Call of Duty Championship
The Call of Duty Championship is an annual Call of Duty tournament held at the end of the season to determine the World Champion of the Year. 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.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Call of Duty |
| Location | Burbank, California, United States |
| Month played | August |
| Established | 2013 |
Number of tournaments | Annual |
| Teams | 32 |
| Current champion | |
| Dallas Empire (1st title) | |
The inaugural tournament was first 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.
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.
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 8 June 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. The team consisted of John, JKap, SlasheR, and Apathy. John was named MVP of the Event.
Championship breakdown
| Year | Game Version | Venue | Champions
(roster) |
Runners-up
(roster) |
Third place
(roster) |
Fourth place
(roster) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Black Ops II | Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood, California | Fariko Impact [1]
(Karma, KiLLa, MiRx, Parasite) |
Team EnVyUs
(JKap, ProoFy, Rambo, StaiNViLLe) |
OpTic Gaming | CompLexity Gaming
(ACHES, C6, TeePee, TuQuick) |
| 2014 | Ghosts | Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, California | CompLexity Gaming [2] | Team EnVyUs
(MerK, NAMELESS, Rambo, StuDyy) |
OpTic Gaming | Strictly Business
(Apathy, Censor, Dedo, Saints) |
| 2015 | Advanced Warfare | Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA | Denial eSports [3] | Team Revenge
(AquA, Faccento, Nagafen, Remy) |
FaZe Red
(ACHES, Enable, Parasite, SlasheR) |
Prophecy
(Classic, MBoZe, Mochila, Ricky) |
| 2016 | Black Ops III | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California | Team EnVyUs [4]
(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 [5]
(C6, 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 [6]
(ACHES, Apathy, Assault, SiLLY) |
Team Kaliber
(Accuracy, Kenny, Fero, Enable) |
FaZe Clan
(ZooMaa, Attach, Replays, Priestahh) |
eUnited
(Arcitys, Prestinni, Clayster, FeLonY) |
| 2019 | Black Ops 4 | Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California | eUnited [7]
(Arcitys, aBeZy, Clayster, Prestinni, Simp) |
100 Thieves
(Octane, SlasheR, Kenny, Enable, Priestahh) |
Optic Gaming
(Scump, C6, Karma, TJHaLy, Dashy) |
Enigma6 Group
(KiSMET, General, Breszy, GodRx, Mayhem) |
| 2020 | Modern Warfare | Online | Dallas Empire
(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) |
| One ring | Two rings | Three rings |
|---|---|---|
| KiLLa | JKap | Karma |
| MiRx | ACHES | C6 |
| Parasite | Apathy | Clayster |
| TeePee | ||
| Attach | ||
| Replays | ||
| John | ||
| SlasheR | ||
| FormaL | ||
| Scump | ||
| Assault | ||
| SiLLY | ||
| Arcitys | ||
| aBeZy | ||
| Prestinni | ||
| Simp | ||
| Huke | ||
| iLLeY | ||
| Shotzzy |
References
- "Fariko Impact win 2013 Call of Duty World Championship". Red Bull. March 28, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- "CompLexity win 2014 Call of Duty World Championship". Polygon. March 31, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- "Denial eSports win 2015 Call of Duty World Championship". Red Bull. March 30, 2015. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- "Team EnVyUs win 2016 Call of Duty World Championship". Business Wire. September 4, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- "OpTic Gaming win 2017 Call of Duty World Championship". Dot esports. August 13, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- "Evil Geniuses win 2018 Call of Duty World Championship". Dot esports. August 19, 2018. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- "eUnited win 2019 Call of Duty World Championship". BBC. August 19, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2020.