# 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.
It was won by Denial eSports with a team consisting of Chris "Replays" Crowder, Dillon "Attach" Price, James "Clayster" Eubanks, and Jordan "JKap" Kaplan. Clayster was named most valuable player of the event.
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
* Mindfreak
* Team Exile5.T1
* Integral Nation
* Brazil
* SSOF Gaming
* Europe
* Epsilon Esports
* TCM-Gaming
* Aware Gaming
* Team Menace
* fabE.DE
* Gamers2
* HyperGames Team
* NxG.Rapid
* UX Gaming
* fabE.AllStars
* Vitality.X
* Klar1ty Gaming
* Ascentia Gaming
* Team Infused
* North America
* OpTic Gaming
* Denial Esports
* FaZe Red
* OpTic Nation
* Team Envy
* Revenge
* Team Kaliber
* FaZe Black
* Automatic Reload
* Strictly Business
* Team Orbit
* Prophecy
* Below Zero
* 3sUP
^ Teams are listed by their final positions of their regions qualifiers.

## Groups

Group A :
| Pos | Team | Series | Series | Games | Games | Qualification |
| 1 | Optic Gaming | 3–0 | 100% | 9–1 | 90% | Bracket Play |
| 2 | Team Orbit | 2–1 | 67% | 7-3 | 70% | Bracket Play |
| 3 | NxG.Rapid | 1–2 | 33% | 3-6 | 33% | Eliminated |
| 4 | Vitality.X | 0–3 | 0% | 0–9 | 0% | Eliminated |
Group B :
| Pos | Team | Series | Series | Games | Games | Qualification |
| 1 | Prophecy | 3–0 | 100% | 9–2 | 82% | Bracket Play |
| 2 | Denial Esports | 2–1 | 67% | 8-3 | 73% | Bracket Play |
| 3 | HyperGames Team | 1–2 | 33% | 3-6 | 33% | Eliminated |
| 4 | Klar1ty Gaming | 0–3 | 0% | 0–9 | 0% | Eliminated |
Group C :
| Pos | Team | Series | Series | Games | Games | Qualification |
| 1 | FaZe Red | 3–0 | 100% | 9–2 | 82% | Bracket Play |
| 2 | Automatic Reload | 2-1 | 67% | 8-4 | 67% | Bracket Play |
| 3 | fabE.DE | 1–2 | 33% | 3-8 | 27% | Eliminated |
| 4 | fabE.AllStars | 0-3 | 0% | 3-9 | 25% | Eliminated |
Group D :
| Pos | Team | Series | Series | Games | Games | Qualification |
| 1 | OpTic Nation | 3–0 | 100% | 9–1 | 90% | Bracket Play |
| 2 | Gamers2 | 2–1 | 67% | 6–4 | 60% | Bracket Play |
| 3 | Team Exile5.T1 | 1–2 | 33% | 4-7 | 36% | Eliminated |
| 4 | SSOF Gaming | 0–3 | 0% | 2-9 | 18% | Eliminated |
Group E :
| Pos | Team | Series | Series | Games | Games | Qualification |
| 1 | Team Envy | 3-0 | 100% | 9-0 | 100% | Bracket Play |
| 2 | Mindfreak | 2–1 | 67% | 6–5 | 55% | Bracket Play |
| 3 | Team Menace | 1-2 | 33% | 4-6 | 45% | Eliminated |
| 4 | UX Gaming | 0–3 | 0% | 1–9 | 10% | Eliminated |
Group F :
| Pos | Team | Series | Series | Games | Games | Qualification |
| 1 | Revenge | 3–0 | 100% | 9–2 | 82% | Bracket Play |
| 2 | Aware Gaming | 2–1 | 67% | 7–4 | 64% | Bracket Play |
| 3 | 3sUP | 1–2 | 33% | 4-6 | 45% | Eliminated |
| 4 | Team Infused | 0–3 | 0% | 1–9 | 10% | Eliminated |
Group G :
| Pos | Team | Series | Series | Games | Games | Qualification |
| 1 | FaZe Black | 3–0 | 100% | 9–3 | 75% | Bracket Play |
| 2 | Below Zero | 2–1 | 67% | 8-4 | 67% | Bracket Play |
| 3 | TCM-Gaming | 1–2 | 33% | 4-6 | 45% | Eliminated |
| 4 | Acentia Gaming | 0–3 | 0% | 1–9 | 10% | Eliminated |
Group H :
| Pos | Team | Series | Series | Games | Games | Qualification |
| 1 | Team Kaliber | 3-0 | 100% | 9-3 | 75% | Bracket Play |
| 2 | Strictly Business | 2–1 | 67% | 7–4 | 64% | Bracket Play |
| 3 | Epsilon Esports | 1-2 | 33% | 6-8 | 43% | Eliminated |
| 4 | Integral Nation | 0–3 | 0% | 2–9 | 18% | Eliminated |

## 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 | |
| 9th-12th | Strictly Business | |
| 9th-12th | Aware Gaming | |
| 9th-12th | Team Orbit | |
| 13th-16th | FaZe Black | |
| 13th-16th | Optic Nation | |
| 13th-16th | Below Zero | |
| 13th-16th | Gamers2 | |
| 17th-24th | NxG.Rapid | |
| 17th-24th | HyperGames Team | |
| 17th-24th | fabE.DE | |
| 17th-24th | Team Exile5.T1 | |
| 17th-24th | Team Menace | |
| 17th-24th | 3sUP | |
| 17th-24th | TCM-Gaming | |
| 17th-24th | Epsilon Esports | |
| 25th-32nd | Vitality.X | |
| 25th-32nd | Klar1ty Gaming | |
| 25th-32nd | fabE.Allstars | |
| 25th-32nd | SSOF Gaming | |
| 25th-32nd | UX Gaming | |
| 25th-32nd | Team Infused | |
| 25th-32nd | Ascentia Gaming | |
| 25th-32nd | Integral Nation | |