Everything you need to know for HCS Dallas Dreamhack!

May 17, 2025 Legendary C4 Updates

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May 23-25 HCS Dallas Dreamhack Open Major $150,0000
Official Blog: https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/dh-dallas-2025

Tickets: $99 Day GA Pass https://dreamhack.com/dallas/halo/

Team Pass: SOLD OUT!

Location: Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas, TX

Halo Gathering

Saturday May 24th @ 1-2PM CT in the C4 Ballroom

 

TRAVEL

  • Airport: Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), Dallas Love Field, (DAL)
  • Ground Transportation: Uber | Lyft
  • Hotels: Click here for a list of nearby hotels.

Drops

Talent

 

World Broadcast Schedule

Dreamhack Schedule: https://dreamhack.com/dallas/schedule/

Halo Schedule: TBA

Format:

PRIZE POOLS
4v4 Prize Pool: $150,000

$150K 4V4 PRIZE BREAKDOWN

  • 1st: $60,000
  • 2nd: $36,000
  • 3rd: $18,000
  • 4th: $10,400
  • 5-6: $4,800
  • 7-8: $3,000
  • 9-12: $1,500
  • 13-16: $1,000

Qualifiers > Open Bracket > 16 Team Pool Play > 12 Team Champ Bracket

Qualifiers for Pools:
NA Top 8 from Online Qualifier
NA Top remaining 2 in points
EU Top 1 from Online Qualifier
EU Top remaining 1 in points
Open Bracket top 4

POOL PLAY

  • 4 Pools of 4
  • Single Round Robin
  • 1st & 2nd in Pools go to Winners Round 1
  • 3rd in Pools goes to Lower Round 1
  • 4th in Pools is eliminated

POOL A
#1 Seed: Arlington Major Champion
#8 Seed: NA Dallas Qualifier 3rd Place
#9 Seed: NA Dallas Qualifier 4th Place
#16 Seed: DreamHack Open Bracket (Elim. Bracket #2)		 POOL B
#2 Seed: Arlington Major Runner-up
#7 Seed: EU Dallas Qualifier Winner
#10 Seed: NA HCS Points (Next Highest #1)
#15 Seed: DreamHack Open Bracket (Elim. Bracket #1)		 POOL C
#3 Seed: Arlington Major 3rd Place
#6 Seed: NA Dallas Qualifier Runner-Up
#11 Seed: EU HCS Points (Next Highest #1)
#14 Seed: DreamHack Open Bracket (Winners Bracket #2)		 POOL D
#4 Seed: Arlington Major 4th Place
#5 Seed: NA Dallas Qualifier Winner
#12 Seed: NA HCS Points (Next Highest #2)
#13 Seed: DreamHack Open Bracket (Winners Bracket #1)

Travel Coverage for Open:
1 team from each region in top points after Qualifier or Online Open.
(NA, EU, MX, ANZ)

NA
Dark Inside		 EU
BH3 Esport		 MX
ETHR Gaming		 ANZ
Mindfreak

Pool Play + Champ Bracket Maps/Modes:

Open Bracket Map Rotations

Winners Round 1
– KOTH Live Fire
– Slayer Aquarius
– Strongholds Recharge		 Winners Round 2
– CTF Fortress
– Slayer Recharge
– Oddball Live Fire		 Winners Round 3
– Bomb Aquarius
– Slayer Streets
– KOTH Recharge		 Winners Quarters
– Strongholds Live Fire
– Slayer Origin
– CTF Aquarius
– Oddball Recharge
– Slayer Solitude		 Winners Semi-Finals
– Bomb Fortress
– Slayer Live Fire
– KOTH Solitude
– Strongholds Recharge
– Slayer Aquarius
Elim. Round 1
– CTF Aquarius
– Slayer Live Fire
– Oddball Streets		 Elim. Round 2
– Strongholds Recharge
– Slayer Streets
– CTF Origin		 Elim. Round 3
– Bomb Fortress
– Slayer Recharge
– KOTH Live Fire
Elim. Round 4
– Strongholds Live Fire
– Slayer Origin
– Oddball Recharge
– Bomb Aquarius
– Slayer Solitude		 Elim. Round 5
– KOTH Solitude
– Slayer Aquarius
– CTF Fortress
– Strongholds Recharge
– Slayer Live Fire		 Elim. Quarters
– Oddball Live Fire
– Slayer Solitude
– Bomb Fortress
– KOTH Recharge
– Slayer Streets		 Elim. Semi-Finals
– CTF Forbidden
– Slayer Recharge
– Strongholds Live Fire
– Oddball Streets
– Slayer Origin

Side Tournaments $13,000

Friday

Halo Infinite – 1v1 Showdown (Day 1)
– Prize Pool: $3,000
– Player Cap: No Cap
– Start: 12:00p CT

Halo 3 2v2 – $1,000

– Prize: 1st/$700, 2nd/$300
– Team Cap: 16
– Registration: 2:30p CT
– Start: 3:45p CT

– Prize: 1st/$700, 2nd/$300
– Team Cap: 16
– Registration: 2:30p CT
– Start: 3:45p CT

Halo 5 2v2 – $1,000

– Prize: 1st/$700, 2nd/$300
– Team Cap: 16
– Registration: 5:00p CT
– Start: 6:15p CT

1st: $700
2nd: $300

Saturday

Halo Infinite – FFA
– Prize Pool: $5,000
– Player Cap: 256
– Registration: 10:30a CT
– Start: 12:00p CT

1st: $2,000
2nd: $1,200
3rd: $800
4th: $425
5th: $200
6th: $150
7th: $125
8th: $100

Halo Infinite – 1v1 Showdown (Day 2)
– Prize Pool: $3,000
– Player Cap: No Cap
– Start: 12:00p CT

1st: $1,000
2nd: $500
3/4: $350
3/4: $350
5-8: $200
5-8: $200
5-8: $200
5-8: $200

Infinite 2v2 – $1,500

– Prize: 1st/$1,050, 2nd/$450
– Team Cap: 64
– Registration: 12:30p CT
– Start: 2:30p CT
Halo 3 4v4 – $1,500

– Prize: 1st/$1,050, 2nd/$450
– Team Cap: 16
– Registration: 4:30p CT
– Start: 5:45p CT

 

Where to watch:

All Streams: YouTube.com/@HCS
https://www.twitch.tv/halo
https://www.twitch.tv/lvthalo
https://www.twitch.tv/hcs
https://www.twitch.tv/hcs_Red
https://www.twitch.tv/hcs_Blue
Co-streams: http://aka.ms/infinite-drops

Rules: https://wpassets.halowaypoint.com/wp-content/2025/05/HCS-Dreamhack-2025-Ruleset.pdf
HCS: https://wpassets.halowaypoint.com/wp-content/2025/01/HCS_2025_Program_Handbook_v2.5.2.docx.pdf