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Call of Duty League
FormerlyCall of Duty World League
Call of Duty Pro League
GameCall of Duty
Founded2020
First season2020
Owner(s)Activision
CommissionerJohanna Faries
No. of teams12
Countries
Related
competitions		Call of Duty Challengers
Official websitecallofdutyleague.com

The Call of Duty League (CDL) is a professional esports league for the video game series Call of Duty, produced by its publisher Activision. The Call of Duty League follows the model of the Overwatch League as well as other traditional North American professional sporting leagues by using a set of permanent, city-based teams backed by separate ownership groups. In addition, the league plays in a tournament point system and playoffs format rather than the use of promotion and relegation used commonly in other esports and non-North American leagues, with players on the roster being assured a minimum annual salary, benefits, and a portion of winnings and revenue-sharing based on how that team performs. The League was announced in 2019 with its inaugural season starting in 2020. The events are hosted by teams in their home cities, beginning with the Launch Weekend event hosted by the Minnesota Rokkr taking place in Minneapolis, Minnesota on January 24–26, 2020.[1][2][3]

Format

The Call of Duty League is owned by Activision Blizzard and is the company's second franchise-based esports organization. The league plays out similar to most North American professional sports leagues, in which all teams play scheduled games against other teams to vie for position in the season's playoffs, rather than the approach of team promotion and relegation more commonly used in other esports leagues. The league currently features twelve teams.[4]

Each match between two teams consists of a best-of-five through different games based on gameplay modes and maps within the Call of Duty game. The inaugural season used the 2019 release, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, played on standard PlayStation 4 consoles and other equivalent equipment for all players. The three multiplayer modes used by the CDL include: "Search & Destroy", where one team attempts to plant a bomb and defend it at one of two control points while the other team tries to eliminate the bomb team, or if the bomb is activated, to defuse it in time; "Hardpoint", where a rotation control point appears on the map, and teams earn points for maintaining control on that point; and "Domination", where three control points appear on the map, and teams are awarded points by maintaining control of one or more of these points. In the case of "Search & Destroy" and "Domination", multiple rounds are played, switching the role of each team, while "Hardpoint" is played until a point limit is reached. Once a team has won three games in a match, the match is over, and that team given the match victory.[5] Coaches for teams have a limited number of time outs which they can use during a game, and can substitute players during this time; this is in contrast to the OWL format where play substitutions may only occur between games.[6]

The 2020 season schedule is evenly divided into two splits for spring and summer, with a mid-season all-star event taking place after the spring split, and culminates in the Championship Weekend.[4] Each team will host a weekend tournament-style event in their home city, and the top teams from the weekend earns points. The top eight teams at the end of season based on points claim a berth in the playoffs.[7] A total US$6 million prize pool is available to teams in the inaugural season.[8] To standardize play at each homestand weekend, Activision constructed a transportable esports stage with input from each of the teams.[6] To support viewership, Activision studios Infinity Ward and Beenox created a server architecture for the Call of Duty games, the CODCaster, that enables a match to be viewed from multiple different angles and identify which angles have the most exciting action to follow, as to allow the commentators and producers of the broadcast events to help show key action in the match. CODCaster also compiles key in-game statistics, and is able to render the team's characters in their team's colors for the viewing audience, though players themselves will not have this benefit.[6]

Each team must have a minimum of seven players with a maximum of ten. Players are guaranteed a minimum US$50,000 salary with health and other benefits, though players may negotiate for higher salaries. At least 50% of the winnings a team earns must be shared with the team members. Players are not required to live in the city/region that the team represents. Teams are not required to providing housing for players during the season, and if they do not choose to offer it, the team must instead offer a means and stipend to help players to find such housing with approval from Activision.[9]

Activision also established a Call of Duty Challengers series for amateur players to compete in matches and potentially be played into teams that vie for a US$1 million prize pool alongside the main League season. This provides the League teams with a pool of talent that they can draw from for their teams.[4]

Midseason Changes to SnD and Domination Round Times

On February 14, 2020, the CDL announced changes to the competitive formats of the Search and Destroy and Domination game modes.[10] Each round of Search and Destroy would be one minute and thirty seconds instead of two minutes; and each round of Domination would last five minutes, down from six minutes.[10] The changes went into effect on February 17, 2020.[11]

History

In February 2019, Activision Blizzard officially confirmed their intention to launch a city-based, franchised league for Call of Duty, marking their second such organization following the Overwatch League, founded in 2017.[12][13] To prepare for establishing the League, Activision terminated the Call of Duty World League in mid-2019.[14]

The first five teams to purchase a spot for the league was announced in May 2019; the companies – OverActive Media, Atlanta Esports Ventures, Envy Gaming, c0ntact Gaming LLC, and Sterling.VC – were also parent companies for teams in Activision Blizzard's other franchised league, the Overwatch League.[15] All twelve franchises were finalized in October 2019, with a majority of the franchised having never professionally competed in Call of Duty.[16] The Washington Post estimated that the franchise cost was US$25 million.[14]

Initially, the CDL announced that they would be running a regular season format culminating in postseason playoffs. However, after criticism from the Call of Duty esports community, the league elected to switch to a tournament system, which was officially announced in January 2020.[17]

In the days prior to the launch of the inaugural season, Activision announced it had made a multiyear deal with Google for all of its esports content, including the CDL, to be exclusively shown through YouTube. Prior Activision esports, particularly OWL, had used Twitch.[18] Activision also announced other official sponsors of the league on eve of the first season:[19] On March 9, Activision announced partnerships with both Twitter and the United States Army.[20]

  • PlayStation 4 as the official platform of the CDL and an official partner of the Call of Duty Challengers League.
  • Mountain Dew Amp Game Fuel as the official beverage of the CDL through to the 2022 season.
  • Astro Gaming as the official Headset and MixAmp provider through to the 2022 season.
  • SCUF Gaming as the official controller of the Call of Duty League through to the 2021 season.
  • United States Air Force will create on site opportunities for fans to experience flight simulators and other military activities on a one-year deal.
  • United States Army as the presenting sponsor of Call of Duty Collegiate and to offer activities alongside the Air Force on site.
  • Twitter as "the source for Call of Duty League highlights and community engagement."
  • Sony Xperia as the official mobile partner of the Call of Duty League.[21]

Effects of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic

On March 13, 2020, the Call of Duty League released a statement entailing that all live home series events were cancelled due to concerns over the novel COVID-19 Coronavirus outbreak, to which they said that upcoming events will be done via online play and possibly return to live events if logistically and feasibly possible.[22] On May 19, 2020, the Call of Duty League announced changes to the 2020 Call of Duty League Championship. Instead of 8 teams making it to the Championship weekend all 12 teams would now compete for the Championship in a double-elimination tournament. A US$4.6 million prize pool was announced, with the winning team taking home US$2 million.[23]

On July 5, 2020, the Call of Duty league announced that the postseason would also be played online as a result of the pandemic. Additional measures to further protect the competitive integrity of the league were also announced. All competitors are to be provided with a universal camera which will need to be activated throughout all matches with the camera providing league officials visibility each competitor's console, controller and monitor.[24]

Teams

The Call of Duty League follows the model of the Overwatch League as well as other traditional North American professional sporting leagues by using a set of permanent, city-based teams backed by separate ownership groups.[25] The CDL launched in January 2020 with twelve teams, each based in a global city. Of the twelve teams, nine are based in the United States, while the remaining three are based in Canada, the United Kingdom, and France.[26]

Team Location Venue(s) Joined Owner
Atlanta FaZe United States Atlanta, GA, United States Gateway Center Arena 2020 Atlanta Esports Ventures, FaZe Clan
Chicago Huntsmen United States Chicago, IL, United States Wintrust Arena NRG Esports
Dallas Empire United States Dallas, TX, United States Toyota Music Factory Envy Gaming
Florida Mutineers United States Orlando, FL, United States Addition Financial Arena Misfits Gaming
London Royal Ravens United Kingdom London, United Kingdom Copper Box Arena ReKTGlobal, Inc.
Los Angeles Guerrillas United States Los Angeles, CA, United States Shrine Exposition Hall Kroenke Sports & Entertainment
OpTic Gaming Los Angeles Immortals Gaming Club
Minnesota ROKKR United States Minneapolis, MN, United States Minneapolis Armory WISE Ventures
New York Subliners United States New York City, NY, United States Pulse Esports Gaming Arena Andbox
Paris Legion France Paris, France La Seine Musicale c0ntact Gaming
Seattle Surge United States Seattle, WA, United States WaMu Theater The Aquilini Group
Toronto Ultra Canada Toronto, Canada Mattamy Athletic Centre OverActive Media

2020 regular season

CDL 2020 Launch Weekend

CDL 2020 Launch Weekend
2020
Tournament information
SportCall of Duty: Modern Warfare
LocationMinneapolis, Minnesota, United States
DatesJanuary 24, 2020–January 26, 2020
AdministratorActivision
Host(s)Minnesota RØKKR
Venue(s)Minneapolis Armory
Teams12
Day 1 Results
Home Result Away
Chicago Huntsmen 3 1 Dallas Empire
Seattle Surge 2 3 Florida Mutineers
Los Angeles Guerrillas 1 3 Minnesota ROKKR
Day 2 Results
Home Result Away
New York Subliners 0 3 London Royal Ravens
Toronto Ultra 3 2 Seattle Surge
Los Angeles Guerrillas 3 2 Florida Mutineers
OpTic Gaming Los Angeles 2 3 Paris Legion
Atlanta Faze 3 0 Dallas Empire
Day 3 Results
Home Result Away
Paris Legion 3 0 London Royal Ravens
Chicago Huntsmen 3 0 OpTic Gaming Los Angeles
New York Subliners 1 3 Atlanta Faze
Toronto Ultra 1 3 Minnesota ROKKR

London Royal Ravens Home Series

London Royal Ravens Home Series
2020
Tournament information
SportCall of Duty: Modern Warfare
LocationLondon, England, United Kingdom
DatesFebruary 8, 2020–February 9, 2020
AdministratorActivision
Host(s)London Royal Ravens
Venue(s)Copper Box Arena
Teams12
Final positions
ChampionsChicago Huntsmen [27]
Runner-upDallas Empire

Teams not in attendance: Atlanta FaZe, Florida Mutineers, OpTic Gaming Los Angeles, Minnesota ROKKR.

Group A

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
Lower round 1Lower final

Group B

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
Lower round 1Lower final

Finals

 
SemifinalsFinals
 
      
 
 
 
 
Chicago Huntsmen3
 
 
 
Paris Legion2
 
Chicago Huntsmen3
 
 
 
Dallas Empire0
 
London Royal Ravens2
 
 
Dallas Empire3
 

Atlanta Faze Home Series

Atlanta Faze Home Series
2020
Tournament information
SportCall of Duty: Modern Warfare
LocationMinneapolis, Minnesota, United States
DatesFebruary 22, 2020–February 23, 2020
AdministratorActivision
Host(s)Atlanta Faze
Venue(s)Gateway Arena
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsAtlanta Faze [28]
Runner-upFlorida Mutineers

Teams not in attendance: Dallas Empire, Los Angeles Guerrillas, New York Subliners, Seattle Surge.

Group A

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
Lower round 1Lower final


Group B

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
Lower round 1Lower final

Finals

 
SemifinalsFinals
 
      
 
 
 
 
Atlanta FaZe3
 
 
 
Minnesota ROKKR2
 
Atlanta FaZe3
 
 
 
Florida Mutineers0
 
Chicago Huntsmen2
 
 
Florida Mutineers3
 

Los Angeles Home Series

Los Angeles Home Series
2020
Tournament information
SportCall of Duty: Modern Warfare
LocationLos Angeles, California, United States
DatesMarch 7, 2020–March 8, 2020
AdministratorActivision
Host(s)Los Angeles Guerillas; OpTic Gaming Los Angeles
Venue(s)Shrine Exposition Hall
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsDallas Empire [29]
Runner-upMinnesota RØKKR

Teams not in attendance: Chicago Huntsmen, London Royal Ravens, Paris Legion, Toronto Ultra.

Group A

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
Lower round 1Lower final

Group B

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
Lower round 1Lower final

Finals

 
SemifinalsFinals
 
      
 
 
 
 
OpTic Gaming Los Angeles1
 
 
 
Dallas Empire3
 
Dallas Empire3
 
 
 
Minnesota ROKKR2
 
Atlanta FaZe2
 
 
Minnesota ROKKR3
 

Dallas Empire Home Series

Dallas Empire Home Series
2020
Tournament information
SportCall of Duty: Modern Warfare
LocationOnline due to COVID-19 Pandemic
DatesApril 10, 2020–April 12, 2020
AdministratorActivision
Host(s)Dallas Empire
Venue(s)Online
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsFlorida Mutineers [30]
Runner-upMinnesota ROKKR

Teams not in attendance: Atlanta FaZe, London Royal Ravens, New York Subliners, OpTic Gaming Los Angeles.

Group A

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
Lower round 1Lower final

Group B

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
Lower round 1Lower final

Finals

 
SemifinalsFinals
 
      
 
 
 
 
Dallas Empire1
 
 
 
Minnesota ROKKR3
 
Minnesota ROKKR1
 
 
 
Florida Mutineers3
 
Chicago Huntsmen1
 
 
Florida Mutineers3
 

Chicago Huntsmen Home Series

Chicago Huntsmen Home Series
2020
Tournament information
SportCall of Duty: Modern Warfare
LocationOnline due to COVID-19 Pandemic
DatesApril 24, 2020–April 26, 2020
AdministratorActivision
Host(s)Chicago Huntsmen
Venue(s)Online
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsDallas Empire [31]
Runner-upAtlanta Faze

Teams not in attendance: Florida Mutineers, Minnesota ROKKR, Paris Legion, Toronto Ultra.

Group A

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
Lower round 1Lower final

Group B

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
Lower round 1Lower final

Finals

 
SemifinalsFinals
 
      
 
 
 
 
Seattle Surge1
 
 
 
Atlanta Faze3
 
Dallas Empire3
 
 
 
Atlanta Faze1
 
Dallas Empire3
 
 
Chicago Huntsmen0
 

Florida Mutineers Home Series

Florida Mutineers Home Series
2020
Tournament information
SportCall of Duty: Modern Warfare
LocationOnline due to COVID-19 Pandemic
DatesMay 8, 2020–May 10, 2020
AdministratorActivision
Host(s)Florida Mutineers
Venue(s)Online
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsAtlanta Faze [32]
Runner-upOpTic Gaming Los Angeles

Teams not in attendance: Chicago Huntsmen, Dallas Empire, Los Angeles Guerrillas, Seattle Surge.

Group A

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
Lower round 1Lower final

Group B

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
Lower round 1Lower final

Finals

 
SemifinalsFinals
 
      
 
 
 
 
OpTic Gaming Los Angeles3
 
 
 
Toronto Ultra2
 
Atlanta Faze3
 
 
 
OpTic Gaming Los Angeles1
 
Dallas Empire2
 
 
Atlanta Faze3
 

Seattle Surge Home Series

Seattle Surge Home Series
2020
Tournament information
SportCall of Duty: Modern Warfare
LocationOnline due to COVID-19 Pandemic
DatesMay 22, 2020–May 24, 2020
AdministratorActivision
Host(s)Seattle Surge
Venue(s)Online
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsChicago Huntsmen [33]
Runner-upLondon Royal Ravens

Teams not in attendance: Atlanta FaZe, Dallas Empire, Florida Mutineers, Toronto Ultra

Group A

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
Lower round 1Lower final

Group B

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
Lower round 1Lower final

Finals

 
SemifinalsFinals
 
      
 
 
 
 
London Royal Ravens3
 
 
 
OpTic Gaming Los Angeles2
 
London Royal Ravens1
 
 
 
Chicago Huntsmen3
 
Chicago Huntsmen3
 
 
New York Subliners1
 

Minnesota RØKKR Home Series

Minnesota RØKKR Home Series
2020
Tournament information
SportCall of Duty: Modern Warfare
LocationOnline due to COVID-19 Pandemic
DatesJune 12, 2020–June 14, 2020
AdministratorActivision
Host(s)Minnesota RØKKR
Venue(s)Online
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsFlorida Mutineers [34]
Runner-upAtlanta Faze

Teams not in attendance: London Royal Ravens, New York Subliners, OpTic Gaming Los Angeles, Paris Legion.

Group A

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
Lower round 1Lower final

Group B

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
Lower round 1Lower final

Finals

 
SemifinalsFinals
 
      
 
 
 
 
Florida Mutineers3
 
 
 
Dallas Empire2
 
Florida Mutineers3
 
 
 
Atlanta Faze1
 
Atlanta Faze3
 
 
Los Angeles Guerrillas2
 

Paris Legion Home Series

Paris Legion Home Series
2020
Tournament information
SportCall of Duty: Modern Warfare
LocationOnline due to COVID-19 Pandemic
DatesJune 19, 2020–June 21, 2020
AdministratorActivision
Host(s)Paris Legion
Venue(s)Online
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsFlorida Mutineers [35]
Runner-upAtlanta Faze

Teams not in attendance: Chicago Huntsmen, Los Angeles Guerrillas, Minnesota ROKKR, Seattle Surge.

Group A

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
Lower round 1Lower final

Group B

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
Lower round 1Lower final

Finals

 
SemifinalsFinals
 
      
 
 
 
 
Florida Mutineers3
 
 
 
New York Subliners2
 
Florida Mutineers3
 
 
 
Atlanta FaZe0
 
Atlanta FaZe3
 
 
Dallas Empire2
 

New York Subliners Home Series

New York Subliners Home Series
2020
Tournament information
SportCall of Duty: Modern Warfare
LocationOnline due to COVID-19 Pandemic
DatesJuly 10, 2020–July 12, 2020
AdministratorActivision
Host(s)New York Subliners
Venue(s)Online
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsNew York Subliners [36]
Runner-upChicago Huntsmen

Teams not in attendance: Dallas Empire, Florida Mutineers, OpTic Gaming Los Angeles, Seattle Surge.

Group A

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
Lower round 1Lower final

Group B

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
Lower round 1Lower final

Finals

 
SemifinalsFinals
 
      
 
 
 
 
Chicago Huntsmen3
 
 
 
Atlanta FaZe0
 
Chicago Huntsmen0
 
 
 
New York Subliners3
 
Toronto Ultra0
 
 
New York Subliners3
 

Second London Royal Ravens Home Series

London Royal Ravens Home Series
2020
Tournament information
SportCall of Duty: Modern Warfare
LocationOnline due to COVID-19 Pandemic
DatesJuly 17, 2020–July 19, 2020
AdministratorActivision
Host(s)London Royal Ravens
Venue(s)Online
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsDallas Empire [37]
Runner-upParis Legion

Teams not in attendance: Atlanta Faze, Chicago Huntsmen, Minnesota ROKKR, Toronto Ultra.

Group A

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
Lower round 1Lower final

Group B

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
Lower round 1Lower final

Finals

 
SemifinalsFinals
 
      
 
 
 
 
London Royal Ravens2
 
 
 
Paris Legion3
 
Paris Legion0
 
 
 
Dallas Empire3
 
Dallas Empire3
 
 
Florida Mutineers0
 

Toronto Ultra Home Series

Toronto Ultra Home Series
2020
Tournament information
SportCall of Duty: Modern Warfare
LocationOnline due to COVID-19 Pandemic
DatesJuly 24, 2020–July 26, 2020
AdministratorActivision
Host(s)Toronto Ultra
Venue(s)Online
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsToronto Ultra [38]
Runner-upAtlanta Faze

Teams not in attendance: New York Subliners, London Royal Ravens, Paris Legion, Los Angeles Guerrillas.

Group A

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
Lower round 1Lower final

Group B

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
Lower round 1Lower final

Finals

 
SemifinalsFinals
 
      
 
 
 
 
Toronto Ultra3
 
 
 
Dallas Empire1
 
Toronto Ultra3
 
 
 
Atlanta Faze2
 
Atlanta Faze3
 
 
OpTic Gaming Los Angeles0
 

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

2020 Playoffs & Championship Weekend

Playoffs & Championship Weekend
2020
Tournament information
SportCall of Duty: Modern Warfare
LocationOnline due to COVID-19 Pandemic
DatesAugust 19, 2020–August 30, 2020
AdministratorActivision
Venue(s)Online
Teams12
Purse$4,600,000
Final positions
ChampionsDallas Empire [39]
Runner-upAtlanta Faze
MVPIan "Crimsix" Porter

Elimination Round 1

Home Result Away
Paris Legion 3 0 Seattle Surge
OpTic Gaming Los Angeles 3 2 Los Angeles Guerrillas

Winners Round 1

Home Result Away
London Royal Ravens 1 3 Toronto Ultra
New York Subliners 3 1 Minnesota ROKKR

Winners Round 2

Home Result Away
Chicago Huntsmen 3 2 New York Subliners
Florida Mutineers 1 3 Toronto Ultra

Elimination Round 2

Home Result Away
Paris Legion 1 3 London Royal Ravens
OpTic Gaming Los Angeles 3 0 Minnesota ROKKR

Winners Round 3

Home Result Away
Atlanta Faze 3 2 Chicago Huntsmen
Dallas Empire 3 2 Toronto Ultra

Elimination Round 3

Home Result Away
OpTic Gaming Los Angeles 3 0 Florida Mutineers
London Royal Ravens 3 2 New York Subliners

Elimination Round 4

Home Result Away
OpTic Gaming Los Angeles 2 3 Chicago Huntsmen
London Royal Ravens 3 1 Toronto Ultra

Elimination Round 5

Home Result Away
Chicago Huntsmen 3 1 London Royal Ravens

Winners Finals

Home Result Away
Atlanta Faze 2 3 Dallas Empire

Losers-bracket Finals

Home Result Away
Chicago Huntsmen 1 3 Atlanta Faze

Grand finals

Best-of-9 with the team from the Winner’s Bracket (WB) starting the match up 1-0. The most popular match in the Call of Duty esports scene - 331 558 Peak Viewers.[40]

Home Result Away
Dallas Empire (WB) 5 1 Atlanta Faze
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
Not Played Hackney Yard - Domination Not Played
Rammaza - Hardpoint
St. Petrograd - Search & Destroy

Final standings

# Team Prize money
1 Dallas Empire $1,500,000
2 Atlanta Faze $900,000
3 Chicago Huntsmen $600,000
4 London Royal Ravens $450,000
5/6 OpTic Gaming Los Angeles $300,000
Toronto Ultra
7/8 Florida Mutineers $175,000
New York Subliners
9/10 Minnesota RØKKR $100,000
Paris Legion
11/12 Los Angeles Guerrillas $0
Seattle Surge

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