Maltese Player Competing For $50,000 This Weekend!

The Halo WC 2018 is heading to Orlando this weekend, putting $50,000 on the line for a whopping total of 96 teams to fight for it. These teams, originating from North America, Latin America, Europe and Oceania, are amongst the best in the world; that's what it will take to win here. The event will kick off the Halo World Championship; everybody's looking to start off on the right foot. If you're not too interested in Halo, we're sure that there is something which will peak your interest. Perhaps, the fact that our very own Luciano "Mose" Calvanico is in the mix with his top-tier team; Team Infused may prove to be enough?

Team Infused are one of the favourites heading into this competition, having the top seed in Europe and just recently winning the 5th EU 2K - they're dangerously motivated to win this. The roster includes the names of "Mose", "Kimbo", "Respectful" and "Jimbo", four names that have earned themselves a strong reputation. Starting on Friday, February 15th, the action will saturate the whole weekend up to the 17th, and there is no doubt that the team will reach Championship Sunday. Like any other event, the WC Orlando Open will kick off with a group stage as demonstrated below. 

Team Infused definitely do not have the easiest task of dominating the group stage. Facing off against North American teams such as Splyce and Mentality cannot be a guaranteed victory. Indeed, Team Infused has defeated these teams in the past, but the fact that they derive from another continent implies that the Red Army hasn't had much practice against them, which is an unfixed variable heading into these matches. Speaking of North America, when they do make it out of their group, further stiff competition awaits. Group A victors will match up against those of Group B. Either or, Optic Gaming and Renegades are surely going to proceed to these playoffs. At the moment, Optic Gaming is the undisputed top team in North America if not in the world after winning DreamHack Denver, while Renegades is far from a pushover. However, Optic Gaming is in no form without any blemishes, as they were dismantled, to the surprise of everybody, by Splyce at DreamHack Atlanta a while back. Who knows, maybe the Open Bracket teams could shake things up?

Nonetheless, all these speculations and thoughts are simply hypothesis. Team Infused has been putting in an insane amount of work and are one of the most prepared teams for the event. This event being pivotal for the upcoming season of competitve Halo, as teams will fight for seeds and placements into upcoming tournaments which climax at the World Championships - the biggest prize pool with ludicrous stakes. That's what it's all about, this event is simply a stepping stone. 

A big part of their victory will be the individual performances of all the talented players on the roster, including Luciano "Mose" Calvanico. We've had the chance to personally know Luciano, and we can confirm his determination and steely-eyed conviction for all competition alike, no matter how small. His Twitter is littered with incredible plays and highlights from the team's streams. We've also had the chance to interview "Mose", where we delved a little into his personal life and his thoughts in general about his involvement in the esports industry. You can update yourself here.

Gamers.com.mt will be showing as much support as we can, but we can all do our part by heading over to the broadcasts this weekend including https://www.twitch.tv/halo, which is the mainstream or at the secondary station here: https://mixer.com/HCS.  You can also show your support in the comments section below; tell us what you think of Luciano's chances this weekend. 

Let's go Luciano!