The biggest event of the 2021 Call of Duty League season is finally here.
The 2021 CDL Playoffs, also commonly known as CoD Champs, are underway. After several months and five stages of regular-season action, the top eight Call of Duty League franchises will battle it out from Aug. 19 to 22 for their share of the $2.5 million prize pool.
CoD Champs 2021 will take place at the Galen Center in Los Angeles. The LAN event will feature fans in attendance, but the CDL is implementing strict COVID protocols to try to ensure the health and safety of everyone involved. And those who aren’t in attendance can watch all the action on the official Call of Duty League YouTube channel.
The Atlanta FaZe head into this tournament as the No. 1 overall seed after dominating the regular season, winning three of five Majors in 2021. But they struggled at the Stage Five Major a few weeks ago, earning a top-eight placing—their worst finish of the year. There are even question marks surrounding the No. 2 overall seed, the Toronto Ultra, after they were on the losing side of the greatest comeback in competitive Call of Duty history in the grand finals of the Stage Five Major.
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The Minnesota RØKKR, who completed the aforementioned historic comeback, head into CoD Champs 2021 as the most recent Major champions. They’ll have a tough first-round matchup, however, against the Dallas Empire, who won the CDL Championship last year.
Clayster, one of the players on the 2020 Dallas team, will look to win his third-straight world title, this year with the New York Subliners. The 29-year-old veteran is returning to New York’s starting lineup for CoD Champs after taking a brief break from competing at the end of Stage Five. And his first match back will be against the crowd-favorite OpTic Chicago in the opening round of the winners bracket.
The Los Angeles Thieves and Florida Mutineers will immediately start this event in the losers bracket after finishing the regular season in seventh and eighth place, respectively. But all eight teams at CoD Champs 2021 will be fighting for that $1.2 million top prize and the right to call themselves world champions.
Here are the results from the 2021 Call of Duty League Championship.
Sunday, Aug. 22
Atlanta FaZe vs. Toronto Ultra (Grand finals)
Atlanta win 5-3
- Moscow Hardpoint: 250-175 Toronto
- Express Search and Destroy: 6-5 Atlanta
- Raid Control: 3-0 Atlanta
- Raid Hardpoint: 250-78 Atlanta
- Miami Search and Destroy: 6-2 Toronto
- Garrison Control: 3-2 Atlanta
- Raid Search and Destroy: 6-5 Toronto
- Apocalypse Hardpoint: 250-147 Atlanta
Saturday, Aug. 21
Dallas Empire vs. Toronto Ultra (Losers bracket final)
Toronto win 3-2
- Garrison Hardpoint: 250-141 Dallas
- Standoff Search and Destroy: 6-3 Toronto
- Raid Control: 3-2 Toronto
- Raid Hardpoint: 250-248 Dallas
- Express Search and Destroy: 6-3 Toronto
Toronto Ultra vs. Minnesota RØKKR (Losers bracket round three)
Toronto win 3-2
- Checkmate Hardpoint: 250-83 Toronto
- Standoff Search and Destroy: 6-5 Minnesota
- Raid Control: 3-2 Toronto
- Raid Hardpoint: 250-188 Minnesota
- Moscow Search and Destroy: 6-4 Toronto
Atlanta FaZe vs. Dallas Empire (Winners bracket final)
Atlanta win 3-0
- Garrison Hardpoint: 250-118 Atlanta
- Raid Search and Destroy: 6-5 Atlanta
- Raid Control: 3-1 Atlanta
Friday, Aug. 20
Minnesota RØKKR vs. New York Subliners (Losers bracket round two)
Minnesota win 3-1
- Checkmate Hardpoint: 250-122 Minnesota
- Raid Search and Destroy: 6-4 New York
- Garrison Control: 3-2 Minnesota
- Checkmate Hardpoint: 250-218 Minnesota
OpTic Chicago vs. Toronto Ultra (Losers bracket round two)
Toronto win 3-1
- Checkmate Hardpoint: 250-176 Toronto
- Moscow Search and Destroy: 6-3 Toronto
- Raid Control: 3-2 OpTic
- Raid Hardpoint: 250-230 Toronto
Atlanta FaZe vs. New York Subliners (Winners bracket round two)
Atlanta win 3-0
- Raid Hardpoint: 250-149 Atlanta
- Miami Search and Destroy: 6-3 Atlanta
- Garrison Control: 3-0 Atlanta
Toronto Ultra vs. Dallas Empire (Winners bracket round two)
Dallas win 3-2
- Raid Hardpoint: 250-183 Dallas
- Express Search and Destroy: 6-4 Toronto
- Checkmate Control: 3-1 Toronto
- Moscow Hardpoint: 250-118 Dallas
- Raid Search and Destroy: 6-5 Dallas
Thursday, Aug. 19
Florida Mutineers vs. OpTic Chicago (Losers bracket round one)
OpTic win 3-1
- Moscow Hardpoint: 250-102 OpTic
- Standoff Search and Destroy: 6-2 Florida
- Checkmate Control: 3-1 OpTic
- Apocalypse Hardpoint: 250-159 OpTic
Los Angeles Thieves vs. Minnesota RØKKR (Losers bracket round one)
Minnesota win 3-2
- Checkmate Hardpoint: 250-213 Los Angeles
- Standoff Search and Destroy: 6-3 Minnesota
- Raid Control: 3-2 Minnesota
- Garrison Hardpoint: 250-194 Los Angeles
- Miami Search and Destroy: 6-3 Minnesota
OpTic Chicago vs. New York Subliners (Winners bracket round one)
New York win 3-2
- Checkmate Hardpoint: 250-110 New York
- Express Search and Destroy: 6-1 New York
- Checkmate Control: 3-2 OpTic
- Apocalypse Hardpoint: 250-96 OpTic
- Raid Search and Destroy: 6-4 New York
Dallas Empire vs. Minnesota RØKKR (Winners bracket round one)
Dallas win 3-0
- Moscow Hardpoint: 250-147 Dallas
- Raid Search and Destroy: 6-1 Dallas
- Raid Control: 3-1 Dallas
This article will be updated until CoD Champs 2021 ends on Sunday, Aug. 22.
