The Call of Duty League is entering its final weeks as Activision has announced details for the Call of Duty Championship 2021, where the top eight teams throughout the 2021 season will battle it out for glory and the trophy.
The emotions and passion of all the fans will be stronger than ever as the CDL Championship returns to LAN after a year-long hiatus. Let's take a look at everything that's been revealed for the 2021 Call of Duty League Final Showdown.
Call of Duty Championship 2021: schedule and format
CDL Champs 2021 will feature the eight teams with the most CDL Points accumulated throughout the season, thanks to their results at the five major stages. So far, the following teams have secured their ticket to the Playoffs:
- Atlanta FaZe
- dallas empire
- Toronto Ultra
- New York Subliners
- Chicago optics
- Minnesota RØKKR
- LA Thieves
The championship begins on August 19, where the third through eighth seeds will face off in the first round of the Playoffs.
The bottom two teams will wait in the elimination bracket, while the remaining teams will fight in the winners bracket for the advance to the second round, where the top two teams of the season will be ranked thanks to their good results.
Each of the CDL Champs 2021 matches will be played in best-of-five series, with these maps chosen for each of the tournament playtypes:
- Hard point: Apocalypse, Checkmate, Garrison, Moscow, Raid
- Control: Checkmate, Garrison, Raid
- seek and destroy: Express, Miami, Moscou, Raid, Standoff
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As revealed in January, the 2021 CDL ​​Championship will feature a $2,5 million prize pool, being the second-highest stakes in CDL esports history, surpassed by the $4,6 million in its 2020 edition. .
- 1e place: 1 200 000 $ US
- 2th place: 650 000 $ US
- 3th place: 300 000 $ US
- 4th place: 150 000 $ US
- 5e-6e place: 75 000 $ US
- 7e-8e place: 25 000 $ US
The team that manages to reach the top and are crowned world champions, will have the privilege and glory of lifting the championship trophy, as well as being honored within Warzone like Dallas Empire, after achieving victory in 2020.
Call of Duty Championship 2021: tickets and how to watch
Tickets for the 2021 CDL ​​Champs at the University of Southern California's Galen Center will be available July 16 through the CDL website. More detailed information regarding health and safety protocols at the Galen Center, as well as the maximum 473 capacity at the site, will be revealed in the coming days.
In case you don't have the opportunity to attend, the Call of Duty Championship 2021 will be streamed live from the official CDL YouTube channel from August 19-22, 2021.
All viewers will also have the opportunity to earn exclusive in-game rewards for CDL: Warzone and CDL: Black Ops Cold War by watching matches all weekend.
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