2021 Call of Duty League season

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2021 Call of Duty League season
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LeagueCall of Duty League
SportCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
DurationJanuary 23 – August 22 2021
Number of teams12
Stage Champions
Stage 1Atlanta FaZe
Stage 2Toronto Ultra
Stage 3Atlanta FaZe
Stage 4Atlanta FaZe
Stage 5Minnesota ROKKR
Grand Finals
ChampionsAtlanta Faze
  Runners-upToronto Ultra
Seasons

The 2021 Call of Duty League season was the second season for the Call of Duty League, an esports league based on the video game franchise Call of Duty.

Teams[]

Team Location Venue(s) Joined Owner
Atlanta FaZe United States Atlanta, United States Gateway Center Arena 2020 Atlanta Esports Ventures, FaZe Clan
OpTic Chicago United States Chicago, United States Wintrust Arena 2020 NRG Esports
Dallas Empire United States Dallas, United States Toyota Music Factory 2020 Envy Gaming
Florida Mutineers United States Orlando, United States Addition Financial Arena 2020 Misfits Gaming
London Royal Ravens England London, England Copper Box Arena 2020 ReKTGlobal, Inc.
Los Angeles Guerrillas United States Los Angeles, United States Shrine Exposition Hall 2020 Kroenke Sports & Entertainment
Los Angeles Thieves TBA 2021 100 Thieves
Minnesota ROKKR United States Minnesota, United States Minneapolis Armory 2020 WISE Ventures
New York Subliners United States New York City, United States TBD 2020 Andbox
Paris Legion France Paris, France La Seine Musicale 2020 c0ntact Gaming
Seattle Surge United States Seattle, United States WaMu Theater 2020 The Aquilini Group
Toronto Ultra Canada Toronto, Canada Mattamy Athletic Centre 2020 OverActive Media

Regular season[]

Format[]

For the 2021 season, the twelve teams are evenly split into two groups of six teams each. The season consists of five stages, with teams playing group play matches over the course of three weeks to determine seeding for that stage's Major. For Stage 1, the finalists of 2020 season Dallas Empire and Atlanta FaZe got to pick which teams plays in which group, with Dallas Empire first getting to pick a team for the group of Atlanta FaZe, followed by Atlanta FaZe picking a team for the group of Dallas Empire. The team which was picked by Dallas Empire for the group of Atlanta FaZe then got to pick a team for the group of Dallas Empire, with this process continuing until both groups consist of 6 teams. The six teams in each group will then play each other over the course of three weeks to determine seeding, with teams being awarded 10 CDL Points for each victory. At each Major, teams are awarded CDL Points based on their final standings; 75 CDL Points for 1st place, 60 CDL Points for 2nd place, 50 CDL Points for 3rd place, 40 CDL Points for 4th place, 30 CDL Points for 5th/6th place, 20 CDL Points for 7th/8th place, 10 CDL Points for 9th/10th place and no CDL Points for 11th/12th place. For Stage 2, the top two teams from the Stage 1 Major will have the first two picks for the Stage 2 groups, repeating the same process before Stage 1 kicked off.[1]

Prize pool distribution[]

The prize pool distribution has changed heavily since the 2020 season. This is due to the increase of the prize pool as well as all 12 teams qualifying for each major tournament. There is $500,000 for each major event and $2,500,000 for the playoffs making a total of about $5,000,000 for the whole season in prizes.

Majors:[1]

  • 1st Place = $200,000
  • 2nd Place = $120,000
  • 3rd Place = $80,000
  • 4th Place = $40,000
  • 5th/6th Place = $20,000 per team
  • 7th/8th Place = $10,000 per team
  • 9th-12th Place = $0

Playoffs:[1]

  • 1st Place = $1,200,000
  • 2nd Place = $650,000
  • 3rd Place = $300,000
  • 4th Place = $150,000
  • 5th/6th Place = $75,000 per team
  • 7th/8th Place = $25,000 per team
  • 9th-12th Place = $0

Standings[]

Source[2]

2021 Call of Duty League standings
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# Team Pts EP MW ML M% GW GL G%
Qualify for playoffs
1 Atlanta FaZe 525 5 34 7 .829 122 53 .697
2 Toronto Ultra 415 5 29 17 .630 113 79 .589
3 Dallas Empire 400 5 26 18 .591 99 84 .541
4 OpTic Chicago 360 5 26 18 .591 97 74 .567
5 New York Subliners 340 5 24 17 .585 85 81 .512
6 Minnesota ROKKR 305 5 20 17 .541 75 73 .507
7 Los Angeles Thieves 240 5 18 21 .462 74 83 .471
8 Florida Mutineers 210 5 17 19 .472 69 70 .496
In the hunt
9 Seattle Surge 120 5 11 25 .306 56 85 .397
10 London Royal Ravens 110 5 9 23 .281 45 79 .363
11 Los Angeles Guerrillas 100 5 8 26 .235 44 87 .336
12 Paris Legion 100 5 8 22 .267 42 73 .365

Stage 1[]

Stage 1 group stages began on February 11, 2021 and ended on February 28.

Source:[3]

Major[]

The Stage 1 Major ran from March 3 to March 7, 2021. Atlanta FaZe won the Major, with the Dallas Empire as the runners-up.[4]

  Upper round 1   Upper round 2   Upper final   Final
                                                                     
    A1 Dallas Empire 3  
  B2 OpTic Chicago 3     B2 OpTic Chicago 2    
  A3 New York Subliners 0         A1 Dallas Empire 0    
        B1 Atlanta FaZe 3      
    B1 Atlanta FaZe 3          
  A2 Los Angeles Thieves 0     B3 Los Angeles Guerrillas 0        
  B3 Los Angeles Guerrillas 3        
        B1 Atlanta FaZe 5
      A1 Dallas Empire 2
       
  Lower round 1     Lower round 2     Lower round 3     Lower round 4     Lower round 5     Lower final    
       
    B3 Los Angeles Guerrillas 1        
    A3 New York Subliners 3     A3 New York Subliners 3         A1 Dallas Empire 3    
    B4 Paris Legion 1     B6 Florida Mutineers 2         A3 New York Subliners 3     A3 New York Subliners 0  
  A5 Seattle Surge 1     B6 Florida Mutineers 3       B2 OpTic Chicago 0    
  B6 Florida Mutineers 3     B2 OpTic Chicago 3      
    A2 Los Angeles Thieves 3     A2 Los Angeles Thieves 1    
    A4 Minnesota ROKKR 2     B5 Toronto Ultra 0    
  B5 Toronto Ultra 3     B5 Toronto Ultra 3    
  A6 London Royal Ravens 2    

Stage 2[]

Stage 2 group stages began on March 18, 2021 and ended on April 4. Starting with Stage 2, Crossroads Hardpoint and Garrison Search & Destroy were removed from the list of maps being played, with Apocalypse Hardpoint and Express Search & Destroy being added.[5]

Source:[6]

Major[]

The Stage 2 Major ran from April 7 to April 11, 2021. Toronto Ultra won the Major, with the Atlanta FaZe as the runners-up.[7]

  Upper round 1   Upper round 2   Upper final   Final
                                                                     
    A1 Atlanta FaZe 3  
  B2 OpTic Chicago 1     A3 Toronto Ultra 1    
  A3 Toronto Ultra 3         A1 Atlanta FaZe 3    
        B3 Dallas Empire 1      
    B1 Minnesota ROKKR 2          
  A2 New York Subliners 0     B3 Dallas Empire 3        
  B3 Dallas Empire 3        
        A1 Atlanta FaZe 3
      A3 Toronto Ultra 5
       
  Lower round 1     Lower round 2     Lower round 3     Lower round 4     Lower round 5     Lower final    
       
    B1 Minnesota ROKKR 3        
    B2 OpTic Chicago 3     B2 OpTic Chicago 2         B3 Dallas Empire 1    
    B4 Seattle Surge 3     B4 Seattle Surge 1         B1 Minnesota ROKKR 1     A3 Toronto Ultra 3  
  A5 Los Angeles Guerrillas 0     B6 Florida Mutineers 1       A3 Toronto Ultra 3    
  B6 Florida Mutineers 3     A3 Toronto Ultra 3      
    A2 New York Subliners 0     A6 Los Angeles Thieves 0    
    A4 London Royal Ravens 2     A6 Los Angeles Thieves 3    
  B5 Paris Legion 0     A6 Los Angeles Thieves 3    
  A6 Los Angeles Thieves 3    

Stage 3[]

Stage 3 group stages began on April 22, 2021 and ended on May 9. Matches were played on Thursday through Sunday.

Source[8]

Major[]

The Stage 3 Major ran from May 13 until May 16, 2021. Atlanta FaZe won their second Major of the season, with the New York Subliners as the runners-up.

  Upper round 1   Upper round 2   Upper final   Final
                                                                     
    A1 Toronto Ultra 2  
  B2 Atlanta FaZe 3     B2 Atlanta FaZe 3    
  A3 Dallas Empire 0         B2 Atlanta FaZe 2    
        B1 New York Subliners 3      
    B1 New York Subliners 3          
  A2 Florida Mutineers 3     A2 Florida Mutineers 0        
  B3 Los Angeles Thieves 1        
        B1 New York Subliners 2
      B2 Atlanta FaZe 5
       
  Lower round 1     Lower round 2     Lower round 3     Lower round 4     Lower round 5     Lower final    
       
    A2 Florida Mutineers 0        
    A3 Dallas Empire 0     B4 OpTic Chicago 3         B2 Atlanta FaZe 3    
    B4 OpTic Chicago 3     B4 OpTic Chicago 3         B4 OpTic Chicago 2     A1 Toronto Ultra 2  
  A5 Los Angeles Guerrillas 3     A5 Los Angeles Guerrillas 1       A1 Toronto Ultra 3    
  B6 Seattle Surge 1     A1 Toronto Ultra 3      
    B3 Los Angeles Thieves 3     B3 Los Angeles Thieves 1    
    A4 Minnesota ROKKR 0     B5 London Royal Ravens 0    
  B5 London Royal Ravens 3     B5 London Royal Ravens 3    
  A6 Paris Legion 1    

Stage 4[]

Atlanta FaZe won the Major, while Dallas Empire finished as Runners Up.Stage 4 group stages began on May 27, 2021 and ended on June 13. Matches were played on Thursday through Sunday. Starting with Stage 4, Checkmate Search & Destroy was removed from the list of maps being played, with Standoff Search & Destroy being added.[9]

Source[10]

Major[]

The Stage 4 Major ran from June 17 to June 20, 2021. For the first time since March 2020 the league moved back to playing on LAN.[11] Atlanta FaZe won their third Major of the season, with the Dallas Empire as the runners-up.

  Upper round 1   Upper round 2   Upper final   Final
                                                                     
    A1 Atlanta FaZe 3  
  B2 New York Subliners 0     A3 Minnesota ROKKR 0    
  A3 Minnesota ROKKR 3         A1 Atlanta FaZe 3    
        B1 Toronto Ultra 1      
    B1 Toronto Ultra 3          
  A2 OpTic Chicago 0     B3 Dallas Empire 2        
  B3 Dallas Empire 3        
        A1 Atlanta FaZe 5
      B3 Dallas Empire 4
       
  Lower round 1     Lower round 2     Lower round 3     Lower round 4     Lower round 5     Lower final    
       
    B3 Dallas Empire 3        
    B2 New York Subliners 3     B2 New York Subliners 1         B1 Toronto Ultra 2    
    B4 Florida Mutineers 3     B4 Florida Mutineers 2         B3 Dallas Empire 3     B3 Dallas Empire 3  
  A5 Los Angeles Thieves 2     B6 Los Angeles Guerrillas 0       A2 OpTic Chicago 1    
  B6 Los Angeles Guerrillas 3     A3 Minnesota ROKKR 1      
    A2 OpTic Chicago 3     A2 OpTic Chicago 3    
    A4 Paris Legion 0     A6 Seattle Surge 2    
  B5 London Royal Ravens 1     A6 Seattle Surge 3    
  A6 Seattle Surge 3    

Stage 5[]

Stage 5 group stages began on July 8, 2021 and will end on July 25. Matches are played on Thursday through Sunday.

Source[12]

Major[]

The Stage 5 Major ran from July 29 to August 1, 2021. Minnesota ROKKR won their first Major of the season after being down 0–4 in the finals, making it the greatest comeback in Call of Duty history, with the Toronto Ultra as the runners-up.

  Upper round 1   Upper round 2   Upper final   Final
                                                                     
    A1 OpTic Chicago 2  
  B2 Toronto Ultra 3     B2 Toronto Ultra 3    
  A3 Los Angeles Thieves 2         B2 Toronto Ultra 0    
        B3 Minnesota ROKKR 3      
    B1 Dallas Empire 1          
  A2 Atlanta FaZe 1     B3 Minnesota ROKKR 3        
  B3 Minnesota ROKKR 3        
        B3 Minnesota ROKKR 5
      B2 Toronto Ultra 4
       
  Lower round 1     Lower round 2     Lower round 3     Lower round 4     Lower round 5     Lower final    
       
    B1 Dallas Empire 3        
    A3 Los Angeles Thieves 3     A3 Los Angeles Thieves 1         B2 Toronto Ultra 3    
    B4 Florida Mutineers 2     A5 New York Subliners 1         B1 Dallas Empire 1     A1 OpTic Chicago 1  
  A5 New York Subliners 3     A5 New York Subliners 3       A1 OpTic Chicago 3    
  B6 Los Angeles Guerrillas 2     A1 OpTic Chicago 3      
    A2 Atlanta FaZe 2     B5 Seattle Surge 2    
    A4 London Royal Ravens 0     B5 Seattle Surge 3    
  B5 Seattle Surge 3     B5 Seattle Surge 3    
  A6 Paris Legion 1    

Championship Weekend[]

The Championship Weekend began on August 19 and will conclude on August 22, 2021. The top eight teams compete in the Championship Weekend, and all matches will be played in Los Angeles.

Bracket[]

  First Round   Winners Round 1   Winners Round 2   Finals
                                                 
         
           
      1 Atlanta FaZe 3  
      5 New York Subliners 0    
  4 OpTic Chicago 2          
  5 New York Subliners 3        
      1 Atlanta FaZe 3    
      3 Dallas Empire 0      
                     
                       
      2 Toronto Ultra 2          
      3 Dallas Empire 3        
  3 Dallas Empire 3          
  6 Minnesota ROKKR 0         1 Atlanta FaZe 5
      2 Toronto Ultra 3
       
  Losers Round 1     Losers Round 2     Losers Round 3     Losers Round 4    
       
    2 Toronto Ultra 3        
  8 Florida Mutineers 1     4 OpTic Chicago 1         3 Dallas Empire 2    
  4 OpTic Chicago 3         2 Toronto Ultra 3     2 Toronto Ultra 3  
      6 Minnesota ROKKR 2    
    5 New York Subliners 1      
  7 Los Angeles Thieves 2     6 Minnesota ROKKR 3    
  6 Minnesota ROKKR 3    

Grand finals[]

Grand Finals August 22 Atlanta FaZe 5 – 3 Toronto Ultra Los Angeles
3:00 pm EDT (19:00 UTC)    Details
175 Moscow - Hardpoint 250
6 Express - Search & Destroy 5
3 Raid - Control 0
250 Raid - Hardpoint 78
2 Miami - Search & Destroy 6
3 Garrison - Control 2
5 Raid - Search & Destroy 6
250 Apocalypse - Hardpoint 147

References[]

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  3. ^ "CDL POINTS STANDINGS - Stage 1 Groups". Call of Duty League. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  4. ^ Petrosyan, Albert (March 8, 2021). "Atlanta FaZe win Stage 1 major". Dexerto. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  5. ^ League, Call of Duty [@CODLeague] (March 15, 2021). "New maps in the rotation for Stage II!" (Tweet). Retrieved March 15, 2021 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "CDL POINTS STANDINGS - Stage 2 Groups". Call of Duty League. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  7. ^ Petrosyan, Albert (March 8, 2021). "Atlanta FaZe win Stage 1 major". Dexerto. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
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  12. ^ "CDL POINTS STANDINGS - Stage 5 Groups". Call of Duty League. Retrieved June 25, 2021.

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