CWL/2017 Season/Global Pro League/Stage 1

The 2017 CWL Global Pro League is the first LAN season of the first global professional Call of Duty league operated by Activision, MLG, and Infinity Ward. In the Group Stage sixteen teams, separated in four groups, compete in a double round-robin format. With the top 2 teams from each group continuing to Playoffs. In the Playoffs the remaining 8 teams will compete in a double elimination bracket for an additional $500,000 in prizing.

Format

 * Red Group: April 21–23
 * Blue Group: April 28–30
 * Yellow Group: May 5–7
 * Green Group: May 12–14
 * Double Round-Robin
 * Best of 5 Series
 * Top 2 teams in each group advances to Playoffs and qualify for 2017 CWL Anaheim Open Pool Play, Stage 2, and 2017 Call of Duty World League Championship.
 * 3rd place team in each group qualifies for 2017 CWL Anaheim Open Pool Play, Stage 2, and 2017 Call of Duty World League Championship.
 * Last place team in each group competes in Relegation to secure a spot in Stage 2.
 * Tiebreakers are determined by the following methods:
 * Head to Head Match win percentage
 * Head to Head Game win percentage
 * Overall Game win percentage

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

Prize Pool
$12,500 will be distributed to each team for participation in the Group Stage. $500,000 in additional prizing will be awarded to the top 8 teams based on their placing in the Playoffs.

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

Analysts, Casters, and Desk Hosts

 * 🇺🇸 usa Chris Puckett
 * 🇺🇸 usa Jack "CouRage" Dunlop
 * 🇺🇸 usa Matthew "Mr X" Morello
 * 🇺🇸 usa Clint "Maven" Evans
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 england Ben "Benson" Bowe
 * 🇺🇸 usa Joe "MerK" DeLuca
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 england Phillip "Momo" Whitfield
 * 🇺🇸 usa Tyler "TeePee" Polchow
 * 🇺🇸 usa Thomas "Chance" Ashworth

Weekly Pro Player Analyst

 * ca Damon "Karma" Barlow
 * 🇺🇸 usa Patrick "ACHES" Price
 * 🇺🇸 usa Tyler "FeLo" Johnson
 * 🇺🇸 usa Bryan "Apathy" Zhelyazkov
 * 🇺🇸 usa Jordan "ProoFy" Cannon

Observers

 * 🇺🇸 usa 	Brian "Saintt" Baroska
 * 🇺🇸 usa Patrick "ACHES" Price

Announcements

 * February 10, CWL Dallas Open, the CWL Global Pro League, and the CWL Championship Announcements - callofduty.com
 * March 30, CWL Global Pro League Stage 1 Live Group Draw - youtube.com
 * May 18, CWL Pro League Stage 1 Playoff Draw - youtube.com