Call of Duty Championship 2015
Call of Duty Championship 2015 was a Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare on Xbox One tournament that occurred on March 27–29, 2015.
| 2015 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Call of Duty:Advanced Warfare |
| Location | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Dates | March 27, 2015–March 29, 2015 |
| Administrator(s) | Activision |
Tournament format(s) | Pool Play to seed brackets then Double-Elimination. |
| Teams | 32 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Denial eSports |
| MVP | Clayster |
It was won by Denial eSports with a team consisting of Chris "Replays" Crowder, Dillon "Attach" Price, James "Clayster" Eubanks, and Jordan "JKap" Kaplan.[1] Clayster was named most valuable player of the event.[2]
The tournament was livestreamed online on MLG.tv.
Format
Group Play
- 8 groups of 4 teams
- Teams played every other team once in a best of 5
- Top 2 teams in each group advanced to the playoffs
- In case of tie, head-to-head results will determine who advances
- If 3 teams were tied and the head-to-head is inconclusive, a single sudden death game will determine who advances
Playoffs
- The games were best of 5.
- Winners continue on in the Upper Bracket.
- Losers dropped down to Lower Bracket
- A loss in the losers bracket results in elimination
Note: Matches were to be played to determine 3rd-8th placements
Game Types and Maps
- Hardpoint: Bio Lab, Detroit, Solar, Retreat
- Search and Destroy: Bio Lab, Detroit, Drift, Recovery, Riot, Solar, Terrace
- Uplink: Bio Lab, Comeback, Detroit
- Capture the Flag: Ascend, Bio Lab, Detroit, Retreat
Qualified teams
32 teams will qualify for the tournament through their individual regions offline qualifiers with varying amounts of qualifying spots available.
| APAC |
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| Brazil |
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| Europe |
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| North America |
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^ Teams are listed by their final positions of their regions qualifiers.
^ Flags represent the nationality of the majority of players on a team's active roster, not the country in which the organization is based.
Groups
| Group A | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Series | Games | Qualification | ||
| 1 | 3–0 | 100% | 9–1 | 90% | Bracket Play | |
| 2 | 2–1 | 67% | 7-3 | 70% | ||
| 3 | 1–2 | 33% | 3-6 | 33% | Eliminated | |
| 4 | 0–3 | 0% | 0–9 | 0% | ||
| Group B | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Series | Games | Qualification | ||
| 1 | 3–0 | 100% | 9–0 | 100% | Bracket Play | |
| 2 | 2–1 | 67% | 8-3 | 73% | ||
| 3 | 1–2 | 33% | 3-6 | 33% | Eliminated | |
| 4 | 0–3 | 0% | 0–9 | 0% | ||
| Group C | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Series | Games | Qualification | ||
| 1 | 3–0 | 100% | 9–2 | 82% | Bracket Play | |
| 2 | 2-1 | 67% | 8-4 | 67% | ||
| 3 | 1–2 | 33% | 3-8 | 27% | Eliminated | |
| 4 | 0-3 | 0% | 3-9 | 25% | ||
| Group D | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Series | Games | Qualification | ||
| 1 | 3–0 | 100% | 9–1 | 90% | Bracket Play | |
| 2 | 2–1 | 67% | 6–4 | 60% | ||
| 3 | 1–2 | 33% | 4-7 | 36% | Eliminated | |
| 4 | 0–3 | 0% | 2-9 | 18% | ||
| Group E | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Series | Games | Qualification | ||
| 1 | 3-0 | 100% | 9-0 | 100% | Bracket Play | |
| 2 | 2–1 | 67% | 6–5 | 55% | ||
| 3 | 1-2 | 33% | 4-6 | 40% | Eliminated | |
| 4 | 0–3 | 0% | 1–9 | 10% | ||
| Group F | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Series | Games | Qualification | ||
| 1 | 3–0 | 100% | 9–2 | 82% | Bracket Play | |
| 2 | 2–1 | 67% | 7–4 | 64% | ||
| 3 | 1–2 | 33% | 4-6 | 40% | Eliminated | |
| 4 | 0–3 | 0% | 1–9 | 10% | ||
| Group G | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Series | Games | Qualification | ||
| 1 | 3–0 | 100% | 9–3 | 75% | Bracket Play | |
| 2 | 2–1 | 67% | 8-4 | 67% | ||
| 3 | 1–2 | 33% | 4-6 | 40% | Eliminated | |
| 4 | 0–3 | 0% | 1–9 | 10% | ||
Final Standings
| Place | Team | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Denial Esports | $400,000 |
| 2nd | Revenge | $200,000 |
| 3rd | FaZe Red | $120,000 |
| 4th | Prophecy | $100,000 |
| 5th | Automatic Reload | $70,000 |
| 6th | Mindfreak | $50,000 |
| 7th | Optic Gaming | $35,000 |
| 8th | Team Kaliber | $25,000 |
| 9th-12th | Team Envy | |
| Strictly Business | ||
| Aware Gaming | ||
| Team Orbit | ||
| 13th-16th | FaZe Black | |
| Optic Nation | ||
| Below Zero | ||
| Gamers2 | ||
| 17th-24th | NxG.Rapid | |
| HyperGames Team | ||
| fabE.DE | ||
| Team Exile5.T1 | ||
| Team Menace | ||
| 3sUP | ||
| TCM-Gaming | ||
| Epsilon Esports | ||
| 25th-32nd | Vitality.X | |
| Klar1ty Gaming | ||
| fabE.Allstars | ||
| SSOF Gaming | ||
| UX Gaming | ||
| Team Infused | ||
| Ascentia Gaming | ||
| Integral Nation |
References
- Martin, Matt (March 30, 2015). "Denial wins Call of Duty Championship 2015". VG24/7. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
- Heaney, James (31 March 2015). ""Clayster" of Denial eSports Named MVP of COD Championships". Escapist Magazine.