The Call of Duty League has officially announced the mid-season Warzone tournament to take place on Rebirth Island, with $100k on the line for qualifying teams to face off against elite CDL competition.
- $100,000 prize pool.
- Won by Los Angeles Guerrillas
- All CDL teams fielded a roster and eight teams in through open quals.
Before the CDL season started, the league announced that there would be a big mid-season Warzone tournament, but it was believed to just take place between the 12 CDL franchises.
On March 23, 2022, they confirmed that the event will actually feature eight teams that fight their way through the open qualifiers and get to face off against Call of Duty’s finest.
The North American tournament has now concluded with Los Angeles Guerrillas’ squad taking home top honors
$100K CDL Resurgence Warzone event: Streams & Schedule
As this event is hosted by the Call of Duty League, it’s a given that the broadcast will be streamed live on YouTube.
We’ve embedded the official CoDLeague channel above for your convenience, as this will serve as the best way to keep on top of all the action.
The $100K CDL Resurgence Warzone event takes place across the month of April. Multiple qualifying rounds kicked things off ahead of the upcoming finals on Sunday, April 24 with games starting at 9AM PT.
After the initial qualifying rounds, here’s how the rest of the event is set to play out:
- Qualification Stage Round 1 (April 11-14): Four groups of ten teams each battle it out to qualify for Round 2. 20 total teams qualify.
- Qualification Stage Round 2 (April 15): Two groups of ten teams each battle it out for semi-final qualification. Eight total teams qualify.
- Semi-Finals (April 24): Two groups of ten teams each, including 6 CDL teams in each group. The top five teams from each semi-final qualify for the grand finals, where the full $100,000 will be on the line.
- Grand Final (April 24): 10 teams duking it out for the grand prize.
$100K CDL Resurgence Warzone event: Format
Full qualifying schedule for the CDL Resurgence tournament.This $100K tournament gave everyone a solid chance of making it through to the finals. Regardless of prior experience or exposure, anyone that signed up was able to fight through a number of separate qualifying rounds.
All qualification stages featured 4-map series, besides the finals, which features a 6-map series.
Scoring is as follows throughout not just the quals, but the finals too:
- Elimination = 1 point
- 1st = 2x multiplier
- 2nd-3rd = 1.5x multiplier
- 4-10th = 1x multiplier
Below is a full breakdown of the prizing split for the upcoming finals:
- 1st – $30,000
- 2nd – $20,000
- 3rd – $15,000
- 4th – $10,000
- 5th – $5,000
- 6th – 10th – $4,000
$100K CDL Resurgence Warzone event: Teams & Players
With all 12 CDL teams fielding rosters, this $100K Warzone event is stacked with elite talent from top to bottom.
From CoD legends like Karma to popular streamers like Swagg, tons of big names were locked in.
Below is a full look at every squad that dropped into the $100K CDL Resurgence event.
| Group A | Group B | ||
| Team | Roster | Team | Roster |
| LA Thieves | Tommey Rated Almond Newbz | London Royal Ravens | Jukeyz Gismo Afro Nastie |
| New York Subliners | zSmit Aydan DillLive Knight | Atlanta FaZe | SuperEv FaZe Booya Swagg Biffle |
| OpTic Texas | SebasBeron Holly ZLaner Karma | Toronto Ultra | Heisman Chrxnicle Overgirl Royalize |
| LA Guerrillas | Apathy HusKerrs UnRationaL ScummN | Minnesota ROKKR | Loony Standy Priestahh Blazt |
| Florida Mutineers | Willett Davpadie Vivid Skyz | Seattle Surge | kenzrosey Braalik exzachtt ForeignJase |
| Paris Legion | skullface WarsZ Ottereyes Validhands | Boston Breach | Coach Zed Capsidal Methodz Censor |
| Grev&Co | Grev Luxecution PRAY3RS TorronixTV | TiberiousKhan | XenoN EyeQew picNICK Nickool |
| Dad Bods | Ebatez Ryda Djmas23 Finessen | HaHa | Knofoe Sinycity cEighth OhItsArbiter |
| Team Diverge | AlohaMy Deniro IntenseV0 Tblickey | Underrated | Rumblexl LvkaTTV Jony2kk Devo |
| JackalGetsCarried | Jackal Jonnybro23 Drifts Slimeydookie | Goats | FaZe Bloo Luvey zepti Lonnerdd |
Semifinals Group A Results
The first round of semifinals action was mostly a two-team race between the all-star New York Subliners and the underdog Paris Legion squad.
Both squads got hot early and managed to hold onto their leads while the rest of the teams duked it out for the remaining three slots.
When it was all said and done both LA-based squads made the cut with Team Diverge falling behind them and rounding out the Top 5.
It was a close race for the last three spots but a Game 4 win sealed the deal for Team Diverge.Semifinals Group B results
It was Atlanta FaZe all the way in the second half of the semifinals. While they didn’t come away with a win in the series, their kills and placements secured them the top spot by a large margin.
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This was largely due to Biffle, whose 43 kills overall led the entire group, with his teammate Booya sporting the second-highest number of eliminations at 23.
Below them, Team TiberiousKhan snagged a pair of wins to cement a Top 2 finish and a trip to the grand finals, with HaHa and Seattle Surge falling close behind.
The final spot in Group B was decided by only half a point, but Team GOATS snuck in after the placement multipliers were applied.
GOATS stole away a trip to the Finals by the thinnest of margins.Grand Finals results
The finals came down to a tight race between Los Angeles Guerrillas and Team TiberiousKhan where the LAG squad came out on top.
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ScummN had a huge day and led his team with 45 kills as they locked up the $30,000 first-place prize.
New York Subliners and Atlanta FaZe rounded out the top four and also took home an additional $15,000 and $10,000 for their respective efforts.
It was close at the top but a big day from ScummN and UnRationalize sealed the deal for LAG.ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7pbHXnqmtp16YvK57wpqjpWWfm3qlwdOyZpycnGK%2Fpr%2FUq56eppOaenJ8j6RksJmir7yvsYytpq6qnpa6prrTZmhwcWBlf3V7