| Call of Duty Championship | |
| Sport: | Call of Duty |
| Location: | Burbank, California, United States |
| Month Played: | August |
| Establishment: | 2013 |
| Teams: | 32 |
| Number: | Annual |
| Most Successful Team: | OpTic (2 titles) |
The Call of Duty Championship is an annual Call of Duty tournament held at the end of each competitive season to determine the year's World Champion. To determine qualification, teams must qualify through events before the World Championship. Players must be at least 18 years of age as of the beginning of the tournament in order to participate.[1]
The inaugural tournament was first held in 2013 on for the Xbox 360 and was won by Fariko Impact.[2] In 2014, playing , Complexity Gaming won the $400,000 championship prize.[3]
The 2015 iteration of the event was won by Denial eSports with team consisting of Chris "Replays" Crowder, Dillon "Attach" Price, James "Clayster" Eubanks, and Jordan "JKap" Kaplan.[4]
The 2016 iteration occurred 2–4 September 2016, unlike previous ones held in the spring, with a two million dollar prize pool. It was announced on June 8, 2016, that the championship will take place along with Call of Duty XP which will reveal the Infinite Warfare Multiplayer Trailer. Team EnvyUs won the event, with a line-up of JKap, SlasheR, Apathy, and John (who was named MVP of the event).[5]
In 2020, Activision and Sony Mobile announced the inaugural Championship would begin on April 30.[6] However, in December, Activision canceled the Mobile Grand Finals due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and distributed the $750,000 prize pool between the seven teams who qualified for the Finals.[7]
The 2021 Call of Duty League season began January 23, 2021.[8] In April 2021, Activision announced the 2021 Call of Duty: Mobile Championship would begin on June 3.[9]
| Year | Game Version | Venue (location) | Champions (roster) | Runner-ups (roster) | Third place (roster) | Fourth place (roster) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Black Ops II | Hollywood Palladium (Hollywood, California) | Fariko Impact[10] (Karma, KiLLa, MiRx, Parasite) | Team EnVyUs(JKap, ProoFy, Rambo, StaiNViLLe) | OpTic Gaming(BigTymeR, MerK, Scump, NaDeSHoT) | CompLexity Gaming(ACHES, C6, TeePee, TuQuick) | |
| 2014 | Ghosts | Los Angeles Convention Center (Los Angeles, California) | CompLexity Gaming[11] (ACHES, C6, Karma, TeePee) | Team EnVyUs(MerK, NAMELESS, Rambo, StuDyy) | OpTic Gaming(Clayster, MBoZe, NaDeSHoT, Scump) | Strictly Business(Apathy, Censor, Dedo, Saints) | |
| 2015 | Advanced Warfare | Los Angeles Convention Center (Los Angeles, California) | Denial eSports[12] (Attach, Clayster, JKap, Replays) | Team Revenge(AquA, Faccento, Nagafen, Remy) | FaZe Red(ACHES, Enable, Parasite, SlasheR) | Prophecy(Classic, MBoZe, Mochila, Censor) | |
| 2016 | Black Ops III | Great Western Forum (Inglewood, California) | Team EnVyUs[13] (Apathy, JKap, John, SlasheR) | Splyce(Bance, Joee, Joshh, Rated) | Team eLevate(Aqua, Faccento, Felony, Nagafen) | Fab Games(Desire, Dqvee, Hawqeh, Vortex) | |
| 2017 | Infinite Warfare | Amway Center (Orlando, Florida) | OpTic Gaming[14] (Crimsix, FormaL, Karma, Scump) | Team EnVyUs(Apathy, Jkap, John, SlasheR) | Luminosity Gaming(Classic, Octane, Saints, Slacked) | Rise Nation(Aqua, Faccento, FeLony, Loony) | |
| 2018 | WW2 | Nationwide Arena (Columbus, Ohio) | Evil Geniuses[15] (ACHES, Apathy, Assault, SiLLY) | Team Kaliber(Accuracy, Kenny, Fero, Enable) | FaZe Clan(ZooMaa, Attach, Replays, Priestahh) | (Arcitys, Prestinni, Clayster, FeLonY) | |
| 2019 | Black Ops 4 | Pauley Pavilion (Los Angeles, California) | eUnited[16] (Arcitys, aBeZy, Clayster, Prestinni, Simp) | 100 Thieves (Octane, SlasheR, Kenny, Enable, Priestahh) | Optic Gaming(Scump, crimsix, Karma, TJHaLy, Dashy) | (KiSMET, General, Breszy, GodRx, Mayhem) | |
| 2020 | Modern Warfare | Online | Dallas Empire[17] (C6, Clayster, Huke, iLLeY, Shotzzy) | Atlanta FaZe (aBeZy, Cellium, MajorManiak, Priestahh, Simp) | Chicago Huntsmen(Arcitys, Envoy, Formal, Prestinni, Scump) | London Royal Ravens(Dylan, Seany, Skrapz, wuskin, Zer0) | |
| 2021 | Black Ops Cold War | Galen Center (Los Angeles, California) | Atlanta FaZe[18] (aBeZy, Arcitys, Cellium, Simp) | Toronto Ultra (Bance, Cammy, CleanX, Insight) | Dallas Empire(C6, iLLeY, Shotzzy, Vivid) | Minnesota RØKKR(Attach, Priestahh, MajorManiak, Standy) | |
| 2022 | Vanguard | Galen Center (Los Angeles, California) | Los Angeles Thieves[19] (Drazah, Envoy, Kenny, Octane) | Atlanta FaZe (aBeZy, Arcitys, Cellium, Simp) | Seattle Surge(Accuracy, Mack, Pred, Sib) | OpTic Texas(Dashy, iLLeY, Scump, Shotzzy) | |
| 2023 | Modern Warfare II | Thomas & Mack Center (Paradise, Nevada) | New York Subliners[20] (HyDra, KiSMET, Skyz, Priestahh) | Toronto Ultra (CleanX, Insight, Scrappy, Hicksy) | Atlanta FaZe(aBeZy, Cellium, Simp, SlasheR) | Seattle Surge(Accuracy, Mack, Sib, Pred) | |
| 2024 | Modern Warfare III | Credit Union of Texas Event Center (Allen, Texas) | OpTic Texas(Kenny, Shotzzy, Pred, Dashy) | New York Subliners (HyDra, KiSMET, Skyz, Sib) | Toronto Ultra(CleanX, Insight, Scrappy, Envoy) | Los Angeles Thieves(Ghosty, Kremp, JoeDeceives, Nastie) |
See main article: world championships.