The Halo World Championship 2023 ended and against all the odds, it’s FaZe Clan who have been crowned the conquerors. While there were so many bets around OpTic Gaming and Spacestation Gaming, not a lot of eSports analytics predicted FaZe Clan for such a dominating performance in the knockout stages. Well, the pleasant unpredictability of the eSports organization has resulted in a turnaround in the stocks as well.
Over the last few months, FaZe Clan hadn’t had an ideal brand campaign in the community. There was a lot of heated criticism of the branding strategies the organization had been implementing lately. Moreover, the recent performance graphs weren’t helping the organization’s image either. But all the questions have now been answered with a crown in the ‘city of Halo’, Seattle, Washington. Here’s how the market has reacted to the first-time world Halo champions.
FaZe Clan announces dominance in the industry with a bang!
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The dramatic Halo tournament couldn’t have gotten any better. It has everything the gamers could ask for. But for FaZe Clan fans, this Championship would go down as a contest of redemption. Amidst all the buzz and criticism around the recent roster and influence of the organization, it rises and announces class. A tale to remember! Apparently, the impact of the win was seen on the share market in a matter of hours.
Esports pic.twitter.com/xdrO0zHXvA
— Jake Lucky (@JakeSucky) October 16, 2023
FaZe Holdings Inc. saw a strong spike in the stock listings just a few hours after they were declared world Halo champions. It is important to note that the data has only gone up since then and is expected to show strong growth in the coming hours. At the time of writing, the stocks for the organization have witnessed a phenomenal growth of 25.95%. A team that had been called underdogs for the league, counts as a massive achievement.
Besides the stock turnaround, the Halo roster will be taking a cash prize of $400,000 home. The story of the final will keep dominating the social media trends for a while now.
The dramatic final of the championship
From what went down at the final, fans are convinced it was the day of the Clans. FaZe Clan was 4–2 up prior to the match reset, which is common for HCS finals, but the team simply got overwhelming in the second phase.
FaZe Clan bracket reset OpTic Gaming and win 8 straight maps to become your Halo World Champions!
Absolutely unbelievable pic.twitter.com/f0YYyKgWg7
— Jake Lucky (@JakeSucky) October 16, 2023
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They won two games in a row, taking four of them, frequently putting OpTic Gaming into a corner and the GreenWall to give way to the pressure. OpTic Gaming, frequently regarded as the top Halo team at the moment, was defeated by FaZe Clan in one round of Strongholds with a score of 250 to 22.
The runners-up OpTic Gaming will be taking home a compensation of $220,000 and Spacestation Gaming received a reward of $110,000 for being the second runner-up.
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The team in red looks all motivated and inspired as they already start preparing for the next ‘battle of the best.’
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