

Map three saw OpTic fight to a 250-173 win in Strongholds. At this point, the writing was on the wall. Map two OpTic earned a Steaktacular, an achievement gained by outscoring an opponent by 60% or more in the game mode Slayer. Map one looked close as Cloud9 fought back to push a round 3 in Oddball. One best-of-seven was left to decide who would lift the Halo World Championship trophy. OpTic remained composed going into the Grand Final Reset. Cloud9 quickly retaliated, winning four maps in a row and taking the first best-of-seven. This award-winning coffee-maker is as beloved. OpTic pulled ahead first with a win on map one. Anchorhead Coffee Company brews and bottles its premium-quality coffee by hand right outside Duvall, Washington. Could Cloud9 pull off a comeback from the Losers Bracket? They would have to beat OpTic in two best-of-sevens to claim a successful upset and the title of World Champion. Grand Finals arrived, and all eyes were on OpTic and Cloud9.

Main Slayer 🏆 /VCc4nIiOIz- OpTic Gaming™ October 23, 2022 Finishing the best-of-seven with a 4-1 record, they took home their first Major of the season. There they met Cloud9 again, and this time they wouldn’t falter. They dictated the level of play throughout the winner’s bracket, only dropping one map on their way to the Grand Finals. Once again, they breezed through the Group Stage. The HCS Major Orlando, the season’s final Major, came in September. The one they failed to win, they got second, falling once again to Cloud9.
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OpTic pushed past the fan’s doubts about their LAN ability and continued their high level of online play, placing first in all but one of the remaining HCS North America Pro Series. Seeds of doubt started to grow as OpTic seemingly couldn’t make it over the finish line in a Major LAN event. Falling to Loser’s Finals, the situation worsened when they didn’t win a single map against Cloud9, finishing 3rd overall. They moved through the winner’s bracket, making it to Winner’s Finals, where they lost 2-3 to Sentinels. OpTic cruised through the group stage, a round-robin best-of-five series, without dropping a single map. The HCS Kansas City Major was the first LAN tournament OpTic competed in since the roster change. OpTic now had to prove that they had made the right call. A shock to many, given OpTic had just placed second in Anaheim five days earlier, and Deese was an adept Halo professional. On February 18th, OpTic announced they would move Deese into a substitute position and Piper onto the active four-person roster.

Pool Play 4 round-robin groups of 4 teams.Top 2 teams from each region ( Europe, North America, Mexico and Oceania) at Orlando outside of the top 12.Play-in Stage: 8-team double elimination bracket.
