CWL/2017 Season/London Invitational

2017 CWL London Invitational was a sixteen team invitational tournament held at the Gfinity Arena, in London, England, from January 26–29, 2017.

European rosters needed to be submitted to Gfinity by 11:59pm GMT on January 16. Top 16 submitted teams based on total CWL Pro Points as of January 16 at 8am GMT qualified to the tournament and received support for travel and accommodation.

Format

 * Group Play
 * 16 teams divided into four groups of four
 * Round Robin
 * Best of 5 Series
 * Top 2 teams in each group are placed in Championship Bracket
 * Bracket Stage
 * Double Elimination
 * Best of 5 Series

Game Types and Maps
Included maps and modes:
 * Hardpoint: Breakout, Retaliation, Scorch, Throwback
 * Search and Destroy: Crusher, Retaliation, Scorch, Throwback
 * Uplink: Frost, Precinct, Throwback

Broadcast Talent
The full talent lineup for the event was as follows:


 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 england Alan "Bricey" Brice
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 england Oliver "Rel" Whitfield
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 england Philip "Momo" Whitfield
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 england Christopher "Tunn" Tunn


 * fr Jonas "Oxygen" Ferry
 * 🇺🇸 usa Jack "CouRage" Dunlop
 * 🇺🇸 usa Matthew "Mr X" Morello

Participants

 * 1 Bando qualified due to Epsilon eSports (Top 10 with 13,495 Pro Points) failing to register on time.
 * 2 Team IN2ITION qualified due to Supremacy (Top 7 with 18,640 Pro Points) couldn't compete with their submitted roster.
 * 3 Epsilon eSports qualified due to Team Prismatic (Top 15 with 10,915 Pro Points) couldn't compete with their submitted roster.

Bracket Stage
[8DE]

Streams

 * usuk MLG.tv - CallofDuty
 * usuk YouTube (Day 1) - MajorLeagueGaming
 * usuk YouTube (Day 2) - MajorLeagueGaming
 * usuk YouTube (Day 3) - MajorLeagueGaming
 * usuk YouTube (Day 4) - MajorLeagueGaming

Announcements

 * January 5, Gfinity to host CWL London as part of the Call of Duty World League, presented by Playstation®4 - gfinity.net
 * January 17, Announcing the CWL London Broadcast Lineup & Format - gfinity.net
 * January 24, Introducing the CWL London Live Group Draw - youtube.com
 * January 26, CWL London Survival Guide - gfinity.net

Articles

 * January 18, Epsilon will not be attending Gfinity by James Mattone on GAMURS
 * January 19, Epsilon To Miss CWL Gfinity London Invitational by Sparx on Dexerto
 * January 24, Gfinity Announce CWL London Invitational Teams by Mike Kent on Dexerto
 * January 24, Gfinity Promise Incredibly Quick Prize Money Payout by Mike Kent on Dexerto
 * January 24, Gfinity CWL London Groups Confirmed by Chris Marsh on Dexerto
 * January 25, Gfinity CWL London Invitational Predictions by Mike Kent on Dexerto
 * January 25, CWL London - Group A Predictions by Jonno Nicholson on Gfinity
 * January 25, Supremacy to Miss CWL London? by Chris Marsh on Dexerto
 * January 25, Replacement CWL London Team Confirmed by Chris Marsh on Dexerto
 * January 25, Supremacy to be replaced by Team IN2ITION for Gfinity London by Joshua Billy on GAMURS
 * January 26, Are Prismatic About to Drop Out of CWL London? by Chris Marsh on Dexerto
 * January 26, PuLse Registration Error Sees Them Miss CWL London by Chris Marsh on Dexerto
 * January 26, Epsilon ARE Attending Gfinity After All by Joshua Nino on Dexerto
 * January 26, CWL London - Group B Predictions by Jonno Nicholson on Gfinity
 * January 26, CWL London - Group C Predictions by Jonno Nicholson on Gfinity
 * January 26, CWL London - Group D Predictions by Jonno Nicholson on Gfinity


 * January 26, CWL London – Splyce Cruise on Day One in Group A by Mike Kent on Dexerto
 * January 26, CWL London: The Brits Dominate the French in Group C by Mike Kent on Dexerto
 * January 26, A Typo and Email Bedlam Threatened the Prestige of CWL London by Joshua Nino on Dexerto
 * January 26, Gfinity CWL London Day 1 recap: Splyce, Imperial, Orbit and Infused start sweeping by Preston Byers on GAMURS
 * January 27, Five Day One Points of Interest from CWL London by Mike Kent on Dexerto


 * January 27, The First Big Matchup Takes Place at CWL London by Mike Kent on Dexerto
 * January 27, Infinite Warfare Update 1.08 Drops During CWL London – Patch Notes by Mike Kent on Dexerto
 * January 27, Unexpected Uplink Changes During CWL London Tournament by Mike Kent on Dexerto
 * January 27, Orbit Upset at Gfinity CWL London Tournament by Mike Kent on Dexerto
 * January 27, Gfinity CWL London Day 2 recap: Splyce continues to roll by Enblitz on GAMURS
 * January 27, 5 Headlines from CWL London Day Two by Mike Kent on Dexerto


 * January 28, Splyce and Diced: Orbit Progress Into Winners Semis by Joshua Nino on Dexerto
 * January 28, Moose on the Loose: Infused Sink Epsilon at CWL London by Joshua Nino on Dexerto
 * January 28, You Wat, Son? Elevate Overcome Fnatic in the Last Quarter Final at CWL London by Joshua Nino on Dexerto
 * January 28, Splyce Send Epsilon Packing in 3-0 KO by Joshua Nino on Dexerto
 * January 28, Aware Keep CWL Atlanta Hopes Alive with Win v Fnatic by Joshua Nino on Dexerto
 * January 28, Gfinity CWL London Day 3 Recap: Bracket Play Begins by Enblitz on GAMURS


 * January 29, The Joe-sen One: Orbit Beat Infused in 5-Game Thriller at CWL London by Joshua Nino on Dexerto
 * January 29, Top Rated: Orbit Eclipse Elevate to Zer0 in on Finals by Joshua Nino on Dexerto
 * January 29, 3-Nol: Splyce Sweep Infused to Face Elevate at CWL London by Joshua Nino on Dexerto
 * January 29, Top Bance: Splyce Complete Loser Bracket Run to Face Orbit in CWL London Finals by Joshua Nino on Dexerto
 * January 29, Gfinity CWL London Day 4 Recap: Orbit stifles the comeback by Enblitz on GAMURS
 * January 29, Orbit wins CWL London, looks ahead to CWL Atlanta by James Mattone on GAMURS


 * January 30, Splyce falls out of orbit in CWL London finals by Christiaan Kutlik on ESPN
 * February 2, Call of Duty World League London - Full Recapby Olivia Da Silva on Call of Duty

Interviews

 * January 26, CWL London Pre-Event Interviews with MarkyB and Tommey with Dexerto


 * January 26, Jack ‘Courage’ Dunlop Interview at CWL London with Dexerto


 * January 27, Elevate’s Watson Gives His Honest Opinion on North American Teams with Dexerto


 * January 28, Orbit Rated Interview "We Expect Splyce In The Final" with Dexerto
 * January 28, Mr X and His Thoughts on European Call of Duty with Dexerto
 * January 28, Joee: 'beating (Splyce) means we can beat anyone' with GAMURS
 * January 28, Moose on Mlg Atlanta: "Hopefully we do some damage" with GAMURS
 * January 28, QwiKeR: "I've got a massive point to prove" with GAMURS
 * January 28, Reedy: "If you are not winning gunfights, you're not winning maps" with GAMURS
 * January 28, Desire: "We got to appreciate that we were here" with GAMURS


 * January 29, Reedy and Zer0 Interviews Before CWL London Winner Bracket Final with Dexerto
 * January 29, Momo: "I think that Europe are a step behind at the moment." with Dexerto
 * January 29, Elevate's Josh Watson 'ecstatic' to be in Winner's Finals with GAMURS
 * January 29, Rated: 'I'm the Best SND player in the World' with GAMURS

Highlights

 * January 26, Malls 1v1 Camo Play vs Orbit
 * January 26, Deleo Ace in S&D vs Cyclone EU
 * January 27, Zed 1v4 vs Team IN2ITION
 * January 27, Peatie kills 3 in R1 vs Black Forest
 * January 27, Rated Triple Kill in S&D vs Team 3G
 * January 28, SunnyB Ace vs Elevate EU
 * January 28, Rated kills 3 in R3 vs Elevate EU