Call of Duty Championship 2017

The Call of Duty Championship 2017 was a Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare tournament on PlayStation 4 that occurred on August 9–13, 2017.

Call of Duty Championship 2017
2017
Tournament information
SportCall of Duty: Infinite Warfare
LocationOrlando, Florida, United States
DatesAugust 9, 2017–August 13, 2017
AdministratorActivision
Tournament
format(s)
Pool Play to seed brackets then Double-Elimination.
Teams32
Final positions
ChampionsOpTic Gaming
MVPMatthew "FormaL" Piper

The tournament was won by OpTic Gaming with a team consisting of Seth "Scump" Abner, Matthew "FormaL" Piper, Ian "Crimsix" Porter and Damon "Karma" Barlow.[1]

The tournament was livestreamed online on Twitch, YouTube and MLG.tv.

Format
  • Group Stage
    • Best of 5 Series
    • Top 2 advance to Knockout Stage
    • Bottom 2 teams are eliminated
  • Knockout Stage
    • Double Elimination
    • Best of 5 Series
    • Grand Finals
      • Team coming from the Losers Bracket must win two Best of 5 Series to claim victory.

Game Types and Maps

Included maps and modes:

  • Hardpoint: Breakout, Frost, Mayday, Precinct, Scorch, Throwback
  • Search and Destroy: Crusher, Frost, Mayday, Retaliation, Scorch, Throwback
  • Uplink: Frost, Mayday, Precinct, Throwback

Last Chance Qualifier

The last chance qualifier for this year's edition of the tournament was split up in to 3 regions North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Each region will hold an offline qualifier with 16 teams invited with invitations based on pro points standings and a varied amount of qualifying spots available. They are as follows:

  • North America - 8 Qualifying spots available
  • Europe - 6 Qualifying spots available
  • APAC - 2 Qualifying spots available

Last Chance Qualifier teams
North America
Projekt Evil
Team Allegiance
3sUP
Team Kaliber
Echo Fox
Str8 Rippin
Lethal Gaming
Pnda Gaming
Rogue
Fury Gaming
Amity Esports
Fallen Godz
Havok eSports
InControl Gaming
Edax Pro
Precision eSports
Europe
Millenium
Team Infused
Supremacy
Team Vitality
Team MRN Black
Aerox eSports
Opulent eSports
eRa Eternity EU
Team MRN
StrokeUnit Gaming
Bulldog eSports
CRYPTICK GAMiNG
Eraiize Gaming
U4X eSports
Team Prismatic
dZResurges
APAC
Tainted Minds
Mindfreak.Black
Taboo
SYF Gaming
eRa Eternity ANZ
Awafi
Validate eSports
Empyre eSports
Sleeper Gaming
Node
frontline Esport
Senix eSports
FourTold
Real PlanB Hours
Victrix eSports
Rapid eSports

^ Teams are listed by their pro points standings.

Qualified teams

32 teams from the North America, Europe and APAC regions will qualify for the tournament. The 16 teams which qualified for Stage 2 of the 2017 CWL Pro League were the first teams to qualify. Another 16 teams will qualify via the last chance qualifier.

Pro League Teams

The 16 teams which qualified for Stage 2 of the 2017 CWL Pro League were the first teams to qualify for the 2018 Call of Duty Championship.

North America
OpTic Gaming
Team Envy
eUnited
Luminosity Gaming
FaZe Clan
Enigma6 Group
Evil Geniuses
Ghost Gaming
Cloud9
Rise Nation
Europe
Fnatic
Splyce
Red Reserve
Elevate
Epsilon eSports
APAC
Mindfreak

Last Chance Qualifier teams

16 further teams qualified from their respective regions last chance qualifiers.

North America
3sUP
Echo Fox
Lethal Gaming
Projekt Evil
Rogue
Str8 Rippin
Team Allegiance
Team Kaliber
Europe
Team Infused
Team Vitality
eRa Eternity EU
Team MRN Black
Supremacy
Millenium
APAC
Tainted Minds
Mindfreak.Black

Groups
Group A
Pos Team Series Games Qualification
1 Optic Gaming 3–0 100% 9–1 90% Bracket Play
2 Epsilon Esports 2–1 67% 6-3 67%
3 Echo Fox 1–2 33% 4-8 33% Eliminated
4 3sUP 0–3 0% 2–9 18%
Group B
Pos Team Series Games Qualification
1 Team Envy 3–0 100% 9–1 90% Bracket Play
2 Mindfreak.Black 2–1 67% 7-6 54%
3 Elevate 1–2 33% 4-7 36% Eliminated
4 Projekt Evil 0–3 0% 3–9 25%
Group C
Pos Team Series Games Qualification
1 eUnited 3–0 100% 9–0 100% Bracket Play
2 Team Infused [lower-alpha 1] 1-2 33% 4-7 36%
3 Mindfreak [lower-alpha 1] 1–2 33% 4-7 36% Eliminated
4 Lethal Gaming [lower-alpha 1] 1–2 33% 4-7 36%
Group D
Pos Team Series Games Qualification
1 Rise Nation 3–0 100% 9–1 90% Bracket Play
2 Luminosity Gaming 2–1 67% 6–4 60%
3 Supremacy 1–2 33% 3-8 27% Eliminated
4 Team Vitality 0–3 0% 4–9 31%
Group E
Pos Team Series Games Qualification
1 FaZe Clan 2-1 67% 8-4 67% Bracket Play
2 Team Allegiance 2–1 67% 7–5 58%
3 Red Reserve 2-1 67% 7-5 58% Eliminated
4 eRa Eternity EU 0–3 0% 1–9 10%
Group F
Pos Team Series Games Qualification
1 Fnatic 3–0 100% 9–3 75% Bracket Play
2 Str8 Rippin 2–1 67% 7–3 70%
3 Tainted Minds 1–2 33% 5-8 38% Eliminated
4 Evil Geniuses 0–3 0% 2–9 18%
Group G
Pos Team Series Games Qualification
1 Ghost Gaming 3–0 100% 9–4 69% Bracket Play
2 Splyce 2–1 67% 7-5 58%
3 Millenium 1–2 33% 5-7 42% Eliminated
4 Team Kaliber 0–3 0% 4–9 31%
Group H
Pos Team Series Games Qualification
1 Enigma6 Group 3-0 100% 9-2 82% Bracket Play
2 Cloud9 2–1 67% 7–4 64%
3 Rogue 1-2 33% 5-7 42% Eliminated
4 Team MRN Black 0–3 0% 1–9 10%
  1. Team Infused, Mindfreak and Lethal Gaming were locked in a three-way tie. Based on head-to-head games record, Team Infused finished 1st in the tiebreaker with a 2-0 game record, Mindfreak finished 2nd with a 1-1 map record and Lethal Gaming finished 3rd with a 1-1 map record.

Final standings
Place Team Prize money
1st Optic Gaming $600,000
2nd Team Envy $200,000
3rd Luminosity Gaming $100,000
4th Rise Nation $80,000
5th-6th FaZe Clan $55,000
eUnited
7th-8th Ghost Gaming $35,000
Splyce
9th-12th Enigma6 Group $25,000
Team Allegiance
Team Infused
Epsilon Esports
13th-16th Mindfreak.Black $15,000
Str8 Rippin
Fnatic
Cloud9
17th-24th Echo Fox $12,500
Elevate
Mindfreak
Supremacy
Red Reserve
Tainted Minds
Millenium
Rogue
25th-32nd 3sUP $10,000
Projekt Evil
Lethal Gaming
Team Vitality
eRa Eternity EU
Evil Geniuses
Team Kaliber
Team MRN Black

References
  1. "New Champions Are Forged As A Player Earns Three Rings". August 13, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
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