Call of Duty Championship 2016
Call of Duty Championship 2016 was a Call of Duty: Black Ops III on PlayStation 4 tournament that occurred on September 1–4, 2016.
Tournament information | |
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Sport | Call of Duty: Black Ops III |
Location | Inglewood, California, United States |
Dates | September 1, 2016–September 4, 2016 |
Administrator | Activision |
Tournament format(s) | Pool Play to seed brackets then Double-Elimination. |
Teams | 32 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Team Envy |
MVP | Johnathon "John" Perez |
It was won by Team EnVyUs with a team consisting of Austin "SlasheR" Liddicoat, Bryan "Apathy" Zhelyazkov, Johnathon "John" Perez, and Jordan "JKap" Kaplan.[1]
The tournament was livestreamed online on Twitch.
Format
- Group Stage
- Best of 5 Series
- Top 2 advance to Knockout Stage
- Bottom 2 teams are eliminated
- Knockout Stage
- Double Elimination
- Best of 5 Series
- Grand Finals
- Team coming from the Losers Bracket must win two Best of 5 Series to claim victory.
Game Types and Maps
Included maps and modes:
- Hardpoint: Breach, Evac, Fringe, Stronghold
- Search and Destroy: Breach, Evac, Fringe, Hunted, Infection, Redwood, Stronghold
- Uplink: Breach, Evac, Fringe, Infection
- Capture the Flag: Breach, Evac, Fringe, Stronghold
Qualified teams
32 teams from the North America, Europe and APAC regions will qualify for the tournament. 12 teams will qualify via total points gained from each stages playoffs of their individual regions in the 2016 Call of Duty Pro League. Another 20 teams will qualify via online qualifiers from each region.
Pro League Teams
The 12 teams which accumulated the most points from their individual regions 2016 Call of Duty Pro League playoffs were the first teams to qualify for the 2016 Call of Duty Championship.
North America |
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Team Envy |
Rise Nation |
Optic Gaming |
Luminosity Gaming |
FaZe Clan |
Renegades |
Europe |
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Splyce |
HyperGames Team |
Millenium |
Team Infused |
APAC |
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Mindfreak |
Team Orbit |
Online Qualifier teams
20 further teams qualified from their respective regions online qualifiers.
North America |
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Pnda Gaming |
Team Kaliber |
Complexity Gaming |
Team Allegiance |
Cloud9 |
Lethal Gaming |
Elevate |
Apotheon Esports |
Most Wanted |
eUnited |
Europe |
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Black Forest Games |
Epsilon Esports |
Team Vitality |
PuLse Gaming |
Team-LDLC |
Supremacy |
Vodafone Giants |
FAB Games eSports |
APAC |
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Tainted Minds |
Chiefs eSports Club |
Groups
Group A | ||||||
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Pos | Team | Series | Games | Qualification | ||
1 | Splyce | 3–0 | 100% | 9–2 | 82% | Bracket Play |
2 | Millenium | 2–1 | 67% | 7-4 | 64% | |
3 | eUnited | 1–2 | 33% | 4-6 | 46% | Eliminated |
4 | Black Forest Games | 0–3 | 0% | 1–9 | 10% |
Group B | ||||||
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Pos | Team | Series | Games | Qualification | ||
1 | Rise Nation | 3–0 | 100% | 9–2 | 82% | Bracket Play |
2 | HyperGames Team | 2–1 | 67% | 6-3 | 67% | |
3 | Apotheon Esports | 1–2 | 33% | 5-7 | 42% | Eliminated |
4 | Supremacy | 0–3 | 0% | 1–9 | 10% |
Group C | ||||||
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Pos | Team | Series | Games | Qualification | ||
1 | FAB Games eSports | 3–0 | 100% | 9–2 | 82% | Bracket Play |
2 | Luminosity Gaming | 2-1 | 67% | 6-5 | 55% | |
3 | Mindfreak | 1–2 | 33% | 5-7 | 42% | Eliminated |
4 | Chiefs eSports Club | 0-3 | 0% | 3-9 | 25% |
Group D | ||||||
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Pos | Team | Series | Games | Qualification | ||
1 | Team Allegiance | 3–0 | 100% | 9–2 | 82% | Bracket Play |
2 | Epsilon Esports | 2–1 | 67% | 6–6 | 50% | |
3 | PuLse Gaming | 1–2 | 33% | 5-6 | 46% | Eliminated |
4 | Renegades | 0–3 | 0% | 3–9 | 25% |
Group E | ||||||
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Pos | Team | Series | Games | Qualification | ||
1 | FaZe Clan | 3-0 | 100% | 9-0 | 100% | Bracket Play |
2 | Elevate | 2–1 | 67% | 6-3 | 67% | |
3 | Most Wanted | 1-2 | 33% | 3-8 | 27% | Eliminated |
4 | Vodafone Giants | 0–3 | 0% | 2–9 | 18% |
Group F | ||||||
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Pos | Team | Series | Games | Qualification | ||
1 | Team Kaliber | 3–0 | 100% | 9–4 | 69% | Bracket Play |
2 | Team Infused | 2–1 | 67% | 8-6 | 57% | |
3 | Lethal Gaming | 1–2 | 33% | 5-7 | 42% | Eliminated |
4 | Tainted Minds | 0–3 | 0% | 4–9 | 31% |
Group G | ||||||
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Pos | Team | Series | Games | Qualification | ||
1 | Team Envy | 3–0 | 100% | 9–3 | 75% | Bracket Play |
2 | Cloud9 | 2–1 | 67% | 8-5 | 62% | |
3 | Team Orbit | 1–2 | 33% | 4-7 | 36% | Eliminated |
4 | Team Vitality | 0–3 | 0% | 3–9 | 25% |
Group H | ||||||
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Pos | Team | Series | Games | Qualification | ||
1 | Complexity Gaming | 3-0 | 100% | 9-5 | 64% | Bracket Play |
2 | Optic Gaming | 2–1 | 67% | 8–4 | 67% | |
3 | Pnda Gaming | 1-2 | 33% | 5-6 | 46% | Eliminated |
4 | Team=LDLC | 0–3 | 0% | 2–9 | 18% |
Final standings
Place | Team | Prize money |
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1st | Team Envy | $800,000 |
2nd | Splyce | $250,000 |
3rd | Elevate | $150,000 |
4th | FAB Games eSports | $120,000 |
5th-6th | Cloud9 | $70,000 |
Rise Nation | ||
7th-8th | FaZe Clan | $50,000 |
Optic Gaming | ||
9th-12th | HyperGames Team | $30,000 |
Luminosity Gaming | ||
Millenium | ||
Team Kaliber | ||
13th-16th | compLexity Gaming | $20,000 |
Epsilon Esports | ||
Team Allegiance | ||
Team Infused | ||
17th-24th | Apotheon Esports | $15,000 |
eUnited | ||
Lethal Gaming | ||
Mindfreak | ||
Most Wanted | ||
Pnda Gaming | ||
PuLse Gaming | ||
Team Orbit | ||
25th-32nd | Black Forest Games | $15,000 |
Chiefs eSports Club | ||
Vodafone Giants | ||
Renegades | ||
Supremacy | ||
Tainted Minds | ||
Team-LDLC | ||
Team Vitality |
References
- Noel, Dan (September 8, 2016). "CWL Championship Sunday Recap". Retrieved January 26, 2017.