Call of Duty World League, Presented by PlayStation®4 Returns to Atlanta March 9-11
March 09 2018 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
Over 170 Teams from North America, Europe,
and the Asia-Pacific Region Come to Atlanta as Part of CWL
Record-Setting Season Totaling $4.2 Million in Overall
Prizing
The 2018 Call of Duty® World League makes an epic return to
Atlanta beginning today with the CWL Atlanta Open, Presented by
PlayStation®4. Over 170 teams from around the world will compete in
Call of Duty: WWII on PlayStation®4 at the Georgia World Congress
Center from March 9-11. This weekend’s competition is a key stop
during the CWL season, which has a $4.2 million overall prize purse
up for grabs – the largest in Call of Duty esports history.
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"The city of Atlanta has become a critical staple in the Call of
Duty World League event calendar, and we're thrilled to return,"
said Call of Duty Esports Director, Kevin Flynn. "Last season in
Atlanta, we saw a team battle from the massive open bracket and win
the event championship in one of the most memorable moments in CWL
history. It's those moments that make our competition stand out,
and we can't wait to see what our competitors can accomplish this
weekend."
Over 170 teams in Atlanta will compete in the open competition
for their chance to earn one of four coveted spots in the event
pool. Those four remaining teams from the open bracket will then
join sixteen pre-qualified teams to compete for their share of the
$200,000 event prize pool at stake this weekend in Atlanta. Matches
from throughout the three-day event will be available to watch live
on MLG.com/CallofDuty and Twitch.tv/CallofDuty as well as via the
in-game Call of Duty®: WWII theater within Headquarters.
The sixteen pre-qualified teams earned their spots via the CWL
Pro League Stage 1 – a multi-week LAN series, which takes place at
the MLG Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
Coming into this weekend’s competition, Team Kaliber has
solidified themselves as the team to beat at CWL Atlanta after
winning back-to-back events this season.
Teams currently qualified in the CWL Atlanta Open pool bracket
are:
- Lightning Pandas* (substitute for Epsilon)
CWL Atlanta Open tickets are available in multiple varieties.
General admission passes for the event are available for $59.99
(plus applicable fees and taxes), while supplies last. A Premium
Pass for the event is also available, while supplies last, for
$89.99 (plus applicable fees and taxes) and includes an event
t-shirt and one month of MLG GameBattles Premium. VIP tickets for
the event have sold out. For tickets, visit MLG.com/CWLAtlanta.
Visit CallofDuty.com/esports and follow the Call of Duty World
League on Twitter and Instagram for the latest CWL updates. For
live broadcasts and Video on Demand, visit MLG.com/CallofDuty.
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