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Esports competition
The Call of Duty Championship 2017 was a Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare tournament on PlayStation 4 that occurred on August 9–13, 2017.
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.
- 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
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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
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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
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| 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.
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.
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.
Last Chance Qualifier teams
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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
|
| 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 [a]
|
1-2
|
33%
|
4-7
|
36%
|
| 3
|
Mindfreak [a]
|
1–2
|
33%
|
4-7
|
36%
|
Eliminated
|
| 4
|
Lethal Gaming [a]
|
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%
|
- ^ a b c 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.
| 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
|
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