Call of Duty World League (CWL) Kicks-off New Season with North American Open December 16-18
October 24 2016 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
Competition to Take Place at MLG Las Vegas
in the Mandalay Bay with $100,000 in prizing
The new season of the Call of Duty® World League featuring Call
of Duty®: Infinite Warfare will get underway with the first live
event December 16-18 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Teams from
all over the United States will compete for their chance to take
home the first event title of the new CWL season and the winner’s
share of the $100,000 prize pool.
In its inaugural season, the Call of Duty World League saw more
than 1,000 teams compete, with the 32 top teams from around the
globe making it to the World Championship hosted at Call of Duty®
XP, where Team EnVyUs was crowned champion in a thrilling final
against the top European team Splyce. Throughout the year, the
gripping action and competitive drama captivated fans, who watched
more than 1.1 billion minutes of broadcast content with more than
100 million views. With next month’s launch of Call of Duty®:
Infinite Warfare, the stage is set for a new year of exciting
competition as teams from the around the world compete for the
ultimate prize, of being crowned CWL champion.
“The debut season of the CWL was a massive success, huge thanks
to the Call of Duty community and our partners for their support.
Congratulations to Team EnVyUs and all the talented teams who
competed. But come December, a new season starts and what better
place to kick things off than in Las Vegas,” said Rob Kostich,
General Manager and Executive Vice President of Call of Duty,
Activision. “We’re thrilled to start a new CWL season, featuring
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, at MLG Las Vegas. It’s going to be
a great, exciting new season for the CWL and we look forward to the
competition to come.”
The competition will be shown around the world via in-game
(Infinite Warfare PS4) on the Live Event Viewer, MLG.TV, Twitch,
and YouTube.
Be sure to check out https://www.callofduty.com/esports and
follow @CODWorldLeague on Twitter , Instagram, and Twitch for the
latest CWL updates. More information about the upcoming CWL season
and Infinite Warfare eSports features will presented, via
livestream, on Wednesday, October 26. Tune in to MLG.TV or
www.twitch.tv/CallofDuty at 2pm PT.
Call of Duty World League is proud to partner with Major League
Gaming. Through MLG’s proven live streaming capabilities and
technology, CWL fans can watch the Infinite Warfare eSports action
on MLG.TV and in-game (IW PS4) through Live Event Viewer.
GameBattles is the largest cross platform online eSports
tournament system with over 10 million registered
players. Visit www.gamebattles.com for more information and to
register. Teams can participate in competitions through the online
competition portal GameBattles beginning Friday, November 4th.
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