2021 Call of Duty League season

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2021 Call of Duty League Season
CDL Logo.svg
League Call of Duty League
Sport Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
DurationJanuary 23 – August 22, 2021
Number of teams12
Season MVPChris “Simp” Lehr
Stage Champions
Stage 1 Atlanta FaZe
Stage 2 Toronto Ultra
Stage 3 Atlanta FaZe
Stage 4 Atlanta FaZe
Stage 5 Minnesota ROKKR
Grand Finals
Champions Atlanta FaZe
  Runners-up Toronto Ultra
Finals MVPTyler "aBeZy" Pharris
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.

Contents

Teams

TeamLocationVenue(s)JoinedOwner
Atlanta FaZe Flag of the United States.svg Atlanta, GA Gateway Center Arena 2020 Atlanta Esports Ventures, FaZe Clan
OpTic Chicago Flag of the United States.svg Chicago, IL Wintrust Arena 2020 NRG Esports
Dallas Empire Flag of the United States.svg Dallas, TX Toyota Music Factory 2020 Envy Gaming
Florida Mutineers Flag of the United States.svg Orlando, FL Addition Financial Arena 2020 Misfits Gaming
London Royal Ravens Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London, UK Copper Box Arena 2020ReKTGlobal, Inc.
Los Angeles Guerrillas Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles, CA Shrine Exposition Hall 2020 Kroenke Sports & Entertainment
Los Angeles Thieves Galen Center 2021 100 Thieves
Minnesota ROKKR Flag of the United States.svg Minneapolis, MN Mystic Lake Casino Hotel 2020WISE Ventures
New York Subliners Flag of the United States.svg New York City, NY Kings Theatre 2020 Andbox
Paris Legion Flag of France.svg Paris, France La Seine Musicale 2020c0ntact Gaming
Seattle Surge Flag of the United States.svg Seattle, WA WaMu Theater 2020 The Aquilini Group
Toronto Ultra Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto, Ontario 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]

Playoffs: [1]

Standings

Source [2]

#TeamPtsEPMWMLM%GWGLG%
1 Atlanta FaZe 5255347.82912253.697
2 Toronto Ultra 41552917.63011379.589
3 Dallas Empire 40052618.5919984.541
4 OpTic Chicago 36052618.5919774.567
5 New York Subliners 34052417.5858581.512
6 Minnesota ROKKR 30552017.5417573.507
7 Los Angeles Thieves 24051821.4627483.471
8 Florida Mutineers 21051719.4726970.496
9 Seattle Surge 12051125.3065685.397
10 London Royal Ravens 1105923.2814579.363
11 Los Angeles Guerrillas 1005826.2354487.336
12 Paris Legion 1005822.2674273.365

Stage 1

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

Group A

PosTeamOverall SeriesOverall GamesQualification
1 Dallas Empire 4–114–7Winners Round 2 Seed
2 Los Angeles Thieves 4–112–7Winners Round 1 Seed
3 New York Subliners 3–211–7
4 Minnesota ROKKR 3–210–8Losers Round 2 Seed
5 Seattle Surge 1–46–14Losers Round 1 Seed
6 London Royal Ravens 0–55–15

Group B

PosTeamOverall SeriesOverall GamesQualification
1 Atlanta FaZe 5–015–6Winners Round 2 Seed
2 OpTic Chicago 4–114–6Winners Round 1 Seed
3 Los Angeles Guerrillas 2–38–13
4 Paris Legion 2–310–11Losers Round 2 Seed
5 Toronto Ultra 1–49–13Losers Round 1 Seed
6 Florida Mutineers 1–46–13

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 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
A1 Dallas Empire 3
B2 OpTic Chicago 3B2OpTic Chicago2
A3 New York Subliners 0A1Dallas Empire0
B1Atlanta FaZe3
B1 Atlanta FaZe 3
A2 Los Angeles Thieves 0B3Los Angeles Guerrillas0
B3 Los Angeles Guerrillas 3
B1Atlanta FaZe5
A1Dallas Empire2
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower round 4Lower round 5Lower final
B3Los Angeles Guerrillas1
A3New York Subliners3A3New York Subliners3A1Dallas Empire3
B4 Paris Legion 1B6Florida Mutineers2A3New York Subliners3A3New York Subliners0
A5 Seattle Surge 1B6Florida Mutineers3B2OpTic Chicago0
B6 Florida Mutineers 3B2OpTic Chicago3
A2Los Angeles Thieves3A2Los Angeles Thieves1
A4 Minnesota ROKKR 2B5Toronto Ultra0
B5 Toronto Ultra 3B5Toronto Ultra3
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]

Group A

PosTeamOverall SeriesOverall GamesQualification
1 Atlanta FaZe 4–114–4Winners Round 2 Seed
2 New York Subliners 4–113–8Winners Round 1 Seed
3 Toronto Ultra 2–39–11
4 London Royal Ravens 2–37–10Losers Round 2 Seed
5 Los Angeles Guerrillas 2–39–11Losers Round 1 Seed
6 Los Angeles Thieves 1–46–14

Group B

PosTeamOverall SeriesOverall GamesQualification
1 Minnesota ROKKR 3–29–10Winners Round 2 Seed
2 OpTic Chicago 3–29–9Winners Round 1 Seed
3 Dallas Empire 3–213–9
4 Seattle Surge 2–310–10Losers Round 2 Seed
5 Paris Legion 2–38–10Losers Round 1 Seed
6 Florida Mutineers 2–38–9

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 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
A1Atlanta FaZe3
B2OpTic Chicago1A3Toronto Ultra1
A3Toronto Ultra3A1Atlanta FaZe3
B3Dallas Empire1
B1Minnesota ROKKR2
A2New York Subliners0B3Dallas Empire3
B3Dallas Empire3
A1Atlanta FaZe3
A3Toronto Ultra5
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower round 4Lower round 5Lower final
B1Minnesota ROKKR3
B2OpTic Chicago3B2OpTic Chicago2B3Dallas Empire1
B4Seattle Surge3B4Seattle Surge1B1Minnesota ROKKR1A3Toronto Ultra3
A5Los Angeles Guerrillas0B6Florida Mutineers1A3Toronto Ultra3
B6Florida Mutineers3A3Toronto Ultra3
A2New York Subliners0A6Los Angeles Thieves0
A4London Royal Ravens2A6Los Angeles Thieves3
B5Paris Legion0A6Los Angeles Thieves3
A6Los Angeles Thieves3

Stage 3

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

Group A

PosTeamOverall SeriesOverall GamesQualification
1 Toronto Ultra 5–015–1Winners Round 2 Seed
2 Florida Mutineers 3–210–9Winners Round 1 Seed
3 Dallas Empire 3–29–10
4 Minnesota ROKKR 2–39–12Losers Round 2 Seed
5 Los Angeles Guerrillas 1–49–12Losers Round 1 Seed
6 Paris Legion 1–45–13

Group B

PosTeamOverall SeriesOverall GamesQualification
1 New York Subliners 4–114–7Winners Round 2 Seed
2 Atlanta FaZe 4–114–8Winners Round 1 Seed
3 Los Angeles Thieves 3–212–10
4 OpTic Chicago 2–38–10Losers Round 2 Seed
5 London Royal Ravens 2–310–12Losers Round 1 Seed
6 Seattle Surge 0–54–15

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. [9]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
A1Toronto Ultra2
B2Atlanta FaZe3B2Atlanta FaZe3
A3Dallas Empire0B2Atlanta FaZe2
B1New York Subliners3
B1New York Subliners3
A2Florida Mutineers3A2Florida Mutineers0
B3Los Angeles Thieves1
B1New York Subliners2
B2Atlanta FaZe5
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower round 4Lower round 5Lower final
A2Florida Mutineers0
A3Dallas Empire0B4OpTic Chicago3B2Atlanta FaZe3
B4OpTic Chicago3B4OpTic Chicago3B4OpTic Chicago2A1Toronto Ultra2
A5Los Angeles Guerrillas3A5Los Angeles Guerrillas1A1Toronto Ultra3
B6Seattle Surge1A1Toronto Ultra3
B3Los Angeles Thieves3B3Los Angeles Thieves1
A4Minnesota ROKKR0B5London Royal Ravens0
B5London Royal Ravens3B5London Royal Ravens3
A6Paris Legion1

Stage 4

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. [10]

Group A

PosTeamOverall SeriesOverall GamesQualification
1 Atlanta FaZe 5–015–2Winners Round 2 Seed
2 OpTic Chicago 3–211–8Winners Round 1 Seed
3 Minnesota ROKKR 3–210–10
4 Paris Legion 2–39–11Losers Round 2 Seed
5 Los Angeles Thieves 1–47–14Losers Round 1 Seed
6 Seattle Surge 1–47–14

Group B

PosTeamOverall SeriesOverall GamesQualification
1 Toronto Ultra 4–114–3Winners Round 2 Seed
2 New York Subliners 4–112–8Winners Round 1 Seed
3 Dallas Empire 3–211–10
4 Florida Mutineers 3–213–9Losers Round 2 Seed
5 London Royal Ravens 1–45–13Losers Round 1 Seed
6 Los Angeles Guerrillas 0–53–15

Source: [11]

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. [12] Atlanta FaZe won their third Major of the season, with the Dallas Empire as the runners-up. [13]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
A1Atlanta FaZe3
B2New York Subliners0A3Minnesota ROKKR0
A3Minnesota ROKKR3A1Atlanta FaZe3
B1Toronto Ultra1
B1Toronto Ultra3
A2OpTic Chicago0B3Dallas Empire2
B3Dallas Empire3
A1Atlanta FaZe5
B3Dallas Empire4
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower round 4Lower round 5Lower final
B3Dallas Empire3
B2New York Subliners3B2New York Subliners1B1Toronto Ultra2
B4Florida Mutineers3B4Florida Mutineers2B3Dallas Empire3B3Dallas Empire3
A5Los Angeles Thieves2B6Los Angeles Guerrillas0A2OpTic Chicago1
B6Los Angeles Guerrillas3A3Minnesota ROKKR1
A2OpTic Chicago3A2OpTic Chicago3
A4Paris Legion0A6Seattle Surge2
B5London Royal Ravens1A6Seattle Surge3
A6Seattle Surge3

Stage 5

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

Group A

PosTeamOverall SeriesOverall GamesQualification
1 OpTic Chicago 4–114–5Winners Round 2 Seed
2 Atlanta FaZe 4–114–4Winners Round 1 Seed
3 Los Angeles Thieves 3–211–11
4 London Royal Ravens 2–37–13Losers Round 2 Seed
5 New York Subliners 1–47–14Losers Round 1 Seed
6 Paris Legion 1–47–13

Group B

PosTeamOverall SeriesOverall GamesQualification
1 Dallas Empire 4–113–5Winners Round 2 Seed
2 Toronto Ultra 4–113–5Winners Round 1 Seed
3 Minnesota ROKKR 3–211–7
4 Florida Mutineers 3–210–9Losers Round 2 Seed
5 Seattle Surge 1–44–12Losers Round 1 Seed
6 Los Angeles Guerrillas 0–52–15

Source [14]

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 with the Toronto Ultra as the runners-up. [15]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
A1OpTic Chicago2
B2Toronto Ultra3B2Toronto Ultra3
A3Los Angeles Thieves2B2Toronto Ultra0
B3Minnesota ROKKR3
B1Dallas Empire1
A2Atlanta FaZe1B3Minnesota ROKKR3
B3Minnesota ROKKR3
B3Minnesota ROKKR5
B2Toronto Ultra4
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower round 4Lower round 5Lower final
B1Dallas Empire3
A3Los Angeles Thieves3A3Los Angeles Thieves1B2Toronto Ultra3
B4Florida Mutineers2A5New York Subliners1B1Dallas Empire1A1OpTic Chicago1
A5New York Subliners3A5New York Subliners3A1OpTic Chicago3
B6Los Angeles Guerrillas2A1OpTic Chicago3
A2Atlanta FaZe2B5Seattle Surge2
A4London Royal Ravens0B5Seattle Surge3
B5Seattle Surge3B5Seattle Surge3
A6Paris Legion1

Championship

The 2021 Call of Duty League Championship began on August 19 and concluded on August 22, 2021. The top eight teams competed in the Championship, and all matches were played in Los Angeles.

Bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1Atlanta FaZe3
4OpTic Chicago25New York Subliners0
5New York Subliners31Atlanta FaZe3
3Dallas Empire0
2Toronto Ultra2
3Dallas Empire33Dallas Empire3
6Minnesota ROKKR0
1Atlanta FaZe5
2Toronto Ultra3
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
2Toronto Ultra3
8Florida Mutineers14OpTic Chicago13Dallas Empire2
4OpTic Chicago32Toronto Ultra32Toronto Ultra3
6Minnesota ROKKR2
5New York Subliners1
7Los Angeles Thieves26Minnesota ROKKR3
6Minnesota ROKKR3

Grand finals

Grand FinalsAugust 22 Atlanta FaZe 53 Toronto Ultra Los Angeles
3:00 pm EDT (19:00 UTC)    Details
175Moscow - Hardpoint250
6Express - Search & Destroy5
3Raid - Control0
250Raid - Hardpoint78
2Miami - Search & Destroy6
3Garrison - Control2
5Raid - Search & Destroy6
250Apocalypse - Hardpoint147

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