NEWS - Tuesday, April 3, 2018
Luminosity Takes the Win at COD World League Birmingham Open
This past weekend, competitors from around the world arrived in Birmingham, United Kingdom, to compete for the top prize at the CWL Birmingham Open, but it was Luminosity who walked away champion. Teams Splyce, Rise Nation and OpTic Gaming rounded-out the top four spots at the three-day competition in Call of Duty: WWII, hosted at the INSOMNIA62 Gaming Festival.
For their win, Luminosity had to overcome local favorites Splyce in front of a passionate and vocal crowd. Fans from around the world watched online as teams from North America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region competed via MLG.com/CallofDuty and Twitch.tv/CallofDuty, also via the in-game Call of Duty®: WWII theater within Headquarters on PlayStation®4..
Here are the final rankings for the CWL Birmingham Open:
- 1st - Luminosity
- 2nd – Splyce
- 3rd – Rise Nation
- 4th – OpTic Gaming
- 5th/6th – Reckless / Team Envy
- 7th/8th – Echo Fox / Lightning Pandas
The Call of Duty World League enters its first stage finals this weekend as the top eight teams from CWL Pro League Stage 1 will face-off April 6 – 8, at the MLG Arena in Columbus, Ohio. At stake is the winner’s share of a $500,000 event prize pool and the role of early season favorite in the record setting 2018 season of the CWL.
Source: Press Release
