2020 Atlanta FaZe season

The 2020 Atlanta FaZe season was the first season of the Atlanta FaZe's existence in the Call of Duty League.

2020 Atlanta FaZe season
Head coachJames "Crowder" Crowder
OwnerPaul Hamilton
Results
Record26-7 (.788)
Homestand wins2
Place1st
Season PlayoffsGrand Finals
Total Earnings$1,140,000

Preceding offseason

On May 2, 2019, Activision Blizzard announced that Atlanta Esports Ventures had purchased one of the first five franchise slots for the Call of Duty League.[1][2] AEV and FaZe Clan partnered together for the team, and in October 2019, they announced that the team would be named the Atlanta FaZe.[3][4] Atlanta would announce its inaugural season roster the same month.[5]

Overview

Atlanta Faze would finish the regular season in first place with a 26 - 7 (.788) record, this granted them a 2-round bye and placed them in to winners bracket round 3. The team finished in second, earning them $900,000 in prize money. The team played with a starting roster of aBeZy, Cellium, MajorManiak, Priestahh and Simp at Playoffs.

Final roster
Atlanta FaZe roster
PlayersCoaches
Handle Name Nationality
aBeZy Pharris, Tyler United States
Cellium Jovel, McArthur United States
GRVTY Substitute player (TW) Malin, Thomas United States
JurNii Substitute player (TW) Antonio González, Juan Spain
MajorManiak Szymaniak, Michael United States
Priestahh Greiner, Prestion United States
Simp Lehr, Chris United States
Head coach
  • James "Crowder" Crowder
Assistant coach(es)
  • Richard "RJ" Simoncelli
Legend:
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Substitute player Substitute
  • Injured Injury / Illness
  

Roster

Standings
2020 Call of Duty League standings
# Team Pts EP MW ML M% GW GL G%
2-round bye
1 Atlanta FaZe 280 9 26 7 .788 86 46 .652
2 Dallas Empire 260 9 23 12 .657 80 55 .593
1-round bye
3 Florida Mutineers 230 9 20 11 .645 69 61 .531
4 Chicago Huntsmen 230 9 21 9 .700 75 44 .630
1st round winners bracket
5 New York Subliners 140 9 13 17 .433 57 60 .487
6 London Royal Ravens 120 9 12 14 .462 50 58 .463
7 Toronto Ultra 120 9 11 13 .458 49 55 .471
8 Minnesota ROKKR 120 9 12 16 .429 50 62 .446
1st round losers bracket
9 OpTic Gaming Los Angeles 100 9 10 17 .370 49 58 .458
10 Paris Legion 100 9 10 16 .385 44 57 .436
11 Seattle Surge 50 9 5 16 .238 32 53 .376
12 Los Angeles Guerrillas 50 9 5 17 .227 30 53 .361

Game log

Regular season
2020 regular season game log
Launch Weekend
1 Atlanta FaZe 3 – 0 Dallas Empire Minneapolis, MI
    Minneapolis Armory
250 Azhir Cave - Hardpoint 234
6 Arklov Peak - Search & Destroy 0
188 Gun Runner - Domination 119
2 New York 1 – 3 Atlanta FaZe Minneapolis, MI
    Minneapolis Armory
211 Gun Runner - Hardpoint 250
0 Piccadilly - Search & Destroy 6
206 Hackney Yard - Domination 136
122 St Petrograd - Hardpoint 250

Atlanta Faze Home Series
Game 1 Atlanta FaZe 3 – 0 OpTic Gaming Los Angeles Atlanta, GA
    Gateway Center Arena
250 Azhir Cave - Hardpoint 121
6 Arklov Peak - Search & Destroy 3
162 St Petrograd - Domination 143
Game 2 London Royal Ravens 1 – 3 Atlanta FaZe Atlanta, GA
    Gateway Center Arena
195 Hakney Hard - Hardpoint 250
3 Arklov Peak - Search & Destroy 6
146 St Petrograd - Domination 132
189 Gun Runner - Hardpoint 250
Semi-finals Atlanta FaZe 3 – 2 Minnesota ROKKR Atlanta, GA
    Gateway Center Arena
211 Hackney Yard - Hardpoint 250
2 Piccadilly - Search & Destroy 6
168 Hackney Yard - Domination 139
250 Gun Runner - Hardpoint 205
6 Gun Runner - Search & Destroy 4
Finals Atlanta FaZe 3 – 0 Florida Mutineers Atlanta, GA
    Gateway Center Arena
250 St Petrograd - Hardpoint 138
6 Gun Runner - Search & Destroy 4
146 St Petrograd - Domination 136

Playoffs
2020 playoff game log
Playoffs
Winners round 3 Atlanta FaZe 3 – 2 Chicago Huntsmen Online
    Online
Winners finals Atlanta FaZe 2 – 3 Dallas Empire Online
    Online
Losers finals Atlanta FaZe 3 – 1 Chicago Huntsmen Online
    Online
Grand Finals August 30 Dallas Empire 5 – 1 Atlanta FaZe Online
4:00 pm EDT (20:00 UTC)    Details
250 Azhir Cave - Hardpoint 173
6 Gun Runner - Search & Destroy 3
158 St. Petrograd - Domination 152
211 Gun Runner - Hardpoint 250
6 Rammaza - Search & Destroy 4

References
  1. Bhat, Keshav (May 2, 2019). "Five cities have purchased a spot in the upcoming franchised Call of Duty league". Charlie INTEL. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  2. Pei, Annie (May 2, 2019). "Activision Blizzard announces first 5 teams for Call of Duty esports league". CNBC. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  3. Bloom, David (2019-10-26). "Call of Duty League Adds FaZe Clan To Atlanta Franchise Partnership". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2019-10-27. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  4. Duran, H.B. (October 28, 2019). "FaZe Clan, Atlanta Esports Ventures Reveal Call of Duty League Team, Atlanta FaZe". The Esports Observer. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  5. Binkowski, Justin (October 26, 2019). "Atlanta FaZe's Call of Duty League lineup revealed". Dot Esports. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
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