2022 Call of Duty League season

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2022 Call of Duty League season
CDL Logo.svg
League Call of Duty League
Sport Call of Duty: Vanguard
DurationJanuary 21 – August 7, 2022
Number of teams12
Season MVPMcArthur “Cellium” Jovel
Stage Champions
Stage 1 OpTic Texas
Stage 2 Los Angeles Guerrillas
Pro-Am Classic New York Subliners
Stage 3 Seattle Surge
Stage 4 Los Angeles Thieves
Grand Finals
Champions Los Angeles Thieves
  Runners-up Atlanta FaZe
Finals MVPKenneth “Kenny” Williams
Seasons

The 2022 Call of Duty League season was the third season for the Call of Duty League, an esports league based on the video game franchise Call of Duty.

Contents

League format and changes

Teams

Before the start of the 2022 season, Envy Gaming announced that it would be merging with OpTic Gaming, resulting in the Dallas Empire being renamed to OpTic Texas. [1] As a result of the merger, the Chicago franchise spot became vacant, with the vacant spot being taken by a new franchise based in Boston, named the Boston Breach. [2]

TeamLocationJoinedOwner
Atlanta FaZe Flag of the United States.svg Atlanta, GA 2020 Atlanta Esports Ventures, FaZe Clan
Boston Breach Flag of the United States.svg Boston, MA 2022 Kraft Sports Group
Florida Mutineers Flag of the United States.svg Orlando, FL 2020 Misfits Gaming
London Royal Ravens Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London, UK 2020ReKTGlobal, Inc.
Los Angeles Guerrillas Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles, CA 2020 Kroenke Sports & Entertainment
Los Angeles Thieves 2021 100 Thieves
Minnesota ROKKR Flag of the United States.svg Minneapolis, MN 2020WISE Ventures
New York Subliners Flag of the United States.svg New York City, NY 2020 NYXL
OpTic Texas Flag of the United States.svg Dallas, TX 2020 OpTic Gaming
Paris Legion Flag of France.svg Paris, FR 2020c0ntact Gaming
Seattle Surge Flag of the United States.svg Seattle, WA 2020 Canucks Sports & Entertainment, Enthusiast Gaming
Toronto Ultra Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto, ON 2020 OverActive Media

Broadcasting

On January 21, the League announced that Esports Engine will become their official broadcasting partner for the 2022 season. [3]

Shoutcasters Clint "Maven" Evans and Joe "Merk" DeLuca returned, although they were not given offers to return until just before the beginning of the season. In an interview with Dot Esports , general manager Daniel Tsay claimed that contract negotiations prevented from addressing their absence and stated that the pair will only call the Majors, playoffs, and Champs weekend. [4]

Lottie Van-Praag and Jess Brohard both departed and were replaced by Loviel "Velly" Cardwell and Guy "Blaze" Spencer as desk host stage host, respectively. Alyssa "Allycxt" Parker was added as desk analyst, alongside a returning Anthony "NAMELESS" Wheeler. [5]

Kickoff Classic

The Kickoff classis ran from January 21 to January 23, 2022. The tournament was won by Toronto Ultra, with Seattle Surge coming in second.

The 2022 Kickoff Classic saw less viewership compared to its previous seasons, peaking at just under 80,000 concurrent viewers, compared to a 107,000 peak viewership from 2021. [6]

Round 1 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Atlanta FaZe 1
Seattle Surge 3Seattle Surge3
London Royal Ravens 0 Seattle Surge3
New York Subliners 1
Minnesota ROKKR 0
New York Subliners 3New York Subliners3
Boston Breach 2 Seattle Surge 1
Toronto Ultra3
OpTic Texas 1
Los Angeles Thieves 3 Los Angeles Thieves 3
Paris Legion 1 Los Angeles Thieves 2
Toronto Ultra3
Toronto Ultra 3
Florida Mutineers 3Florida Mutineers 1
Los Angeles Guerrillas 1

Regular season

Format

For the 2022 season, teams will play at four Majors on a hybrid online/LAN model. Each Major will take place over the course of 4 weeks, with each team playing online qualifying matches during the first three weeks against five random teams. After these three weeks the standings will be used to seed the teams for the major, with the bottom 4 teams starting in the Elimination Bracket. [7]

In the middle of the season professional and amateur players will play against each other in a Pro-am tournament, and a Call of Duty: Warzone tournament featuring Call of Duty League pro players, streamers, and other influencers will be organized as well. [8]

Schedule

To start the season, all twelve teams played against each other on January 21 through January 23, 2022, at the Esports Stadium Arlington in Arlington, Texas. Two weeks later, on February 4 through February 6, the 2022 season officially started with the first matches being played online. [8] The online qualifiers for Major I ended on February 20, with the Major being hosted by OpTic Texas on March 3 through March 6. Major II online qualifiers took place from March 11 through March 27, with the Major taking place from March 31 through April 3, hosted by Minnesota ROKKR.

Before the start of Major III, the midseason events will place with an online all-star weekend on April 9 and April 10. Two weeks later on April 24, the CDL Warzone Pacific tournament took place which saw four players from all twelve teams fighting until the last man standing. From May 5 through May 8, the Pro-Am Classic took place, which saw the twelve CDL teams being joined by the four best Challengers teams in a tournament with the winning team taking home $100,000.

After the midseason events concluded, Major III was hosted by Toronto Ultra from June 2 through June 5, with the online qualifiers taking place from May 13 through May 29. The final Major of the season was hosted by New York Subliners, with the online qualifiers taking place from July 1 through July 17 and the Major itself taking place on July 21 through July 24.

The season concluded with the 2022 Call of Duty Championship, from August 4 through August 7, at the Galen Center in Los Angeles, California.

Standings

#TeamPtsEPMWMLM%GWGLG%
1 Atlanta FaZe 33042813.68310270.593
2 OpTic Texas 26542412.6679055.621
3 Los Angeles Thieves 20041717.5007166.518
4 London Royal Ravens 19041714.5486362.504
5 Seattle Surge 18541515.5006562.512
6 Boston Breach 18041616.5006368.481
7 Toronto Ultra 18041618.4717072.493
8 New York Subliners 16041414.5005656.500
9 Florida Mutineers 16041318.4195467.446
10 Los Angeles Guerrillas 15541517.4695972.450
11 Minnesota ROKKR 14041414.5005758.496
12 Paris Legion 204223.0803173.298

As of 17 July 2022

Source: [9]

Stage 1

Stage 1 group stage began on February 4, 2022, and ended on February 20.

Group stage

PosTeamOverall SeriesOverall GamesQualification
1 Atlanta FaZe 5–015–5Winners Round 1 Seed
2 London Royal Ravens 4–113–7
3 Los Angeles Thieves 4–113–8
4 OpTic Texas 3–213–7
5 Seattle Surge 3–210–10
6 Toronto Ultra 2–39–9
7 Los Angeles Guerrillas 2–310–11
8 Boston Breach 2–310–12
9 Florida Mutineers 2–38–10Losers Round 1 Seed
10 Minnesota ROKKR 2–39–13
11 New York Subliners 1–46–14
12 Paris Legion 0–55–15

Source: [10]

Major

The Stage 1 Major ran from March 3 through March 6, 2022. The Major was won by OpTic Texas after defeating Atlanta FaZe 5–2 in the finals. [11]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1 Atlanta FaZe 3
8 Boston Breach 0
1Atlanta FaZe2
4OpTic Texas3
4 OpTic Texas 3
5 Seattle Surge 0
4OpTic Texas3
2London Royal Ravens1
2 London Royal Ravens 3
7 Los Angeles Guerrillas 2
2London Royal Ravens3
6Toronto Ultra1
3 Los Angeles Thieves 2
6 Toronto Ultra 3
4OpTic Texas5
1Atlanta FaZe2
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower round 4Lower final
8Boston Breach3
6Toronto Ultra3
9 Florida Mutineers 2
8Boston Breach38Boston Breach2
12Paris Legion12London Royal Ravens1
5Seattle Surge2
6Toronto Ultra01Atlanta FaZe3
12 Paris Legion 3
1Atlanta FaZe3
7Los Angeles Guerrillas0
1Atlanta FaZe3
10 Minnesota ROKKR 3
10Minnesota ROKKR13Los Angeles Thieves2
3Los Angeles Thieves3
3Los Angeles Thieves3
11 New York Subliners 0

Stage 2

Stage 2 group stage began on March 11, 2022, and ended on March 27.

Group stage

PosTeamOverall SeriesOverall GamesQualification
1 OpTic Texas 5–015–3Winners Round 1 Seed
2 London Royal Ravens 4–113–7
3 Boston Breach 4–113–6
4 New York Subliners 3–210–9
5 Atlanta FaZe 3–211–10
6 Los Angeles Guerrillas 3–29–9
7 Florida Mutineers 2–37–9
8 Seattle Surge 2–39–12
9 Minnesota ROKKR 2–38–13Losers Round 1 Seed
10 Paris Legion 1–48–14
11 Toronto Ultra 1–410–13
12 Los Angeles Thieves 0–57–15

Major

The Stage 2 Major took place from March 31 through April 3, 2022, and was won by Los Angeles Guerrillas with Atlanta FaZe once again coming in second. [12]

Upper round 2Upper round 3Upper finalFinal
1 OpTic Texas 0
8 Seattle Surge 3
8Seattle Surge2
5Atlanta FaZe3
4 New York Subliners 0
5 Atlanta FaZe 3
5Atlanta FaZe3
3Boston Breach0
2 London Royal Ravens 0
7 Florida Mutineers 3
7Florida Mutineers2
3Boston Breach3
3 Boston Breach 3
6 Los Angeles Guerrillas 0
5Atlanta FaZe2
6Los Angeles Guerrillas5
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower round 4Lower final
1OpTic Texas3
7Florida Mutineers3
9 Minnesota ROKKR 1
1OpTic Texas31OpTic Texas1
12Los Angeles Thieves23Boston Breach2
4New York Subliners2
7Florida Mutineers26Los Angeles Guerrillas3
12 Los Angeles Thieves 3
6Los Angeles Guerrillas3
2London Royal Ravens3
8Seattle Surge2
10 Paris Legion 1
2London Royal Ravens06Los Angeles Guerrillas3
6Los Angeles Guerrillas3
6Los Angeles Guerrillas3
11 Toronto Ultra 1

Pro-Am Classic

From May 5 through May 8, 2022, all twelve Call of Duty League teams alongside four Challengers teams competed against each other. The teams were put into 4 groups of 4, with three CDL teams and one Challengers team in each group. Teams played the other three teams in their group once, with the top 2 from each group advancing to a single elimination bracket. The tournament was won by the New York Subliners, with the Los Angeles Thieves coming in second. [13]

Group A

PosTeamOverall SeriesOverall GamesQualification
1 Atlanta FaZe 3–09–2Winners Round 1
2 Toronto Ultra 2–17–4
3Strike X1–24–7
4 Seattle Surge 0–32–9

Group B

PosTeamOverall SeriesOverall GamesQualification
1 Florida Mutineers 3–09–2Winners Round 1
2 OpTic Texas 2–16–5
3 Minnesota ROKKR 1–25–6
4Ultra Academy EU0–32–9

Group C

PosTeamOverall SeriesOverall GamesQualification
1 New York Subliners 3–09–1Winners Round 1
2 Los Angeles Thieves 2–16–4
3 London Royal Ravens 1–24–7
4Team War0–32–9

Group D

PosTeamOverall SeriesOverall GamesQualification
1 Boston Breach 2–18–4Winners Round 1
2 Paris Legion 2–17–6
3Ultra Academy NA2–17–7
4 Los Angeles Guerrillas 0–34–9

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
      
Atlanta FaZe 2
OpTic Texas 3
OpTic Texas 1
Los Angeles Thieves3
Boston Breach 1
Los Angeles Thieves 3
Los Angeles Thieves 1
New York Subliners3
Florida Mutineers 1
Toronto Ultra 3
Toronto Ultra 1
New York Subliners3
New York Subliners 3
Paris Legion 0

Stage 3

Stage 3 group stage began on May 13, 2022, and ended on May 29. As part of Stage 3, the Call of Duty League introduced Bounty Week. From May 20 through May 22 all twelve teams played single series with $10,000 on the line for during series. [14]

Group stage

PosTeamOverall SeriesOverall GamesQualification
1 Minnesota ROKKR 5–015–3Winners Round 1 Seed
2 OpTic Texas 4–114–4
3 Seattle Surge 4–114–5
4 Toronto Ultra 4–114–8
5 Atlanta FaZe 3–210–8
6 New York Subliners 3–212–8
7 Florida Mutineers 2–38–12
8 Los Angeles Thieves 2–36–9
9 Boston Breach 1–46–13Losers Round 1 Seed
10 Los Angeles Guerrillas 1–45–14
11 London Royal Ravens 1–45–14
12 Paris Legion 0–55–15

Major

The Stage 3 Major took place from June 2 through June 5, 2022. The major was won by Seattle Surge, with Atlanta FaZe coming in second.

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1 Minnesota ROKKR 2
8 Los Angeles Thieves 3
8Los Angeles Thieves0
5Atlanta FaZe3
4 Toronto Ultra 1
5 Atlanta FaZe 3
5Atlanta FaZe2
3Seattle Surge3
2 OpTic Texas 2
7 Florida Mutineers 3
7Florida Mutineers1
3Seattle Surge3
3 Seattle Surge 3
6 New York Subliners 2
3Seattle Surge5
5Atlanta Faze3
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower round 4Lower final
1Minnesota ROKKR3
7Florida Mutineers0
9 Boston Breach 0
1Minnesota ROKKR04Toronto Ultra3
4Toronto Ultra35Atlanta FaZe3
4Toronto Ultra3
4Toronto Ultra34Toronto Ultra2
12 Paris Legion 1
8Los Angeles Thieves1
2OpTic Texas3
8Los Angeles Thieves3
10 Los Angeles Guerrillas 0
2OpTic Texas32OpTic Texas1
11London Royal Ravens0
6New York Subliners1
11 London Royal Ravens 3

Stage 4

Stage 4 group stage began on June 24, 2022, and ended on July 10.

Group stage

PosTeamOverall SeriesOverall GamesQualification
1 London Royal Ravens 4–114–7Winners Round 1 Seed
2 New York Subliners 4–114–7
3 Boston Breach 4–112–9
4 Los Angeles Thieves 3–213–8
5 Atlanta FaZe 3–211–8
6 Florida Mutineers 3–211–10
7 Minnesota ROKKR 3–210–11
8 Toronto Ultra 2–39–13
9 Los Angeles Guerrillas 2–310–12Losers Round 1 Seed
10 OpTic Texas 1–49–13
11 Seattle Surge 1–47–12
12 Paris Legion 0–55–15

Major

The Stage 4 Major took place from July 14 through July 17, 2022. It was won by Los Angeles Thieves, with New York Subliners coming in second. [15]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1 London Royal Ravens 2
8 Toronto Ultra 3
8Toronto Ultra0
4Los Angeles Thieves3
4 Los Angeles Thieves 3
5 Atlanta FaZe 1
4Los Angeles Thieves1
2New York Subliners3
2 New York Subliners 3
7 Minnesota ROKKR 2
2New York Subliners3
6Florida Mutineers0
3 Boston Breach 2
6 Florida Mutineers 3
2New York Subliners3
4Los Angeles Thieves5
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower round 4Lower final
1London Royal Ravens2
6Florida Mutineers1
9 Los Angeles Guerrillas 3
9Los Angeles Guerrillas05Atlanta FaZe3
5Atlanta FaZe34Los Angeles Thieves3
5Atlanta FaZe3
5Atlanta FaZe35Atlanta FaZe1
12 Paris Legion 2
10OpTic Texas1
7Minnesota ROKKR2
8Toronto Ultra2
10 OpTic Texas 3
10OpTic Texas310OpTic Texas3
3Boston Breach1
3Boston Breach3
11 Seattle Surge 2

Championship

The 2022 Call of Duty League Championship took place from August 4 through August 7, 2022. The top eight teams from the regular seasons standings competed in a Double Elimination bracket. [16]

Bracket

Winners Round 1Winners Round 2Winners FinalFinal
1 Atlanta FaZe 3
8 New York Subliners 2
1Atlanta FaZe3
5Seattle Surge2
4 London Royal Ravens 2
5 Seattle Surge 3
1Atlanta FaZe1
3Los Angeles Thieves3
2 OpTic Texas 3
7 Toronto Ultra 2
2OpTic Texas0
3Los Angeles Thieves3
3 Los Angeles Thieves 3
6 Boston Breach 23Los Angeles Thieves5
1Atlanta FaZe2
Elimination Round 1Elimination Round 2Elimination Round 3Elimination Final
2OpTic Texas3
8New York Subliners38New York Subliners01Atlanta FaZe3
4London Royal Ravens22OpTic Texas15Seattle Surge1
5Seattle Surge3
5Seattle Surge3
7Toronto Ultra37Toronto Ultra1
6Boston Breach1

Grand finals

Grand FinalsAugust 7 Los Angeles Thieves 52 Atlanta FaZe
12:00 noon PDT (19:00 UTC)   
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6Berlin - Search & Destroy2
3Gavutu - Control2
250Tuscan - Hardpoint212
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2Berlin - Control3
6Tuscan - Search & Destroy5

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