Call of Duty Championship 2018 explained

Call of Duty World League Championship 2018
Sport:
Year:2018
Location:Columbus, Ohio, United States
Start Date:August 15, 2018
End Date:August 19, 2018
Administrator:Activision
Tournament Format:Pool Play to seed brackets then Double-Elimination.
Venues:Nationwide Arena
Teams:32
Purse:$1,500,000
Champions:Evil Geniuses
Mvp:Adam "Assault" Garcia
Previous:2017
Next:2019

The Call of Duty World League Championship 2018 was a tournament on PlayStation 4 that took place on August 15–19, 2018.[1] The tournament was won by Evil Geniuses with a roster consisting of Patrick "ACHES" Price, Bryan "Apathy" Zhelyazkov, Adam "Assault" Garcia and Justin "SiLLY" Fargo-Palmer after beating Team Kaliber in the Grand Finals.[2]

Last Chance Qualifier

On July 24–25, 2018 32 teams will play for a chance to qualify for the Call of Duty Championship 2018 in Columbus, Ohio at the MLG Arena. Ten teams will be invited via the CWL National Circuit: the Stage 2 winners of the Mexico and Brazil pilot regions, and the Stage 4 winners of the National Circuit leagues from the United States of America, United Kingdom, Canada, France, Italy, Germany, Spain and Australia. Another 22 teams, 14 from North America, 7 from Europe and 1 from the APAC region, will also be invited based on cumulative CWL Pro Points earned. The top 16 teams will qualify for the 2018 Call of Duty Championship.[3]

Last Chance Qualifier teams

North America
Lightning Pandas
InControl Gaming
Ghost Gaming
Enigma6 Group
Morituri eSports
Elevate
Team WaR
ESG eSports
GAS Gaming
in2ition
Gone Gaming
HavoK eSports
Mentality eSports
Vertacon
Lethal Gaming
WrangleR Gaming
Team BlackOut
Europe
Brash eSports
Alle Snakes
iDomina Esports
Team Heretics
Giants Gaming
Les Blues
Supremacy
ZoneGG
The Imperial
Team Sween
Team Vitality
Black Forest Gaming
APAC
TabooESC
Synergy Esports Club

Qualified teams

32 teams from the North America, Europe and APAC regions will qualify for the tournament. The 16 teams which qualified for Stage 2 of the 2018 CWL Pro League were the first teams to qualify.[4] Another 16 teams will qualify via the Last Chance Qualifier.[3]

Pro League Teams

The 16 teams which qualified for Stage 2 of the 2018 CWL Pro League were the first teams to qualify for the 2018 Call of Duty Championship.[4]

North America
Rise Nation
OpTic Gaming
Team Kaliber
Echo Fox
compLexity Gaming[5] [6]
FaZe Clan
Luminosity Gaming
Team EnVyUs
Evil Geniuses
Europe
Red Reserve
UNILAD
Splyce
Epsilon eSports
APAC
Mindfreak
Tainted Minds

Last Chance Qualifier teams

The top 16 teams from the Last Chance Qualifier will qualify for the 2018 Call of Duty Championship.[3]

PlaceTeam
Top 8EZG eSports
Team Heretics
Team Vitality
Elevate
Enigma6 Group
Ghost Gaming
Lethal Gaming
Les Blues
9th-16thMorituri eSports
Team Sween
Lightning Pandas
HavoK eSports
ZoneGG
Mentality eSports
Supremacy
Brash eSports

Groups

The draw for the groups took place on 29 July 2018.[7]

Group A
PosTeamSeriesGamesQualification
1Lightning Pandas3–0100%9–469%Bracket Play
2Team Kaliber2–167%8–657%
3Team Heretics1–233%7–750%Eliminated
4Epsilon eSports0–30%2–918%
Group B
PosTeamSeriesGamesQualification
1Rise Nation3–0100%9–375%Bracket Play
2Lethal Gaming2–167%8–753%
3Brash eSports1–233%5–838%Eliminated
4Tainted Minds0–30%5–936%
Group C
PosTeamSeriesGamesQualification
1Red Reserve3–0100%9–469%Bracket Play
2Ghost Gaming2–167%7–558%
3Mindfreak1–233%7–654%Eliminated
4ZoneGG0–30%0–910%
Group D
PosTeamSeriesGamesQualification
1Team Sween 3–0100%9–375%Bracket Play
22–167%8–467%
3Splyce1–233%5–646.5%Eliminated
4EZG eSports0–30%0–90%
Group E
PosTeamSeriesGamesQualification
1FaZe Clan3–0100%9–37%Bracket Play
2compLexity Gaming2–167%7–558%
3Enigma6 Group1–233%5–646.5%Eliminated
4Morituri eSports0–30%2–918%
Group F
PosTeamSeriesGamesQualification
1UNILAD3–0100%9–0100%Bracket Play
2Team EnVyUs2–167%6–367%
3Mentality eSports1–233%3–730%Eliminated
4Team Prismatic0–30%1–910%
Group G
PosTeamSeriesGamesQualification
1Luminosity Gaming3–0100%9–0100%Bracket Play
2Team Vitality2–167%6–460%
3Echo Fox1–233%4–646.5%Eliminated
4HavoK eSports0–30%0–90%
Group H
PosTeamSeriesGamesQualification
1Evil Geniuses[8] 2–167%7–464%Bracket Play
2Elevate2–167%7–464%
3OpTic Gaming2–167%6–460%Eliminated
4Supremacy0–30%1–910%

Final standings

PlaceTeamPrize money
1stEvil Geniuses$600,000
2ndTeam Kaliber$200,000
3rdFaZe Clan$100,000
4th$80,000
5th-6thTeam EnVyUs$55,000
Luminosity Gaming
7th-8thElevate$35,000
Red Reserve
9th-12thTeam Vitality$25,000
UNILAD
Ghost Gaming
Lightning Pandas
13th-16thLethal Gaming$15,000
Team Sween
compLexity Gaming
Rise Nation
17th-24thTeam Heretics$12,500
Brash eSports
Mindfreak
Splyce
Enigma6 Group
Mentality eSports
Echo Fox
OpTic Gaming
25th-32ndEpsilon eSports$10,000
Tainted Minds
ZoneGG
EZG eSports
Morituri eSports
Team Prismatic
HavoK eSports
Supremacy

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CWL Championship 2018. April 23, 2018.
  2. Web site: Call of Duty World League Championship 2018 Recap. August 21, 2018.
  3. Web site: Call of Duty World League Championship - Last Chance Qualifier Info. June 24, 2018.
  4. Web site: CWL 2018 Season Reveal. April 23, 2018.
  5. compLexity Gaming acquired the 2 players left on the eRa Eternity roster and their spot in the Stage 2 of the league and thus also the spot in the Championship.
  6. Web site: Changes to #coLofDuty. April 23, 2018.
  7. Web site: Presenting the pools for the 2018 Call of Duty World League Championship. July 29, 2018.
  8. Evil Geniuses, Elevate and OpTic Gaming were locked in a three-way tie. Based on head-to-head games record, Evil Geniuses finished 1st in the tiebreaker with a 4-3 map record, Elevate finished 2nd with a 4-4 map record and OpTic Gaming finished 3rd with a 3-4 map record.

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