CWL Paris Open Preview

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.