Call of Duty Championship 2018
The Call of Duty World League Championship 2018 was a Call of Duty: WWII 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]
| 2018 | |
 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Call of Duty: WWII |
| Location | Columbus, Ohio, United States |
| Dates | August 15, 2018–August 19, 2018 |
| Administrator | Activision |
Tournament format(s) | Pool Play to seed brackets then Double-Elimination. |
| Venue(s) | Nationwide Arena |
| Teams | 32 |
| Purse | $1,500,000 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Evil Geniuses |
| MVP | Adam "Assault" Garcia |
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 |
| Brazil |
|---|
| Virtue Gaming |
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[lower-alpha 1][5] |
| FaZe Clan |
| Luminosity Gaming |
| Team EnVyUs |
| eUnited |
| Evil Geniuses |
| Europe |
|---|
| Red Reserve |
| UNILAD |
| Splyce |
| Epsilon eSports |
| APAC |
|---|
| Mindfreak |
| Tainted Minds |
- 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.
Last Chance Qualifier teams
The top 16 teams from the Last Chance Qualifier will qualify for the 2018 Call of Duty Championship.[3]
| Place | Team |
|---|---|
| Top 8 | EZG eSports |
| Team Heretics | |
| Team Vitality | |
| Elevate | |
| Enigma6 Group | |
| Ghost Gaming | |
| Lethal Gaming | |
| Les Blues | |
| 9th-16th | Morituri 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.[6]
| Group A | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Series | Games | Qualification | ||
| 1 | Lightning Pandas | 3–0 | 100% | 9–4 | 69% | Bracket Play |
| 2 | Team Kaliber | 2–1 | 67% | 8–6 | 57% | |
| 3 | Team Heretics | 1–2 | 33% | 7–7 | 50% | Eliminated |
| 4 | Epsilon eSports | 0–3 | 0% | 2–9 | 18% | |
| Group B | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Series | Games | Qualification | ||
| 1 | Rise Nation | 3–0 | 100% | 9–3 | 75% | Bracket Play |
| 2 | Lethal Gaming | 2–1 | 67% | 8–7 | 53% | |
| 3 | Brash eSports | 1–2 | 33% | 5–8 | 38% | Eliminated |
| 4 | Tainted Minds | 0–3 | 0% | 5–9 | 36% | |
| Group C | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Series | Games | Qualification | ||
| 1 | Red Reserve | 3–0 | 100% | 9–4 | 69% | Bracket Play |
| 2 | Ghost Gaming | 2–1 | 67% | 7–5 | 58% | |
| 3 | Mindfreak | 1–2 | 33% | 7–6 | 54% | Eliminated |
| 4 | ZoneGG | 0–3 | 0% | 0–9 | 10% | |
| Group D | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Series | Games | Qualification | ||
| 1 | Team Sween | 3–0 | 100% | 9–3 | 75% | Bracket Play |
| 2 | eUnited | 2–1 | 67% | 8–4 | 67% | |
| 3 | Splyce | 1–2 | 33% | 5–6 | 46.5% | Eliminated |
| 4 | EZG eSports | 0–3 | 0% | 0–9 | 0% | |
| Group E | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Series | Games | Qualification | ||
| 1 | FaZe Clan | 3–0 | 100% | 9–3 | 7% | Bracket Play |
| 2 | compLexity Gaming | 2–1 | 67% | 7–5 | 58% | |
| 3 | Enigma6 Group | 1–2 | 33% | 5–6 | 46.5% | Eliminated |
| 4 | Morituri eSports | 0–3 | 0% | 2–9 | 18% | |
| Group F | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Series | Games | Qualification | ||
| 1 | UNILAD | 3–0 | 100% | 9–0 | 100% | Bracket Play |
| 2 | Team EnVyUs | 2–1 | 67% | 6–3 | 67% | |
| 3 | Mentality eSports | 1–2 | 33% | 3–7 | 30% | Eliminated |
| 4 | Team Prismatic | 0–3 | 0% | 1–9 | 10% | |
| Group G | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Series | Games | Qualification | ||
| 1 | Luminosity Gaming | 3–0 | 100% | 9–0 | 100% | Bracket Play |
| 2 | Team Vitality | 2–1 | 67% | 6–4 | 60% | |
| 3 | Echo Fox | 1–2 | 33% | 4–6 | 46.5% | Eliminated |
| 4 | HavoK eSports | 0–3 | 0% | 0–9 | 0% | |
| Group H | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Series | Games | Qualification | ||
| 1 | Evil Geniuses[lower-alpha 1] | 2–1 | 67% | 7–4 | 64% | Bracket Play |
| 2 | Elevate[lower-alpha 1] | 2–1 | 67% | 7–4 | 64% | |
| 3 | OpTic Gaming[lower-alpha 1] | 2–1 | 67% | 6–4 | 60% | Eliminated |
| 4 | Supremacy | 0–3 | 0% | 1–9 | 10% | |
- 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.
Final standings
| Place | Team | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Evil Geniuses | $600,000 |
| 2nd | Team Kaliber | $200,000 |
| 3rd | FaZe Clan | $100,000 |
| 4th | eUnited | $80,000 |
| 5th-6th | Team EnVyUs | $55,000 |
| Luminosity Gaming | ||
| 7th-8th | Elevate | $35,000 |
| Red Reserve | ||
| 9th-12th | Team Vitality | $25,000 |
| UNILAD | ||
| Ghost Gaming | ||
| Lightning Pandas | ||
| 13th-16th | Lethal Gaming | $15,000 |
| Team Sween | ||
| compLexity Gaming | ||
| Rise Nation | ||
| 17th-24th | Team Heretics | $12,500 |
| Brash eSports | ||
| Mindfreak | ||
| Splyce | ||
| Enigma6 Group | ||
| Mentality eSports | ||
| Echo Fox | ||
| OpTic Gaming | ||
| 25th-32nd | Epsilon eSports | $10,000 |
| Tainted Minds | ||
| ZoneGG | ||
| EZG eSports | ||
| Morituri eSports | ||
| Team Prismatic | ||
| HavoK eSports | ||
| Supremacy |
References
- "CWL Championship 2018". Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- "Call of Duty World League Championship 2018 Recap". Retrieved August 21, 2018.
- "Call of Duty World League Championship - Last Chance Qualifier Info". Retrieved June 24, 2018.
- "CWL 2018 Season Reveal". Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- "Changes to #coLofDuty". Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- "Presenting the pools for the 2018 Call of Duty World League Championship". Retrieved July 29, 2018.