1 Complexity Gaming |
| Elimination Round 1 | Quadrant 3-0 Dark Inside |
| Elimination Round 1 | Akave Esports 1-3 Sentinels |
| Elimination Round 2 | Pure 3-2 Quadrant |
| Elimination Round 2 | Sentinels 3-0 Into The Breach |
| Elimination Quarterfinals | Shopify Rebellion 0-3 Pure |
| Elimination Quarterfinals | FaZe Clan 3-0 Sentinels |
| Elimination Semifinals | Pure 2-3 FaZe Clan |
| Elimination Finals | FaZe Clan 1-3 OpTic Gaming |
Prize pool and standings
The event’s prize pool is $1,000,000, of which the victors will receive the majority ($400,000). Below is a complete distribution of the prize pool and the final standings for the tournament.
Related
| Placement | Team | Prize Winnings |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Spacestation Gaming | $400,000 |
| 2nd | OpTic Gaming | $220,000 |
| 3rd | FaZe Clan | $110,000 |
| 4th | Pure | $70,000 |
| 5th-6th | Shopify Rebellion, Sentinels | $45,000 |
| 7th-8th | Into The Breach, Quadrant | $25,000 |
| 9th-12th | Cloud9, Dark Inside, Complexity, Akave Esports | $10,000 |
| 13th-16th | Mindfreak, Ascend Baseline, Native Gaming, Team Lethal Fox | $5,000 |
All qualified teams
Here is every team who has qualified for this tournament based on their placement at the Salt Lake City Major, HCS points and Last Chance Qualifier results:
| Team | Roster |
|---|---|
| Spacestation Gaming | StelluR, Lqgend, Bound, Eco, Elamite |
| OpTic Gaming | Formal, Lucid, Trippy, deadzone, Lunchbox |
| FaZe Clan | Snakebite, Renegade, Frosty, Royal2, Royal1 |
| Complexity Gaming | Breakingshot, Huss, Rayne, RyaNoob, Ashes |
| Shopify Rebellion | SoulSnipe, Mental, CyKul, Suppressed, BesT MaN |
| Native Gaming | aPG, Tapping Buttons, Gilkey, Barcode, Hoaxer |
| Into The Breach | TchiK, Jimbo, zMightys, WuTum, Wonderboy |
| Quadrant | SLG, Sica, GloryGGz, Snipedrone, KronosZer |
| Pure | Taulek, Cherished, Druk, Last Shot |
| Team Lethal Fox | Rammyy, Haines, Thug Nasty, Common, Yakzn |
| Cloud9 | Suspector, Sabinater, Sceptify, Manny, SenscR |
| Sentinels | Lethul, bubu dubu, Falcated, Precision, Chig |
| Akave Esports | Acid, Noble, Drift, Leuor, Nugget |
| Mindfreak | Swayz, Plasma, Swayz, wryce, Pipz |
| Ascending Baseline | Mose, Millsy, Sunriz, aX BastosS, Phlux |
| Dark Inside | Descendant, Ezho, Envore, Piggy, Callous |