2018 Call of Duty® World League Championship, Presented by PlayStation®4, Comes to Columbus, Ohio, This Week
August 15 2018 - 12:00PM
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The Culmination of a $4.2 Million Season
Prize Pool, the Largest in Call of Duty® Esports History
Top 32 Call of Duty® Esports Teams to
Compete in Record-Setting CWL Season Finale
Watch Live August 15-19 on MLG and
Twitch
The ultimate finale to the record-setting season of the Call of
Duty® World League, Presented by PlayStation®4, kicks off today
when the top teams in Call of Duty® Esports begin in their quest to
be crowned the 2018 Call of Duty World League Champion.
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The five-day competition featuring Call of Duty®: WWII begins at
the MLG Arena August 15 – 16, before moving to the Nationwide Arena
this weekend August 17 – 19, for the final elimination rounds and
championship match.
Throughout the season, teams have been competing to earn a spot
in the biggest event in competitive Call of Duty, with teams from
around the world vying for a Championship ring and their share of
the event’s $1.5 million in prizing as part of the $4.2 million
season long purse.
“The 2018 Call of Duty World League Championship is the
culmination of an unbelievably competitive season,” said Adam
Apicella, Vice President, Event Operations, Activision Blizzard
Esports Leagues. “This year has been a record-setting season for
the CWL, which has seen online and offline participation grow,
while viewership has topped last year. And it all comes down to
this, let’s see who is the best Call of Duty esports squad in the
world.”
The 2018 CWL season has been led thus far by Team Kaliber and
Rise Nation each capturing three event victories securing their
roles as potential favorites for this weekend’s finale.
Here are the groups for the 2018 Call of Duty World League
Championship:
GROUP A
GROUP B
GROUP C
GROUP D
Team Kaliber Rise Nation Red Reserve eUnited Epsilon Esports
Tainted Minds Mindfreak Splyce Team Heretics Lethal Gaming Ghost
Gaming EZG Esports Lightning Pandas Brash ZoneGG Team Sween
GROUP E
GROUP F
GROUP G
GROUP H
FaZe Clan Unilad Echo Fox OpTic Gaming Complexity Team Envy
Luminosity Evil Geniuses Enigma6 Prismatic Team Vitality Elevate
Morituri Esports Mentality Esports Havok Esports Supremacy
The first two days of competition will see teams compete to
determine the top two squads in each group. The top 16 teams from
the Group Stage moves to a double-elimination format before a
champion is crowned Sunday evening.
Tickets for the event are available, while supplies last, for
the Nationwide Arena, August 17 – 19. General admission tickets are
available for $50.00 (plus fees and taxes, while supplies last) and
include entry to all three days of the event at the Nationwide
Arena. A Prestige Experience ticket is available for $180.00 (plus
fees and taxes, while supplies last) and includes three-day entry,
guaranteed floor seating, a Call of Duty® Championship Prestige
Hoodie, and access to the Prestige Lounge on the show floor level.
Tickets are available at MLG.com/CWLChamps.
The event will be broadcast in its entirety from August 15-19 on
MLG.com/CallofDuty, Twitch.tv/CallofDuty and via the in-game Call
of Duty®: WWII Theater on PlayStation®4. Championship Sunday will
be broadcast on Twitter via @CODWorldLeague.
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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