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| Background Information | ||
| Name | Anthony Cuevas-Castro | |
| Country of Birth | United States | |
| Birthday | July 4, 2001 (age 23) | |
| Residency | North America | |
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| Team |  OpTic TEX | |
| Role | Player | |
| Input | Controller | |
| Platform | PC | |
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Anthony "Shotzzy" Cuevas-Castro is a Call of Duty esports player, currently a player for OpTic Texas. He is a 2020 and 2024 Call of Duty World Champion, 2020 season MVP, 2024 World Championship MVP and a 2018 Halo World Champion.
Team History
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Splyce Black | Oct 20182018-10-11[2] | Oct 20192019-10-15[1] | 1yr 4d ejel | ||
 DAL Empire | Oct 20192019-10-15[5] | Nov 20212021-11-08[4] | 2yr 24d ejel | ||
| OpTic TEX | Nov 20212021-11-08[6] | Present | 3yr 5mo ej |
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Splyce Black | Oct 20182018-10-11[2] | Oct 20192019-10-15[1] | 1yr 4d ejel | ||
| DAL Empire | Oct 20192019-10-15[5] | Nov 20212021-11-08[4] | 2yr 24d ejel | ||
| OpTic TEX | Nov 20212021-11-08[6] | Present | 3yr 5mo ej |
News
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
 SPY B | October 11, Eco, Renegade, Shotzzy, and StelluR join. Shotzzy is inactive until he's 18.[2][3] |
| August 23, Shotzzy is awarded the Call of Duty League 2020 MVP. | ||
| August 29, Arcitys, Shotzzy, Octane, Simp, and Envoy are selected as the SCUF Team of the Year.[7] | ||
 DAL | September 4, C6, Huke, iLLeY, and Shotzzy will remain with the team for 2021.[8] | |
| DAL | September 9, C6, Clayster, Huke, iLLeY, and Shotzzy's contracts are extended.[9] |
| DAL | September 1, C6, iLLeY, Shotzzy, and Vivid's contracts are extended.[10] | |
| DAL | November 8, iLLeY, Shotzzy, and Rambo (Head Coach,General Manager) leave.[4] | |
 TEX | November 8, Team is formed following acquisition of  OpTic Gaming by  Team Envy. Dashy, iLLeY, Scump, Shotzzy, Rambo (Head Coach,General Manager), Sender (Coach), H3CZ (President), and Hastr0 (Owner) join. General joins as substitute.[6] |
| August 4, Pred, Shotzzy, Cellium, and Dashy are selected for the CDL 2022 All-Star First Team.[11] | ||
| TEX | August 18, iLLeY rejoins. Dashy, Scump, and Shotzzy will remain with the team.[12] |
| June 15, Octane, Dashy, Shotzzy, and Pred are selected for the CDL 2023 All-Star Second Team.[13] |
| July 18, Dashy, Drazah, CleanX, and Shotzzy are selected for the CDL 2024 All-Star Second Team.[14] | ||
| July 21, Shotzzy is awarded the CDL Championship 2024 MVP.[15] |
Biography
Pre Modern Warfare
Shotzzy was a Halo World Champion before he began competing in Call of Duty. He transitioned games in fall 2018 since HCS had stopped supported Halo events until Infinite released in 2021. During Black Ops 4, Shotzzy began competing in online tournaments until he turned 18 in June 2019. With a pickup team he placed Top 48 at the CWL Amateur Finals 2019 but was known as a player with a ton of potential going into franchising.
Modern Warfare
During the week of October 14, Shotzzy joined Dallas Empire along with Clayster, iLLeY, Huke, and Crimsix.
After dominating the early preseason online tournaments, Dallas entered Launch Weekend as one of the top teams. Their dominance did not directly translate over to LAN as they were defeated by Chicago Huntsmen and Atlanta FaZe in their two matches. Despite those teams being two of the other top three teams, Dallas was already being nicknamed as "onliners". They silenced some of those doubters by defeating crowd favorites London Royal Ravens and making the grand finals of London in Week 2 but ultimately fell to Chicago Huntsmen again. In Week 4, they showed up and proved they were a top team. After losing to Atlanta, they beat Florida Mutineers to get out of groups, and then took down OGLA and Minnesota RØKKR to give Huke, iLLeY, and Shotzzy their first major Call of Duty championship. After an extended break due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, Empire returned in Week 5 for their home series. They got out of groups easily but lost to Minnesota RØKKR in the rematch of the previous grand final. Week 6 would be the Empire's most impressive performance yet. They beat Chicago and Atlanta in the bracket to claim their second championship.
The team had nearly two months off before returning for Week 9, where they made it out of the losers bracket in their group following a loss to FaZe. In a game 5 round 11, they fell to eventual champions Florida Mutineers in the semifinal. Week 10, brought another semifinal appearance but as a second seed after losing to Florida Mutineers in the group stage. They lost to Atlanta FaZe 3-2. Dallas finally claimed the throne again with a victory in the London Home Series. It would be the most dominant win by any team to date as they finished with a 12-1 map count. In the final week, Dallas made another semifinal appearance but fell to home series hosts Toronto Ultra in the semifinal. That loss cemented their #2 finish in the season with 250 CDL Points.
Dallas started the Call of Duty League Championship 2020 in Winners Round 3 where they beat Toronto Ultra 3-2. The Empire then beat Atlanta FaZe 3-2 in the Winners Final. In the Grand Final, they beat Atlanta FaZe again, this time 5-1 to win the first ever Call of Duty League Championship. This win gave Clayster and C6 both three World Championship rings while Huke, iLLeY, and Shotzzy got their first.
Trivia
- Shotzzy won the Halo World Championship 2018 and the Call of Duty League Championship 2020, making him the first ever multi-FPS World Champion.
- Shotzzy is one of eight players to win a Call of Duty Championship title in their first-ever appearance.
- Shotzzy was the Call of Duty League 2020 MVP and was on the SCUF Team of the Year.
- Shotzzy's buyout from Splyce by the Dallas Empire was $150k-$250k according to Shozzy, but "much more" according to Hastr0[16]
- Shotzzy won the CDL 2020 Breakout Player of the Year award.
- Shotzzy won the 2020 Esports Awards Console Rookie of the year.[17]
- Shotzzy was a 2020 and 2021 Call of Duty League All-Star.
- Shotzzy was selected for the CDL 2022 All-Star First Team and CDL 2023 All-Star Second Team.
Achievements
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
| Shotzzy Tournament Results | ||||||
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| Game | Date | Pl | Prize | Event | TeamDisplay | Roster |
| 2025-03-23 | 7 - 8 | $ 7,500$ 7,500$ 7,500 | Call of Duty League 2025 - Major 2 |  TEX | Shotzzy • Dashy • Pred • Skyz • Karma • JP Krez | |
| 2025-03-16 | 10 | Call of Duty League 2025 - Major 2 Qualifiers | TEX | Shotzzy • Dashy • Kenny • Pred • Karma • JP Krez | ||
| 2025-03-02 | 5 - 8 | Call of Duty League 2025 - Minor 2 | TEX | Shotzzy • Dashy • Kenny • Pred • Karma • JP Krez | ||
| 2025-02-02 | 7 - 8 | $ 7,500$ 7,500$ 7,500 | Call of Duty League 2025 - Major 1 | TEX | Shotzzy • Dashy • Kenny • Huke • Karma • JP Krez | |
| 2025-01-26 | 1 | Call of Duty League 2025 - Major 1 Qualifiers | TEX | Shotzzy • Dashy • Kenny • Huke • Pred • Karma • JPKrez | ||
| 2025-01-12 | 3 - 4 | Call of Duty League 2025 - Minor 1 | TEX | Shotzzy • Dashy • Kenny • Huke • Karma • JP Krez | ||
| 2024-11-09 | 2 | $ 10,000$ 10,000$ 10,000 | Kaysan's Showdown 5 |  OG | Shotzzy • Dashy • Kenny • Pred • Karma • JP Krez | |
| 2024-11-06 | 1 | $ 40,000$ 40,000$ 40,000 | The Flank BO6 Invitational #3 |  SHTZ | Shotzzy • Kremp • Lucky • Beans | |
| 2024-11-04 | 9 - 12 | $10K Methodz Switcharoo |  CLAY | Clayster • Heis • Shotzzy • Dashy | ||
| 2024-11-01 | 1 | $ 20,000$ 20,000$ 20,000 | The Flank BO6 Invitational #2 | SHTZ | Shotzzy • Dashy • Drazah • Simp | |
| Total Prize:USD 85,000 | ||||||
Media
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- March 22, The Beginning: Shotzzy (Splyce Halo) by Splyce on YouTube
- October 15, What I’m Capable Of | DALLAS x CALL OF DUTY by Call of Duty Dallas on YouTube
- October 15, Shotzzy joins Clayster on Dallas CoD roster by Preston Byers on Dot Esports
- October 15, Anthony “Shotzzy” Cuevas-Castro to Join Dallas Call of Duty by Logan Threlkeld on Team Envy
- October 17, Is Shotzzy worth the risk? | The Esports Dispatch by LandO on YouTube
- October 24, Dallas Empire’s Shotzzy: “I’m not taking this for granted.” with Brandon Howard on Hotspawn
- November 1, Stars align for the Dallas Empire | The Esports Dispatch by LandO on YouTube
- November 4, Is Shotzzy a guarantee for Rookie of the Year? | The Esports Dispatch by LandO and Wonderboy on YouTube
- December 20, Crimsix and Shotzzy win $25K Code Red Gunfight tourney: final placements by Albert Petrosyan on Dexerto
- January 21, Meet the 2020 Dallas Empire: Veterans, newcomers build initial roster of touted Call of Duty League team by Sean Collins on The Dallas Morning News
- January 22, The Beginning - Call of Duty League 2020 by Dallas Empire on YouTube
- January 22, 7 players to watch during the Call of Duty League Launch Weekend by Andy Williams on Dexerto
- January 25, Gaming with Sasquatch by Dallas Empire on YouTube
- January 25, Dallas Empire: Team Profile presented by PS4 by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- January 26, Dallas Empire Press Conference, post Atlanta Faze Match 1/25/2020 with ESPN Esports on YouTube
- February 4, "We're in bag mode bro" - @iLLeYYY by Dallas Empire on Twitter
- February 4, 6 players to watch during CDL London by Andy Williams on Dexerto
- February 7, The team landed in London and stopped by for some local cuisine. by Dallas Empire on Twitter
- March 6, Silencing the Ravens | Dallas Empire by Dallas Empire on YouTube
- March 8, "I don't let [criticism] bother me, it just lights my fire" Shotzzy on Dallas haters with Emily Rand on YouTube
- April 8, Empire of the Young: Rookies Shotzzy and Illey Learning from the Dallas Vets by Katie Bedford on Call of Duty League
- April 29, SCUF Team of the Week – Chicago Huntsmen Home Series by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- May 1, QNA W/ Shotzzy - State of the Empire with Dallas Empire on YouTube
- June 1, Who is the Most Impressive Rookie: Mack or Shotzzy? | Off The Break by LandO on YouTube
- June 3, Fueling the fire: How ‘Shotzzy’ transformed from bust to best for the Dallas Empire by Sean Collins on The Dallas Morning News
- June 13, Sneaky Shotzzy Wins 1v3 AND Teaches Simp A New Trick! by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- June 15, According to Shotzzy, @DallasEmpire paid $150k-$250k for his buyout from Splyce by CDL Intel on Twitter
- June 16, Cellium the MASTER Of Round 11's?! | Top 5 Plays Presented by PS4 | Minnesota Røkkr Home Series by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- June 17, Owakening — BEST Rookie Debut in the CDL?! | SCUF Team of the Week | Minnesota Røkkr Home Series by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- June 19, Cellium, Shotzzy, Simp, SlasheR... Who you got?! | MVP Recon Presented by ASTRO Gaming by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- June 19, Shotzzy Talks "Leap of Faith" in Joining the Empire by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- July 2, Shotzzy on the new META, Empire Buyout, Rookie of the Year | Off the Break with LandO on YouTube
- July 20, MVP Nomination #1 — Shotzzy | Call of Duty League 2020 Season by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- July 22, Shotzzy Might QUIT CoD and Return to NEW Halo Infinite?!.. by TacticalRab on YouTube
- July 22, Twin POWER Plus An EMPIRE | SCUF Team of the Week | London Royal Ravens Home Series by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- July 22, CoD Pro Shotzzy Debating Going Pro in Halo Infinite Esports by Esports Talk on YouTube
- July 22, 6 players to watch during CDL Toronto by Andy Williams on Dexerto
- July 24, The BEST CoD Pros in 2020 — Who You Picking?! | MVP Nominations | Call of Duty League 2020 Season by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- July 29, Methodz CLUTCHES Up as Tiny Terrors OBLITERATE | SCUF Team of the Week | Toronto Ultra Home Series by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- August 4, Shotzzy Discovers NEW "BROKEN" MW Movement?!.. Just before Champs! by TacticalRab on YouTube
- August 7, How Did One Win Change the Dallas Empire's Entire Season? — Ft. Clayster, Rambo, & Shotzzy by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- August 8, Dallas Empire Shotzzy Call of Duty League MVP Candidate Interview with Emily Rand on YouTube
- August 12, Arcitys? Simp? Octane? Who Are YOU Picking?! | SCUF Team of the Year — Talent Picks by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- August 16, Shotzzy interview: MVP gas, big stats, and Empire’s rivals at CDL Champs with Theo Salaun on Dexerto
- August 23, "Proving everyone wrong felt really good!" — Call of Duty League 2020 Season MVP — SHOTZZY by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- August 27, Xeo Ft Huke, iLLeY & CODLeague MVP Shotzzy by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- August 28, How Clayster & Crimsix’s young guns fired Dallas Empire to CDL Championship Weekend by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- August 30, WINNING MOMENT — DALLAS EMPIRE ARE THE CALL OF DUTY LEAGUE 2020 CHAMPIONS by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- August 30, "BEST IN THE F*CKING WORLD, THEY CAN'T F*CK WITH US! THAT'S F*CKING 3 PORTER!" — Dallas Empire Comms by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- August 31, YOUR VOTES ARE IN! — SCUF Team of the Year | Call of Duty League 2020 Season by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- August 31, Dallas Empire CDL Champions Press Conference: 4v4 Reaction, Favorite Moments, Legacy with ESPN on YouTube
- September 1, Clayster & Crimsix Win Their THIRD RIngs! | Champs Top 5 Plays Presented by PS4 by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- September 3, Shotzzy on CDL Champs Win, MVP Season | Off the Break with LandO on YouTube
- September 4, From "Bust" to World Champ | The Story of Shotzzy by Dallas Empire on YouTube
- September 13, CoD Champs Crimsix & Shotzzy LET YOUR KIDS PLAY VIDEO GAMES... It Made Us Super-Rich!! by TMZ on TMZ
- September 27, Huke's 100k Pay Cut PAID for Shotzzy?!.. Would Have Joined Toronto? by TacticalRab on YouTube
- October 2, Weirdest Pre Game Ritual?!?! | The Regain Q&A FT. Shotzzy & iLLey with Dallas Empire on YouTube
- October 12, MONSTROUS iLLeY, GENIUS Shotzzy, & Championship GLORY — Top 5 @Dallas Empire Plays of 2020 by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- November 5, Top 20 players of Modern Warfare: #2 Shotzzy by Breaking Point Team on Breaking Point
- November 16, The Empire feel they could go back-to-back. Here are initial thoughts on Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War from ‘Crimsix’ and other pros by Sean Collins on The Dallas Morning News
- November 28, Shotzzy Discovers New "BROKEN" Movement?!.. How to Long-Slide GLITCH in Cold War? by TacticalRab on YouTube
- December 14, Defending the Throne by Dallas Empire on YouTube
- January 2, Shotzzy SHOCKS Simp & FaZe with GENIUS 1v3 — Top 5 Shotzzy Plays of 2020 by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- January 27, Team Preview: Dallas Empire Remain the Team to Beat by COD League on Call of Duty League
- February 9, Dallas Empire 2021 Merch Reveal by Dallas Empire on YouTube
- February 15, "You're a speed bump, you little b**ches" — Crimsix & the Empire Talk Champs Rings & 2021 by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- February 15, Defending the Throne | Episode 1 by Dallas Epire on YouTube
- February 16, aBeZy SHUTS DOWN OpTic as Parasite ACES the Surge on Debut | Top 5 Plays — Opening Weekend by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- February 16, Huke for MVP?!? | Dallas Empire CDL 2021 Week 1 Highlights by Dallas Empire on YouTube
- March 2, Shotzzy: One of the Future CoD Greats?! | The Barracks #2 — Shotzzy by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- March 2, Methodz Clutches CRAZY 1v4 as Shotzzy SLAYS the Ravens! | Top 5 Plays — Super Week by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- March 23, THAT WAS CLOSE!! State of the Empire Ep. 24 by Dallas Empire on YouTube
- March 30, Standy's OUTRAGEOUS Pistol Wallbang as Shotzzy BREAKS Ankles?! | Top 5 Plays — Stage II Week 2 by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- March 30, Taking Down Legion & Rematch Vs Rokkr | State of the Empire Ep. 25 by Dallas Empire on YouTube
- April 6, Scump Clutches EPIC 1v1 While One-Shot & Accuracy ICES Again! | Top 5 Plays — Stage II Week 3 by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- April 14, Accuracy Wins CRAZIEST Round 11 Clutch EVER as CleanX SHREDS FaZe?! | Top 5 Plays — Stage II Major by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- April 19, Stage 2 Major Versus Subliners, Rokkr, FaZe & Ultra | State of the Empire Ep. 26 by Dallas Empire on YouTube
- May 9, "Our pictures are in the game!" — Empire REACT to Warzone 2020 CDL Trophy Reveal by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- May 26, HyDra Turns & SNAPS as Shotzzy TRICKSHOTS for the Dub?! | Top 5 Plays — All-Stars Weekend by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- June 17, Vivid the Warrior | Defending the Throne | Episode 4 by Dallas Empire on YouTube
- June 22, aBeZy POPS OFF as Formal Clutches 1v2 for the ACE?! | Top 5 Plays — Stage IV Major by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- June 23, Empire & FaZe SHINE on way to ROLLERCOASTER Finals | SCUF Team of the Week — Stage IV Major by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- July 7, Back on LAN | Defending the Throne | Episode 5 by Dallas Empire on YouTube
- July 13, "What the f*** just happened right there?" | Inside the Comms — Dallas Empire vs Toronto Ultra by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- July 19, Mr. Movement & Mr. Consistent | MVP Candidates — Shotzzy & Simp by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- August 5, Will the Empire go BACK-to-BACK?! | Road to Champs — Dallas Empire by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- August 11, GREATEST Comeback EVER, INSANE 1v4's, & MUCH More! — Top 10 Plays of the 2021 Season by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- August 11, Behind the Headset | Dallas Empire by Dallas Empire on YouTube
- August 17, Multi FPS Champion. Reigning MVP - Shotzzy by Dallas Empire on YouTube
- August 18, What Happened at Major V | State of the Empire Ep. 26 by Dallas Empire on YouTube
- August 19, All Eyes Towards Champs | Defending the Throne | Episode 6 by Dallas Empire on YouTube
- August 25, Cammy's AIMBOT ACE Kills FaZe in FOUR Seconds?! | Top 5 Plays — Championship Weekend by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- August 30, Champs 2021 Recap | State of the Empire Ep. 27 by Dallas Empire on YouTube
- September 8, The Final Defense: CDL Champs 2021 | Defending the Throne | Episode 7 by Dallas Empire on YouTube
- September 13, Shotzzy Discovers BROKEN Vanguard 'Wallrun'?! LA Thieves SnD RISK? by TacticalRab on YouTube
- September 29, Shotzzy Might QUIT CDL, Clayster Hints New York Halo?! Scump v Dallas by TacticalRab on YouTube
- November 2, Best of Shotzzy | CDL Black Ops Cold War by TacticalRab on YouTube
- November 10, OpTic Texas Revealed! / Shotzzy and Hitch Guest / The Flank by ZooMaa on YouTube
- November 12, Addressing the Leaks from OpTic Texas | The OpTic Podcast Ep. 49 by OpTic Texas on YouTube
- November 15, Welcome OpTic Texas | Rostermania — OpTic Texas Ft. iLLeY, Scump, Dashy, Shotzzy by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- November 24, Halo X Cod Special! | Pros Join | The Flank by ZooMaa on YouTube
- February 7, It's Hydra's Playground & Asim Goes Frying?! | Top 5 Plays - CDL 2022 Opening Weekend by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- March 17, Shotzzy Reveals REAL REASON Behind OpTic Revival by Dexerto on YouTube
- March 22, "Yo Brandon, They Can't F@$%ing Guard You" | Inside the Comms Major I OpTic Texas vs Atlanta FaZe by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- April 1, Shotzzy: “OpTic Texas Are STILL FAVORITES!” | CDL Major Interview with Dexerto on YouTube
Post-Match Interviews
Gallery
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TEX Shotzzy, Call of Duty League 2025 Season
Stickers
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Call of Duty League Championship 2020
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Call of Duty League 2021 Season
Rosters
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Dallas Empire, CDL 2020, Left to Right: Clayster, iLLeY, Shotzzy, C6, Huke
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Dallas Empire, CDL 2021, Left to Right: Rambo, FeLo, Shotzzy, Huke, iLLeY, C6
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OpTic Texas, CDL 2022, Left to Right: Dashy, Shotzzy, Scump, iLLeY
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OpTic Texas, Call of Duty League 2024 Season, Left to Right: Dashy, Kenny, Pred, Shotzzy
Redirects
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 COD Dallas' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Splyce's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Splyce's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 OpTic Gaming & Envy announce merger and new OpTic Texas CDL team dexerto.com
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Anthony "Shotzzy" Cuevas-Castro to join Dallas Call of Duty envy.gg
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 OpTic Gaming & Envy announce merger and new OpTic Texas CDL team dexerto.com
- ↑ COD League's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Hastr0 confirms roster for next season twitch.tv
- ↑ Call of Duty League Player Tracker callofdutyleague.com
- ↑ Call of Duty League Player Tracker callofdutyleague.com
- ↑ CODLeague's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ OpTic Texas' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ CODLeague's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Call of Duty League's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Call of Duty League's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Hastro's Tweet - twitter.com
- ↑ Shotzzy's Tweet - twitter.com