| 2018 CWL Pro League | |
| Sport: | |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Location: | Columbus, Ohio, United States |
| Start Date: | January 23, 2018 |
| End Date: | July 29, 2018 |
| Administrator: | Activision |
| Purse: | $1,400,000 |
| Previous: | 2017 |
| Next: | 2019 |
The 2018 CWL Pro League was a tournament on PlayStation 4 that occurred on January 23-July 29, 2018.[1]
The 2018 CWL Global Pro League consisted of 2 Stages, with 16 teams from North America, Europe and the APAC region participating. The 16 teams were split into 2 different Divisions with the top 4 teams from each Division advancing to playoffs. The top 6 teams from each pool advanced to Stage 2, while the bottom 2 teams from each Division have to go to the relegation playoffs.[1]
A total of $700,000 prize money will be given out during Stage 1. All 16 teams will receive $12,500 for participating while the 8 teams which qualified for playoffs will play for another $500,000.[1] [2]
| Round | Dates |
|---|---|
| Division A | 23–25 January 2018 |
| 30 January – 1 February 2018 | |
| 20–22 February 2018 | |
| 27 February – 1 March 2018 | |
| Division B | 6–8 February 2018 |
| 13–15 February 2018 | |
| 14–16 March 2018 | |
| 20–22 March 2018 | |
| Playoffs | 6–8 April 2018 |
Week 1 of Division A took place from January 23, 2018, until February 1, 2018, with week 2 taking place from February 20, 2018, until March 1, 2018.
| Pos | Team | Series | Games | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rise Nation | 13–1 | 40–12 | Playoffs and Stage 2 |
| 2 | OpTic Gaming | 10–4 | 34–20 | |
| 3 | Red Reserve | 9–5 | 34–23 | |
| 4 | Team Kaliber | 8–6 | 30–28 | |
| 5 | Echo Fox | 6–8 | 27–29 | Stage 2 |
| 6 | eRa Eternity | 5–9 | 23–33 | |
| 7 | Mindfreak | 4–10 | 22–34 | Relegation playoffs |
| 8 | Team Vitality | 1–13 | 10–41 |
Week 1 of Division B took place from February 6, 2018, until February 15, 2018, with week 2 taking place from March 14, 2018, until March 22, 2018.
| Pos | Team | Series | Games | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FaZe Clan | 11–3 | 38–16 | Playoffs and Stage 2 |
| 2 | Luminosity Gaming | 10–4 | 36–20 | |
| 3 | Team EnVyUs | 8–6 | 27–27 | |
| 4 | [3] | 7–7 | 28–27 | |
| 5 | UNILAD | 7–7 | 29–30 | Stage 2 |
| 6 | Splyce | 6–8 | 27–28 | |
| 7 | Evil Geniuses | 5–9 | 21–33 | Relegation playoffs |
| 8 | Epsilon eSports | 2–12 | 14–39 |
| Place | Team | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | FaZe Clan | $212,500 |
| 2nd | OpTic Gaming | $132,500 |
| 3rd | Luminosity Gaming | $92,500 |
| 4th | Team Kaliber | $52,500 |
| 5th-6th | Red Reserve | $32,500 |
| 7th-8th | Rise Nation | $22,500 |
| Team EnVyUs |
The 4 bottom teams from Stage 1 participated in the relegation tournament against 4 other teams in a double-elimination bracket for the final 4 spots in Stage 2.[1] [4]
Participating teams:
Teams which placed among the bottom 2 teams in their Division during Stage 1 have until 6pm ET on April 13, 2018, to submit a roster and were allowed to replace 2 players.[8]
| Team | Player left | Player joined |
|---|---|---|
| Evil Geniuses | Nameless [9] | SiLLY |
| Enable | Assault | |
| Epsilon eSports | Nathan | Reedy [10] |
| Team Vitality | Zayrox [11] | MarkyB [12] |
| RiskiN | Moose |
The top 4 teams qualified for Stage 2 of the 2018 CWL Pro League.
| Place | Team |
|---|---|
| 1st/2nd | Mindfreak |
| Evil Geniuses | |
| 3rd/4th | Epsilon eSports |
| Tainted Minds | |
| 5th-6th | GGEA Orange |
| Team Vitality | |
| 7th-8th | EZG eSports |
| Nordic |
AA total of $700,000 prize money will be given out during Stage 2. All 16 teams will receive $12,500 for participating while the 8 teams which qualified for playoffs will play for another $500,000. The top 6 teams from all Stage 1 groups and the 4 teams which qualified via the relegation tournament participated in Stage 2. All 16 teams also qualified for the 2018 Call of Duty Championship.[1] [13]
Participating teams:
Teams which placed among the top 6 teams in their Division during Stage 1 have until 6pm ET on May 7, 2018, to submit a roster and were allowed to replace 2 players. Teams which placed among the bottom 2 teams in their Division during Stage 1 have until 6pm ET on April 13, 2018, to submit a roster and were allowed to replace 2 players.[8]
| Team | Player left | Player joined | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team EnVyUs | SlasheR [16] | Chino [17] | |
| Temp | Decemate | ||
| compLexity Gaming[18] | Ferocitys | Censor | |
| Decemate | Dashy | ||
| Rise Nation | Methodz [19] | SlasheR [20] | |
| Team Kaliber | Theory [21] | Ferocitys | |
| Chino [22] | Enable [23] | ||
| SiLLY [24] | FeLo | ||
| Echo Fox | Assault [25] | Temp | |
| Octane [26] | Formal | ||
| Formal [27] | Methodz | ||
| Karma [28] | Octane | ||
| Splyce | Tommey [29] | Joshh [30] | |
| UNILAD | Moose [31] | Alexx [32] | |
| Skrapz | Zed [33] | ||
| Red Reserve | Joshh [34] | Skrapz |
| Round | Dates |
|---|---|
| Division A | 15–17 May 2018 |
| 22–24 May 2018 | |
| 26–28 June 2018 | |
| 3–6 July 2018 | |
| Division B | 29–31 May 2018 |
| 5–7 June 2018 | |
| 10–12 July 2018 | |
| 17–19 July 2018 | |
| Playoffs | 27–29 July 2018 |
| Pos | Team | Series | Games | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Reserve | 11–3 | 38–21 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Team Kaliber[35] | 9–5 | 33–23 | |
| 3 | Echo Fox | 9–5 | 31–27 | |
| 4 | FaZe Clan | 8–6 | 30–23 | |
| 5 | Evil Geniuses | 7–7 | 29–26 | |
| 6 | Team EnVyUs | 6–8 | 28–28 | |
| 7 | Splyce | 5–9 | 21–33 | |
| 8 | Epsilon eSports | 1–13 | 11–40 |
| Pos | Team | Series | Games | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OpTic Gaming[36] | 10–4 | 35–21 | Playoffs |
| 2 | 10–4 | 38–22 | ||
| 3 | UNILAD | 10–4 | 33–22 | |
| 4 | Rise Nation | 9–5 | 33–23 | |
| 5 | Luminosity Gaming[37] | 6–8 | 27–29 | |
| 6 | compLexity Gaming | 6–8 | 24–27 | |
| 7 | Mindfreak | 4–10 | 22–37 | |
| 8 | Tainted Minds | 1–13 | 13–41 |
| Team | Division | |
|---|---|---|
| Red Reserve | Division A #1 | |
| Team Kaliber | Division A #2 | |
| Echo Fox | Division A #3 | |
| FaZe Clan | Division A #4 | |
| OpTic Gaming | Division B #1 | |
| Division B #2 | ||
| UNILAD | Division B #3 | |
| Rise Nation | Division B #4 |
| Place | Team | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Team Kaliber | $212,500 |
| 2nd | Rise Nation | $132,500 |
| 3rd | Red Reserve | $92,500 |
| 4th | $52,500 | |
| 5th-6th | FaZe Clan | $32,500 |
| UNILAD | ||
| 7th-8th | OpTic Gaming | $22,500 |
| Echo Fox |