CWL/2018 Season/Atlanta Open

2018 CWL Atlanta Open was the third Major International offline event for Call of Duty: World War II. The event took place in Atlanta, Georgia, from March 9–11, 2018.

Format

 * Open Bracket
 * 160+ teams from North America, Europe and Asia Pacific
 * Double Elimination
 * Best of 3 Series
 * Best of 5 Series in final Winners and Losers rounds
 * Top 4 Winner's Bracket teams qualify for Pool Play
 * Top 4 Loser's Bracket teams qualify for Championship Bracket Loser's Round 1
 * Pool Play
 * 20 teams: the 16 CWL Pro League Stage 1 teams, based on their CWL Stage 1 Standings (as of 06:00am ET on March 5), plus 4 teams from the Open Bracket
 * 4 pools of 5 teams
 * Pool A: 1st and 5th Place Division A teams, 4th and 8th Place Division B teams
 * Pool B: 1st and 5th Place Division B teams, 4th and 8th Place Division A teams
 * Pool C: 2nd and 6th Place Division A teams, 3rd and 7th Place Division B teams
 * Pool D: 2nd and 6th Place Division B teams, 3rd and 7th Place Division A teams
 * Best of 5 Series
 * Top 2 teams in each pool are placed in Championship Bracket Winner's Round 1
 * 3rd Place team is placed in Championship Bracket Loser's Round 3
 * 4th Place team is placed in Championship Bracket Loser's Round 2
 * 5th Place team is placed in Championship Bracket Loser's Round 1
 * Championship Bracket
 * Double Elimination
 * Best of 5 Series

Game Types and Maps

 * Hardpoint: Ardennes Forest, Gibraltar, London Docks, Saint Marie Du Mont, Valkyrie
 * Capture the Flag: Ardennes Forest, Flak Tower, London Docks,
 * Search and Destroy: Ardennes Forest, London Docks, Saint Marie Du Mont, USS Texas, Valkyrie

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

English Stream Talent

 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 england Benson "Benson" Bowe
 * 🇺🇸 us John "Revan" Boble
 * 🇺🇸 us Clint "Maven" Evans
 * 🇺🇸 us Joe "MerK" DeLuca
 * 🇺🇸 us Thomas "Chance" Ashworth
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 england Philip "Momo" Whitfield


 * 🇺🇸 us Rich Campbell
 * 🇺🇸 us Jessica Brohard
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 england Miles Ross
 * 🇺🇸 us Guy "Blaze" Spencer
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 england Jamie "Dirk" Ruiz
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 england Chris "Tunn" Tunn

Spanish Stream Talent

 * es Asier "Soki" González
 * es Alejandro "Sdow" Marcos
 * es Ivan "FlexZ" Arizpe

French Stream Talent

 * fr Sacha "Pyro" Cohen
 * fr Quentin "Breizhix" Bonno
 * fr Théo "Rivenzi" R.
 * fr Dimitri "Deamz" Vertino

German Stream Talent

 * de Marius "Jamarz" Westlund
 * iq Amar "Amar" Amar Al-Naimi

Italian Stream Talent

 * it Ivan "Rampage" Grieco
 * it Christian "Camph" Campagna
 * it Matteo "Ata" Vassolo

Observers

 * 🇺🇸 us Quintin "Paradox" Johnson - Alpha
 * 🇺🇸 us Rob "ImmortalSpawn" Ambrose - Alpha Skycam
 * 🇺🇸 us Mike "FikeMairless" Fairless - Bravo
 * 🇺🇸 us "Waldo" Kinne - Charlie
 * 🇺🇸 us Mark "MazezRealm" Perozo - Delta

Group Play Teams

 * 1 Epsilon eSports is unable to attend and is replaced with Lightning Pandas NA.

Open Bracket
Due to the large size of the Open Bracket, we will only display the Round of 32 and beyond. Click here to view the full bracket

Winners Bracket
[32DEMLGOpenW]

Losers Bracket
[32DEMLGOpenL]

Winners' Bracket
[8SE]

Losers' Bracket
[MLGColumbus2014L]

Final Bracket
[DEFinal]

Streams

 * usuk MLG - Alpha
 * usuk MLG - Bravo
 * usuk MLG - Charlie
 * es MLG - Spanish
 * fr MLG - French
 * de MLG - German
 * it MLG - Italian


 * usuk Twitch - CallofDuty
 * usuk Twitch - CallofDutyBravo
 * usuk Twitch - CallofDutyCharlie
 * es Twitch - MLG_ESP
 * fr Twitch - MLG_FR
 * de Twitch - MLG_German
 * it Twitch - MLG_ITL

Announcements

 * October 25, CWL 2018 Season Reveal - callofduty.com

Videos

 * March 2, CWL Atlanta 2018 Group Analysis & Predictions | by FoxTheDon - youtube.com
 * March 6, CWL Atlanta Preview | by DBLTAP - youtube.com
 * March 9, Hot Mic with Evil Geniuses.CoD - youtube.com
 * March 10, Listen in with OpTic Gaming - youtube.com
 * March 10, Listen in with Luminosity Gaming - youtube.com
 * March 10, Listen in with Mindfreak - youtube.com
 * March 10, Listen in with FaZe Clan - youtube.com
 * March 10, Listen in with Lighting Pandas - youtube.com
 * March 11, Listen in with Team Kaliber - youtube.com
 * March 11, Team Envy comeback vs Rise Nation to force a Game 5 - youtube.com
 * March 11, Rise Nation wins CWL Atlanta | by FoxTheDon - youtube.com
 * March 14, Top 5 Plays from CWL Atlanta | by MLG - youtube.com

MLG Recon

 * March 9, Episode 1 - youtube.com
 * March 10, Episode 2 - youtube.com
 * March 11, Episode 3 - youtube.com
 * March 12, Episode 4 - youtube.com

Interviews

 * March 9, DBLTAP Scump - "OpTic Gaming is Still the Most Talented Team" | DBLTAP - youtube.com
 * March 9, Attach - "FaZe Clan is Still Considered the Underdog" | DBLTAP - youtube.com
 * March 9, Huke - "Transitioning Back to CoD From Halo Was Hard" | DBLTAP - youtube.com
 * March 9, Theory Opens up About CWL Caster Drama | DBLTAP - youtube.com
 * March 10, Crimsix Sounds Off on eRa Eternity and OpTic's Keys to Victory | DBLTAP - youtube.com
 * March 10, Interview with Accuracy tK | Dexerto - youtube.com
 * March 10, Interview with Lightning Panda's Goonjar | Dexerto - youtube.com
 * March 10, Interview with eRa Bevils - I've been called a snake! | Dexerto - youtube.com
 * March 11, Gunless Talks Rise Nation's Dominant Stage 1 Performance & More | DBLTAP - youtube.com
 * March 11, Slasher Discusses Beating Team Kaliber & Fan Criticality | DBLTAP - youtube.com
 * March 11, Methodz Happy to Be Considered a Favorite for First Time | DBLTAP - youtube.com
 * March 11, Rated Discusses LB Run and EU CoD | DBLTAP - youtube.com
 * March 11, Rise Nation interview after Grand Finals vs Red Reserve | DBLTAP - youtube.com
 * March 11, MVP Methodz Interview | Dexerto - youtube.com

Articles

 * March 7, CWL Rundown - by CharlieIntel
 * March 10, CWL Returns to Atlanta - by hardcoregamer.com
 * March 10, Top 5 Storylines from Day 1 of CWL Atlanta - by DOTESPORTS.com
 * March 11, Rise Nation Take Down Red Reserve to Win the 2018 CWL Atlanta Open - by dexerto.com