First Ever Call of Duty World League’s (CWL) Global Pro League Presented by PlayStation® 4, Kicks Off Tomorrow in Columbus...
April 20 2017 - 1:00PM
Business Wire
Top 16 Teams Worldwide to Compete over 10
Weeks, Through Two Epic Stages, Each with $700,000 in Prizing, to
Determine Field for 2017 Call of Duty World League Championship,
Presented by PlayStation 4
The first-ever Call of Duty World League Global Pro League
starts tomorrow. Over the next 10 weeks the top 16 Call of Duty
professional teams from around the globe will face off across two
stages of competition, each offering $700,000 in prize purses.
Placements in the Global Pro League will dictate seeding in the
grand finale of the Call of Duty year, the Call of Duty World
League Championship, where another $1.5M will be on the line,
bringing the total CWL prizing to $4M for the year.
Through the next five weekends, 16 professional teams will
descend on the MLG Arena in Columbus, OH for the Stage 1
competitions. In addition to the $700,000 payout, the teams will be
competing for seeding heading into the Stage 2 contests starting in
June in Columbus. The 16 teams hail from North America, Europe and
the Asia-Pacific region.
“The competition across the CWL this year has been incredible,”
said Rob Kostich, EVP and general manager of Call of Duty,
Activision. “The Global Pro League is bringing together the top
teams to battle head-to-head not only for some serious prize money
at each stage, but also to claim their spot for the biggest
competition of the year, the CWL Champs. The stakes only go up from
here.”
The groups and schedule for Stage 1 contests:
- Team EnVyUs, Splyce, Cloud 9, Mindfreak
– April 21 - 23
- FaZe Clan, Rise Nation, Fnatic, Evil
Geniuses – April 28 - 30
- eUnited, Luminosity Gaming, Millenium,
Epsilon – May 5 - 7
- OpTic Gaming, Red Reserve, Enigma6
Group, Elevate – May 12 - 14
- Playoffs of the top eight teams – May
21 - 23
The teams secured their spot for the Stage 1 Global Pro League
by earning CWL Pro Points through months of intense Call of Duty
competition. Featuring group play, the Stage 1 action will unfold
over the next five weekends as teams compete in double round-robin
competition and look to continue the action into Stage 2
competition starting June 29.
The top two teams from each group move on to the playoffs and
automatically qualify for Stage 2 of the Global Pro League. The
bottom team in each group will need to battle their way back into
Stage 2 through relegation matches. More information on the full
seeding and schedule can be found at
http://www.callofduty.com/cwl.
Both stages of the Global Pro League lead up to the biggest Call
of Duty World League tournament of the year, the 2017 CWL
Championship. The 32 best teams worldwide will qualify to compete
in pool play, with the top half advancing into the Championship
double-elimination bracket for their share of the $1.5 million
event prize pool. In addition to the Global Pro League, teams will
have one last chance to qualify for the CWL Championships with
regional LANs in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. More
details, including ticket information will be announced soon.
For those interested in attending the five weekends of exciting
Call of Duty esports competition in Columbus, tickets are on sale
now at mlg.tv. Fans can also catch all of the matches streamed live
via Infinite Warfare PS4™ through the in-game viewer and
mlg.tv/callofduty.
Call of Duty World League Presented by PlayStation®4 is proud to
partner with Major League Gaming Corp. as North American tournament
operator and broadcast partner for the upcoming season. Through
MLG’s proven live streaming capabilities and technology, MLG.tv
will help to deliver the CWL Pro League across
mlg.tv/callofduty.
For the latest intel on the Call of Duty World League Presented
by PlayStation®4 and for live broadcasts check out:
http://www.callofduty.com/cwl,
tv.majorleaguegaming.com/channel/cwl,
www.youtube.com/majorleaguegaming, or follow @CODWorldLeague on
Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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