
Jay Puryear, director of brand development for the Call of Duty World League European audiences have the option to go analog and can watch finals on television thanks to a partnership with Ginx. As if that wasn’t enough, there is a score streak game for fans to play. Meanwhile, online audiences can watch all the action take place across a multitude of platforms, including Twitch, YouTube and Facebook Live-players can even watch the championship from within Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare itself-but Activision’s Major League Gaming (MLG) recommends watching through MLG.tv for an enhanced viewing experience that delivers a source-quality stream, integrated player stats from the event and point of view streams for players on each side on top of the main action. Attendees will have a chance to go hands-on with the upcoming Call of Duty: WWII using demo stations. The competition takes place from August 9 to 13 and is sponsored by PlayStation in addition to brand partners such as Astro Gaming, Scuf, BenQ, DxRacer, G Fuel and Gunnar. Fans are excited to see what esports title Envy will next win.The Call of Duty World League’s (CWL) second season is coming to a close, and the finals for championship glory and a $1.5 million prize pool kicks off this week at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida as 32 teams from around the world are set to square off against each other in Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. Through multiple esports teams making up the Team Envy, Dallas Fuel, and Dallas Empire names, Envy Gaming continues to make esports history as the new Call of Duty World Champion.

Shotzzy is the first player in esports history to win a world championship in two different esports (Halo and Call of Duty).Crimsix and Clayster are now two of only three players to win three Call of Duty world championships.Crimsix and Clayster are the first two esports players on a console game to eclipse $1 million in prize money earned thanks to previous earnings.Image credit to Dallas Empire/Envy Gaming.Īdditionally, through winning the 2020 Call of Duty League season, Dallas Empire broke multiple records for its players and in esports. We never doubted they could take this all the way, and having a strategic expert like Ray as Head Coach sealed the deal.” “Bringing world championship winners Crimsix and Clayster, a reliable player like Huke we knew we could build around, and two promising young players like Shotzzy and Illey all together gave us an incredible team from day one. “Putting this team together last year, we knew we had something special,” Envy Gaming’s Chief Gaming Officer Mike Rufail said. The brand recognition and new CoD title will quickly bring more value to the organization. Entering into a new $25 million franchised league, Dallas Empire sets a precedent with this win. Owned by Envy Gaming, the top esports organization in Texas, Envy couldn’t be happier with results. WORLD CHAMPIONS 🏆 #TakeTheThrone // #CDLChamps /irD8lntuUmĬall of Duty World Champion Dallas Empire Through a mix of new talent and long-time veterans, Dallas Empire adopted one of the strongest teams. Ian “Crimsix” Porter, James “Clayster” Eubanks, Anthony “Shotzzy” Cuevas-Castro, Cuyler “Huke” Garland, Indervir “iLLeY” Dhaliwal, and Head Coach Ray “Rambo” Lussier made up the winning lineup. This was well-deserved thanks to his strong performances after meeting with early criticism. Even when COVID-19 forced esports online, Dallas Empire remained strong.Īnthony “Shotzzy” Cuevas-Castro, Call of Duty rookie and former Halo world champion, won Call of Duty League’s Regular Season MVP. Though the squad started out poorly, Empire quickly found their ground and found their stride. The team won multiple events throughout the year, including CDL London Home Series, placing second going into playoffs. But the CDL 2020 season wrapped up with Dallas Empire demolishing Atlanta in a 5-1 victory. FaZe beat Chicago Huntsmen after that to come back to the best-of-nine Grand Finals for CDL Gameday. During Winners’ Finals on Saturday, Dallas Empire won 3-2.

On top of that, Empire beat Atlanta FaZe twice in a row this weekend. WE ARE THE WORLD CHAMPIONS 🏆 #TakeTheThrone // #CDLChamps /xTZylu7KSNĪs one of twelve teams in the 2020 Call of Duty League franchise, Empire remained top four in CDL standings all season. Commonly known as CoD Champs, the 2020 Call of Duty World Championship ended with major records broken. Exciting matches against Atlanta FaZe ended with Dallas taking home $1.5 million. In a remarkable series, the 2020 inaugural season of Call of Duty League finished with Dallas Empire as the world champion yesterday.
