Call of Duty World League
{{Short description|Series of Call of Duty esports tournaments}}
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| game = Call of Duty (Call of Duty: Black Ops III, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Call of Duty: WWII, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4)
| founded = 2016
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| continents = North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Brazil
| folded = 2019
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| sponsor = PlayStation 4
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The Call of Duty World League (CWL) was a series of Call of Duty esports tournaments that began in January 2016.{{cite web|url=http://ign.com/articles/2015/09/24/call-of-duty-world-league-announced|title=Call of Duty World League Announced|first=Matt|last=Porter|date=September 24, 2015|access-date=January 4, 2015|website=IGN}} At its most recent form, tournaments were played on Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 for PlayStation 4. A total of US$6 million of prize money were given out for the 2019 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.callofduty.com/esports/story/2018-09/CWL2019_Announcements|title=Announcing the Call of Duty World League 2019 Season|access-date=March 13, 2019}}
The tournament series was discontinued in favor of the franchise-based Call of Duty League, which began in early 2020.
Tournaments
The following list shows a list of all official tournaments which were a part of the Call of Duty World League.
=''Black Ops III''=
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!Tournament !Date !Winner !Prize Pool |
| Stage 1
|12 January 2016 – 3 April 2016 |$250,000 |
| Anaheim Open
|10 June 2016 – 12 June 2016 |OpTic Gaming |$100,000 |
| Stage 2
|19 April 2016 – 17 July 2016 |$250,000 |
| Orlando Open
|5 August 2016 – 7 August 2016 |OpTic Gaming |$100,000 |
| Championship
|1 September 2016 – 3 September 2016 |Team EnVyUs |$2,000,000 |
=''Infinite Warfare''=
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!Tournament !Date !Winner !Prize Pool |
| Las Vegas Open
|16 December 2016 – 18 December 2016 |Rise Nation |$100,000 |
| London Invitational
|26 January 2017 – 29 January 2017 |Orbit eSports EU |$25,000 |
| Atlanta Open
|10 February 2017 – 12 February 2017 |{{Proper name|eUnited}} |$200,000 |
| Paris Open
|17 February 2017 – 19 February 2017 |OpTic Gaming |$100,000 |
| Sydney Open
|3 March 2017 – 5 March 2017 |Mindfreak |$30,000 AUD |
| Dallas Open
|17 March 2017 – 19 March 2017 |OpTic Gaming |$200,000 |
| Birmingham Open
|14 April 2017 – 16 April 2017 |$50,000 |
| Stage 1
|21 April 2017 – 28 May 2017 |$700,000 |
| Sydney Open 2
|12 May 2017 – 14 May 2017 |Mindfreak |$30,000 AUD |
| Anaheim Open
|16 June 2017 – 18 June 2017 |$200,000 |
| Sheffield Open
|24 June 2017 – 24 June 2017 |Epsilon eSports |$25,000 |
| Stage 2
|30 June 2017 – 30 July 2017 |OpTic Gaming |$700,000 |
| Championship
|9 August 2017 – 13 August 2017 |OpTic Gaming |$1,500,000 |
=''WWII''=
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!Tournament !Date !Winner !Prize Pool |
| Dallas Open
|8 December 2017 – 10 December 2017 |Team Kaliber |$200,000 |
| New Orleans Open
|12 January 2018 – 14 January 2018 |Team Kaliber |$200,000 |
| Stage 1
|23 January 2018 – 8 April 2018 |$700,000 |
| Atlanta Open
|9 March 2018 – 11 March 2018 |Rise Nation |$200,000 |
| Birmingham Open
|30 March 2018 – 1 April 2018 |Luminosity Gaming |$200,000 |
| Seattle Open
|20 April 2018 – 22 April 2018 |Rise Nation |$200,000 |
| Stage 2
|15 May 2018 – 29 July 2018 |Team Kaliber |$700,000 |
| Anaheim Open
|15 June 2018 – 17 June 2018 |Rise Nation |$200,000 |
| Championship
|15 August 2018 – 19 August 2018 |$1,500,000 |
=''Black Ops 4''=
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!Tournament !Date !Pro Circuit Winner !Pro Circuit Prize Pool !Amateur Circuit Winner !Amateur Circuit Prize Pool |
| Las Vegas
|6–9 December 2018 |OpTic Gaming |$250,000 |colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |N/A |
| Fort Worth
|15–17 March 2019 |Luminosity Gaming |$325,000 |FC Black |$75,000 |
| London
|3–5 May 2019 |$325,000 |Mindfreak |$75,000 |
| Anaheim
|14–16 June 2019 |100 Thieves |$325,000 |Mindfreak |$75,000 |
| Amateur Open
|19–21 July 2019 |colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |N/A |The Bhoys |$150,000 |
| CWL Pro League
|4 February – 21 July 2019 |{{Proper name|eUnited}} |$2,400,000 | rowspan="2" colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |N/A |
| Championship
|August 2019 |{{Proper name|eUnited}} |$2,000,000 |
References
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{{Professional Call of Duty competition}}