Call of Duty Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Call of Duty |
| Location | Burbank, California, United States |
| Month played | March |
| Established | 2013 |
| Number of tournaments | Annual |
| Teams | 32 |
| Current champion | |
| Team EnVyuS | |
The Call of Duty Championship is an annual Call of Duty tournament. There are regional tournaments in Asia Pacific, Brazil, Europe, and North America to determine qualification and seeding at the world championships.[1] Players must be at least 18 years of age as of the beginning of the tournament in order to participate.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]
The inaugural tournament was held in 2013 on Call of Duty: Black Ops II for the Xbox 360 and was won by Fariko Impact. Complexity Gaming won the 2014 event.[18]
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.[19]
The 2016 iteration will occur 2nd-4th September 2016, unlike previous ones held in the spring, with a $2 Million dollar prize pool. It was announced on 8th June 2016 that the championship will take place along with Call of Duty XP which will reveal the Infinite Warfare Multiplayer Trailer.
Past results
| Year | Title | Winner | Roster | Runner-up | Roster | Third place | Roster | Fourth place | Roster |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 | Fariko Gaming | Parasite, KiLLa, MiRx, Karma | OpTic Gaming | BigTymeR, MerK, Scumpii, NaDeSHoT | compLexity Gaming | ACHES, TeePee, Crimsix, TuQuick | ||
| 2014 | Call of Duty: Ghosts | Complexity Gaming | ACHES, TeePee, Crimsix, Karma | Team EnVyUs | MerK, Rambo, NameLeSs, StuDyy | OpTic Gaming | NaDeSHoT, Scump, Clayster, MBoZe | Strictly Business | Censor, Apathy, Dedo, Saints |
| 2015 | Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare | Denial eSports | Replays, Attach, Clayster, JKap | Team Revenge | Nagafen, Remy, Faccento, AquA | FaZe Red | ACHES, SlasheR, Enable, Parasite | Prophecy | Ricky, MBoZe, Classic, Mochila |
| 2016 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 | Team EnVyUs | Jkap, Slasher, John, Apathy | Splyce | Rated, Joee, Joshh, Bance | Team eLevate | Aqua, Faccento, Nagafen, Felony | Fab Games | Vortex, Hawqeh, Dqvee, Desire |
References
- ↑ Stuart, Keith (March 30, 2015). "Call of Duty World Championship 2015: Denial claims victory in thrilling finale". The Guardian. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ↑ Keith Stuart and Ben Perkin (March 29, 2015). "Call of Duty championships 2015: Optic Gaming drops out on day of upsets | Technology". The Guardian. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- ↑ Martin, Matt (March 30, 2015). "Denial wins Call of Duty Championship 2015". VG247. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- ↑ "'Call of Duty' Championship Looks To Crown New Kings This Weekend". Forbes. March 26, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
- ↑ Makuch, Eddie (January 8, 2015). "$1 Million Up For Grabs At 2015 Call of Duty Championship". GameSpot. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- ↑ "The State of Competitive Call of Duty - 2015 Championships and Onward | Jesse Aaron". Huffington Post. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- ↑ Peter. "Denial wins the 2015 Call of Duty Championship". Charlie INTEL. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- ↑ "Call of Duty Championship 2015 Day Three Preview And Current Placings". MP1st.com. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- ↑ "Call Of Duty World Championship 2015: Denial win $400,000 in Los Angeles". International Business Times. March 30, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- ↑ Ben Sillis (March 25, 2015). "Call of Duty Championship 2015: 9 ways to improve it". Redbull.com. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- ↑ Howell, Patrick (January 3, 2016). "The Green Wall crumbles on upset filled Saturday at Call of Duty Championships". Dailydot.com. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- ↑ Pitcher, Jenna (March 30, 2015). "Denial Victorious in Call of Duty Championship 2015 Grand Final". IGN. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- ↑ "Watch: Final day of $1M Call of Duty championship". FOX Sports. March 29, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- ↑ Kamen, Matt (March 30, 2015). "Call of Duty Championships upset eSports world (Wired UK)". Wired. Archived from the original on September 18, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- ↑ Mike Fahey (March 15, 2012). "Kotaku". Kotaku. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- ↑ Helgeson, Matt (March 26, 2015). "Everything You Need To Know About This Weekend's Call of Duty Championship - Features". GameInformer. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- ↑ "Call Of Duty 2015 World Championship Has $1 Million Prize Pool". Cinemablend.com. October 2, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- ↑ "CompLexity dominates $1M 2014 Call of Duty Championship". Polygon. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- ↑ Dean Takahashi (March 29, 2015). "Denial eSports wins the Call of Duty Championships | GamesBeat | Games | by Dean Takahashi". Venturebeat.com. Retrieved January 10, 2016.