Changes: Call of Duty World League Championship 2018

2018 Call of Duty World League Championship
2018 Call of Duty World League Championship
Tournament Information
Organizer	Activision; Sledgehammer Games
Prize Pool	$1,500,000
NumberofTeams	32
Links	Website
Location & Dates
Type	Offline
Game	World War II
Tier	Premier
Mode	4v4
Platform	PlayStation 4
Country	; United States
Location	Columbus
Venue	MLG Arena ; Nationwide Arena
Start Date	2018-08-15
End Date	2018-08-19
Broadcast
Schedule	Spoiler-Free Schedule; Export to Google Calendar

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Revision as of 03:43, 17 August 2018

Overview

Scoreboards

Match History

Player Stats

Team Stats

Media

2018 Call of Duty World League Championship is the sixth annual Call of Duty Championship held by Activision. The overall tournament will span from August 15th-19th, 2018. The group stages will take place at the MLG Arena in Columbus, Ohio from August 15th-16th. The championship bracket stage will take place at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, from August 17th-19th. The tournament will determine the World Champions for the Call of Duty: World War II season. The prize pool is $1,500,000 USD.

Overview[]

32 teams
- 12 from Stage 1 of the CWL Global Pro League.
- 4 from Relegation of the CWL Pro League.
- 16 from Last Chance Qualifier.

Format[]

Group Stage: August 15th-16th, 2018
- 8 round-robin format groups (4 teams each)
- All matches are Best of 5
- Top two teams from each group advance to the Knockout Stage
Knockout Stage: August 17th-19th, 2018
- Double-elimination bracket
- All matches are Best of 5
  - Grand Finals: Team coming from Winners need to win one Best of 5 series, whereas team coming from Losers need to win two Best of 5 series.

Prize Pool[]

$1,500,000 USD is spread among the teams as follows: ^[1]

Show Additional Results
Place	Prize	Team	Roster
1st	$ 600,000
2nd	$ 200,000
3rd	$ 100,000
4th	$ 80,000
5th-6th	$ 55,000
5th-6th	$ 55,000
7th-8th	$ 35,000
7th-8th	$ 35,000
9th-12th	$ 25,000



13th-16th	$ 15,000



17th-24th	$ 12,500	⁠⁠Team Heretics	JurNii • Lucky • MethodZ • Sukry
		⁠⁠Brash eSports	Benji • DREAL • Nevo • Dylan
		⁠⁠Mindfreak	BuZZO • Shockz • Fighta • Denz
		⁠⁠Splyce	Bance • Jurd • MadCat • Joshh
		⁠⁠Enigma6 Group	General • Sender • Diabolic • aBeZy
		⁠⁠Mentality Esports	Demise • Hate • Tisch • GRVTY
		⁠⁠Echo Fox	Faccento • Saints • Aqua • Temp
		⁠⁠OpTic Gaming	Scump • Crimsix • Octane • Methodz
25th-32nd	$ 10,000	⁠⁠Epsilon Esports	Dqvee • Vortex • Hawqeh • Reedy
		⁠⁠Tainted Minds	Nimble • Damage • Swifty • Swiftaz0r
		⁠⁠Zone	Bidz • Cammy • Defrag • endurAAA
		⁠⁠EZG eSports	Parzelion • Atura • Apox • RobbieB3319
		⁠⁠Morituri eSports	Nova • Mayhem • Phantomz • Spoof
		⁠⁠Team Prismatic	Malls • TonyJs • Wailers • Zayrox
		⁠⁠HavoK eSports	FA5TBALLA • Beehzy • Remy • MRuiz
		⁠⁠Supremacy	Eazy • Natshay • Breszy • ATLAS
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Tournament MVP[]

Broadcast Talent[]

The full talent lineup for the event is as follows:

English Stream Talent[]

Rich Campbell
John "Revan" Boble
Clint "Maven" Evans
Joe "MerK" DeLuca
Thomas "Chance" Ashworth
Philip "Momo" Whitfield

Chris "Tunn" Tunn
Miles Ross
Guy "Blaze" Spencer
Anthony "NAMELESS" Wheeler
Eric "Muddawg" Sanders
Jessica Brohard

Ben "Benson" Bowe
Alan "Bricey" Brice
Rondez "Fox" Green

Spanish Stream Talent[]

Axel "AxeeL" Martínez
Oriol "Uri" Ruiz
Joan "Prieto" Prieto

French Stream Talent[]

Jonas "Oxygen" Ferry
Julien "BRK" Vanhove
Sasha "Pyro" Cohen

German Stream Talent[]

Sven "SweeN" Welling
"Ahrensberg"

Italian Stream Talent[]

Ivan "Rampage" Grieco
Christian "Camph" Campagna
Leonardo "Ko1gaa" Nisi

Participants[]


Team	Qualification Date	Qualification Path
⁠⁠Rise Nation	2018-03-01	1st Pro League Stage 1 Division A
⁠⁠OpTic Gaming ^{2, 3, 4}	2018-03-01	2nd Pro League Stage 1 Division A
⁠⁠Red Reserve ⁵	2018-03-01	3rd Pro League Stage 1 Division A
⁠⁠Team Kaliber ^{4, 6}	2018-03-01	4th Pro League Stage 1 Division A
⁠⁠Echo Fox	2018-03-01	5th Pro League Stage 1 Division A
⁠⁠compLexity Gaming ¹	2018-03-01	6th Pro League Stage 1 Division A
⁠⁠FaZe Clan	2018-03-22	1st Pro League Stage 1 Division B
⁠⁠Luminosity Gaming³	2018-03-22	2nd Pro League Stage 1 Division B
⁠⁠Team Envy	2018-03-22	3rd Pro League Stage 1 Division B
⁠⁠eUnited	2018-03-22	4th Pro League Stage 1 Division B
⁠⁠UNILAD Esports ^{5, 9}	2018-03-22	5th Pro League Stage 1 Division B
⁠⁠Splyce ^{7, 8}	2018-03-22	6th Pro League Stage 1 Division B
⁠⁠Mindfreak	2018-04-19	Relegation
⁠⁠Evil Geniuses	2018-04-19	Relegation
⁠⁠Tainted Minds	2018-04-19	Relegation
⁠⁠Epsilon Esports	2018-04-19	Relegation
⁠⁠EZG eSports	2018-07-25	Last Chance Qualifier
⁠⁠Team Heretics	2018-07-25	Last Chance Qualifier
⁠⁠Team Vitality	2018-07-25	Last Chance Qualifier
⁠⁠Elevate	2018-07-25	Last Chance Qualifier
⁠⁠Enigma6 Group	2018-07-25	Last Chance Qualifier
⁠⁠Team Prismatic¹⁰	2018-07-25	Last Chance Qualifier
⁠⁠Lethal Gaming	2018-07-25	Last Chance Qualifier
⁠⁠Ghost Gaming	2018-07-25	Last Chance Qualifier
⁠⁠Mentality Esports	2018-07-25	Last Chance Qualifier
⁠⁠Zone	2018-07-25	Last Chance Qualifier
⁠⁠Supremacy	2018-07-25	Last Chance Qualifier
⁠⁠Brash eSports	2018-07-25	Last Chance Qualifier
⁠⁠Morituri eSports	2018-07-25	Last Chance Qualifier
⁠⁠Lightning Pandas	2018-07-25	Last Chance Qualifier
⁠⁠Team Sween	2018-07-25	Last Chance Qualifier
⁠⁠HavoK eSports	2018-07-25	Last Chance Qualifier

Rosters

North America 1st Stage 1
FaZe Clan
⁠⁠

North America 2nd Stage 1
OpTic Gaming
⁠⁠

North America 3rd Stage 1
Luminosity Gaming
⁠⁠

North America 4th Stage 1
Team Kaliber
⁠⁠

Europe 5th-6th Stage 1
Red Reserve
⁠⁠

North America 5th-6th Stage 1
eUnited
⁠⁠

North America 7th-8th Stage 1
Rise Nation
⁠⁠

North America 7th-8th Stage 1
Team Envy
⁠⁠

North America 9th-10th Stage 1
Echo Fox
⁠⁠

Europe 9th-10th Stage 1
UNILAD Esports
⁠⁠

North America 11th-12th Stage 1
compLexity
⁠⁠

Europe 11th-12th Stage 1
Splyce
⁠⁠

Asia Pacific Relegation
Mindfreak
⁠⁠

North America Relegation
Evil Geniuses
⁠⁠

Asia Pacific Relegation
Tainted Minds
⁠⁠

Europe Relegation
Epsilon Esports
⁠⁠

North America Top 8 LCQ
EZG eSports
⁠⁠

Europe Top 8 LCQ
Team Heretics
⁠⁠

Europe Top 8 LCQ
Team Vitality
⁠⁠

North America Top 8 LCQ
Elevate
⁠⁠

North America Top 8 LCQ
Enigma6 Group
⁠⁠

Europe Top 8 LCQ
Team Prismatic
⁠⁠

North America Top 8 LCQ
Lethal Gaming
⁠⁠

North America Top 8 LCQ
Ghost Gaming
⁠⁠

North America Top 16 LCQ
Mentality Esports
⁠⁠

Europe Top 16 LCQ
Zone
⁠⁠

Europe Top 16 LCQ
Supremacy
⁠⁠

Europe Top 16 LCQ
Brash eSports
⁠⁠

North America Top 16 LCQ
Morituri eSports
⁠⁠

North America Top 16 LCQ
Lightning Pandas
⁠⁠

Europe Top 16 LCQ
Team Sween
⁠⁠

North America Top 16 LCQ
Havok eSports
⁠⁠

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Results[]

Matches

Group Stage[]

Group A

Team

Series

Games

1

⁠

⁠Lightning Pandas

3 - 0

100%

9 - 4

69%

2

⁠

⁠Team Kaliber

2 - 1

67%

8 - 6

57%

3

⁠

⁠Team Heretics

1 - 2

33%

7 - 7

50%

4

⁠

⁠Epsilon Esports

0 - 3

0%

2 - 9

18%

[showhide] Group A Matches
tK⁠⁠	2	3	⁠⁠LP
EPSI⁠⁠	1	3	⁠⁠HTCS
EPSI⁠⁠	0	3	⁠⁠LP
tK⁠⁠	3	2	⁠⁠HTCS
HTCS⁠⁠	2	3	⁠⁠LP
tK⁠⁠	3	1	⁠⁠EPSI

Group B

Team

Series

Games

1

⁠

⁠Rise Nation

3 - 0

100%

9 - 3

75%

2

⁠

⁠Lethal Gaming

2 - 1

67%

8 - 7

53%

3

⁠

⁠Brash eSports

1 - 2

33%

5 - 8

38%

4

⁠

⁠Tainted Minds

0 - 3

0%

5 - 9

36%

[showhide] Group B Matches
TM⁠⁠	2	3	⁠⁠LTHL
RISE⁠⁠	3	0	⁠⁠BRA
RISE⁠⁠	3	1	⁠⁠TM
LTHL⁠⁠	3	2	⁠⁠BRA
TM⁠⁠	2	3	⁠⁠BRA
RISE⁠⁠	3	2	⁠⁠LTHL

Group C

Team

Series

Games

1

⁠

⁠Red Reserve

3 - 0

100%

9 - 3

75%

2

⁠

⁠Ghost Gaming

2 - 1

67%

7 - 5

58%

3

⁠

⁠Mindfreak

1 - 2

33%

6 - 6

50%

4

⁠

⁠Zone

0 - 3

0%

1 - 9

10%

[showhide] Group C Matches
RED⁠⁠	3	1	⁠⁠GG
MF⁠⁠	3	0	⁠⁠ZONE
GG⁠⁠	3	0	⁠⁠ZONE
RED⁠⁠	3	1	⁠⁠MF
RED⁠⁠	3	1	⁠⁠ZONE
MF⁠⁠	2	3	⁠⁠GG

Group D

Team

Series

Games

1

⁠

⁠Team Sween

3 - 0

100%

9 - 3

75%

2

⁠

⁠eUnited

2 - 1

67%

8 - 4

67%

3

⁠

⁠Splyce

1 - 2

33%

5 - 6

45%

4

⁠

⁠EZG eSports

0 - 3

0%

0 - 9

0%

[showhide] Group D Matches
eU⁠⁠	3	0	⁠⁠EZG
SPY⁠⁠	1	3	⁠⁠SWN
SPY⁠⁠	3	0	⁠⁠EZG
eU⁠⁠	2	3	⁠⁠SWN
eU⁠⁠	3	1	⁠⁠SPY
EZG⁠⁠	0	3	⁠⁠SWN

Group E

Team

Series

Games

1

⁠

⁠FaZe Clan

3 - 0

100%

9 - 3

75%

2

⁠

⁠compLexity Gaming

2 - 1

67%

7 - 5

58%

3

⁠

⁠Enigma6 Group

1 - 2

33%

5 - 6

45%

4

⁠

⁠Morituri eSports

0 - 3

0%

2 - 9

18%

[showhide] Group E Matches
FaZe⁠⁠	3	1	⁠⁠coL
E6⁠⁠	3	0	⁠⁠MORI
coL⁠⁠	3	1	⁠⁠E6
FaZe⁠⁠	3	1	⁠⁠MORI
FaZe⁠⁠	3	1	⁠⁠E6
coL⁠⁠	3	1	⁠⁠MORI

Group F

Team

Series

Games

1

⁠

⁠UNILAD Esports

3 - 0

100%

9 - 0

100%

2

⁠

⁠Team Envy

2 - 1

67%

6 - 3

67%

3

⁠

⁠Mentality Esports

1 - 2

33%

3 - 7

30%

4

⁠

⁠Team Prismatic

0 - 3

0%

1 - 9

10%

[showhide] Group F Matches
UNI⁠⁠	3	0	⁠⁠pM
ENVY⁠⁠	3	0	⁠⁠MnT
pM⁠⁠	1	3	⁠⁠MnT
UNI⁠⁠	3	0	⁠⁠ENVY
UNI⁠⁠	3	0	⁠⁠MnT
ENVY⁠⁠	3	0	⁠⁠pM

Group G

Team

Series

Games

1

⁠

⁠Luminosity Gaming

3 - 0

100%

9 - 0

100%

2

⁠

⁠Team Vitality

2 - 1

67%

6 - 4

60%

3

⁠

⁠Echo Fox

1 - 2

33%

4 - 6

40%

4

⁠

⁠HavoK eSports

0 - 3

0%

0 - 9

0%

[showhide] Group G Matches
VIT⁠⁠	3	0	⁠⁠HvK
FOX⁠⁠	0	3	⁠⁠LG
FOX⁠⁠	3	0	⁠⁠HvK
LG⁠⁠	3	0	⁠⁠VIT
FOX⁠⁠	3	1	⁠⁠VIT
LG⁠⁠	3	0	⁠⁠HvK

Group H

Team

Series

Games

1

⁠

⁠Evil Geniuses

2 - 1

67%

7 - 4

64%

2

⁠

⁠Elevate

2 - 1

67%

7 - 4

64%

3

⁠

⁠OpTic Gaming

2 - 1

67%

6 - 4

60%

4

⁠

⁠Supremacy

0 - 3

0%

1 - 9

10%

[showhide] Group H Matches
EG⁠⁠	3	1	⁠⁠Sy
OG⁠⁠	3	1	⁠⁠ELV
OG⁠⁠	3	0	⁠⁠Sy
EG⁠⁠	1	3	⁠⁠ELV
OG⁠⁠	0	3	⁠⁠EG
ELV⁠⁠	3	0	⁠⁠Sy

Knockout Stage[]

Winners Bracket

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

⁠

⁠LP

⁠

⁠LTHL

⁠

⁠EG

⁠

⁠VIT

⁠

⁠FaZe

⁠

⁠ENVY

⁠

⁠SWN

⁠

⁠GG

⁠

⁠RED

⁠

⁠eU

⁠

⁠UNI

⁠

⁠coL

⁠

⁠LG

⁠

⁠ELV

⁠

⁠RISE

⁠

⁠tK

Losers Bracket

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Final Bracket


	From Winners Bracket
									Grand Final









	From Losers Bracket

Schedule[]

Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5

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Regional Distribution[]

Teams
Players

Asia-Pacific

Europe

North America

Qualified

2

11

19

Top 16

4

12

Top 8

Top 4

Top 2

Winner

Australia

Belgium

Canada

England

France

Netherlands

Northern Ireland

Ireland

Scotland

Spain

United States

Wales

Qualified

8

2

7

19

8

1

2

1

4

69

3

Top 16

1

5

11

1

2

40

1

Top 12

Top 8

Top 6

Top 4

Top 2

Winner

Media[]

Streams[]

Twitter - CODWorldLeague

Announcements[]

October 25th, CWL 2018 Season Reveal - callofduty.com
April 22nd, The biggest @CODWorldLeague event of the year: 2018 CWL Champs - twitter.com
August 13th, Presenting the 2018 Champs broadcast team - twitter.com

Videos[]

Pre-Event

July 30th, Drawing of Pools for Champs 2018 - mlg.com
August 11th, Pre-Champs Power Rankings: by TacticalRabbit - youtube.com
August 13th, Group Play Predictions: by TacticalRabbit - youtube.com
August 13th, Champs Preview Show with Paradox, Dirk, and JP: by DBLTAP CoD - youtube.com

Interviews[]

Day 1

Theory on how it feels to upset tK - mlg.com
ZooMaa on feeling confident after big win vs compLexity - mlg.com

Articles[]

During Event
Pre-Event

August 16th, Day 1 Recap and Analysis: by Arran Francis thegamehaus.com

August 2nd, Pre-Champs Power Rankings: by TheTacticalRab - cod-esports.gamepedia.com
August 9th, CoD Champs Pool Predictions: by Jacob Hale - ginx.tv
August 14th, Inside the Trade That Could Decide the ‘Call of Duty’ World League Championship: by Andrew Hayward - variety.com
August 14th, Predicting the Call of Duty 2018 World Championship Winners: by Jacob Hale - ginx.tv
August 15th, Caster's Predictions for Champs: by James Mattone - callofduty.com
August 15th, Champs Pool Play Predictions: by Preston Byers - dotesports.com

External Links[]

2018 CWL Championship Official Rules

Location[]

References[]

↑ 2018 CWL Championship Official Rules

[1] 2018 CWL Championship Official Rules

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2018 Call of Duty World League Championship

Tournament Information
Organizer	Activision Sledgehammer Games
Prize Pool	$1,500,000
NumberofTeams	32
Links	Website
Location & Dates
Type	Offline
Game	World War II
Tier	Premier
Mode	4v4
Platform	PlayStation 4
Country	United States
Location	Columbus
Venue	MLG Arena Nationwide Arena
Start Date	2018-08-15
End Date	2018-08-19
Broadcast
Schedule	Spoiler-Free Schedule Export to Google Calendar