# Call of Duty Championship 2017

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.
The tournament was livestreamed online on Twitch, YouTube and MLG.tv.

## Format

* 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

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

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

* 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.

## Qualified teams

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.

### Pro League Teams

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.
* North America
* OpTic Gaming
* Team Envy
* eUnited
* Luminosity Gaming
* FaZe Clan
* Enigma6 Group
* Evil Geniuses
* Ghost Gaming
* Cloud9
* Rise Nation
* Europe
* Fnatic
* Splyce
* Red Reserve
* Elevate
* Epsilon eSports
* APAC
* Mindfreak

### Last Chance Qualifier teams

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

## Groups

Group A :
| Pos | Team | Series | Series | Games | Games | Qualification |
| 1 | Optic Gaming | 3–0 | 100% | 9–1 | 90% | Bracket Play |
| 2 | Epsilon Esports | 2–1 | 67% | 6-3 | 67% | Bracket Play |
| 3 | Echo Fox | 1–2 | 33% | 4-8 | 33% | Eliminated |
| 4 | 3sUP | 0–3 | 0% | 2–9 | 18% | Eliminated |
Group B :
| Pos | Team | Series | Series | Games | Games | Qualification |
| 1 | Team Envy | 3–0 | 100% | 9–1 | 90% | Bracket Play |
| 2 | Mindfreak.Black | 2–1 | 67% | 7-6 | 54% | Bracket Play |
| 3 | Elevate | 1–2 | 33% | 4-7 | 36% | Eliminated |
| 4 | Projekt Evil | 0–3 | 0% | 3–9 | 25% | Eliminated |
Group C :
| Pos | Team | Series | Series | Games | Games | Qualification |
| 1 | eUnited | 3–0 | 100% | 9–0 | 100% | Bracket Play |
| 2 | Team Infused | 1-2 | 33% | 4-7 | 36% | Bracket Play |
| 3 | Mindfreak | 1–2 | 33% | 4-7 | 36% | Eliminated |
| 4 | Lethal Gaming | 1–2 | 33% | 4-7 | 36% | Eliminated |
Group D :
| Pos | Team | Series | Series | Games | Games | Qualification |
| 1 | Rise Nation | 3–0 | 100% | 9–1 | 90% | Bracket Play |
| 2 | Luminosity Gaming | 2–1 | 67% | 6–4 | 60% | Bracket Play |
| 3 | Supremacy | 1–2 | 33% | 3-8 | 27% | Eliminated |
| 4 | Team Vitality | 0–3 | 0% | 4–9 | 31% | Eliminated |
Group E :
| Pos | Team | Series | Series | Games | Games | Qualification |
| 1 | FaZe Clan | 2-1 | 67% | 8-4 | 67% | Bracket Play |
| 2 | Team Allegiance | 2–1 | 67% | 7–5 | 58% | Bracket Play |
| 3 | Red Reserve | 2-1 | 67% | 7-5 | 58% | Eliminated |
| 4 | eRa Eternity EU | 0–3 | 0% | 1–9 | 10% | Eliminated |
Group F :
| Pos | Team | Series | Series | Games | Games | Qualification |
| 1 | Fnatic | 3–0 | 100% | 9–3 | 75% | Bracket Play |
| 2 | Str8 Rippin | 2–1 | 67% | 7–3 | 70% | Bracket Play |
| 3 | Tainted Minds | 1–2 | 33% | 5-8 | 38% | Eliminated |
| 4 | Evil Geniuses | 0–3 | 0% | 2–9 | 18% | Eliminated |
Group G :
| Pos | Team | Series | Series | Games | Games | Qualification |
| 1 | Ghost Gaming | 3–0 | 100% | 9–4 | 69% | Bracket Play |
| 2 | Splyce | 2–1 | 67% | 7-5 | 58% | Bracket Play |
| 3 | Millenium | 1–2 | 33% | 5-7 | 42% | Eliminated |
| 4 | Team Kaliber | 0–3 | 0% | 4–9 | 31% | Eliminated |
Group H :
| Pos | Team | Series | Series | Games | Games | Qualification |
| 1 | Enigma6 Group | 3-0 | 100% | 9-2 | 82% | Bracket Play |
| 2 | Cloud9 | 2–1 | 67% | 7–4 | 64% | Bracket Play |
| 3 | Rogue | 1-2 | 33% | 5-7 | 42% | Eliminated |
| 4 | Team MRN Black | 0–3 | 0% | 1–9 | 10% | Eliminated |
* 1 2 3 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.

## Final standings

| 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 |
| 5th-6th | eUnited | $55,000 |
| 7th-8th | Ghost Gaming | $35,000 |
| 7th-8th | Splyce | $35,000 |
| 9th-12th | Enigma6 Group | $25,000 |
| 9th-12th | Team Allegiance | $25,000 |
| 9th-12th | Team Infused | $25,000 |
| 9th-12th | Epsilon Esports | $25,000 |
| 13th-16th | Mindfreak.Black | $15,000 |
| 13th-16th | Str8 Rippin | $15,000 |
| 13th-16th | Fnatic | $15,000 |
| 13th-16th | Cloud9 | $15,000 |
| 17th-24th | Echo Fox | $12,500 |
| 17th-24th | Elevate | $12,500 |
| 17th-24th | Mindfreak | $12,500 |
| 17th-24th | Supremacy | $12,500 |
| 17th-24th | Red Reserve | $12,500 |
| 17th-24th | Tainted Minds | $12,500 |
| 17th-24th | Millenium | $12,500 |
| 17th-24th | Rogue | $12,500 |
| 25th-32nd | 3sUP | $10,000 |
| 25th-32nd | Projekt Evil | $10,000 |
| 25th-32nd | Lethal Gaming | $10,000 |
| 25th-32nd | Team Vitality | $10,000 |
| 25th-32nd | eRa Eternity EU | $10,000 |
| 25th-32nd | Evil Geniuses | $10,000 |
| 25th-32nd | Team Kaliber | $10,000 |
| 25th-32nd | Team MRN Black | $10,000 |