OpTic Gaming ble mester HCS 2023 Kickoff Major Charlotte
/HCS 2023 Kickoff Major Charlotte has come to an end. Over 50 participants from Europe, North America, Oceania and Mexico competed for a total prize pool of $250,000 as well as ranking points as part of the championship, which was held from February 24 to 26 in Charlotte at the Charlotte Convention Center. The winner of the tournament was the OpTic Gaming team, which turned out to be stronger than FaZe Clan with a score of 4:3 in a tense grand final.
Even in the group stage, the North American team scored three victories over the Sentinels (3:1), Quadrant (3:2) and Cloud9 (3:0). Taking the first place, OpTic Gaming made it to the upper bracket of the playoffs.
Here the team continued to demonstrate a confident game, outplaying Shopify Rebellion (3:1), Gamers First (3:0) and FaZe Clan (3:2) one by one. In the decisive match of the championship, OpTic Gaming again outplayed FaZe Clan (4:3), thanks to which they became the winner of HCS 2023 Kickoff Major Charlotte and earned a prize of $100,000.
OpTic Gaming champion roster:
- aPG
- Lucid
- TriPPPeY
- Formal
- Lunchbox (head coach)
HCS 2023 Kickoff Major Charlotte Results
- 1st place: OpTic Gaming — $100,000 + 100,000 HCS points
- 2nd place: FaZe Clan — $60,000 + 60,000 HCS points
- 3rd place: Spacestation Gaming - $30,000 + 44,000 HCS points
- 4th place: Native Gaming White - $17,500 + 36,000 HCS points
- 5th-6th place: Shopify Rebellion and Gamers First - $8,000 + 32,000 HCS points
- 7th-8th place: Complexity Gaming and Sentinels — $5,000 + 28,000 HCS points
- 9th-12th place: TSS Esports, Believe The Hype, Proton Gaming and Quadrant — $2,500 + 22,000 HCS points
- 13th-16th place: Divine Mind, Luminosity Gaming, Cloud9 and Natus Vincere — $1,625 + 18,000 HCS points