CWL Global Pro League Stage 1 begins April 21
The first ever Call of Duty World League, presented by PlayStation 4 Global Pro LAN League kicks off this weekend with Stage 1! Over the next four weekends, teams will compete LIVE in Columbus, Ohio in their individual groups for a chance to advance to the Stage 1 Finals.
The top two teams from each group will advance to the Call of Duty World League Global Pro League Stage 1 Finals. The third place team in each group will not advance to the Finals but will secure a spot for Stage 2 of the League. The fourth place team will have to compete at CWL Anaheim in a relegation match to try and re-qualify for Stage 2.
Here’s a breakdown of the schedule for each week/group:
Group Red:
Group Red matches takes place April 21 through April 23.
Schedule (all times EST):
Friday, April 21:
- 4:00PM — Splyce vs EnVyUs
- 5:30PM — Cloud9 vs Mindfreak
- 7:00PM — EnVyUs vs Mindfreak
- 8:30PM — Splyce vs Cloud9
Saturday, April 22:
- 2:00PM — Splyce vs Mindfreak
- 3:30PM — EnVyUs vs Cloud9
- 5:00PM — TBD
- 6:30PM – TBD
Sunday, April 23:
- 2:00PM — TBD
- 3:30PM — TBD
- 5:00PM — TBD
- 6:30PM — TBD
Broadcast Talent for Week 1:
Group Blue:
Group Blue matches take place April 28 through April 30.
Schedule (all times EST):
Friday, April 28:
- 4:00PM — Fnatic vs FaZe Clan
- 5:30PM — Rise Nation vs Evil Geniuses
- 7:00PM — Evil Geniuses vs Fnatic
- 8:30PM — FaZe Clan vs Rise Nation
Saturday, April 29:
- 2:00PM — Fnatic vs Rise Nation
- 3:30PM — Evil Geniuses vs FaZe Clan
- 5:00PM — TBD
- 6:30PM — TBD
Sunday, April 30:
- 2:00PM — TBD
- 3:30PM — TBD
- 5:00PM — TBD
- 6:30PM — TBD
Broadcast Talent for Group Blue TBA.
Group Yellow:
Group Blue matches take place May 5 through May 7.
Schedule (all times EST):
Friday, May 5:
- 4:00PM — EUnited vs Millenium
- 5:30PM — Epsilon vs LG
- 7:00PM — Millenium vs Epsilon
- 8:30PM — EUnited vs LG
Saturday, May 6:
- 2:00PM — Millenium vs LG
- 3:30PM — Epsilon vs EUnited
- 5:00PM — TBD
- 6:30PM — TBD
Sunday, May 7:
- 2:00PM — TBD
- 3:30PM — TBD
- 5:00PM — TBD
- 6:30PM — TBD
Broadcast Talent for Group Yellow TBA.
Group Green:
Group Blue matches take place May 12 through May 14.
Schedule (all times EST):
Friday, May 12:
- 4:00PM — OpTic Gaming vs Red Reserve
- 5:30PM — Elevate vs Enigma6
- 7:00PM — Red Reserve vs Elevate
- 8:30PM — OpTic Gaming vs Enigma6
Saturday, May 13:
- 2:00PM — Red Reserve vs Enigma6
- 3:30PM — OpTic Gaming vs Elevate
- 5:00PM — TBD
- 6:30PM — TBD
Sunday, May 14:
- 2:00PM — TBD
- 3:30PM — TBD
- 5:00PM — TBD
- 6:30PM — TBD
Broadcast Talent for Group Green TBA.
All of the Call of Duty World League Global Pro League Stage 1 action will be live streamed on MLG.tv/CallofDuty and in-game in Infinite Warfare on PS4 via the Call of Duty on MLGtv viewer.
There’s a total of $700,000 on the line in Stage 1. Activision says that “each player will collect over $3,000 as part of the regular season prize pool of $200,000.” The Stage 1 Finals will see the top 8 teams go head to head for their chance to win their share of the $500,000 prize pool.
For those interested in attending the weekly matches, there are a limited number of tickets available here.
The CWL Global Pro League Stage 1 Finals will take place May 26-28 in the MLG Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Tickets to attend the Finals are not on sale yet.
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