Quadrant, the UK esports and gaming organisation founded by British F1 driver Lando Norris, had a good showing at the Halo HCS Arlington Major.
They finished third on the weekend, securing $30,000 in prize money and 44,000 points.
Quadrant’s all-French roster finished third in Pool A behind Faze Clan and Sentinels, before going on an impressive lower bracket run.
They defeated Shopify Rebellion (3-1), Complexity (3-0), OptiC (2-1) and Sentinels (3-1), before falling to Spacestation (3-0) in the lower bracket final.
P3 BABY, WHAT A RUN!
— Quadrant (@Quadrant) July 2, 2023
Our history makers finish 3rd at #HCSArlington23!
This team is something else, see you soon SLC 👏 pic.twitter.com/LEdYjecZxA
Quadrant player TchiK said after the HCS Arlington Major: “What a crazy weekend, what a crazy event it was for us. We enjoyed every moment, we played as a team and, honestly, we can’t wait to play in the next event [HCS Salt Lake City Global Invitational, hosted by Spacestation] in a month.
“A massive thank you for your support this weekend, it was amazing and incredible. We read all of your messages and this is the world for us, so thank you guys so much and see you soon.”
TchiK was also named the best OBJ Player of the HCS Arlington Major, which was hosted by Optic Gaming.
You don't win 13 consecutive games of Strongholds by accident. 🛡️
— Halo Esports (@HCS) July 3, 2023
Congratulations to your @USMarineCorps Best OBJ Player of #HCSArlington23 – @TchiKSD! pic.twitter.com/pyqUGqyLaO
Faze win Halo HCS Arlington Major
It was Faze who emerged triumphant from the event. They defeated Spacestation 4-0 in the final, earning themselves $100,000 and 100,000 points. Spacestation left with $60,000 and 60,000 points.
In terms of UK talent at the HCS Arlington Major, Navi has a mostly-UK roster, featuring Brits Jimbo, Snipedrone, Snakey and coach Wonderboy, plus Dutch player zMightys.
They finished 13th-16th, as did another team, Bittersweet, who have a UK coach: Looney.
Quadrant joined the Halo Championship Series as a partner team last September.
Dom is an award-winning writer and finalist of the Esports Journalist of the Year 2023 award. He graduated from Bournemouth University with a 2:1 degree in Multi-Media Journalism in 2007.
As a long-time gamer having first picked up the NES controller in the late ’80s, he has written for a range of publications including GamesTM, Nintendo Official Magazine, industry publication MCV and others. He worked as head of content for the British Esports Federation up until February 2021, when he stepped back to work full-time on Esports News UK and offer esports consultancy and freelance services. Note: Dom still produces the British Esports newsletter on a freelance basis, so our coverage of British Esports is always kept simple – usually just covering the occasional press release – because of this conflict of interest.
