Day 2 of DreamHack Dallas saw history being made in the Halo HCS Open. Allyson “commandstation” Annelle became the first woman to win an official Halo HCS Free-For-All LAN tournament. Commandstation has been making her presence known at HCS LAN events as one of the top female players. She’s been in the finals of the FFA multiple times, and each time has moved her way up the placements. We watched her absolutely destroy her competition in the semi-finals at HCS Arlington, only to come up short in the finals.

This time around, she placed 4th in the semi-finals, allowing her a spot in the final eight players. The beginning of the finals were slow going, but once she took the lead, she never let it go. She was calm, focused, and ran the lobby for the entirety of the match. Commandstation won a $2,000 prize and will forever be etched as the first woman to win a Halo sanctioned event. Please see our video of the last 30 seconds of her match here.

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