On Tuesday, Jan. 23, the 16 best Call of Duty teams in the world will begin their pursuit of $700,000, thousands of pro points, and the glory of being crowned Stage One champions of the CWL Pro League.
For the next two months, these teams will go head-to-head against each other at the MLG Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The 16 teams will be split into two divisions of eight squads.
CWL Dallas and CWL New Orleans champions Team Kaliber headline Division A, and they’re accompanied by Rise Nation, Echo Fox, eRa Eternity, Red Reserve, Team Vitality, Mindfreak, and defending world champions OpTic Gaming.
In Division B, CWL New Orleans runners-up Luminosity lead a tough pack of teams that also includes eUnited, FaZe Clan, Team Envy, Evil Geniuses, Splyce, UNILAD, and Epsilon Esports.
Here’s how you can watch Stage One of the CWL Pro League.
Weeks one to two, five to six
Divisions will alternate on when they play, so Division A will compete during the first two weeks of the stage and again in the fifth and sixth weeks. Division B, on the other hand, plays in weeks three, four, seven, and eight.
Some of the most highly-anticipated matches in Division A include Team Kaliber vs. OpTic Gaming and Red Reserve vs. Rise Nation, the latter being a rematch from the CWL New Orleans Open.
Weeks three to four, seven to eight
FaZe pushed Luminosity to their limits at CWL New Orleans, but they’ll look to defeat them in the pro league. Team Envy will also be looking for revenge on FaZe, who knocked them out of the tournament in Louisiana.
Schedule
Tuesday, Jan. 23
- 4pm ET: Rise Nation vs. Team Vitality
- 5:30pm ET: eRa Eternity vs. Team Kaliber
- 7pm ET: Mindfreak vs. Red Reserve
- 8:30pm ET: Team Kaliber vs. OpTic Gaming
- 10pm ET: Echo Fox vs. eRa Eternity
Wednesday, Jan. 24
- 4pm ET: Red Reserve vs. Team Vitality
- 5:30pm ET: OpTic Gaming vs. eRa Eternity
- 7pm ET: Red Reserve vs. Rise Nation
- 8:30pm ET: Echo Fox vs. Team Kaliber
- 10pm ET: Rise Nation vs. Mindfreak
Thursday, Jan. 25
- 4pm ET: Mindfreak vs. eRa Eternity
- 5:30pm ET: Team Vitality vs. Echo Fox
- 7pm ET: Team Kaliber vs. Red Reserve
- 8:30pm ET: OpTic Gaming vs. Rise Nation
Tuesday, Jan. 30
- 4pm ET: Red Reserve vs. Echo Fox
- 5:30pm ET: OpTic Gaming vs. Team Vitality
- 7pm ET: Rise Nation vs. eRa Eternity
- 8:30pm ET: Echo Fox vs. OpTic Gaming
- 10pm ET: Team Kaliber vs. Mindfreak
Wednesday, Jan. 31
- 4pm ET: Team Vitality vs. Mindfreak
- 5:30pm ET: Red Reserve vs. eRa Eternity
- 7pm ET: Mindfreak vs. OpTic Gaming
- 8:30pm ET: Team Vitality vs. Team Kaliber
- 10pm ET: Rise Nation vs. Echo Fox
Thursday, Feb. 1
- 4pm ET: eRa Eternity vs. Team Vitality
- 5:30pm ET: Echo Fox vs. Mindfreak
- 7pm ET: OpTic Gaming vs. Red Reserve
- 8:30pm ET: Team Kaliber vs. Rise Nation
Tuesday, Feb. 6
- 4pm ET: Team Envy vs. FaZe Clan
- 5:30pm ET: Luminosity vs. UNILAD
- 7pm ET: Evil Geniuses vs. Epsilon
- 8:30pm ET: eUnited vs. Splyce
- 10pm ET: Luminosity vs. Evil Geniuses
Wednesday, Feb. 7
- 4pm ET: Splyce vs. UNILAD
- 5:30pm ET: Luminosity vs. Epsilon
- 7pm ET: FaZe Clan vs. Splyce
- 8:30pm ET: Evil Geniuses vs. Team Envy
- 10pm ET: eUnited vs. FaZe Clan
Thursday, Feb. 8
- 4pm ET: Splyce vs. Epsilon
- 5:30pm ET: UNILAD vs. Team Envy
- 7pm ET: FaZe Clan vs. Evil Geniuses
- 8:30pm ET: Luminosity vs. eUnited
Tuesday, Feb. 13
- 4pm ET: Epsilon vs. Team Envy
- 5:30pm ET: Splyce vs. Luminosity
- 7pm ET: eUnited vs. Team Envy
- 8:30pm ET: FaZe Clan vs. UNILAD
- 10pm ET: eUnited vs. Evil Geniuses
Wednesday, Feb. 14
- 4pm ET: UNILAD vs. Epsilon
- 5:30pm ET: Team Envy vs. Splyce
- 7pm ET: Epsilon vs. eUnited
- 8:30pm ET: Evil Geniuses vs. UNILAD
- 10pm ET: FaZe Clan vs. Luminosity
Thursday, Feb. 15
- 4pm ET: Epsilon vs. FaZe Clan
- 5:30pm ET: UNILAD vs. eUnited
- 7pm ET: Team Envy vs. Luminosity
- 8:30pm ET: Splyce vs. Evil Geniuses
This article will be updated when the schedule for the following four weeks is revealed.
How to watch the CWL Pro League
When: Every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from Jan. 23 until Mar. 15. Broadcasts begin at 4pm ET.
Location: MLG Arena (Columbus, Ohio)
Streams: MLG.com (iOS | Android), Twitch.TV (iOS | Android)
The CWL Pro League is the pinnacle of Call of Duty esports, and we’ll all get to see some great action in Stage One.