The Call of Duty World League (CWL) was a series of Call of Duty esports tournaments that began in January 2016. 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.
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 TournamentDateWinnerPrize PoolStage 112 January 2016 – 3 April 2016OpTic Gaming$250,000Anaheim Open10 June 2016 – 12 June 2016OpTic Gaming$100,000Stage 219 April 2016 – 17 July 2016Team EnVyUs$250,000Orlando Open5 August 2016 – 7 August 2016OpTic Gaming$100,000Championship1 September 2016 – 3 September 2016Team EnVyUs$2,000,000
Infinite Warfare TournamentDateWinnerPrize PoolLas Vegas Open16 December 2016 – 18 December 2016Rise Nation$100,000London Invitational26 January 2017 – 29 January 2017Orbit eSports EU$25,000Atlanta Open10 February 2017 – 12 February 2017$200,000Paris Open17 February 2017 – 19 February 2017OpTic Gaming$100,000Sydney Open3 March 2017 – 5 March 2017Mindfreak$30,000 AUDDallas Open17 March 2017 – 19 March 2017OpTic Gaming$200,000Birmingham Open14 April 2017 – 16 April 2017Epsilon eSports$50,000Stage 121 April 2017 – 28 May 2017Splyce$700,000Sydney Open 212 May 2017 – 14 May 2017Mindfreak$30,000 AUDAnaheim Open16 June 2017 – 18 June 2017Luminosity Gaming$200,000Sheffield Open24 June 2017 – 24 June 2017Epsilon eSports$25,000Stage 230 June 2017 – 30 July 2017OpTic Gaming$700,000Championship9 August 2017 – 13 August 2017OpTic Gaming$1,500,000
WWII TournamentDateWinnerPrize PoolDallas Open8 December 2017 – 10 December 2017Team Kaliber$200,000New Orleans Open12 January 2018 – 14 January 2018Team Kaliber$200,000Stage 123 January 2018 – 8 April 2018FaZe Clan$700,000Atlanta Open9 March 2018 – 11 March 2018Rise Nation$200,000Birmingham Open30 March 2018 – 1 April 2018Luminosity Gaming$200,000Seattle Open20 April 2018 – 22 April 2018Rise Nation$200,000Stage 215 May 2018 – 29 July 2018Team Kaliber$700,000Anaheim Open15 June 2018 – 17 June 2018Rise Nation$200,000Championship15 August 2018 – 19 August 2018Evil Geniuses$1,500,000
Black Ops 4 TournamentDatePro Circuit WinnerPro Circuit Prize PoolAmateur Circuit WinnerAmateur Circuit Prize PoolLas Vegas6–9 December 2018OpTic Gaming$250,000N/AFort Worth15–17 March 2019Luminosity Gaming$325,000FC Black$75,000London3–5 May 2019100 Thieves$325,000Mindfreak$75,000Anaheim14–16 June 2019100 Thieves$325,000Mindfreak$75,000Amateur Open19–21 July 2019N/AThe Bhoys$150,000CWL Pro League4 February – 21 July 2019$2,400,000N/AChampionshipAugust 2019$2,000,000
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