Dallas Empire

The Dallas Empire is an American professional Call of Duty League (CDL) esports team based in Dallas, Texas. Dallas Empire is owned by Envy Gaming. Dallas was announced as one of the first five cities to host a CDL team.

Dallas Empire
FoundedSeptember 13, 2019
LeagueCall of Duty League
Team historyDallas Empire
(2019–present)
Based inDallas, Texas, United States
Colors     
Parent group
WebsiteOfficial website
Current season

History

On May 2, 2019, Activision Blizzard announced that Envy Gaming had purchased one of the first five franchise slots for the Call of Duty League.[1] According to ESPN, the publisher was looking to sell slots for approximately $25 million per team.[2][3] Starting on October 14, 2019 and over the next 5 days Dallas announced their starting 5 man roster culminating with the announcement of their branding, the Dallas Empire.[4] On August 30, 2020, Dallas Empire won the 2020 Call of Duty League Championship.[5] On September 1, 2020, Clayster announced on his Twitter account that he would go into the 2021 as a restricted free agent as a result of the Call of Duty League moving back to a 4v4 format.[6]

Team identity

The name "Dallas Empire" was derived from the lyrics, "O Empire wide and glorious, you stand supremely blest," of the Texas state song Texas, Our Texas. The team's primary colors are black and gold, with a secondary color of blue, to represent their regal theme. Their logo displays a crown, with the points being made up of a stylized N and V, as a nod to Envy Gaming's history in competitive Call of Duty.[7]

Current roster
Dallas Empire roster
PlayersCoaches
HandleNameNationalityPrevious team
Crimsix  Porter, Ian   United States  Optic Gaming 
Huke  Garland, Cuyler   United States  Splyce 
Illey  Dhaliwal, Inderwir   Canada  eUnited Cadets 
Shotzzy  Cuevas, Anthony   Canada  Splyce Black 
Tisch (S)  Tischler, Paul   United States  UYU 
Head coach

Raymond "Rambo" Lussier

Legend
  • (S) Substitute
  • (TW) Two-way player
  • (I) Inactive
  • (SS) Suspended
  • Injury/Illness

Latest roster transaction: September 18, 2020.

References
  1. Pei, Annie (May 2, 2019). "Activision Blizzard announces first 5 teams for Call of Duty esports league". CNBC. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  2. Bhat, Keshav (May 2, 2019). "Five cities have purchased a spot in the upcoming franchised Call of Duty league". Charlie INTEL. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  3. Pei, Annie (May 2, 2019). "Activision Blizzard announces first 5 teams for Call of Duty esports league". CNBC. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  4. Fitch, Adam (October 20, 2019). "Mike "Hastr0" Rufail announces Dallas Empire branding". Esportsinsider. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  5. "Dallas Empire Win First-Ever Call of Duty League Championship". Call of Duty League. August 30, 2020. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  6. "Empire Clayster on Twitter: "Restricted F/A for CDL 2021 Season"". August 30, 2020. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  7. Dallas Empire (October 19, 2019). "Dallas Empire: Our Story". Call of Duty League. Retrieved February 16, 2020.


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