# Call of Duty Championship 2018

The Call of Duty World League Championship 2018 was a Call of Duty: WWII tournament on PlayStation 4 that took place on August 15–19, 2018. The tournament was won by Evil Geniuses with a roster consisting of Patrick "ACHES" Price, Bryan "Apathy" Zhelyazkov, Adam "Assault" Garcia and Justin "SiLLY" Fargo-Palmer after beating Team Kaliber in the Grand Finals.

## Last Chance Qualifier

On July 24–25, 2018 32 teams will play for a chance to qualify for the Call of Duty Championship 2018 in Columbus, Ohio at the MLG Arena. Ten teams will be invited via the CWL National Circuit: the Stage 2 winners of the Mexico and Brazil pilot regions, and the Stage 4 winners of the National Circuit leagues from the United States of America, United Kingdom, Canada, France, Italy, Germany, Spain and Australia. Another 22 teams, 14 from North America, 7 from Europe and 1 from the APAC region, will also be invited based on cumulative CWL Pro Points earned. The top 16 teams will qualify for the 2018 Call of Duty Championship.

### Last Chance Qualifier teams

* North America
* Lightning Pandas
* InControl Gaming
* Ghost Gaming
* Enigma6 Group
* Morituri eSports
* Elevate
* Team WaR
* ESG eSports
* GAS Gaming
* in2ition
* Gone Gaming
* HavoK eSports
* Mentality eSports
* Vertacon
* Lethal Gaming
* WrangleR Gaming
* Team BlackOut
* Europe
* Brash eSports
* Alle Snakes
* iDomina Esports
* Team Heretics
* Giants Gaming
* Les Blues
* Supremacy
* ZoneGG
* The Imperial
* Team Sween
* Team Vitality
* Black Forest Gaming
* APAC
* TabooESC
* Synergy Esports Club
* Brazil
* Virtue Gaming

## 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 2018 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 2018 CWL Pro League were the first teams to qualify for the 2018 Call of Duty Championship.
* North America
* Rise Nation
* OpTic Gaming
* Team Kaliber
* Echo Fox
* compLexity Gaming
* FaZe Clan
* Luminosity Gaming
* Team EnVyUs
* eUnited
* Evil Geniuses
* Europe
* Red Reserve
* UNILAD
* Splyce
* Epsilon eSports
* APAC
* Mindfreak
* Tainted Minds
* ↑ compLexity Gaming acquired the 2 players left on the eRa Eternity roster and their spot in the Stage 2 of the league and thus also the spot in the Championship.

### Last Chance Qualifier teams

The top 16 teams from the Last Chance Qualifier will qualify for the 2018 Call of Duty Championship.
| Place | Team |
| Top 8 | EZG eSports |
| Top 8 | Team Heretics |
| Top 8 | Team Vitality |
| Top 8 | Elevate |
| Top 8 | Enigma6 Group |
| Top 8 | Ghost Gaming |
| Top 8 | Lethal Gaming |
| Top 8 | Les Blues |
| 9th-16th | Morituri eSports |
| 9th-16th | Team Sween |
| 9th-16th | Lightning Pandas |
| 9th-16th | HavoK eSports |
| 9th-16th | ZoneGG |
| 9th-16th | Mentality eSports |
| 9th-16th | Supremacy |
| 9th-16th | Brash eSports |

## Groups

The draw for the groups took place on 29 July 2018.
Group A :
| Pos | Team | Series | Series | Games | Games | Qualification |
| 1 | Lightning Pandas | 3–0 | 100% | 9–4 | 69% | Bracket Play |
| 2 | Team Kaliber | 2–1 | 67% | 8–6 | 57% | Bracket Play |
| 3 | Team Heretics | 1–2 | 33% | 7–7 | 50% | Eliminated |
| 4 | Epsilon eSports | 0–3 | 0% | 2–9 | 18% | Eliminated |
Group B :
| Pos | Team | Series | Series | Games | Games | Qualification |
| 1 | Rise Nation | 3–0 | 100% | 9–3 | 75% | Bracket Play |
| 2 | Lethal Gaming | 2–1 | 67% | 8–7 | 53% | Bracket Play |
| 3 | Brash eSports | 1–2 | 33% | 5–8 | 38% | Eliminated |
| 4 | Tainted Minds | 0–3 | 0% | 5–9 | 36% | Eliminated |
Group C :
| Pos | Team | Series | Series | Games | Games | Qualification |
| 1 | Red Reserve | 3–0 | 100% | 9–4 | 69% | Bracket Play |
| 2 | Ghost Gaming | 2–1 | 67% | 7–5 | 58% | Bracket Play |
| 3 | Mindfreak | 1–2 | 33% | 7–6 | 54% | Eliminated |
| 4 | ZoneGG | 0–3 | 0% | 0–9 | 10% | Eliminated |
Group D :
| Pos | Team | Series | Series | Games | Games | Qualification |
| 1 | Team Sween | 3–0 | 100% | 9–3 | 75% | Bracket Play |
| 2 | eUnited | 2–1 | 67% | 8–4 | 67% | Bracket Play |
| 3 | Splyce | 1–2 | 33% | 5–6 | 46.5% | Eliminated |
| 4 | EZG eSports | 0–3 | 0% | 0–9 | 0% | Eliminated |
Group E :
| Pos | Team | Series | Series | Games | Games | Qualification |
| 1 | FaZe Clan | 3–0 | 100% | 9–3 | 7% | Bracket Play |
| 2 | compLexity Gaming | 2–1 | 67% | 7–5 | 58% | Bracket Play |
| 3 | Enigma6 Group | 1–2 | 33% | 5–6 | 46.5% | Eliminated |
| 4 | Morituri eSports | 0–3 | 0% | 2–9 | 18% | Eliminated |
Group F :
| Pos | Team | Series | Series | Games | Games | Qualification |
| 1 | UNILAD | 3–0 | 100% | 9–0 | 100% | Bracket Play |
| 2 | Team EnVyUs | 2–1 | 67% | 6–3 | 67% | Bracket Play |
| 3 | Mentality eSports | 1–2 | 33% | 3–7 | 30% | Eliminated |
| 4 | Team Prismatic | 0–3 | 0% | 1–9 | 10% | Eliminated |
Group G :
| Pos | Team | Series | Series | Games | Games | Qualification |
| 1 | Luminosity Gaming | 3–0 | 100% | 9–0 | 100% | Bracket Play |
| 2 | Team Vitality | 2–1 | 67% | 6–4 | 60% | Bracket Play |
| 3 | Echo Fox | 1–2 | 33% | 4–6 | 46.5% | Eliminated |
| 4 | HavoK eSports | 0–3 | 0% | 0–9 | 0% | Eliminated |
Group H :
| Pos | Team | Series | Series | Games | Games | Qualification |
| 1 | Evil Geniuses | 2–1 | 67% | 7–4 | 64% | Bracket Play |
| 2 | Elevate | 2–1 | 67% | 7–4 | 64% | Bracket Play |
| 3 | OpTic Gaming | 2–1 | 67% | 6–4 | 60% | Eliminated |
| 4 | Supremacy | 0–3 | 0% | 1–9 | 10% | Eliminated |
* 1 2 3 Evil Geniuses, Elevate and OpTic Gaming were locked in a three-way tie. Based on head-to-head games record, Evil Geniuses finished 1st in the tiebreaker with a 4-3 map record, Elevate finished 2nd with a 4-4 map record and OpTic Gaming finished 3rd with a 3-4 map record.

## Final standings

| Place | Team | Prize money |
| 1st | Evil Geniuses | $600,000 |
| 2nd | Team Kaliber | $200,000 |
| 3rd | FaZe Clan | $100,000 |
| 4th | eUnited | $80,000 |
| 5th-6th | Team EnVyUs | $55,000 |
| 5th-6th | Luminosity Gaming | $55,000 |
| 7th-8th | Elevate | $35,000 |
| 7th-8th | Red Reserve | $35,000 |
| 9th-12th | Team Vitality | $25,000 |
| 9th-12th | UNILAD | $25,000 |
| 9th-12th | Ghost Gaming | $25,000 |
| 9th-12th | Lightning Pandas | $25,000 |
| 13th-16th | Lethal Gaming | $15,000 |
| 13th-16th | Team Sween | $15,000 |
| 13th-16th | compLexity Gaming | $15,000 |
| 13th-16th | Rise Nation | $15,000 |
| 17th-24th | Team Heretics | $12,500 |
| 17th-24th | Brash eSports | $12,500 |
| 17th-24th | Mindfreak | $12,500 |
| 17th-24th | Splyce | $12,500 |
| 17th-24th | Enigma6 Group | $12,500 |
| 17th-24th | Mentality eSports | $12,500 |
| 17th-24th | Echo Fox | $12,500 |
| 17th-24th | OpTic Gaming | $12,500 |
| 25th-32nd | Epsilon eSports | $10,000 |
| 25th-32nd | Tainted Minds | $10,000 |
| 25th-32nd | ZoneGG | $10,000 |
| 25th-32nd | EZG eSports | $10,000 |
| 25th-32nd | Morituri eSports | $10,000 |
| 25th-32nd | Team Prismatic | $10,000 |
| 25th-32nd | HavoK eSports | $10,000 |
| 25th-32nd | Supremacy | $10,000 |