Call of Duty World League Championship Most Viewed Call of Duty Esports Event in History
September 12 2016 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
Peak Viewership for Championship Tops
Previous Mark by more than 40%; Championship Weekend also Surpasses
more than 20 million views
Epic Conclusion to Call of Duty XP Also
Delivers Biggest Online Community Engagement in Franchise to
Date
Team EnVyUs’ thrilling win over Splyce in last Sunday’s epic
showdown, pitting the top American squad head-to-head against
Europe’s top team at the Call of Duty® World League Championship,
presented by PlayStation®4 was the most viewed esports event in
Call of Duty history. Fans tuned-in to Sunday’s epic conclusion
held at Call of Duty® XP, to watch these two hard-charging teams
compete for their share of $2M – the biggest prize purse in
franchise history. Broadcast across five languages, the worldwide
peak concurrent viewership topped the previous record for Call of
Duty esports events by more than 40%, including previous COD
Championship and Stage Finals. Combined the Call of Duty
Championship matches surpassed more than 20 million views.
“Sunday’s Finals were the perfect conclusion to the biggest fan
celebration in our history with Call of Duty XP and to the debut
season of the CWL,” said Rob Kostich, EVP and GM, Call of Duty,
Activision. “With over 1,000 teams participating from all over the
globe, it came down to the final two elite squads, one from North
America and one from Europe. It was an epic, raucous finale that
capped an incredible weekend of action that was watched around the
world by millions. We cannot thank the Call of Duty community
enough for their support, it has been incredible all year
long.”
Team EnVyUs’ win capped the epic four-day celebration of Call of
Duty XP in LA, hosted by Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly
owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI). The
multi-day fan celebration also saw the most engagements online in
franchise history.
The esports competition was held in front of a sold-out audience
of thousands of fans inside the Forum in Inglewood as teams
attempted to survive four days of intense competition playing Black
Ops III. The action was shown around the world via Twitch, MLG.TV,
YouTube as well as viewed in-game itself (Black Ops III PS4) on the
Live Event Viewer. Reflecting the worldwide appeal of the CWL, the
action was produced and broadcast in English, French, German,
Italian and Spanish. According to Activision, more than 40% of the
viewing audience tuned-in from Europe.
The inaugural Call of Duty World League Championship, presented
by PlayStation®4 season has consistently captivated fans throughout
the year. Heading into the CWL Championship, Call of Duty
competitive fans had already viewed more than 1.1 billion minutes
of content across 100 million tune ins.
In total, the year-long prize purse for the CWL was over $3.5
million. Fans can re-live the Championship action on the Call of
Duty YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/user/CALLOFDUTY/videos. Be sure to check
out https://www.callofduty.com/esports and follow @CODWorldLeague
on Twitter, Instagram, and Twitch for the latest CWL updates. Call
of Duty World League, Presented by PlayStation®4 is proud to
partner with Major League Gaming. Through MLG's proven live
streaming capabilities and technology, CWL fans can watch the Black
Ops III esports action on MLG.TV and in-game (Black Ops III PS4)
through Live Event Viewer.
About Activision Publishing,
Inc.
Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision
Publishing, Inc. is a leading global producer and publisher of
interactive entertainment. Activision maintains operations
throughout the world. More information about Activision and its
products can be found on the company's website, www.activision.com
or by following @Activision.
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