2022 Call of Duty League season
LeagueCall of Duty League
SportCall of Duty: Vanguard
DurationJanuary 21 – August 7, 2022
Number of teams12
Season MVPMcArthur “Cellium” Jovel
Stage Champions
Stage 1OpTic Texas
Stage 2Los Angeles Guerrillas
Pro-Am ClassicNew York Subliners
Stage 3Seattle Surge
Stage 4Los Angeles Thieves
Grand Finals
ChampionsLos Angeles Thieves
  Runners-upAtlanta FaZe
Finals MVPKenneth “Kenny” Williams

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.

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]

Team Location Venue(s) Joined Owner
Atlanta FaZe United States Atlanta, GA Gateway Center Arena 2020 Atlanta Esports Ventures, FaZe Clan
Boston Breach United States Boston, MA MGM Music Hall at Fenway 2022 Kraft Sports Group
Florida Mutineers United States Orlando, FL Addition Financial Arena 2020 Misfits Gaming
London Royal Ravens United Kingdom London, UK Copper Box Arena 2020 ReKTGlobal, Inc.
Los Angeles Guerrillas United States Los Angeles, CA Shrine Exposition Hall 2020 Kroenke Sports & Entertainment
Los Angeles Thieves Galen Center 2021 100 Thieves
Minnesota ROKKR United States Minneapolis, MN Mystic Lake Casino Hotel 2020 WISE Ventures
New York Subliners United States New York City, NY Kings Theatre 2020 NYXL
OpTic Texas United States Dallas, TX Esports Stadium Arlington 2020 OpTic Gaming
Paris Legion France Paris, FR La Seine Musicale 2020 c0ntact Gaming
Seattle Surge United States Seattle, WA WaMu Theater 2020 The Aquilini Group
Toronto Ultra Canada Toronto, ON Mattamy Athletic Centre 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 3 Seattle Surge 3
London Royal Ravens 0 Seattle Surge 3
New York Subliners 1
Minnesota ROKKR 0
New York Subliners 3 New York Subliners 3
Boston Breach 2 Seattle Surge 1
Toronto Ultra 3
OpTic Texas 1
Los Angeles Thieves 3 Los Angeles Thieves 3
Paris Legion 1 Los Angeles Thieves 2
Toronto Ultra 3
Toronto Ultra 3
Florida Mutineers 3 Florida 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

2022 Call of Duty League standings
# Team Pts EP MW ML M% GW GL G%
1 Atlanta FaZe 330 4 28 13 .683 102 70 .593
2 OpTic Texas 265 4 24 12 .667 90 55 .621
3 Los Angeles Thieves 200 4 17 17 .500 71 66 .518
4 London Royal Ravens 190 4 17 14 .548 63 62 .504
5 Seattle Surge 185 4 15 15 .500 65 62 .512
6 Boston Breach 180 4 16 16 .500 63 68 .481
7 Toronto Ultra 180 4 16 18 .471 70 72 .493
8 New York Subliners 160 4 14 14 .500 56 56 .500
9 Florida Mutineers 160 4 13 18 .419 54 67 .446
10 Los Angeles Guerrillas 155 4 15 17 .469 59 72 .450
11 Minnesota ROKKR 140 4 14 14 .500 57 58 .496
12 Paris Legion 20 4 2 23 .080 31 73 .298

As of 17 July 2022

Source: [9]

Stage 1

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

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
1Atlanta FaZe3
8Boston Breach0
1Atlanta FaZe2
4OpTic Texas3
4OpTic Texas3
5Seattle Surge0
4OpTic Texas3
2London Royal Ravens1
2London Royal Ravens3
7Los Angeles Guerrillas2
2London Royal Ravens3
6Toronto Ultra1
3Los Angeles Thieves2
6Toronto Ultra3
4OpTic Texas5
1Atlanta FaZe2
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower round 4Lower final
8Boston Breach3
6Toronto Ultra3
9Florida Mutineers2
8Boston Breach38Boston Breach2
12Paris Legion12London Royal Ravens1
5Seattle Surge2
6Toronto Ultra01Atlanta FaZe3
12Paris Legion3
1Atlanta FaZe3
7Los Angeles Guerrillas0
1Atlanta FaZe3
10Minnesota ROKKR3
10Minnesota ROKKR13Los Angeles Thieves2
3Los Angeles Thieves3
3Los Angeles Thieves3
11New York Subliners0

Stage 2

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

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
1OpTic Texas0
8Seattle Surge3
8Seattle Surge2
5Atlanta FaZe3
4New York Subliners0
5Atlanta FaZe3
5Atlanta FaZe3
3Boston Breach0
2London Royal Ravens0
7Florida Mutineers3
7Florida Mutineers2
3Boston Breach3
3Boston Breach3
6Los Angeles Guerrillas0
5Atlanta FaZe2
6Los Angeles Guerrillas5
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower round 4Lower final
1OpTic Texas3
7Florida Mutineers3
9Minnesota ROKKR1
1OpTic Texas31OpTic Texas1
12Los Angeles Thieves23Boston Breach2
4New York Subliners2
7Florida Mutineers26Los Angeles Guerrillas3
12Los Angeles Thieves3
6Los Angeles Guerrillas3
2London Royal Ravens3
8Seattle Surge2
10Paris Legion1
2London Royal Ravens06Los Angeles Guerrillas3
6Los Angeles Guerrillas3
6Los Angeles Guerrillas3
11Toronto Ultra1

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]

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
      
Atlanta FaZe 2
OpTic Texas 3
OpTic Texas 1
Los Angeles Thieves 3
Boston Breach 1
Los Angeles Thieves 3
Los Angeles Thieves 1
New York Subliners 3
Florida Mutineers 1
Toronto Ultra 3
Toronto Ultra 1
New York Subliners 3
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]

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
1Minnesota ROKKR2
8Los Angeles Thieves3
8Los Angeles Thieves0
5Atlanta FaZe3
4Toronto Ultra1
5Atlanta FaZe3
5Atlanta FaZe2
3Seattle Surge3
2OpTic Texas2
7Florida Mutineers3
7Florida Mutineers1
3Seattle Surge3
3Seattle Surge3
6New York Subliners2
3Seattle Surge5
5Atlanta Faze3
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower round 4Lower final
1Minnesota ROKKR3
7Florida Mutineers0
9Boston Breach0
1Minnesota ROKKR04Toronto Ultra3
4Toronto Ultra35Atlanta FaZe3
4Toronto Ultra3
4Toronto Ultra34Toronto Ultra2
12Paris Legion1
8Los Angeles Thieves1
2OpTic Texas3
8Los Angeles Thieves3
10Los Angeles Guerrillas0
2OpTic Texas32OpTic Texas1
11London Royal Ravens0
6New York Subliners1
11London Royal Ravens3

Stage 4

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

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
1London Royal Ravens2
8Toronto Ultra3
8Toronto Ultra0
4Los Angeles Thieves3
4Los Angeles Thieves3
5Atlanta FaZe1
4Los Angeles Thieves1
2New York Subliners3
2New York Subliners3
7Minnesota ROKKR2
2New York Subliners3
6Florida Mutineers0
3Boston Breach2
6Florida Mutineers3
2New York Subliners3
4Los Angeles Thieves5
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower round 4Lower final
1London Royal Ravens2
6Florida Mutineers1
9Los Angeles Guerrillas3
9Los Angeles Guerrillas05Atlanta FaZe3
5Atlanta FaZe34Los Angeles Thieves3
5Atlanta FaZe3
5Atlanta FaZe35Atlanta FaZe1
12Paris Legion2
10OpTic Texas1
7Minnesota ROKKR2
8Toronto Ultra2
10OpTic Texas3
10OpTic Texas310OpTic Texas3
3Boston Breach1
3Boston Breach3
11Seattle Surge2

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
1Atlanta FaZe3
8New York Subliners2
1Atlanta FaZe3
5Seattle Surge2
4London Royal Ravens2
5Seattle Surge3
1Atlanta FaZe1
3Los Angeles Thieves3
2OpTic Texas3
7Toronto Ultra2
2OpTic Texas0
3Los Angeles Thieves3
3Los Angeles Thieves3
6Boston Breach23Los 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 Finals August 7 Los Angeles Thieves 5 – 2 Atlanta FaZe
12:00 noon PDT (19:00 UTC)    
250 Gavutu - Hardpoint 187
6 Berlin - Search & Destroy 2
3 Gavutu - Control 2
250 Tuscan - Hardpoint 212
1 Bocage - Search & Destroy 6
2 Berlin - Control 3
6 Tuscan - Search & Destroy 5

References

  1. ↑ "OpTic, Envy merge to create OpTic Texas". Reuters. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "Oxygen Esports & Boston Uprising Join Forces to Expand New England Esports With a Multi-Franchise Deal" (Press release). 15 December 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  3. ↑ Šimić, Ivan (January 21, 2022). "Esports Engine announced as official broadcast partner for Call of Duty League". Esports Insider. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  4. ↑ Byers, Preston (2022-03-02). "Maven, MerK return to Call of Duty League broadcast team". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
  5. ↑ Wicks, Alisha (2022-01-20). "Call of Duty League talent lineup revealed for Kickoff Classic". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
  6. ↑ Murray, Trent (January 24, 2022). "Call of Duty League Kickoff Classic struggles with YouTube audience". Sports Business Journal. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Call of Duty League Community Update #1". Call of Duty League. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  8. 1 2 "Call of Duty League 2022 Season Format". Call of Duty League. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  9. ↑ "CDL POINTS STANDINGS". Call of Duty League. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  10. ↑ "CDL POINTS STANDINGS - Stage 1 Groups". Call of Duty League. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  11. ↑ "An OpTic championship: 4 takeaways from the Texas' historic Majaor I title win over Atlanta FaZe". 6 March 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  12. ↑ "Miracle in Minnesota: LA Guerrillas win org's first CDL Major with 5-2 upset over Atlanta FaZe". 3 April 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  13. ↑ "New York Subliners crowned champions of 2022 Call of Duty League Pro-Am Classic, pocket $100,000 prize". 8 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  14. ↑ "Introducing Call of Duty League Bounty Week: May 20–22". 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  15. ↑ "L.A. Thieves claim first CDL championship at New York Major after taking down hometown Subliners". 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  16. ↑ "Post Season Bracket". Retrieved 6 August 2022.
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