NEWS - Monday, March 20, 2017
Optic Gaming Wins Big at COD World League in Dallas
The CWL Dallas Open, hosted by Major League Gaming Corp., has concluded after a nail-biting competition with OpTiC Gaming claiming the top place finish. Teams eUnited, Faze Clan and Splyce rounded out the top four spots at the end of the three-day tournament at the Fort Worth Convention Center in Fort Worth, TX. OpTiC Gaming claimed the largest piece of the prize pool, while securing their spot in the inaugural Call of Duty World League - Global Pro League, beginning April 20.
Here are the final rankings for the CWL Dallas Open:
- 1st - OpTic Gaming
- 2nd – eUnited
- 3rd – FaZe Clan
- 4th – Splyce
- 5th/6th – Red Reserve & Team EnVyUs
- 7th/8th – Evil Geniuses & Luminosity Gaming
15 additional teams will join OpTic Gaming as part of the CWL Global Pro League with a total of nine teams representing North America, six from Europe, and one team from Asia-Pacific. These teams will compete for a chance at their share of the $1.4 million CWL Global Pro League prize pool as part of the total $4 million prize pool for the 2017 CWL season.
Here are the teams that will participate in the CWL Global Pro League, with team members noted in parentheses:
North America:
- Cloud9 (Assault, Aches, Lacefield, Ricky)
- eUnited (Silly, Prestinni, Arcitys, Gunless)
- Enigma6 (General, Prodo, Kade, MRuiz)
- Evil Geniuses (Studdy, Nameless, Negafen, Havok)
- Faze Clan (Clayster, Attach, Zoomaa, Enable)
- Luminosity Gaming (Saints, Octane, Slacked, Classic)
- OpTiC Gaming (Scump, Formal, Karma, Crimsix)
- Rise Nation (Faccento, Felony, Aqua, Loony)
- Team EnVyUs (Jkap, John, Apathy, Slasher)
EU:
- Elevate (Rated, Reedy, Zed, Watson)
- Epsilon (Dqvee, Vortex, Hawqeh, Joshh)
- Fnatic (SunnyB, Scrapz, Wuskin, Tommey)
- Millenium (Nolson, MarkyB, Moose, Peatie)
- Red Reserve (Seany, Niall, Joee, Urban)
- Splyce (Zero, Bance, Madcat, Jurd)
APAC:
- Mindfreak (Buzzo, Shockz, Fighta, Excite)
So there you have it, the Pros are locked in and the COD World League is set for another competitive championship.
Source: Press Release
