The newest installment of the Call of Duty: World League is coming to Paris, France for the weekend, and all of the ESWC-hosted action begins tomorrow. With this being the third offline tournament for the Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare cycle, 63 teams look to regain lost ground a little under a week after the conclusion of MLG Atlanta, a tournament in which the unseen underdog eUnited upset fan-favorite OpTic Gaming in the Grand Finals.
Here’s a complete rundown of everything you need to know regarding the CWL Paris Open.
Streaming Platforms:
- MLG.tv
- YouTube
Maps Played and Game Types:
- Hardpoint: Breakout, Retaliation, Scorch, Throwback
- Search and Destroy: Crusher, Retaliation, Scorch, Throwback
- Uplink: Frost, Precinct, Throwback
46-Team Open Bracket:
- Best-of-Three
- Double Elimination
- Top 4 Winners’ Open Bracket teams advances to Pool Play
- Top 4 Losers’ Open Bracket teams advances to Losers’ Championship Bracket Round 1
16-Team Pool Play:
- Best-of-Five
- 4 pools consisting of 4 teams each
- 2 European teams, 1 North American team, 1 Winners’ Open Bracket team per pool
Pool A:
- OpTic Gaming
- Red Reserve
- Team 3G
- TBD (Open Bracket team)
Pool B:
- Rise Nation
- Supremacy
- Team Infused
- TBD (Open Bracket team)
Pool C:
- FaZe Clan
- Splyce
- XtroVert eSports
- TBD (Open Bracket team)
Pool D:
- Cloud9
- Elevate
- Fnatic
- TBD (Open Bracket team)
Championship Play:
- Best-of-Five
- Double Elimination
- Top 2 teams from each pool advances to Winners’ Championship Bracket Round 1
- 3rd place team from each pool advances to Losers’ Championship Bracket Round 2
- 4th place team from each pool advances to Losers’ Championship Bracket Round 1
$100,000/30,000 CWL Pro Point Prize Pool Spread:
- 1st Place – $40,000; 10,000 CWL Pro Points
- 2nd Place – $24,000; 6,000 CWL Pro Points
- 3rd Place – $16,000; 4,400 CWL Pro Points
- 4th Place – $8,000; 3,600 CWL Pro Points
- 5th/6th Place – $4,000; 3,200 CWL Pro Points
- 7th/8th Place – $2,000; 2,800 CWL Pro Points
English Stream Talent:
- Alan “Bricey” Brice
- Christopher “Tunn” Tunn
- Phillip “Momo” Whitfield
- Jack “Campbell” Campbell
- Jack “CouRage” Dunlop
- Clint “Maven” Evans
French Stream Talent:
- Jonas “Oxygen” Ferry
- Julien “BRK” Vanhove
- Laurent “zanki0h” Bosc
- Olivier “Olivermo” Morin
- Quentin “BreiZhix” Bonno
Day 1 in Paris:
- Pool Play Matches 1 and 2 per team
- Open Bracket Completion
Day 2 in Paris:
- Pool Play Match 3 per team
- Winners’ Championship Bracket Round 1 (Quarterfinals)
- Losers’ Championship Bracket Round 1
- Winners’ Championship Bracket Round 2 (Semifinals)
- Losers’ Championship Bracket Round 2
- Losers’ Championship Bracket Round 3
Day 3 in Paris:
- Losers’ Championship Bracket Round 4
- Winners’ Championship Bracket Round 3 (Finals)
- Losers’ Championship Bracket Round 5
- Losers’ Championship Bracket Round 6 (Finals)
- Championship Bracket Grand Finals
More info on the event can be found here.