2021 Call of Duty League season

Sports season
2021 Call of Duty League Season
LeagueCall of Duty League
SportCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
DurationJanuary 23 – August 22, 2021
Number of teams12
Season MVPChris “Simp” Lehr
Stage Champions
Stage 1Atlanta FaZe
Stage 2Toronto Ultra
Stage 3Atlanta FaZe
Stage 4Atlanta FaZe
Stage 5Minnesota ROKKR
Grand Finals
ChampionsAtlanta FaZe
  Runners-upToronto 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.

Teams

Team Location Venue(s) Joined Owner
Atlanta FaZe United States Atlanta, GA Gateway Center Arena 2020 Atlanta Esports Ventures, FaZe Clan
OpTic Chicago United States Chicago, IL Wintrust Arena 2020 NRG Esports
Dallas Empire United States Dallas, TX Toyota Music Factory 2020 Envy Gaming
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 Andbox
Paris Legion France Paris, France La Seine Musicale 2020 c0ntact Gaming
Seattle Surge United States Seattle, WA WaMu Theater 2020 The Aquilini Group
Toronto Ultra Canada 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]

  • 1st Place = $200,000
  • 2nd Place = $120,000
  • 3rd Place = $80,000
  • 4th Place = $40,000
  • 5th/6th Place = $20,000 per team
  • 7th/8th Place = $10,000 per team
  • 9th-12th Place = $0

Playoffs:[1]

  • 1st Place = $1,200,000
  • 2nd Place = $650,000
  • 3rd Place = $300,000
  • 4th Place = $150,000
  • 5th/6th Place = $75,000 per team
  • 7th/8th Place = $25,000 per team
  • 9th-12th Place = $0

Standings

Source[2]

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# Team Pts EP MW ML M% GW GL G%
1 Atlanta FaZe 525 5 34 7 .829 122 53 .697
2 Toronto Ultra 415 5 29 17 .630 113 79 .589
3 Dallas Empire 400 5 26 18 .591 99 84 .541
4 OpTic Chicago 360 5 26 18 .591 97 74 .567
5 New York Subliners 340 5 24 17 .585 85 81 .512
6 Minnesota ROKKR 305 5 20 17 .541 75 73 .507
7 Los Angeles Thieves 240 5 18 21 .462 74 83 .471
8 Florida Mutineers 210 5 17 19 .472 69 70 .496
9 Seattle Surge 120 5 11 25 .306 56 85 .397
10 London Royal Ravens 110 5 9 23 .281 45 79 .363
11 Los Angeles Guerrillas 100 5 8 26 .235 44 87 .336
12 Paris Legion 100 5 8 22 .267 42 73 .365

Stage 1

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

Group A

Pos Team Overall Series Overall Games Qualification
1 Dallas Empire 4–1 14–7 Winners Round 2 Seed
2 Los Angeles Thieves 4–1 12–7 Winners Round 1 Seed
3 New York Subliners 3–2 11–7
4 Minnesota ROKKR 3–2 10–8 Losers Round 2 Seed
5 Seattle Surge 1–4 6–14 Losers Round 1 Seed
6 London Royal Ravens 0–5 5–15


Group B

Pos Team Overall Series Overall Games Qualification
1 Atlanta FaZe 5–0 15–6 Winners Round 2 Seed
2 OpTic Chicago 4–1 14–6 Winners Round 1 Seed
3 Los Angeles Guerrillas 2–3 8–13
4 Paris Legion 2–3 10–11 Losers Round 2 Seed
5 Toronto Ultra 1–4 9–13 Losers Round 1 Seed
6 Florida Mutineers 1–4 6–13

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
A1Dallas Empire3
B2OpTic Chicago3B2OpTic Chicago2
A3New York Subliners0A1Dallas Empire0
B1Atlanta FaZe3
B1Atlanta FaZe3
A2Los Angeles Thieves0B3Los Angeles Guerrillas0
B3Los Angeles Guerrillas3
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
B4Paris Legion1B6Florida Mutineers2A3New York Subliners3A3New York Subliners0
A5Seattle Surge1B6Florida Mutineers3B2OpTic Chicago0
B6Florida Mutineers3B2OpTic Chicago3
A2Los Angeles Thieves3A2Los Angeles Thieves1
A4Minnesota ROKKR2B5Toronto Ultra0
B5Toronto Ultra3B5Toronto Ultra3
A6London Royal Ravens2

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

Pos Team Overall Series Overall Games Qualification
1 Atlanta FaZe 4–1 14–4 Winners Round 2 Seed
2 New York Subliners 4–1 13–8 Winners Round 1 Seed
3 Toronto Ultra 2–3 9–11
4 London Royal Ravens 2–3 7–10 Losers Round 2 Seed
5 Los Angeles Guerrillas 2–3 9–11 Losers Round 1 Seed
6 Los Angeles Thieves 1–4 6–14


Group B

Pos Team Overall Series Overall Games Qualification
1 Minnesota ROKKR 3–2 9–10 Winners Round 2 Seed
2 OpTic Chicago 3–2 9–9 Winners Round 1 Seed
3 Dallas Empire 3–2 13–9
4 Seattle Surge 2–3 10–10 Losers Round 2 Seed
5 Paris Legion 2–3 8–10 Losers Round 1 Seed
6 Florida Mutineers 2–3 8–9

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.[4]

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

Pos Team Overall Series Overall Games Qualification
1 Toronto Ultra 5–0 15–1 Winners Round 2 Seed
2 Florida Mutineers 3–2 10–9 Winners Round 1 Seed
3 Dallas Empire 3–2 9–10
4 Minnesota ROKKR 2–3 9–12 Losers Round 2 Seed
5 Los Angeles Guerrillas 1–4 9–12 Losers Round 1 Seed
6 Paris Legion 1–4 5–13


Group B

Pos Team Overall Series Overall Games Qualification
1 New York Subliners 4–1 14–7 Winners Round 2 Seed
2 Atlanta FaZe 4–1 14–8 Winners Round 1 Seed
3 Los Angeles Thieves 3–2 12–10
4 OpTic Chicago 2–3 8–10 Losers Round 2 Seed
5 London Royal Ravens 2–3 10–12 Losers Round 1 Seed
6 Seattle Surge 0–5 4–15

Source[7]

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.

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

Atlanta FaZe won the Major, while Dallas Empire finished as Runners Up. 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.[8]

Group A

Pos Team Overall Series Overall Games Qualification
1 Atlanta FaZe 5–0 15–2 Winners Round 2 Seed
2 OpTic Chicago 3–2 11–8 Winners Round 1 Seed
3 Minnesota ROKKR 3–2 10–10
4 Paris Legion 2–3 9–11 Losers Round 2 Seed
5 Los Angeles Thieves 1–4 7–14 Losers Round 1 Seed
6 Seattle Surge 1–4 7–14


Group B

Pos Team Overall Series Overall Games Qualification
1 Toronto Ultra 4–1 14–3 Winners Round 2 Seed
2 New York Subliners 4–1 12–8 Winners Round 1 Seed
3 Dallas Empire 3–2 11–10
4 Florida Mutineers 3–2 13–9 Losers Round 2 Seed
5 London Royal Ravens 1–4 5–13 Losers Round 1 Seed
6 Los Angeles Guerrillas 0–5 3–15

Source[9]

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

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

Pos Team Overall Series Overall Games Qualification
1 OpTic Chicago 4–1 14–5 Winners Round 2 Seed
2 Atlanta FaZe 4–1 14–4 Winners Round 1 Seed
3 Los Angeles Thieves 3–2 11–11
4 London Royal Ravens 2–3 7–13 Losers Round 2 Seed
5 New York Subliners 1–4 7–14 Losers Round 1 Seed
6 Paris Legion 1–4 7–13


Group B

Pos Team Overall Series Overall Games Qualification
1 Dallas Empire 4–1 13–5 Winners Round 2 Seed
2 Toronto Ultra 4–1 13–5 Winners Round 1 Seed
3 Minnesota ROKKR 3–2 11–7
4 Florida Mutineers 3–2 10–9 Losers Round 2 Seed
5 Seattle Surge 1–4 4–12 Losers Round 1 Seed
6 Los Angeles Guerrillas 0–5 2–15

Source[11]

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, making it the greatest comeback in Call of Duty history, with the Toronto Ultra as the runners-up.

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 Finals August 22 Atlanta FaZe 5 – 3 Toronto Ultra Los Angeles
3:00 pm EDT (19:00 UTC)    Details
175 Moscow - Hardpoint 250
6 Express - Search & Destroy 5
3 Raid - Control 0
250 Raid - Hardpoint 78
2 Miami - Search & Destroy 6
3 Garrison - Control 2
5 Raid - Search & Destroy 6
250 Apocalypse - Hardpoint 147

References

  1. ^ a b c "Call of Duty League Kickoff Classic Sets the Stage for 2021 Season". Call of Duty League. January 19, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "CDL POINTS STANDINGS". Call of Duty League. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  3. ^ "CDL POINTS STANDINGS - Stage 1 Groups". Call of Duty League. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Petrosyan, Albert (March 8, 2021). "Atlanta FaZe win Stage 1 major". Dexerto. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  5. ^ League, Call of Duty [@CODLeague] (March 15, 2021). "New maps in the rotation for Stage II!" (Tweet). Retrieved March 15, 2021 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "CDL POINTS STANDINGS - Stage 2 Groups". Call of Duty League. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  7. ^ "CDL POINTS STANDINGS - Stage 3 Groups". Call of Duty League. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  8. ^ League, Call of Duty [@CODLeague] (May 24, 2021). "Welcome Standoff to the CDL2021 Search and Destroy map rotation in place of Checkmate S&D" (Tweet). Retrieved May 24, 2021 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ "CDL POINTS STANDINGS - Stage 4 Groups". Call of Duty League. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  10. ^ "Call of Duty League returns to LAN for Stage 4 Major in Dallas on June 17". Dot Esports. May 6, 2021. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  11. ^ "CDL POINTS STANDINGS - Stage 5 Groups". Call of Duty League. Retrieved June 25, 2021.

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