The HCS Major Arlington 2025 is the first event of the Halo Championship Series (HCS) 2025 season. It is being organized by OpTic Gaming and will be held from April 18 to April 20, 2025, at the Esports Stadium Arlington, 1200 Ballpark Way, Arlington, Texas. During the tournament, fans will get a chance to earn several HCS Major Arlington drops. In this article, we will explain how to get all the drops easily.
The competition will have a prize pool worth $250,000. The event features an Open Bracket involving 64 teams, a 16-team Pool Play stage, and a Championship Bracket involving 12 teams. FACEIT, Halo Studios, and Esport Engine are promoting the event together to provide optimal production and sporting integrity.
How to Get HCS Major Arlington Drops?
First of all, you need to connect your Twitch account with Halo Waypoint to become eligible for the rewards. Once you connect them, you will be able to earn the following rewards:
- Athen’s Ascent: Watch 3 hours of HCS Major
- Major Trophy weapon charm: Watch 3 hours of HCS Major
- Floyd weapon charm: Watch 4 hours of HCS Major
- Mercenary Logic: Watch 4 hours of HCS Major
- Ennui Splinters helmet visor: Watch 6 hours of HCS Major
- Ivory Guard weapon coating: Watch 6 hours of HCS Major
- Desert Team armour coatings: Watch 9 hours of HCS Major
In the tournament, a maximum of 64 teams will play a double-elimination format on April 18. The top two teams in both the upper and lower brackets will proceed to Pool Play. Sixteen teams will be split into four groups of four. Each group will have a single round-robin.
The top two from every group will advance to the Championship Upper Bracket, the third-placed teams to the Lower Bracket, and the bottom two teams will be out. Twelve teams will play in a double-elimination bracket. All matches are best-of-five except the Grand Finals, which are best-of-seven with a possible bracket reset.
After the Arlington Major, the HCS season resumes with the next major event, the HCS Open at DreamHack Dallas, to be held from May 23 to 25, 2025. Which of the above-mentioned rewards are you excited about? Let us know in the comments!