Call of Duty World League Takes over New Orleans
January 12 2018 - 1:00PM
Business Wire
City Hosts Second Open Event of the Season
for Call of Duty World League, Presented by
PlayStation®4Teams from North America, Europe and the
Asia-Pacific Region to Contend for $200,000 Event Prize Pool as
Part of $4.2 Million CWL Season Prize PurseQualifications
for Upcoming CWL Pro League Starting Later this Month also at
Stake
The second open tournament of the 2018 Call of Duty World League
season, presented by PlayStation®4, gets underway today through
Sunday (January 12 - 14) at the CWL New Orleans Open. Call of Duty®
esports teams from around the world, including teams from North
America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region (APAC), will visit the
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans to battle for the
open event championship and a share of the event prize pool as part
of the CWL largest season long prize purse in league history,
topping $4.2 million.
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The top four teams from the open winners’ bracket will join pool
play tomorrow. Those winning teams will then move on to compete on
Sunday in the championship bracket, for a $200,000 event prize pool
and the title of CWL New Orleans Open Champion.
“This season of the CWL already has seen tremendous growth,
matching last season’s overall number of online participants in the
first month of the new season. We cannot wait for the action to
begin this weekend with our visit to New Orleans,” said Call of
Duty Esports Director, Kevin Flynn. “CWL New Orleans is an
important event for the overall 2018 Call of Duty World League
season. In addition to the prize purse at stake, the results at
this open event also will help determine the teams we see during
our CWL Pro League series, which begins later this month.”
CWL Dallas Open Champion Team Kaliber will be the team to watch,
as it attempts to take its second championship of the season
against fierce competition.
Results at CWL New Orleans Open will help determine sixteen
qualifying teams for the CWL Pro League, a nine-week tournament
series at the MLG Arena in Columbus, Ohio, beginning January 23.
The second-ever CWL Pro League offers a $200,000 prize pool for
teams that qualify for the series and the ability to earn a spot in
the Stage 1 playoff series, which carries a $500,000 event prize
pool.
CWL New Orleans Open tickets are available in multiple
varieties. General admission passes for the event are available for
$59.99 (plus applicable fees and taxes). A Premium Pass for the
event is also available for $89.99 (plus applicable fees and taxes)
and includes an event t-shirt and one month of MLG GameBattles
Premium. A $299.99 (plus applicable fees and taxes) VIP ticket is
also available and includes an event t-shirt, event jacket,
one-hour early entrance to the venue, access to the VIP Lounge and
more. For tickets, visit MLG.com/CWLNOLA.
Visit CallofDuty.com/esports and follow the Call of Duty World
League on Twitter and Instagram for the latest CWL updates. For
live broadcasts and Video on Demand, visit MLG.com/CallofDuty.
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