Forgot password
Enter the email address you used when you joined and we'll send you instructions to reset your password.
If you used Apple or Google to create your account, this process will create a password for your existing account.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Reset password instructions sent. If you have an account with us, you will receive an email within a few minutes.
Something went wrong. Try again or contact support if the problem persists.
Photo via MLG

The 8 teams competing at the CWL Northern Arena Showdown have been revealed

The teams are set for the first CWL tournament in Canada.
This article is over 6 years old and may contain outdated information

All eight teams that will be competing at the first Call of Duty World League invitational for WWII, the CWL Northern Arena Showdown, have been revealed.

Recommended Videos

FaZe Clan, Team Envy, Ground Zero, and Echo Fox have accepted invitations to join the four teams that were revealed last week—Enigma6, Luminosity Gaming, eUnited, and CWL Dallas Open champions Team Kaliber.

Related: The four teams invited to compete at Northern Arena’s first Call of Duty LAN event have been revealed

The biggest shock from the invitations wasn’t who will be competing, but rather who won’t. Defending world champions OpTic Gaming were nowhere to be found when Northern Arena revealed the eight competing teams. It’s unknown at this time whether OpTic simply weren’t invited or they declined the invitation—but OpTic’s CEO Hector “H3CZ” Rodriguez revealed on Twitter that the team wouldn’t be attending this event.

Teams will be competing for $30,000 and 15,000 pro points, with the latter being the most important for nearly all of the teams. Pro points are the determining factor for teams to qualify for the 2018 CWL Pro League, and this invitational is seen as a sure-fire way to grab points while not having to play in online tournaments.

Enigma6, who are seen as a team that could be on the outside looking in during the pro league, for example, can greatly benefit from the Northern Arena Showdown. While other bubble teams try to fight through an all-day online event to secure pro points, E6 will get 1,400 pro points by just competing at Northern Arena. And if they can manage to win the event, they will get 5,000.

Tournament action is scheduled to kick off on Dec. 16 in Montreal, Quebec at 6pm ET.

Update Dec. 13 8:05pm CT: Rise Nation has been invited to attend the Northern Arena Showdown to replace Team Kaliber.

Update Dec. 13 10:50pm CT: Rise Nation has declined the invite to the Northern Arena Showdown due to “passport complications.”

Update Dec. 14 9:00pm CT: Next Threat has been invited to attend this weekend’s Northern Arena Showdown.


Dot Esports is supported by our audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn a small affiliate commission. Learn more about our Affiliate Policy
Author
Image of Preston Byers
Preston Byers
Dot Esports associate editor. Co-host of the Ego Chall Podcast. Since discovering esports through the 2013 Call of Duty Championship, Preston has pursued a career in esports and gaming. He graduated from Youngstown State University with a bachelor's degree in journalism in 2021.