For Halo fans, there was little doubt in anyone's mind that the inaugural Halo Championship Series finals would be played between Counter Logic Gaming and Evil Geniuses, as they both secured the top two seeds going into the tournament.

The grand finals, however, would be the second match between these teams as EG knocked down CLG to the loser’s finals in a close 3-2 match. After CLG defeated Noble Black, they advanced back up to the grand finals to rematch EG.

Unfortunately, though, their match against Noble Black left the CLG squad exhausted for the grand finals. Evil Geniuses took the match 3-0, winning the HCS Season 1 title in the process.

Game 1

The first game was Capture the Flag on Shrine and it was the closest, by far. Both teams showed strong strategical positioning but EG’s slaying power and impressive snipes was what let them take the win.

EG managed to secure ring control while picking up the Rocket Launcher.

Despite missing several key Rockets, it was enough to help zone CLG out, pushing them to the back of their base.

With a single flag capture, all EG had to do was defend their position until time ran out, winning the first game.

Game 2

The second game was a very one-sided Team Slayer on Lockdown, with EG winning 50-31. EG managed to always control the Energy Sword which led to EG.Lunchbox finding 10 kills in a row, earning himself a Killing Frenzy.

Game 3

The third game was also one-sided, with EG winning the Neutral Bomb Assault on Warlord 5-2.

It was evident in the team audio listen-in that CLG was trying to stay positive, hoping to come back in the series. Unfortunately for CLG, EG was able to out-kill their opponents on multiple occasions, giving them ample time to arm the bomb on multiple occasions with the room gained by respawns.

Despite CLG's power weapon and invisibility control, every member of the EG had the edge in one on one engagements with superior Battle Rifle skills.

Ultimately, Evil Geniuses took home $50,000 and can call themselves the first champions of what looks to be the premier competition for Halo players in the world. Whether they can repeat this feat next season will be up to them.

Connor Dunn is a Halo fan and writes for theScore eSports.