- The first prize will be a chance to represent Version1 at the HCS Kansas City major
- This is a great opportunity for aspiring Halo teams
- Applicants can register for participation until April 4
Xbox is hosting a PC Games Open Series in April, with the first prize being an opportunity to represent Version1 at the HCS Kansas City major.
A New Halo Open Series
Just a couple of weeks after Halo Infinite’s rank reset, Xbox announced that it will be hosting the Game Pass PC Games Open Series. Unlike many tournaments, which offer just a monetary prize, this event will also give the winners a chance to represent esports group Version1 at the HCS Kansas City major. The event will be held on April 9-10 and the HCS Kansas City major will be held later the same month.
The Open Series will be a 128-team double-elimination bracket and is created to promote the rapidly growing Game Pass service. Interested teams can apply for the tournament on smash.gg.
The winner will receive a “fully paid trip to HCS Kansas City including flight, hotel and team passes”, and if both parties mutually agree, they will also have the opportunity to represent Version 1 at the Kansas City major. The second place in the tournament will take home $1500 while the third place will claim $1000.
A Good New Opportunity
This tournament will be a terrific opportunity for any aspiring Halo Infinite team. The reason is that squads that have already qualified for pool play at HCS Kansas City are not legible to enter the Open Series event. This gives new teams a free path ahead to participate in the Kansas major.
When one sees the teams that have already qualified for the HCS Kansas City major, these being Cloud9, OpTic, Sentinels, FaZe Clan, G2 Esports, XSET, eUnited, and Pioneers, it is easy to see what an opportunity the Game Pass Open Series is. The team that would potentially represent V1 in Kansas City would have to qualify for pool play or the championship bracket via the open bracket.
Version1 has before shown interest in joining Halo esports as an HCS partner team. Perhaps this is another step to V1 officially joining the HSC partner program once it expands. Currently, V1 fields rosters in VALORANT and Rocket League. In fact, it was one of the first organizations to sign an all-female VALORANT team a few months ago. Version1’s parent organization also owns and runs the Minnesota ROKKR franchise in the Call of Duty League.
Teams that want to have a chance to represent Version1 at the HCS Kansas City major have to register no later than April 4.
