Dallas belongs to OpTic Gaming – Congrats to your DreamHack Champions!
The second official HCS LAN of 2025 is wrapped as OpTic Gaming claim glory at DreamHack Dallas!
The Halo community showed up in full force to cheer on the world's best teams all weekend long and competitors put on one of the best shows we've seen yet at a DreamHack event!
Miss any the action? Check out the blog below for results, highlights, and more!
CONTENTS
Up Next: HCS Salt Lake City Major
The next HCS Major of the 2025 season kicks off this August as Spacestation hosts the Halo community once again in Salt Lake City!
- August 1-3
- Salt Lake City, Utah
- Salt Palace Convention Center
Tickets available soon - keep it locked on @HCS on X and Instagram to be notified when tickets go on sale!
OpTic Goes Back-2-Back!
After falling to Round 1 of the Elimination Bracket, OpTic Gaming rallies back resetting the Grand Finals and defeating FaZe Clan for all the glory!
Final Results
GGs to all competitors and congratulations to the Top 4 teams on qualifying for Pool Play at the HCS Salt Lake City Major on August 1-3!
| 1st | $60,000 (SLC #1 Seed) | OpTic Gaming Bound - FormaL - Lqgend - Renegade |
| 2nd | $36,000 (SLC #2 Seed) | FaZe Clan Falcated - Pznguin - Suppressed - Trippy |
| 3rd | $18,000 (SLC #3 Seed) | TSM Druk - Manny - Soul Snipe - Taulek |
| 4th | $10,400 (SLC #4 Seed) | Rebellion Cykul - Frosty - Last Shot - Royal2 |
| 5/6 | $4,800 | Nemesis Glory - SLG - Snipedrone - WuTum |
| 5/6 | $4,800 | Envy Descendant - Piggy - Precision - Yakzn |
| 7/8 | $3,000 | Spacestation Eco - Lucid - SnakeBite - StelluR |
| 7/8 | $3,000 | Gen.G Breakingshot - Common - King Nick - RyaNoob |
| 9-12 | $1,500 | Cloud9 Bubu dubu - Lethul - Sab - Sceptify |
| 9-12 | $1,500 | Complexity Avucy - Cherished - Mental - Spartan |
| 9-12 | $1,500 | Zero Tenacity Jimbo - Mighty - Sica - Tchik |
| 9-12 | $1,500 | OMiT Ezho - Huss - Kuhlect - Mortally |
| 13-16 | $1,000 | Mindfreak Plasma - Scoobmeistr - Swayz - Wryce |
| 13-16 | $1,000 | BH3 Esport Bastoss - Mqse - Septiq - Sunriiz |
| 13-16 | $1,000 | Unreal Nightmare Envore - IceKid - Luiney - SuperCC |
| 13-16 | $1,000 | Alpha x Luminon Magico - Noblc - Rorzch - Strikey |
Pool Play & Final Brackets
Grand Finals
A red hot FaZe Clan found themselves with the upper-hand in the Grand Finals, however, the defending champs at OpTic Gaming were on a run that could not be stopped.
Side Events Results
GGs to everyone who competed, and congratulations to your HCS Dallas 2025 Side Event Champions!
| Halo Infinite: 1v1 Showdown Open 1st. $1,000 - Ej006 2nd. $500 - ChillsACM 3/4. $350 - Nathan4You 3/4. $350 - CommandStation 5-8. $200 - Flur 5-8. $200 - Kaos 5-8. $200 - Sheezy 5-8. $200 - Evoh Final Bracket |
| Halo 3 2v2 1st. $700 - Invinciblix / Bob TheDemiGod 2nd. $300 - Janitors BR / PM Final Bracket |
| Halo 5 2v2 1st. $700 - N Scion / Czntury 2nd. $300 - Article / CommandStation Final Bracket |
| Halo Infinite 2v2 1st. $1,050 - Acid / Drift 2nd. $450 - Euzey / Xuzey Final Bracket |
| Halo 3 4v4 1st. $1,050 - Arnie / HunterJJX / Stormy / TrapAdmiral 2nd. $450 - Bandamonium / Janitors BR / Rodarte / Xmond Final Bracket |
$5,000 FFA Results
Congratulations to your HCS Dallas 2025 FFA Champion - CommandStation!
| 1st. | $2,000 | CommandStation |
| 2nd | $1,200 | KidNastey |
| 3rd | $800 | Mattie |
| 4th | $425 | Suspector |
| 5th | $200 | For Atticus |
| 6th | $150 | P7K |
| 7th | $125 | Collec7ive |
| 8th | $100 | Netroxen |
Best Moments of HCS Dallas 2025
Catch all the best moments from the HCS Dallas Open at DreamHack 2025!
DAY 1 HIGHLIGHTS
DAY 2 HIGHLIGHTS
DAY 3 HIGHLIGHTS
VOD & Photos
Miss any of the HCS Dallas 2025 action? Check out the official VODs and photo album below!
LVTHalo Coverage (Open Bracket, FFA Finals, & More!)
The LVTHalo Watch Party joined us live at DreamHack as they covered the Dallas Open Bracket, FFA Finals, and Side Streams.
Check out their VOD below!
Talent
Presenting the cast calling the shots at DreamHack Dallas!
Twitch Drops
Tune into the HCS Dallas Open all weekend to unlock exclusive Twitch Drops!
| Watch 3 Hours - Monument to Glory (Charm) - Sizzlin' (Charm) | Watch 6 Hours - Old School (Multi-Use Weapon Coating) | Watch 9 Hours - Sierra Mirage (Mult-Use Armor Coating) | Watch 4 Hours (Co-streamers) - Electron (Emb./Nameplate) - Can Opener (Pose) |
Fans joining us live can collect a code card that unlocks all HCS Dallas 2025 drops! (Code Cards will be given out at the Free Play area next to the HCS Open Bracket!)
For help with unlocking drops, head to: aka.ms/Drop