COD - Call of Duty League

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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.

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. To prepare for establishing the League, Activision terminated both the Call of Duty Pro League and Call of Duty World League in mid-2019.

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. All twelve franchises were finalized in October 2019, with a majority of the franchised having never professionally competed in Call of Duty. The Washington Post estimated that the franchise cost was US$25 million.

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.

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. Activision also announced other official sponsors of the league on eve of the first season: On March 9, Activision announced partnerships with both Twitter and the United States Army.

Effects of the COVID-19 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. 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.

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.

Department of Justice lawsuit and settlement

On April 3, 2023 the United States Department of Justice filed a lawsuit and Activision Blizzard agreed to settle the suit on the same day, with provisions that would prohibit it from implementing a salary cap or luxury tax, or any other measure that would unfairly depress player salaries in the Overwatch League, the Call of Duty League, or any other esports league.

Descrizione del torneo di esports "COD - Call of Duty League":

La Call of Duty League è un torneo di esports dedicato al famoso videogioco di sparatutto in prima persona, Call of Duty. Questo torneo riunisce i migliori giocatori professionisti provenienti da tutto il mondo per competere in emozionanti partite di squadra.

Durante il torneo, le squadre si sfidano in una serie di modalità di gioco, tra cui il classico "Team Deathmatch" e la modalità "Domination", in cui i giocatori devono conquistare e difendere punti strategici sulla mappa. Ogni partita è caratterizzata da azioni ad alta velocità, tattiche di squadra e abilità individuali impressionanti.

La Call of Duty League offre un'esperienza di gioco coinvolgente per gli spettatori, che possono seguire le partite in diretta tramite streaming online o assistere agli eventi dal vivo. I fan possono tifare per le loro squadre preferite e godersi l'adrenalina delle competizioni di alto livello.

I giocatori professionisti che partecipano alla Call of Duty League sono considerati alcuni dei migliori nel loro campo e competono per vincere premi in denaro e il prestigio di essere i campioni del torneo. Oltre alla competizione, la Call of Duty League promuove anche la comunità di giocatori, offrendo opportunità di interazione e coinvolgimento attraverso contenuti esclusivi e eventi speciali.

In sintesi, la Call of Duty League è un torneo di esports che celebra il talento e la passione dei giocatori di Call of Duty, offrendo un'esperienza di gioco avvincente per gli spettatori e premiando i migliori giocatori del mondo.