Overview[]
Unlike most other esports, Call of Duty esports takes place on a different game every year. The platform on which it is played also changes from year to year. Major League Gaming ran national championships in the United States from 2008-2011, although these were the biggest events at the time in Call of Duty, these were not 'World Championships'. Activision first supported the scene with a million dollar tournament in 2011 with Call of Duty XP. Due to it taking place on the unreleased Modern Warfare 3 and qualifiers being held on another game (Black Ops) with questionable rules, it is not considered to be a 'World Championship'. The first Call of Duty Championship took place in 2013. The first three years of the event took place in the middle of the competitive season, late March or early April, and were run as promotional events for the newest game. Starting with the Call of Duty World League Championship in 2016, Activision created a full global circuit to determine the champions and moved the event to the end of the season. It continued for four years and was then replaced by the franchised Call of Duty League Championship in 2020.
Competitive Seasons[]
| Season | Platform | Title | World Championship | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | PC/Crossplay | Black Ops Cold War | Call of Duty League Championship 2021 |  TBD
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| 2020 | PlayStation 4 | Modern Warfare | Call of Duty League Championship 2020 |  OpTic Texas
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| 2019 | PlayStation 4 | Black Ops 4 | Call of Duty World League Championship 2019 |  eUnited
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| 2018 | PlayStation 4 | World War II | Call of Duty World League Championship 2018 |  Evil Geniuses
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| 2017 | PlayStation 4 | Infinite Warfare | Call of Duty World League Championship 2017 |  OpTic Gaming
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| 2016 | PlayStation 4 | Black Ops 3 | Call of Duty World League Championship 2016 |  Team Envy
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| 2015 | Xbox One | Advanced Warfare | Call of Duty Championship 2015 |  Denial Esports
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| 2014 | Xbox One/360 | Ghosts | Call of Duty Championship 2014 |  compLexity Gaming
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| 2013 | Xbox 360 | Black Ops 2 | Call of Duty Championship 2013 |  Fariko Impact
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| 2012 | Xbox 360 | Modern Warfare 3 | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | 360/PS3 | Black Ops | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | 360/PS3 | Modern Warfare 2 | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | 360/PS3 | Call of Duty 4 | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | 360/PS3 | Call of Duty 4 | N/A | N/A |