Best plays in Day 3: final games of HCS Anaheim
Day three, the final day of the Halo Championship Series Anaheim NA 2022 regional finals, had few teams left but many plays leading to a championship. The first and second days of HCS Anaheim had plenty of their own great plays, but the stakes are highest on the final day. The finals came down to HCS Raleigh champs Cloud9 versus OpTic Gaming. But, starting off the top plays, we have eUnited, who made their own mark in this tournament.
Ryan “RyaNoob” Geddes clutches slayer for eUnited
Starting off the day, we have the eUnited and Pioneers match. In the second map, Slayer on Bazaar, it was 49-49. The first kill from either team would win them the map, and RyaNoob clutched out, getting the final two kills for his team.
Championship Sunday is already delivering! 😲🔥 pic.twitter.com/WZK52LdMIt
— Halo Esports (@HCS) February 13, 2022
Bradley “Frosty” Bergstrom wins Sentinels the series against G2 Esports
Looking to make a run of their own, Sentinels were up 2-1 in their match against G2 Esports. On map three, Capture The Flag, Frosty popped off for a 33-4-18 stat line, finishing off the series for Sentinels.
Huge plays from @FrostyBB as he leads @Sentinels to a 3-1 series W over @G2esports!
That ☃️ stat-line! 😲
⚔️ 33 Kills
👥 4 Assists
☠️ 18 Deaths#HCSAnaheim2022 pic.twitter.com/lOM2YEgOvO— Halo Esports (@HCS) February 13, 2022
Zane “Penguin” Hearon goes 3/3 in sniper shots
At the same time, in the upper bracket, Cloud9 sent OpTic Gaming down to the lower bracket. It was off of moments like this where Penguin just could not miss his sniper shots.
The precision from @Pznguin! 🎯 pic.twitter.com/5ZuiVUIeMU
— Halo Esports (@HCS) February 13, 2022
Joey “Trippy” Taylor wins OT for OpTic
With eUnited in the way on their path to the Grand Finals, OpTic fought hard to get through. The highlight of that series was Trippy. On Slayer against an invisible enemy with an Energy Sword, he retreated and got the crucial kills to win the map. They eventually won the series and the Grand Finals ended up a winners bracket rematch of Cloud9 versus OpTic.
The @OpTic squad steals Map 2 in OT! @eUnited faces defeat as we jump into Aquarius CTF.
OG 2⃣ – 0⃣ eUhttps://t.co/e5eEldZtkm | https://t.co/zEAg7RP3Em pic.twitter.com/EMLk4MVoFb
— Halo Esports (@HCS) February 14, 2022
C9’s Kevin “Eco” Smith goes on an important killing spree
At the Grand Finals, Cloud9’s form coming into the series didn’t waver. Despite losing a map to OpTic, unlike their first series against them on day three, Eco decided to shock OpTic and go on an important killing spree, putting them one map away from winning HCS Anaheim.
A Chain Reaction leads to a Killing Spree for @KevinEcoSmith! ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/5LCFmgXHEd
— Halo Esports (@HCS) February 14, 2022
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