Atlanta FaZe
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| Short name | ATL FaZe |
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| Game | Call of Duty |
| Founded | October 26, 2019 |
| League | Call of Duty League |
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Colors | |
| CEO | Paul Hamilton |
| Partners | |
| Parent group | |
| Website | Official website |
The Atlanta FaZe is an American professional Call of Duty League (CDL) esports team based in Atlanta, Georgia. Atlanta FaZe is a partnership between FaZe Clan and Atlanta Esports Ventures. Atlanta was announced as one of the first five cities to host a CDL team.
History[]
On May 2, 2019, Activision Blizzard announced that Atlanta Esports Ventures had purchased one of the first five franchise slots for the Call of Duty League. According to ESPN, the publisher was looking to sell slots for approximately $25 million per team.[1][2] "We have the opportunity to — once again — play a pivotal role in Atlanta's diverse esports community by bringing the future of Call of Duty esports to the city," said Hamilton in a release at the time.[3]
The team, which is a partnership between Atlanta Esports Ventures and FaZe Clan, was announced in October 2019 as one of the first twelve franchises to compete in the inaugural COD League.[4][5] Atlanta FaZe was the second Atlanta based team investment after Atlanta Reign from the Overwatch League, and is the third region-based team for FaZe.[4] Atlanta announced its inaugural season roster the same month.[6] As the league was modeled on the region-based format of traditional sports teams and the Overwatch League, all players were based in the Atlanta area.[4] The team's coach is James “Crowder” Crowder, known for winning the Call of Duty Championship 2015 as a member of Denial Esports.[7]
The team won the Atlanta Home Series in February 2020,[8] followed by a win in the Florida Home Series in May, making them the second team after Dallas Empire to win two tournaments.[9] In May 2020, Atlanta FaZe became the team with the highest standing in the COD League.[10]
2019 Season[]
- September 22, Crowder (Head Coach) joins.[11]
- September 24, RJ (Assistant Coach) joins.[12]
- September 26, Easy Mac (Analyst) joins.[13]
- October 26, Team reveals branding as the Atlanta FaZe. aBeZy, Cellium, MajorManiak, Priestahh, and Simp join.[14]
- December 5, GRVTY and JurNii join as substitutes.[15]
2020 Season[]
- January 22, GRVTY and JurNii move to academy roster.[16]
- January 23, Team partners with GameFuel.[17]
- February 7, Team partners with Respawn.[18]
- May 29, Team partners with Scuf Gaming.[19]
- September 9, aBeZy, Cellium, MajorManiak, Priestahh, and Simp's contracts are extended.[20]
- September 15, MajorManiak and Priestahh leave. Arcitys joins. aBeZy, Cellium, and Simp will remain with the team for 2021.[21][22]
- October 7, GRVTY leaves.[23]
- October 22, JurNii leaves.[24]
- November 6, Sibilants joins as substitute. Sibilants is loaned to uT Crew.[25]
2021 Season[]
- January 18, Sibilants returns from loan to uT Crew.[26]
- March 8, after beating the Dallas Empire 5 maps to 2 in a best of 9 series, the Atlanta FaZe are the CDL Stage 1 Major Champions, taking home the $200k prize.[27]
- May 17, after beating the New York Subliners 5 maps to 2, the Atlanta FaZe are the Call of Duty League Stage 3 Major champions, taking home the $200,000 prize.[28]
- June 20, after beating the Dallas Empire 5 maps to 4, the Atlanta FaZe are the Call of Duty League Stage 4 Major champions, taking home the $200,000 prize and clinching the number 1 seed for the 2021 Call of Duty Championship.[29]
- August 22, after beating the Toronto Ultra 5 maps to 3, the Atlanta FaZe are the 2021 Call of Duty League champions, taking home the $1,200,000 prize money.[30]
Current roster[]
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Injury / IllnessReferences[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Pei, Annie (May 2, 2019). "Activision Blizzard announces first 5 teams for Call of Duty esports league". CNBC. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ Shenke, Jarred (October 22, 2019). "Esports Team Owned By Cox Enterprises Buys Atlanta Property". Bisnow Atlanta. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ a b c Bloom, David (October 26, 2019). "Call of Duty League Adds FaZe Clan To Atlanta Franchise Partnership". Forbes. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- ^ Duran, H.B. (October 28, 2019). "FaZe Clan, Atlanta Esports Ventures Reveal Call of Duty League Team, Atlanta FaZe". The Esports Observer. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
- ^ Binkowski, Justin (October 26, 2019). "Atlanta FaZe's Call of Duty League lineup revealed". Dot Esports. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
- ^ Biswas, Souhardya (May 16, 2020). "Call of Duty Warzone: Head Coach Of Atlanta FaZe Shows Why He's One Of The Best". Essentially Sports. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
- ^ Ives, Cailey (February 24, 2020). "Atlanta FaZe Wins Hometown Series Defeating Florida Mutineers". Dbltap. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
- ^ Petrosyan, Albert (May 12, 2020). "Atlanta FaZe win CDL Florida: results, final placements, highlights". Dexerto. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
- ^ Binkowski, Justin (May 10, 2020). "Here are the 2020 Call of Duty League standings". Dot Esports. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
- ^ @atlfaze (September 22, 2019). "A great team always begins with a great leader...Please Welcome 2019 Coach of the Year, @JamesCrowder as the new Head Coach for Atlanta Call of Duty!