Call of Duty® World League (CWL) Reveals Biggest Season Yet Following Launch of Call of Duty®: Black Ops 4
September 19 2018 - 2:00PM
Business Wire
New Format for Pros, Dedicated Circuit for
Amateurs, Largest Prizing in League History
Opening LAN Event Comes to Las Vegas December 7
– 9
Today, the Call of Duty® World League, Presented by
PlayStation®4, unveiled plans for an all-new season of the CWL,
which will feature the highly-anticipated Call of Duty®: Black
Ops 4. The upcoming season will usher in a new level of
competition featuring five vs. five team play, single season CWL
Pro League format, a dedicated amateur circuit featuring its own
prizing and the largest overall purse in league history of $6
million. The action will kick-off following Call of Duty:
Black Ops 4’s release on October 12, with the first
high-profile LAN competition scheduled to take place Dec. 7 – 9th
in Las Vegas.
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“With Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, the Call of Duty World League
is poised to have its most exciting and biggest season yet.
Beginning in Las Vegas and continuing throughout 2019, CWL fans can
expect the best players from around the world to battle even harder
to be crowned Call of Duty World League Champion,” said Executive
Vice President and General Manager of Call of Duty, Rob Kostich.
“This season brings a ton of new storylines, including the move to
five vs. five in CWL. We’re excited for this opportunity and we’re
supporting it with the largest prizing in our history of $6
million. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is tailor-made for
intense competition at all levels – pro and amateur – and with this
move we’re ensuring that the game you play, is the game you see
this season with the CWL.”
Today’s news was shared in a CWL special broadcast from Call
of Duty: Black Ops 4 developer Treyarch’s livestream
studio. Hosted by Clint “Maven” Evans and Joe “Merk” DeLuca, the
broadcast went into great detail about the upcoming season, updates
to the pro schedule, all-new amateur opportunities as well as an
in-depth interview with Treyarch to discuss five vs. five gameplay
coming to the CWL when Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
launches this October.
CWL Pro League competition will take place in a single season
across twelve weeks beginning in February 2019. For the first time,
cross-divisional matches will unfold as new rivalries form. The CWL
2019 season once again culminates in the grand finale, CWL
Championship in August 2019, where the best of the best will vie
for the lion’s share of the prizing and the ultimate title of Call
of Duty World League Champion.
While for amateur players, the opportunity to compete expands
greatly through their own dedicated amateur circuit coming to CWL
LAN events in 2019. Based on the results from these competitions,
an amateur playoff race will emerge.
The CWL released additional plans, including updates to the CWL
National Qualifiers, a region-based online tournament available to
teams in Australia and New Zealand, Canada, France and Belgium,
Italy, Germany and Netherlands, Spain and Portugal, UK and Ireland,
and US. For a full list of all of the new 2019 CWL Season details
featuring Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, visit
CallofDuty.com/CWL.
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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