{"id":1441,"date":"2019-10-09T13:23:47","date_gmt":"2019-10-09T13:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/call-of-duty-league-latest-announcement"},"modified":"2024-07-19T12:08:47","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T12:08:47","slug":"call-of-duty-league-latest-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/call-of-duty\/call-of-duty-league-latest-announcement","title":{"rendered":"Call Of Duty League: Teams, schedule and what you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{7f9d82b3-d737-462d-8915-67c30fbd1d23}{67}\" paraid=\"371321082\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Call&nbsp;Of&nbsp;Duty is one of the biggest game franchises in the world, with latest entry Call Of Duty Modern Warfare unsurprisingly becoming one of the best-selling games of the year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{7f9d82b3-d737-462d-8915-67c30fbd1d23}{71}\" paraid=\"940043137\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Considering its huge appeal, it&acirc;&#128;&#153;s perhaps surprising the competitive scene hasn&acirc;&#128;&#153;t secured a growing audience like&nbsp;other shooters like CS: GO and Overwatch. Activision-Blizzard, however, is hoping to change all that with Call&nbsp;Of&nbsp;Duty League 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/callofdutyleague.com\/en-us\/\" target=\"_blank\">new Call of Duty&Acirc;&reg; League&acirc;&#132;&cent;<\/a> will be &#8216;a global, city-based esports league composed of 12 professional teams, representing 11 markets across North America and Europe&#8217;, with Call of Duty esports receiving franchising that sees many big names from the CoD scene such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/mikestubbs\/2019\/08\/30\/100-thieves-will-not-be-in-the-franchised-call-of-duty-global-league\/\" target=\"_blank\">100 Thieves absent<\/a> from the inaugural season.<\/p>\n<div data-oembed-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CODLeague\/status\/1181919933271171077\"><twitter-widget class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\" data-tweet-id=\"1181919933271171077\" id=\"twitter-widget-0\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; display: block; transform: rotate(0deg); 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margin: 10px auto; max-width: 100%; min-width: 220px;\"><\/twitter-widget><twitter-widget class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\" id=\"twitter-widget-0\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; display: block; transform: rotate(0deg); width: 500px; margin: 10px auto; max-width: 100%; min-width: 220px;\"><\/twitter-widget><twitter-widget class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\" id=\"twitter-widget-0\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; display: block; transform: rotate(0deg); width: 500px; margin: 10px auto; max-width: 100%; min-width: 220px;\"><\/twitter-widget><twitter-widget class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\" data-tweet-id=\"1181919933271171077\" id=\"twitter-widget-0\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; display: block; transform: rotate(0deg); width: 500px; margin: 10px auto; max-width: 100%; min-width: 220px;\"><\/twitter-widget><script async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div data-oembed-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CODLeague\/status\/1181919933271171077\"><twitter-widget class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\" data-tweet-id=\"1181919933271171077\" id=\"twitter-widget-0\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; display: block; transform: rotate(0deg); width: 500px; margin: 10px auto; max-width: 100%; min-width: 220px;\"><\/twitter-widget><twitter-widget class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\" id=\"twitter-widget-0\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; display: block; transform: rotate(0deg); width: 500px; margin: 10px auto; max-width: 100%; min-width: 220px;\"><\/twitter-widget><twitter-widget class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\" data-tweet-id=\"1181919933271171077\" id=\"twitter-widget-0\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; display: block; transform: rotate(0deg); width: 500px; margin: 10px auto; max-width: 100%; min-width: 220px;\"><\/twitter-widget><twitter-widget class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\" data-tweet-id=\"1181919933271171077\" id=\"twitter-widget-0\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; display: block; transform: rotate(0deg); width: 500px; margin: 10px auto; max-width: 100%; min-width: 220px;\"><\/twitter-widget><twitter-widget class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\" id=\"twitter-widget-0\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; display: block; transform: rotate(0deg); width: 500px; margin: 10px auto; max-width: 100%; min-width: 220px;\"><\/twitter-widget><twitter-widget class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\" data-tweet-id=\"1181919933271171077\" id=\"twitter-widget-0\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; display: block; transform: rotate(0deg); width: 500px; margin: 10px auto; max-width: 100%; min-width: 220px;\"><\/twitter-widget><script async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2>Which cities \/ territories have CDL teams?<\/h2>\n<p>The Call of Duty League 2020 will have the same the number of launch franchises the Overwatch League <a href=\"https:\/\/overwatchleague.com\/en-us\/news\/20890515\" target=\"_blank\">had for Season 1 in 2018<\/a>. The confirmed list of cities on the website lists the European and American locations and the two separate &#8216;KSE&#8217; and &#8216;IGC&#8217; Los Angeles teams. The competition will travel between these cities for home and away games for all teams as part of the &#8216;world tour&#8217;.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Atlanta (Atlanta Esports Ventures)<\/li>\n<li>Chicago (NRG Esports)<\/li>\n<li>Dallas (Team Envy)<\/li>\n<li>Florida (Misfits Gaming)<\/li>\n<li>Los Angeles x2 (Immortals Gaming Club + Kroenke Sports &amp; Entertainment)<\/li>\n<li>London (ReKTGlobal)<\/li>\n<li>Minnesota (WISE Ventures)<\/li>\n<li>New York (Sterling Equities)<\/li>\n<li>Paris (c0ntact Gaming)<\/li>\n<li>Seattle (Luminosity Gaming)<\/li>\n<li>Toronto (OverActive Media)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What are the names of the new CDL teams?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Atlanta <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/INTELCallofDuty\/status\/1181936069140348929\" target=\"_blank\">FaZe <\/a><\/li>\n<li>Chicago <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iSpoonz_\/status\/1181931452973424640\" target=\"_blank\">Huntsmen<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Dallas <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/INTELCallofDuty\/status\/1181316951592718336\" target=\"_blank\">Empire<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Florida <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/INTELCallofDuty\/status\/1180252447878418432\" target=\"_blank\">Mutineers<\/a><\/li>\n<li>London <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/byadamfitch\/status\/1181930639576256521\" target=\"_blank\">Royal Ravens<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Los Angeles <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/INTELCallofDuty\/status\/1180544824966955008\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Guerrillas<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Los Angeles <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/INTELCallofDuty\/status\/1180544824966955008\" target=\"_blank\">OpTic<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Minnesota <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/INTELCallofDuty\/status\/1181936069140348929\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Rokkr<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>New York <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/byadamfitch\/status\/1180653662131097600\" target=\"_blank\">Subliners<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Paris <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/byadamfitch\/status\/1180322088948776961\" target=\"_blank\">Legion<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Seattle <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/byadamfitch\/status\/1181932276919279616\" target=\"_blank\">Surge<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Toronto <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/INTELCallofDuty\/status\/1180544824966955008\" target=\"_blank\">Ultra<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"call_of_duty_league.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-cf.ginx.tv\/imgcdn\/MLFwUnyZFFj2f7Jrsb5sjPOOaJCQ5nQB4Sg-CbgaDlY\/rs:fill:0:0:1\/g:ce\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ2lueC50di91cGxvYWRzL2NhbGxfb2ZfZHV0eV9sZWFndWUuanBlZw\" style=\"width: 600px; height: 560px;\" width=\"700\" height=\"653\" loading=\"lazy\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size:10px;\">(Picture: Call Of Duty League)&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-oembed-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NlCKARTS\/status\/1181940154468110337\"><twitter-widget class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\" id=\"twitter-widget-1\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; display: block; transform: rotate(0deg); width: 500px; margin: 10px auto; max-width: 100%; min-width: 220px;\"><\/twitter-widget><twitter-widget class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\" id=\"twitter-widget-1\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; display: block; transform: rotate(0deg); width: 500px; margin: 10px auto; max-width: 100%; min-width: 220px;\"><\/twitter-widget><twitter-widget class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\" data-tweet-id=\"1181940154468110337\" id=\"twitter-widget-1\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; display: block; transform: rotate(0deg); width: 500px; margin: 10px auto; max-width: 100%; min-width: 220px;\"><\/twitter-widget><script async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2>Which players have been confirmed \/ signed for the CDL?<\/h2>\n<p>Below are all of the confirmed players and confirmed signings for the upcoming Call of Duty League next year.<\/p>\n<h3>Atlanta FaZe<\/h3>\n<p>Roster<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tyler &acirc;&#128;&#156;aBeZy&acirc;&#128;&#157; Pharris&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Chris &#8220;Simp&#8221; Lehr<\/li>\n<li>McArthur &#8220;Cellium&#8221; Jovel<\/li>\n<li>Michael &#8220;MajorManiak&#8221; Szymaniak<\/li>\n<li>Preston &#8220;Priestahh&#8221; Greiner<\/li>\n<li>Thomas &#8220;GRVTY&#8221; Malin (Substitute)<\/li>\n<li>Juan &#8220;JurNii&#8221; Antonio Gonzalez (Substitute)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Team<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>James &#8220;Crowder&#8221; Crowder (head coach)<\/li>\n<li>Richard &#8220;RJ&#8221; Simoncelli (coach)<\/li>\n<li>Austin &#8220;Easy Mac&#8221; O&#8217;Neil (analyst)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Chicago Huntsmen<\/h3>\n<p>Roster<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Seth &#8220;Scump&#8221; Abner<\/li>\n<li>Matthew &#8220;FormaL&#8221; Piper<\/li>\n<li>Alec &#8220;Arcitys&#8221; Sanderson<\/li>\n<li>Dylan &#8220;Envoy&#8221; Hannon<\/li>\n<li>Pierce &#8220;Gunless&#8221; Hillman<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Dallas Empire<\/h3>\n<p>Roster<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>James &#8220;Clayster&#8221; Eubanks<\/li>\n<li>Ian &#8220;Crimsix&#8221; Porter<\/li>\n<li>Indervir &#8220;iLLeY&#8221; Dhaliwal<\/li>\n<li>Cuyler &#8220;Huke&#8221; Garland<\/li>\n<li>Anthony &#8220;Shotzzy&#8221; Cuevas-Castro<\/li>\n<li>Thomas &#8220;Tommey&#8221; Trewren (Substitute)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Florida Mutineers<\/h3>\n<p>Roster&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Preston &#8220;Prestinni&#8221; Sanderson<\/li>\n<li>Bradley &#8220;Frosty&#8221; Bergstrom<\/li>\n<li>Chance &#8220;Maux&#8221; Moncivaez&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Colt &#8220;Havok&#8221; McLendon<\/li>\n<li>Cesar &#8220;Skyz&#8221; Bueno<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Team<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ricky &#8220;Atura&#8221; Lugo (coach)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>London Royal Ravens<\/h3>\n<p>Roster<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dylan &#8220;Dylan&#8221; Henderson<\/li>\n<li>Jordan &#8220;Jurd&#8221; Crowley<\/li>\n<li>Rhys &#8220;Rated&#8221; Price<\/li>\n<li>Matthew &#8220;Skrapz&#8221; Marshall<\/li>\n<li>Bradley &#8220;wuskin&#8221; Marshall<\/li>\n<li>Sean &#8220;Seany&#8221; O&#8217;Connor (Substitute)<\/li>\n<li>Dylan &#8220;MadCat&#8221; Daly (Substitute)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Team<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Joseph &#8220;Joee&#8221; Pinnington (head coach)<\/li>\n<li>James &#8220;Dominate&#8221; Batz (coach)<\/li>\n<li>Shane &#8220;ShAnE&#8221; McKerral (coach)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Los Angeles Guerrillas<\/h3>\n<p>Roster<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Patrick &#8220;Aches&#8221; Price<\/li>\n<li>Ulysses &#8220;AquA&#8221; Silva<\/li>\n<li>Jacob &#8220;Decemate&#8221; Cato<\/li>\n<li>Renato &#8220;Saints&#8221; Forza<\/li>\n<li>Andy &#8220;Lacefield&#8221; Lacefield<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>OpTic Gaming Los Angeles<\/h3>\n<p>Roster<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thomas &#8220;TJHaLy&#8221; Haly<\/li>\n<li>Brandon &#8220;Dashy&#8221; Otell<\/li>\n<li>Kenny &#8220;Kenny&#8221; Williams<\/li>\n<li>Austin &#8220;Slasher&#8221; Liddicoat<\/li>\n<li>Jordan &#8220;JKap&#8221; Kaplan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Minnesota Rokkr<\/h3>\n<p>Roster<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alex &#8220;Alexx&#8221; Carpenter<\/li>\n<li>Adam &#8220;Assault&#8221; Garcia<\/li>\n<li>Adam &#8220;GodRx&#8221; Brown<\/li>\n<li>Justin &#8220;SiLLY&#8221; Fargo-Palmer<\/li>\n<li>Obaid &#8220;Asim&#8221; Asim<\/li>\n<li>Kaden &#8220;Exceed&#8221; Stockdale (Substitute)<\/li>\n<li>Devin &#8220;TTiny&#8221; Robinson (Substitute)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Team<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Brian &#8220;Saintt&#8221; Baroska (head coach)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>New York Subliners<\/h3>\n<p>Roster<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dillon &#8220;Attach&#8221; Price<\/li>\n<li>Lamar &#8220;Accuracy&#8221; Abedi<\/li>\n<li>Donovan &#8220;Temp&#8221; Laroda<\/li>\n<li>Trei &#8220;Zer0&#8221; Morris<\/li>\n<li>Thomas &#8220;ZooMaa&#8221; Paparatto<\/li>\n<li>Doug &#8220;Censor&#8221; Martin (Substitute)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Nick &#8220;Happy&#8221; Suda (Substitute)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Team<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>John &#8220;Revan&#8221; Boble (coach)<\/li>\n<li>JohnPaul &#8220;JP Krez&#8221; Krez (analyst)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Paris Legion<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Paul &#8220;Breszy&#8221; Breszynski<\/li>\n<li>Denholm &#8220;Denz&#8221; Taylo<\/li>\n<li>Matthew &#8220;KiSMET&#8221; Tinsley<\/li>\n<li>Luke &#8220;Louqa&#8221; Rigas<\/li>\n<li>Timothy &#8220;Phantomz&#8221; Landis<\/li>\n<li>Conrad &#8220;Shockz&#8221; Rymarek<\/li>\n<li>Zach &#8220;Zed&#8221; Denyer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Seattle Surge<\/h3>\n<p>Roster<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bryan &#8220;Apathy&#8221; Zhelyazkov<\/li>\n<li>Ian &#8220;Enable&#8221; Wyatt<\/li>\n<li>Damon &#8220;Karma&#8221; Barlow<\/li>\n<li>Sam &#8220;Octane&#8221; Larew<\/li>\n<li>Josiah &#8220;Slacked&#8221; Berry<\/li>\n<li>Casey &#8220;Pandur&#8221; Romano (Substitute)<\/li>\n<li>Nicholas &#8220;Proto&#8221; Maldonado (Substitute)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Team<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Joey &#8220;Nubzy&#8221; DiGiacomo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Toronto Ultra<\/h3>\n<p>Roster<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Daniel &#8220;Loony&#8221; Loza<\/li>\n<li>Mehran &#8220;Mayhem&#8221; Anjomshoa<\/li>\n<li>Carson &#8220;Brack&#8221; Newberry<\/li>\n<li>Anthony &#8220;Methodz&#8221; Zinni&#8221;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Alejandro &#8220;Lucky&#8221; Lopez<\/li>\n<li>Adrian &#8220;MeTTaIZ&#8221; Serrano<\/li>\n<li>Nicholas &#8220;Classic&#8221; DiCostanzo (Substitute)<\/li>\n<li>Cameron &#8220;Cammy&#8221; McKilligan (Substitute)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Ben &#8220;Bance&#8221; Bance (Substitute)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Mehran &#8220;Mayhem&#8221; Anjomshoa (Substitute)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Tobias &#8220;CleanX&#8221; Juul Jonsson (Substitute)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Team<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mark &#8220;MarkyB&#8221; Bryceland (coach)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What format will the CDL follow? What platform will it be played on?<\/h2>\n<p>It has been confirmed that professional play will continue to be 5v5 game modes and played exclusively on PlayStation 4. Fans of Call of Duty were previously <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2019\/09\/25\/fans-angry-at-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-survival-mode-ps4-exclusivity-10805074\/\">frustrated by Survival mode being tied to the PS4 platform exclusively for the first year after launch<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>No further details about the game modes played have been released, but rumours suggest the game <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheGamingRevoYT\/status\/1181043008747311105\" target=\"_blank\">will launch without Hardpoint<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{7f9d82b3-d737-462d-8915-67c30fbd1d23}{77}\" paraid=\"2146910412\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">When does it take place and what is the prize pool?&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<div data-oembed-url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oRMEvlR8PGc&amp;feature=emb_title\">\n<div style=\"left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%;\"><iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oRMEvlR8PGc?rel=0\" style=\"border: 0; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute;\" tabindex=\"-1\" srcdoc=\"&lt;style&gt;*{padding:0;margin:0;overflow:hidden}html,body{height:100%}img,span{position:absolute;width:100%;top:0;bottom:0;margin:auto}span{height:1.5em;text-align:center;font:48px\/1.5 sans-serif;color:white;text-shadow:0 0 0.5em black}&lt;\/style&gt;&lt;a href=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oRMEvlR8PGc?autoplay=1&gt;&lt;img src=https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/oRMEvlR8PGc\/hqdefault.jpg alt='YouTube video thumbnail'&gt;&lt;span&gt;&#9654;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{7f9d82b3-d737-462d-8915-67c30fbd1d23}{79}\" paraid=\"1082368024\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">The inaugural season of the Call&nbsp;Of&nbsp;Duty League will kick off 24 January 2020 at the Minneapolis Armory in Minnesota, US.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{7f9d82b3-d737-462d-8915-67c30fbd1d23}{81}\" paraid=\"1887524934\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Matches will take place in a series of home events for each respective team. The prize pool&nbsp;will be over &#36;6 million (&Acirc;&pound;4.9 million) in its first year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{7f9d82b3-d737-462d-8915-67c30fbd1d23}{81}\" paraid=\"1887524934\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">What is the schedule?&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"call_of_duty_schedule_main.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-cf.ginx.tv\/imgcdn\/StxFXjpfALWAYDMaz4d7GKcnVPlQBNds_gNpPHmI8EU\/rs:fill:0:0:1\/g:ce\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ2lueC50di91cGxvYWRzL2NhbGxfb2ZfZHV0eV9zY2hlZHVsZV9tYWluLmpwZw\" style=\"width: 600px; height: 338px;\" width=\"805\" height=\"453\" loading=\"lazy\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size:10px;\">(Picture: Call Of Duty League)&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{7f9d82b3-d737-462d-8915-67c30fbd1d23}{119}\" paraid=\"33332307\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">What is Call&nbsp;Of&nbsp;Duty Challengers?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{7f9d82b3-d737-462d-8915-67c30fbd1d23}{121}\" paraid=\"1495164746\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Alongside the league&acirc;&#128;&#153;s debut, Call&nbsp;Of&nbsp;Duty Challengers is the amateur circuit which will provide a path for teams into the Call Of Duty League. This circuit is comprised of online and offline competitions.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{46e113a1-b52d-42ae-b8f3-9815a95de7c8}{237}\" paraid=\"1539792710\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">The prize pool for the Call&nbsp;Of&nbsp;Duty League Challengers circuit is &#36;1 million.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{48ca4b36-fa47-46ba-b985-bf15d9a9e433}{67}\" paraid=\"1086397934\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">While it was initially ruled that anyone signed to a contract with any of the 12 member franchises would be granted a 15,000 point bonus, this <a href=\"https:\/\/callofdutyleague.com\/en-us\/news\/call-of-duty-challengers-points-update\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">rule has since been changed<\/a> due to a backlash &acirc;&#128;&#147; who&nbsp;criticized&nbsp;it for making it almost impossible for players not signed to pro teams to climb the leaderboards.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{8dedef6c-c406-4a9a-884b-0d822271acdc}{205}\" paraid=\"301374111\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Under the new rules, players will now no longer receive the bonus points if signed to one of the 12 franchises. 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