Call of Duty Championship 2016

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Call of Duty Championship 2016
Tournament information
SportCall of Duty: Black Ops III
LocationInglewood, California, United States
DatesSeptember 1, 2016–September 4, 2016
AdministratorActivision
Tournament
format(s)
Pool Play to seed brackets then Double-Elimination.
Teams32
Final positions
ChampionsTeam Envy
MVPJohnathon "John" Perez
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Call of Duty Championship 2016 was a Call of Duty: Black Ops III on PlayStation 4 tournament that occurred on September 1–4, 2016.

It was won by Team EnVyUs with a team consisting of Austin "SlasheR" Liddicoat, Bryan "Apathy" Zhelyazkov, Johnathon "John" Perez, and Jordan "JKap" Kaplan.[1]

The tournament was livestreamed online on Twitch.

Format[edit]

  • Group Stage
    • Best of 5 Series
    • Top 2 advance to Knockout Stage
    • Bottom 2 teams are eliminated
  • Knockout Stage
    • Double Elimination
    • Best of 5 Series
    • Grand Finals
      • Team coming from the Losers Bracket must win two Best of 5 Series to claim victory.

Game Types and Maps[edit]

Included maps and modes:

  • Hardpoint: Breach, Evac, Fringe, Stronghold
  • Search and Destroy: Breach, Evac, Fringe, Hunted, Infection, Redwood, Stronghold
  • Uplink: Breach, Evac, Fringe, Infection
  • Capture the Flag: Breach, Evac, Fringe, Stronghold

Qualified teams[edit]

32 teams from the North America, Europe and APAC regions will qualify for the tournament. 12 teams will qualify via total points gained from each stages playoffs of their individual regions in the 2016 Call of Duty Pro League. Another 20 teams will qualify via online qualifiers from each region.

Pro League Teams[edit]

The 12 teams which accumulated the most points from their individual regions 2016 Call of Duty Pro League playoffs were the first teams to qualify for the 2016 Call of Duty Championship.

North America
Team Envy
Rise Nation
Optic Gaming
Luminosity Gaming
FaZe Clan
Renegades
Europe
Splyce
HyperGames Team
Millenium
Team Infused
APAC
Mindfreak
Team Orbit

Online Qualifier teams[edit]

20 further teams qualified from their respective regions online qualifiers.

North America
Pnda Gaming
Team Kaliber
Complexity Gaming
Team Allegiance
Cloud9
Lethal Gaming
Elevate
Apotheon Esports
Most Wanted
eUnited
Europe
Black Forest Games
Epsilon Esports
Team Vitality
PuLse Gaming
Team-LDLC
Supremacy
Vodafone Giants
FAB Games eSports
APAC
Tainted Minds
Chiefs eSports Club

Groups[edit]

Group A
Pos Team Series Games Qualification
1 Splyce 3–0 100% 9–2 82% Bracket Play
2 Millenium 2–1 67% 7-4 64%
3 eUnited 1–2 33% 4-6 46% Eliminated
4 Black Forest Games 0–3 0% 1–9 10%
Group B
Pos Team Series Games Qualification
1 Rise Nation 3–0 100% 9–2 82% Bracket Play
2 HyperGames Team 2–1 67% 6-3 67%
3 Apotheon Esports 1–2 33% 5-7 42% Eliminated
4 Supremacy 0–3 0% 1–9 10%
Group C
Pos Team Series Games Qualification
1 FAB Games eSports 3–0 100% 9–2 82% Bracket Play
2 Luminosity Gaming 2-1 67% 6-5 55%
3 Mindfreak 1–2 33% 5-7 42% Eliminated
4 Chiefs eSports Club 0-3 0% 3-9 25%
Group D
Pos Team Series Games Qualification
1 Team Allegiance 3–0 100% 9–2 82% Bracket Play
2 Epsilon Esports 2–1 67% 6–6 50%
3 PuLse Gaming 1–2 33% 5-6 46% Eliminated
4 Renegades 0–3 0% 3–9 25%
Group E
Pos Team Series Games Qualification
1 FaZe Clan 3-0 100% 9-0 100% Bracket Play
2 Elevate 2–1 67% 6-3 67%
3 Most Wanted 1-2 33% 3-8 27% Eliminated
4 Vodafone Giants 0–3 0% 2–9 18%
Group F
Pos Team Series Games Qualification
1 Team Kaliber 3–0 100% 9–4 69% Bracket Play
2 Team Infused 2–1 67% 8-6 57%
3 Lethal Gaming 1–2 33% 5-7 42% Eliminated
4 Tainted Minds 0–3 0% 4–9 31%
Group G
Pos Team Series Games Qualification
1 Team Envy 3–0 100% 9–3 75% Bracket Play
2 Cloud9 2–1 67% 8-5 62%
3 Team Orbit 1–2 33% 4-7 36% Eliminated
4 Team Vitality 0–3 0% 3–9 25%
Group H
Pos Team Series Games Qualification
1 Complexity Gaming 3-0 100% 9-5 64% Bracket Play
2 Optic Gaming 2–1 67% 8–4 67%
3 Pnda Gaming 1-2 33% 5-6 46% Eliminated
4 Team=LDLC 0–3 0% 2–9 18%

Final standings[edit]

Place Team Prize money
1st Team Envy $800,000
2nd Splyce $250,000
3rd Elevate $150,000
4th FAB Games eSports $120,000
5th-6th Cloud9 $70,000
Rise Nation
7th-8th FaZe Clan $50,000
Optic Gaming
9th-12th HyperGames Team $30,000
Luminosity Gaming
Millenium
Team Kaliber
13th-16th compLexity Gaming $20,000
Epsilon Esports
Team Allegiance
Team Infused
17th-24th Apotheon Esports $15,000
eUnited
Lethal Gaming
Mindfreak
Most Wanted
Pnda Gaming
PuLse Gaming
Team Orbit
25th-32nd Black Forest Games $15,000
Chiefs eSports Club
Vodafone Giants
Renegades
Supremacy
Tainted Minds
Team-LDLC
Team Vitality

References[edit]

  1. ^ Noel, Dan (September 8, 2016). "CWL Championship Sunday Recap". Retrieved January 26, 2017.

External links[edit]

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