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 |
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 |
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 |
| 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]
| 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 |
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% | |
| 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 |
- "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.
| Preceded by | Call of Duty Championship | Succeeded by |