2024 Call of Duty League season

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2024 Call of Duty League season
CDL Logo.svg
League Call of Duty League
Sport Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
DurationDecember 8, 2023 –
Number of teams12
Stage Champions
Stage 1 Toronto Ultra
Stage 2 Atlanta FaZe
Stage 3 OpTic Texas
Seasons
2025 →

The 2024 Call of Duty League season is the fifth season of the Call of Duty League, an esports league based on the video game franchise Call of Duty .

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Teams

TeamLocationVenue(s)JoinedOwner
Atlanta FaZe Flag of the United States.svg Atlanta, GA Gateway Center Arena 2020 Atlanta Esports Ventures, FaZe Clan
Boston Breach Flag of the United States.svg Boston, MA MGM Music Hall at Fenway 2022 Kraft Sports Group
Carolina Royal Ravens Flag of the United States.svg Charlotte, NCTBA2020ReKTGlobal, 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
Miami Heretics Flag of the United States.svg Miami, FLTBA2020 Misfits Gaming, Team Heretics
Minnesota ROKKR Flag of the United States.svg Minneapolis, MN Mystic Lake Casino Hotel 2020 G2 Esports
New York Subliners Flag of the United States.svg New York City, NY Kings Theatre 2020 NYXL
OpTic Texas Flag of the United States.svg Dallas, TX Esports Stadium Arlington 2020 OpTic 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, ON Mattamy Athletic Centre 2020 OverActive Media
Vegas Legion Flag of the United States.svg Las Vegas, NV Thomas & Mack Center 2020c0ntact Gaming

Regular season

The 2024 CDL season began on December 8, 2023. Teams compete in four Majors throughout the season, culminating in the Call of Duty Championship tournament. The four Majors will be played in Boston, Miami, Toronto and Burbank [lower-alpha 1] .

Standings

2024 Call of Duty League standings
#TeamPtsEPMWMLM%GWGLG%
1 Atlanta FaZe 4253286.8249539.709
2 OpTic Texas 4053289.7579457.623
3 Toronto Ultra 3903267.7888239.678
4 New York Subliners 25532012.6257352.584
5 Miami Heretics 13031217.4145061.450
6 Seattle Surge 13031119.3674870.407
7 Los Angeles Thieves 12531215.4444963.438
8 Carolina Royal Ravens 12031019.3454968.419
9 Minnesota ROKKR 1203919.3214568.398
10 Vegas Legion 11031017.3704660.434
11 Los Angeles Guerrillas 1103920.3103970.358
12 Boston Breach 503520.2004164.390

As of 19 May 2024

Source: [1]

Stage 1

Stage 1 group stage began on December 8, 2022, and ended on January 21.

Group stage

PosTeamOverall SeriesOverall GamesQualification
1 Atlanta FaZe 7–021–5Winners Round 1 Seed
2 Toronto Ultra 6–118–6
3 New York Subliners 6–118–11
4 Miami Heretics 5–218–8
5 OpTic Texas 4–314–13
6 Minnesota ROKKR 3–414–14
7 Seattle Surge 3–413–16
8 Los Angeles Guerrillas 2–59–16
9 Los Angeles Thieves 2–59–17Losers Round 1 Seed
10 Boston Breach 2–512–16
11 Carolina Royal Ravens 1–67–20
12 Vegas Legion 1–69–20

Major

The Stage 1 Major ran from January 25 to January 28, 2024. The Major was hosted by Boston Breach. The Major I champions were the Toronto Ultra, who defeated the Atlanta FaZe 4-1. [2] [3] [4] The MVP was Tobias Juul Jonsson aka “CleanX”. [2] [3] [4]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1 Atlanta FaZe 3
8 Los Angeles Guerrillas 0
1Atlanta FaZe3
5OpTic Texas2
4 Miami Heretics 0
5 OpTic Texas 3
1Atlanta FaZe1
2Toronto Ultra3
2 Toronto Ultra 3
7 Seattle Surge 0
2Toronto Ultra3
6Minnesota ROKKR0
3 New York Subliners 0
6 Minnesota ROKKR 3
1Atlanta FaZe1
2Toronto Ultra4
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower round 4Lower final
8Los Angeles Guerrillas3
8Los Angeles Guerrillas2
9 Los Angeles Thieves 1
8Los Angeles Guerrillas36Minnesota ROKKR3
12Las Vegas Legion21Atlanta FaZe3
4Miami Heretics0
6Minnesota ROKKR15OpTic Texas0
12 Vegas Legion 3
5OpTic Texas3
7Seattle Surge3
7Seattle Surge1
10 Boston Breach 2
7Seattle Surge35OpTic Texas3
11Carolina Royal Ravens2
3New York Subliners1
11 Carolina Royal Ravens 3

Stage 2

Stage 2 group stage began on February 16, 2024, and ended on March 17.

PosTeamOverall SeriesOverall GamesQualification
1 OpTic Texas 7–021–10Winners Round 1 Seed
2 New York Subliners 6–120–7
3 Atlanta FaZe 5–219–7
4 Toronto Ultra 5–217–10
5 Vegas Legion 5–217–10
6 Los Angeles Thieves 4–313–15
7 Boston Breach 3–411–15
8 Miami Heretics 2–511–16
9 Carolina Royal Ravens 2–511–17Losers Round 1 Seed
10 Minnesota ROKKR 1–611–19
11 Los Angeles Guerrillas 1–67–20
12 Seattle Surge 1–66–18

Major

The Stage 2 Major ran between 21-24 March, 2024. The Major was hosted by Miami Heretics. The Major II champions were the Atlanta Faze, who defeated OpTic Texas 4-1. [5] [6] The MVP was Chris Lehr aka “Simp”. [5]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1 OpTic Texas 3
8 Miami Heretics 0
1OpTic Texas3
4Toronto Ultra1
4 Toronto Ultra 3
5 Vegas Legion 0
1OpTic Texas1
3Atlanta FaZe3
2 New York Subliners 3
7 Boston Breach 1
2New York Subliners2
3Atlanta FaZe3
3 Atlanta FaZe 3
6 Los Angeles Thieves 2
3Atlanta FaZe4
1OpTic Texas1
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower round 4Lower final
8Miami Heretics0
2New York Subliners3
9 Carolina Royal Ravens 3
9Carolina Royal Ravens39Carolina Royal Ravens0
5Las Vegas Legion21OpTic Texas3
5Las Vegas Legion3
2New York Subliners32New York Subliners1
12 Seattle Surge 1
4Toronto Ultra0
7Boston Breach2
4Toronto Ultra3
10 Minnesota ROKKR 3
10Minnesota ROKKR111Los Angeles Guerrillas1
11Los Angeles Guerrillas3
6Los Angeles Thieves1
11 Los Angeles Guerrillas 3

Stage 3

Stage 3 group stage began on April 12, 2024, and ended on May 12.

PosTeamOverall SeriesOverall GamesQualification
1 Atlanta FaZe 7–021–4Winners Round 1 Seed
2 Toronto Ultra 6–118–6
3 OpTic Texas 6–119–8
4 Los Angeles Thieves 5–218–14
5 New York Subliners 3–414–13
6 Carolina Royal Ravens 3–415–15
7 Seattle Surge 3–413–15
8 Miami Heretics 3–413–16
9 Vegas Legion 2–58–17Losers Round 1 Seed
10 Minnesota ROKKR 2–58–19
11 Los Angeles Guerrillas 2–57–17
12 Boston Breach 0–711–21

Major

The Stage 3 Major was held between 16 and 19 May, 2024. The Major is hosted by Toronto Ultra. The Major III champions were OpTic Texas, who defeated Toronto Ultra 4-0. [7] [8] The MVP was Anthony Cuevas-Castro aka “Shotzzy”. [8]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1 Atlanta FaZe 3
8 Miami Heretics 1
1Atlanta FaZe3
5New York Subliners0
4 Los Angeles Thieves 1
5 Vegas Legion 3
1Atlanta FaZe2
2Toronto Ultra3
2 Toronto Ultra 3
7 Seattle Surge 1
2Toronto Ultra3
3OpTic Texas1
3 OpTic Texas 3
6 Carolina Royal Ravens 1
2Toronto Ultra0
3OpTic Texas4
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower round 4Lower final
8Miami Heretics3
3Optic Texas3
9 Vegas Legion 2
8Miami Heretics38Miami Heretics1
4Los Angeles Thieves11Atlanta Faze2
5Los Angeles Thieves3
3OpTic Texas33OpTic Texas3
12 Boston Breach 2
5New York Subliners2
7Seattle Surge3
5New York Subliners3
10 Minnesota ROKKR 1
7Seattle Surge37Seattle Surge1
6Carolina Royal Ravens1
6Carolina Royal Ravens3
11 Los Angeles Guerrillas 1

Championship

The 2024 Call of Duty League Championship will take place at a yet to be determined location and date.

Notes

  1. ↑ The fourth Major was supposed to be held in Charlotte, North Carolina and hosted by the Carolina Royal Ravens, but was later pulled from Charlotte and relocated to Burbank, California (without fans).

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