| Retired as Player | ||
|---|---|---|
| Zed | ||
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| Background Information | ||
| Name | Zach Denyer | |
| Country of Birth | England | |
| Birthday | September 13, 1997 (age 28) | |
| Residency | North America | |
| Competitive | ||
| Role | Coach | |
| Input | Controller | |
| Platform | PC | |
| Prev Platforms | PlayStation 4 | |
| PSN ID | RECZed- | |
| Social Media & Links | ||
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Zach "Zed" Denyer is a retired Call of Duty esports player, previously the head coach for Boston Breach.
Team History
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Excel Esports | Apr 20152015-04-20[2] | Apr 20162016-04-05[1] | 1yr 15d ejel | ||
 HyperGames | Apr 20162016-04-05[4] | Nov 20162016-11-12[3] | 7mo 7d ejel | ||
 Elevate | Nov 20162016-11-20[6] | Sep 20172017-09-01[5] | 9mo 11d ejel | ||
 Team Infused | Sep 20172017-09-28[8] | Nov 20172017-11-28[7] | 2mo ejel | ||
| Excel Esports | Nov 20172017-11-30[10] | Jan 20182018-01-27[9] | 1mo 27d ejel | ||
 Most Wanted | Mar 20182018-03-07[11] | ≈Mar 2018≈2018-03-12 | ≈5d ejel | ||
 Cyclone | Mar 20182018-03-23[13] | Apr 20182018-04-27[12] | 1mo 4d ejel | ||
 UNILAD Esports | May 20182018-05-14[15] | Oct 20182018-10-01[14] | 4mo 18d ejel | ||
 Team Reciprocity | Oct 20182018-10-01[17] | Oct 20192019-10-03[16] | 1yr 2d ejel | ||
 PAR Legion | Oct 20192019-10-03[19] | Sep 20202020-09-08[18] | 11mo 5d ejel | ||
 LDN Royal Ravens | Mar 20212021-03-03[21] | Aug 20212021-08-29[20] | 5mo 26d ejel | ||
 BOS Breach | Dec 20212021-12-16[23] | Aug 20242024-08-29[22] | 2yr 8mo ejel |
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excel Esports | Apr 20152015-04-20[2] | Apr 20162016-04-05[1] | 1yr 15d ejel | ||
| HyperGames | Apr 20162016-04-05[4] | Nov 20162016-11-12[3] | 7mo 7d ejel | ||
| Elevate | Nov 20162016-11-20[6] | Sep 20172017-09-01[5] | 9mo 11d ejel | ||
| Team Infused | Sep 20172017-09-28[8] | Nov 20172017-11-28[7] | 2mo ejel | ||
| Excel Esports | Nov 20172017-11-30[10] | Jan 20182018-01-27[9] | 1mo 27d ejel | ||
| Most Wanted | Mar 20182018-03-07[11] | ≈Mar 2018≈2018-03-12 | ≈5d ejel | ||
| Cyclone | Mar 20182018-03-23[13] | Apr 20182018-04-27[12] | 1mo 4d ejel | ||
| UNILAD Esports | May 20182018-05-14[15] | Oct 20182018-10-01[14] | 4mo 18d ejel | ||
| Team Reciprocity | Oct 20182018-10-01[17] | Oct 20192019-10-03[16] | 1yr 2d ejel | ||
| PAR Legion | Oct 20192019-10-03[19] | Sep 20202020-09-08[18] | 11mo 5d ejel | ||
| LDN Royal Ravens | Mar 20212021-03-03[21] | May 20212021-05-28[24] | 2mo 25d ejel | ||
| LDN Royal Ravens | May 20212021-05-28[24] | Aug 20212021-08-29[20] | 3mo 1d ejel | ||
| BOS Breach | Dec 20212021-12-16[23] | Aug 20242024-08-29[22] | 2yr 8mo ejel |
News
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2024
 xL | April 5, Team sells its CWL slot to  HyperGames Team. Braaain, Nolson, QwiKeR, and Zed leave.[1] | |
 HG | April 5, Team purchases  Excel Esports' CWL spot. Braaain, Nolson, QwiKeR, and Zed join.[4] | |
| HG | November 12, Reedy, Seany, Watson, and Zed leave.[3] | |
 ELV | November 20, Reedy, Seany, Watson, Zed, and Op2 (Coach) join.[6] |
| ELV | September 1, Desire and Zed leave.[5] | |
 INFS | September 28, Zed joins. Alexx leaves.[8] | |
| INFS | November 28, Defrag joins. Zed leaves.[7] | |
| xL | November 30, Zed joins.[10] |
| xL | January 27, Alexx, QwiKeR, and Zed leave.[9] | |
 MW | March 7, Braaain, Peatie, QwiKeR, and Zed join.[11] | |
| MW | March 12 (approx.), Braaain, Peatie, QwiKeR, and Zed leave. | |
 CYC | March 23, Braaain, Peatie, QwiKeR, and Zed join.[13] | |
| CYC | April 27, Braaain, Peatie, QwiKeR, and Zed leave.[12] | |
 UNI | May 14, Zed joins.[15] | |
| UNI | October 1, Seany, wuskin, Zed, and ShAnE (Coach) leave.[14] | |
 REC | October 1, Denz, Seany, Tommey, wuskin, Zed, and ShAnE (Coach) join.[17] |
| REC | August 28, Dylan, Seany, wuskin, Zed, and ShAnE (Coach) become restricted free agents. Alexx leaves.[25][26][27][28][29] | |
| REC | October 3, Denz and Zed leave.[16] | |
 PAR | October 3, Breszy, Denz, KiSMET, Louqa, Phantomz, Shockz, and Zed join.[19] |
 LDN | March 3, Zed joins, replacing Alexx because of personal family matters. Alexx moves to substitute.[21] | |
| LDN | May 28, Afro moves to starting roster. Zed moves to substitute.[24] | |
| LDN | August 29, Alexx, PaulEhx, Seany, Zed, and ShAnE (Assistant Coach) leave.[20] | |
 F/A | September 2, Zed retires.[30] | |
 BOS | December 16, Zed (Head Coach) joins.[23] |
Biography
Zed is a rising talent in the European scene competing at a high level during Call Of Duty Advanced Warfare placing well at top European events. He was a long term member of ExceL eSports where qualified for Season One of the Call Of Duty World League with them via the online qualifiers. After Stage 1 of the EU CWL, Zed qualified for ESWC 2016 via the online qualifier, after qualifying the roster of Zed, Braaain, QwiKeR and Nolson were bought out by French organisation HyperGames, following joining, Zed attended ESWC 2016 and finished with a 9th-12th after losing games to Infused 3-0 and Team Vitality 3-1. following the 9-12th finish, Zed and HyperGames team competed in a number of online tournaments before attending the Call of Duty World League Championship 2016, HG were drawn into a group with Rise Nation, Apotheon Esports and Supremacy, finished the group in 2nd place behind Rise Nation following a 3-0 win over French team Supremacy and Apotheon, despite the return 3-0 from Rise Nation. After the group stage they were drawn into the winners bracket round one against fellow European and eventual 2nd placing Splyce, lost the game 0-3 and were knocked down into the losers bracket, from here HyperGames played against another European side in Epsilon, HyperGames won the match 3-2 and advanced on into losers round 2. In the losers round 2 came up against Cloud9, to who they lost 3-0 ending their run with another 9th-12th finish taking home $30,000 for the team.
Trivia
- Zed was named MVP of Week 1 for Stage 1 of the 2016 EU CWL.
- Was part of the 2016-17 Elevate EU Roster who were controversially forfeited against Mindfreak Black at the 2017 Call of Duty Champs thus ending their run with a 17-24th place finish.
- Went undefeated in the 2018 CWL National Circuit United Kingdom Stage 1.
Achievements
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
Awards and Accolades
| Game | Date | Event | Award | |
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| No results | ||||
Media
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
- November 12, xL Zed | Call of Duty Player Profile with exceL on YouTube
- December 20, exceL.CoD CWL Online Qualifiers Recap by exceL eSports on YouTube
- February 15, exceL eSports CWL Mid-Season Review w/ QwiKeR & Zed by exceL eSports on YouTube
- October 24, TOP 5 Zed Moments in Infinite Warfare by Dexerto on YouTube
- January 24, #MyScuf with Zach 'Zed' Denyer | exceL Call of Duty | Scuf Controller Interview with exceL on YouTube
- June 1, Zed, Loony, J0hn & Scump | SCUF Gaming Team of the Week | CWL Pro League by Call of Duty World League on YouTube
- July 12, Damage, Zed, Dashy & Clayster | SCUF Team of the Week by Call of Duty World League on YouTube
- February 1, Top 5 Players to watch heading into CWL Pro League Division A | The Esports Dispatch by LandO on UMG Gaming
- September 10, Zed AMA with r/TeamReciprocity on Reddit
- October 3, Your Paris Call of Duty Roster by Call of Duty Paris on Twitter
- October 3, Paris’ Call of Duty franchise reveals 7-man roster by Justin Binkowski on Dot Esports
- October 10, Introducing: @ZachDenyer by COD Paris on Twitter
- October 10, TOP 10 Black Ops 4 SND Pro Clutches by Dexerto on YouTube
- October 24, Paris CDL 2020 - How Good Are They Going To Be? Spitfire Series 2 Episode 20 with Brice, Tunn & Zed by EGL on YouTube
- December 25, Happy holidays from all of us at the Call of Duty League! by Call of Duty League on Twitter
- January 1, What's your New Year's resolution? See what some of our pro players are aiming for in 2020. with Call of Duty League on Twitter
- February 7, Launch Weekend | Paris Legion by Paris Legion on YouTube
- March 12, Meet Zed | Paris Legion with Paris Legion on YouTube
- March 20, Paris Legion: Team Profile Presented by PS4 by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- May 24, Paris Legion win inaugural Warzone Weekend by Arda Ocal on YouTube
- February 10, League Play Shambles & Awful CDL Camos!! Week 1 Predictions! | The Breaking Point Podcast #4 by BreakingPoint on YouTube
- March 12, "Is it just an arch rivalry cause you lost bad?!" — Stage 2 Group Selection Show & Schedule Reveal by Call of Duty League 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, "These Football Teams are SH#*T" - Essential Questions #1 with Seany & Zed. with London Royal Ravens on YouTube
- April 22, ASK ME ANYTHING - Discord Q&A with the LRR Squad with London Royal Ravens on YouTube
- December 17, Get to Know: Denz & Zed with Oxygen Esports on Oxygen Esports
- February 27, Zed: "Methodz & TJ Want to Prove Doubters Wrong" | CDL Major 1 Interview with Breaking Point on YouTube
- July 13, The Past, The Present, and the Future | The Locker Room Ep 1 by Boston Breach on YouTube
- July 27, Priestahh & SlasheR Join Boston Breach | The Locker Room Ep 2 by Boston Breach on YouTube
- August 17, The Final Piece of Boston Breach | The Locker Room Ep 3 ft. Capsidal by Boston Breach on YouTube
- September 8, Snoopy's Mindset, Shotzzy Comparisons, CDL ROTY? | The Locker Room Ep 4 ft. Snoopy by Boston Breach on YouTube
- October 10, How We REALLY Feel About the New Roster | The Locker Room Ep 6 by Boston Breach on YouTube
- October 19, IS CALL OF DUTY SAVED?! MWIII Beta Talk | The Locker Room Ep 7 by Boston Breach on YouTube
- November 2, BIG Changes Coming to the Call of Duty League | The Locker Room Ep 8 by Boston Breach on YouTube
- March 1, The Current State of Boston Breach | The Locker Room Ep 9 by Boston Breach on YouTube
Post-Match Interviews
- 2020
| Date | Tournament | Match | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-09 | Call of Duty League 2020 Week 2 - London |  PAR vs  TOR | Link |
| 2020-07-11 | Call of Duty League 2020 Week 11 - New York | PAR vs  LAG | Link |
| 2020-07-19 | Call of Duty League 2020 Week 12 - London |  LDN vs PAR | Link |
| 2020-08-19 | Call of Duty League Championship 2020 | PAR vs  SEA | Link |
Gallery
Images
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LDN Zed, CDL 2021 Season -
BOS Zed, CDL 2024 -
xL Zed, 2016 CWL EU Stage 1 Regular Season -
ELV Zed, 2017 CWL London Invitational -
UNI Zed, CWL Championship 2018
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REC Zed, CWL Pro League 2019 Qualifier
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REC Zed, CWL Pro League 2019
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PAR Zed, CDL 2020
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BOS Zed, CDL 2022
Stickers
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Call of Duty League Championship 2020
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Call of Duty League Championship 2021
Rosters
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Excel Esports, 2016 CWL EU Stage 1 Regular Season, Left to Right: QwiKeR, Zed, Nolson, Braaain
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Paris Legion, CDL 2020, Left to Right: Zed, Phantomz, Louqa, KiSMET, Denz, Breszy, Shockz
Redirects
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 CoD: Transfer of Call of Duty Roster excelesports.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 exceL's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Reedy's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 CoD: Transfer of Call of Duty Roster excelesports.com
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Elevate's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Elevate EU roster announcement 2016-11-20 elevate.gg
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Booked for #CWLDallas Open Bracket twitter.com
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Infused CoD Make Changes To Roster twitter.com
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Call of Duty Update excelesports.com
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 exceL•CoD: Roster Update excelesports.com
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Introducing our official #CWLAtlanta @CallofDuty roster! #MWCoD twitter.com
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Myself, @BraaainGOAT, @Peatie and @ZachDenyer need an organisation to represent for the rest of the WW2 Season. We placed T16 at both CWL Birmingham & Seattle under Cyclone. twitter.com
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 We are excited to announce our entry into the United Kingdom @CODWorldLeague National Circuit twitter.com
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 TEAM RECIPROCITY reciprocity.gg
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 CWL Stage 2 Roster Movement Recap callofduty.com
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 COD Paris' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 Team Reciprocity's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 Paris Legion's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 COD Paris' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 Royal Ravens's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 Royal Ravens' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 Boston Breach's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 Oxygen Esports' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 Royal Raven's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Alexx's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Zed's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ ShAnE's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ wuskin's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Dylan's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Zed's Tweet twitter.com