2024 Call of Duty League season

2024 Call of Duty League season
LeagueCall of Duty League
SportCall of Duty: Modern Warfare III
DurationDecember 8, 2023 – June 21, 2024
Number of teams12
Season MVPChris "Simp" Lehr
Stage Champions
Stage 1Toronto Ultra
Stage 2Atlanta FaZe
Stage 3OpTic Texas
Stage 4New York Subliners
Grand Finals
ChampionsOpTic Texas
  Runners-upNew York Subliners
Finals MVPAnthony "Shotzzy" Cuevas-Castro
Seasons

The 2024 Call of Duty League season is the fifth season of the Call of Duty League, an esports league based on the video game franchise Call of Duty.

Teams

Team Location Joined Owner
Atlanta FaZe United States Atlanta, GA 2020 Atlanta Esports Ventures, FaZe Clan
Boston Breach United States Boston, MA 2022 Kraft Sports Group
Carolina Royal Ravens United States Charlotte, NC 2020 ReKTGlobal, Inc.
Los Angeles Guerrillas United States Los Angeles, CA 2020 Kroenke Sports & Entertainment
Los Angeles Thieves 2021 100 Thieves
Miami Heretics United States Miami, FL 2020 Misfits Gaming, Team Heretics
Minnesota ROKKR United States Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN 2020 G2 Esports
New York Subliners United States New York City, NY 2020 NYXL
OpTic Texas United States Dallas, TX 2020 OpTic Gaming
Seattle Surge United States Seattle, WA 2020 The Aquilini Group
Toronto Ultra Canada Toronto, ON 2020 OverActive Media
Vegas Legion United States Las Vegas, NV 2020 c0ntact Gaming

Regular season

The 2024 CDL season began on December 8, 2023. Teams compete in four Majors throughout the season, culminating in the Call of Duty Championship tournament. The four Majors will be played in Boston, Miami, Toronto and Burbank[a].

Standings

2024 Call of Duty League standings
# Team Pts EP MW ML M% GW GL G%
1 Atlanta FaZe 560 4 37 8 .822 126 52 .708
2 Toronto Ultra 495 4 35 10 .778 112 56 .667
3 OpTic Texas 415 4 29 16 .644 109 78 .583
4 New York Subliners 395 4 30 16 .652 108 76 .587
5 Seattle Surge 200 4 16 24 .400 70 90 .438
6 Los Angeles Guerrillas 200 4 14 26 .350 57 91 .385
7 Los Angeles Thieves 195 4 17 20 .459 69 84 .451
8 Miami Heretics 185 4 17 22 .436 69 82 .457
9 Vegas Legion 165 4 15 22 .405 65 79 .451
10 Carolina Royal Ravens 150 4 13 24 .351 65 88 .425
11 Minnesota Rokkr 140 4 11 25 .306 56 90 .384
12 Boston Breach 60 4 6 27 .182 47 87 .351

As of 30 June 2024

Source: [1]

Stage 1

Stage 1 group stage began on December 8, 2023, and ended on January 21.

Group stage

Pos Team Overall Series Overall Games Qualification
1 Atlanta FaZe 7–0 21–5 Winners Round 1 Seed
2 Toronto Ultra 6–1 18–6
3 New York Subliners 6–1 18–11
4 Miami Heretics 5–2 18–8
5 OpTic Texas 4–3 14–13
6 Minnesota ROKKR 3–4 14–14
7 Seattle Surge 3–4 13–16
8 Los Angeles Guerrillas 2–5 9–16
9 Los Angeles Thieves 2–5 9–17 Losers Round 1 Seed
10 Boston Breach 2–5 12–16
11 Carolina Royal Ravens 1–6 7–20
12 Vegas Legion 1–6 9–20

Major

The Stage 1 Major ran from January 25 to January 28, 2024. The Major was hosted by Boston Breach. The Major I champions were the Toronto Ultra, who defeated the Atlanta FaZe 4-1.[2][3][4] The MVP was Tobias Juul Jonsson aka “CleanX”.[2][3][4]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1Atlanta FaZe3
8Los Angeles Guerrillas0
1Atlanta FaZe3
5OpTic Texas2
4Miami Heretics0
5OpTic Texas3
1Atlanta FaZe1
2Toronto Ultra3
2Toronto Ultra3
7Seattle Surge0
2Toronto Ultra3
6Minnesota ROKKR0
3New York Subliners0
6Minnesota ROKKR3
1Atlanta FaZe1
2Toronto Ultra4
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower round 4Lower final
8Los Angeles Guerrillas3
8Los Angeles Guerrillas2
9Los Angeles Thieves1
8Los Angeles Guerrillas36Minnesota ROKKR3
12Las Vegas Legion21Atlanta FaZe3
4Miami Heretics0
6Minnesota ROKKR15OpTic Texas0
12Vegas Legion3
5OpTic Texas3
7Seattle Surge3
7Seattle Surge1
10Boston Breach2
7Seattle Surge35OpTic Texas3
11Carolina Royal Ravens2
3New York Subliners1
11Carolina Royal Ravens3

Stage 2

Stage 2 group stage began on February 16, 2024, and ended on March 17.

Group stage

Pos Team Overall Series Overall Games Qualification
1 OpTic Texas 7–0 21–10 Winners Round 1 Seed
2 New York Subliners 6–1 20–7
3 Atlanta FaZe 5–2 19–7
4 Toronto Ultra 5–2 17–10
5 Vegas Legion 5–2 17–10
6 Los Angeles Thieves 4–3 13–15
7 Boston Breach 3–4 11–15
8 Miami Heretics 2–5 11–16
9 Carolina Royal Ravens 2–5 11–17 Losers Round 1 Seed
10 Minnesota ROKKR 1–6 11–19
11 Los Angeles Guerrillas 1–6 7–20
12 Seattle Surge 1–6 6–18

Major

The Stage 2 Major ran between 21-24 March, 2024. The Major was hosted by Miami Heretics. The Major II champions were the Atlanta Faze, who defeated OpTic Texas 4-1.[5][6] The MVP was Chris Lehr aka “Simp”.[5]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1OpTic Texas3
8Miami Heretics0
1OpTic Texas3
4Toronto Ultra1
4Toronto Ultra3
5Vegas Legion0
1OpTic Texas1
3Atlanta FaZe3
2New York Subliners3
7Boston Breach1
2New York Subliners2
3Atlanta FaZe3
3Atlanta FaZe3
6Los Angeles Thieves2
3Atlanta FaZe4
1OpTic Texas1
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower round 4Lower final
8Miami Heretics0
2New York Subliners3
9Carolina Royal Ravens3
9Carolina Royal Ravens39Carolina Royal Ravens0
5Las Vegas Legion21OpTic Texas3
5Las Vegas Legion3
2New York Subliners32New York Subliners1
12Seattle Surge1
4Toronto Ultra0
7Boston Breach2
4Toronto Ultra3
10Minnesota ROKKR3
10Minnesota ROKKR111Los Angeles Guerrillas1
11Los Angeles Guerrillas3
6Los Angeles Thieves1
11Los Angeles Guerrillas3

Stage 3

Stage 3 group stage began on April 12, 2024, and ended on May 12.

Group stage

Pos Team Overall Series Overall Games Qualification
1 Atlanta FaZe 7–0 21–4 Winners Round 1 Seed
2 Toronto Ultra 6–1 18–6
3 OpTic Texas 6–1 19–8
4 Los Angeles Thieves 5–2 18–14
5 New York Subliners 3–4 14–13
6 Carolina Royal Ravens 3–4 15–15
7 Seattle Surge 3–4 13–15
8 Miami Heretics 3–4 13–16
9 Vegas Legion 2–5 8–17 Losers Round 1 Seed
10 Minnesota ROKKR 2–5 8–19
11 Los Angeles Guerrillas 2–5 7–17
12 Boston Breach 0–7 11–21

Major

The Stage 3 Major was held between 16 and 19 May, 2024. The Major is hosted by Toronto Ultra. The Major III champions were OpTic Texas, who defeated Toronto Ultra 4-0.[7][8] The MVP was Anthony Cuevas-Castro aka “Shotzzy”.[8]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1Atlanta FaZe3
8Miami Heretics1
1Atlanta FaZe3
5New York Subliners0
4Los Angeles Thieves1
5Vegas Legion3
1Atlanta FaZe2
2Toronto Ultra3
2Toronto Ultra3
7Seattle Surge1
2Toronto Ultra3
3OpTic Texas1
3OpTic Texas3
6Carolina Royal Ravens1
2Toronto Ultra0
3OpTic Texas4
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower round 4Lower final
8Miami Heretics3
3Optic Texas3
9Vegas Legion2
8Miami Heretics38Miami Heretics1
4Los Angeles Thieves11Atlanta Faze2
5Los Angeles Thieves3
3OpTic Texas33OpTic Texas3
12Boston Breach2
5New York Subliners2
7Seattle Surge3
5New York Subliners3
10Minnesota ROKKR1
7Seattle Surge37Seattle Surge1
6Carolina Royal Ravens1
6Carolina Royal Ravens3
11Los Angeles Guerrillas1

Stage 4

Stage 4 group stage began on May 31, 2024, and ended on June 23.

Group stage

Pos Team Overall Series Overall Games Qualification
1 Toronto Ultra 6–1 20–8 Winners Round 1 Seed
2 Atlanta FaZe 6–1 20–9
3 Seattle Surge 4–3 17–12
4 Los Angeles Thieves 4–3 16–14
5 Miami Heretics 4–3 14–13
6 Vegas Legion 4–3 13–13
7 New York Subliners 4–3 16–16
8 Los Angeles Guerrillas 3–4 12–14
9 Carolina Royal Ravens 3–4 16–17 Losers Round 1 Seed
10 Minnesota ROKKR 2–5 10–19
11 Boston Breach 1–6 6–20
12 OpTic Texas 1–6 13–18

Major

The Stage 4 Major was held between 16 and 19 May, 2024. The Major IV champions were New York Subliners, who defeated Atlanta FaZe 4-2.[9][10] The MVP was Paco Rusiewiez aka “HyDra”.[9]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1Toronto Ultra1
8Los Angeles Guerrillas3
8Los Angeles Guerrillas3
4Los Angeles Thieves0
4Los Angeles Thieves3
5Miami Heretics1
8Los Angeles Guerrillas0
2Atlanta FaZe3
2Atlanta FaZe3
7New York Subliners0
2Atlanta FaZe3
3Seattle Surge0
3Seattle Surge3
6Vegas Legion2
2Atlanta FaZe2
7New York Subliners4
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower round 4Lower final
1Toronto Ultra3
3Seattle Surge2
9Carolina Royal Ravens0
1Toronto Ultra31Toronto Ultra3
4Miami Heretics18Los Angeles Guerrillas0
5Miami Heretics3
1Toronto Ultra07New York Subliners3
12OpTic Texas2
7New York Subliners3
7New York Subliners3
4Los Angeles Thieves1
10Minnesota ROKKR1
7New York Subliners37New York Subliners3
6Vegas Legion1
6Vegas Legion3
11Boston Breach0

Championship

The 2024 Call of Duty League Championship took place at the Credit Union of Texas Events Center in Allen, Texas from 18 to 21 July. The results of this event also determined seeding for the MWIII tournament at the Esports World Cup in August.

Bracket

Winners Round 1Winners Round 2Winners FinalFinal
1Atlanta FaZe3
8Miami Heretics1
1Atlanta FaZe2
4New York Subliners3
4New York Subliners3
5Seattle Surge2
4New York Subliners2
3OpTic Texas3
2Toronto Ultra1
7Los Angeles Thieves3
7Los Angeles Thieves2
3OpTic Texas3
3OpTic Texas3
6Los Angeles Guerrillas03OpTic Texas5
4New York Subliners1
Elimination Round 1Elimination Round 2Elimination Round 3Elimination Final
7Los Angeles Thieves3
8Miami Heretics38Miami Heretics04New York Subliners3
5Seattle Surge27Los Angeles Thieves22Toronto Ultra2
2Toronto Ultra3
1Atlanta FaZe0
2Toronto Ultra32Toronto Ultra3
6Los Angeles Guerrillas0

Grand finals

The 2024 Call of Duty League season Grand finals were held on July 21, 2024. It was best of 9 (first to 5).

Grand Finals July 21 OpTic Texas 5 – 1 New York Subliners
12:00 PDT/15:00 EDT (19:00 UTC)    
250 Karachi - Hardpoint 212
6 Karachi - Search & Destroy 5
1 Karachi - Control 3
250 Rio - Hardpoint 130
6 Invasion - Search & Destroy 3
3 Invasion - Control 2

Source: [11]

Notes

  1. ^ The fourth Major was supposed to be held in Charlotte, North Carolina and hosted by the Carolina Royal Ravens, but was later pulled from Charlotte and relocated to Burbank, California (without fans).

References

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  5. ^ a b Low, Sean (March 25, 2024). "Atlanta FaZe beats greatest rivals to win CDL 2024 Major 2". ONE Esports. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
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