OpTic Chicago

 is the official Call of Duty League franchise team of Chicago, United States. It is owned and operated by NRG Esports. The team was created after HECZ reacquired the OpTic Gaming brand and renamed the Chicago Huntsmen.

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After weeks of speculation, the Chicago Huntsmen officially rebranded to OpTic Chicago on November 11, 2020. Scump, FormaL, and Dashy all made their return to the iconic name while Envoy joined for the first time.

With OpTic back in control of HECZ, expectations were high going into their first season. In Stage 1, OpTic won all but one series - a Game 5 to Atlanta FaZe. This gave the team a seed in Winners Round 1 in the Major where they beat New York Subliners. A Game 5 loss to Dallas dropped Chicago into Losers Round 4 where they beat Nadeshot's newly formed Los Angeles Thieves, before getting beaten badly 3-0 in their rematch against the Subliners and getting knocked out in fourth place. Chicago once again secured the second seed in their Stage 2 group while being tied with Minnesota and Dallas with 3-2 records. A very even group full of upsets saw them finish with just a 9-9 map count. The Stage 2 Major was one to forget for OpTic Chicago. They lost to eventual champions Toronto Ultra in Winners Round 1, beat Seattle Surge 3-1 in Losers Round 3, and then lost 3-2 in one of the best and most controversial series out of the game itself of the season against Minnesota RØKKR to finish Top 6.

A string of poor results saw Chicago finish fourth in Stage 3 Group B with a 2-3 record. This positioned OpTic in Losers Round 2 to start the Stage 3 Major. Three good wins against LA Guerrillas, Dallas Empire, and Florida Mutineers put them in a Losers Round 5 matchup versus defending champs Toronto Ultra. The series was tight but Toronto edged it out in Game 5 Round 11 to move on and eliminate Chicago in fourth place.