# 2018 CWL Pro League

The 2018 CWL Pro League was a Call of Duty: WWII tournament on PlayStation 4 that occurred on January 23-July 29, 2018.

## Format

The 2018 CWL Global Pro League consisted of 2 Stages, with 16 teams from North America, Europe and the APAC region participating. The 16 teams were split into 2 different Divisions with the top 4 teams from each Division advancing to playoffs. The top 6 teams from each pool advanced to Stage 2, while the bottom 2 teams from each Division have to go to the relegation playoffs.

## Stage 1

A total of $700,000 prize money will be given out during Stage 1. All 16 teams will receive $12,500 for participating while the 8 teams which qualified for playoffs will play for another $500,000.

### Calendar

| Round | Dates |
| Division A | 23–25 January 2018 |
| Division A | 30 January – 1 February 2018 |
| Division A | 20–22 February 2018 |
| Division A | 27 February – 1 March 2018 |
| Division B | 6–8 February 2018 |
| Division B | 13–15 February 2018 |
| Division B | 14–16 March 2018 |
| Division B | 20–22 March 2018 |
| Playoffs | 6–8 April 2018 |

### Division A

Week 1 of Division A took place from January 23, 2018, until February 1, 2018, with week 2 taking place from February 20, 2018, until March 1, 2018.
| Pos | Team | Series | Games | Qualification |
| 1 | Rise Nation | 13–1 | 40–12 | Playoffs and Stage 2 |
| 2 | OpTic Gaming | 10–4 | 34–20 | Playoffs and Stage 2 |
| 3 | Red Reserve | 9–5 | 34–23 | Playoffs and Stage 2 |
| 4 | Team Kaliber | 8–6 | 30–28 | Playoffs and Stage 2 |
| 5 | Echo Fox | 6–8 | 27–29 | Stage 2 |
| 6 | eRa Eternity | 5–9 | 23–33 | Stage 2 |
| 7 | Mindfreak | 4–10 | 22–34 | Relegation playoffs |
| 8 | Team Vitality | 1–13 | 10–41 | Relegation playoffs |

### Division B

Week 1 of Division B took place from February 6, 2018, until February 15, 2018, with week 2 taking place from March 14, 2018, until March 22, 2018.
| Pos | Team | Series | Games | Qualification |
| 1 | FaZe Clan | 11–3 | 38–16 | Playoffs and Stage 2 |
| 2 | Luminosity Gaming | 10–4 | 36–20 | Playoffs and Stage 2 |
| 3 | Team EnVyUs | 8–6 | 27–27 | Playoffs and Stage 2 |
| 4 | eUnited | 7–7 | 28–27 | Playoffs and Stage 2 |
| 5 | UNILAD | 7–7 | 29–30 | Stage 2 |
| 6 | Splyce | 6–8 | 27–28 | Stage 2 |
| 7 | Evil Geniuses | 5–9 | 21–33 | Relegation playoffs |
| 8 | Epsilon eSports | 2–12 | 14–39 | Relegation playoffs |
* 1 2 eUnited won the tiebreaker against UNILAD based on head-to-head map count, which was 5-4 in their favor.

### Playoffs final standings

| Place | Team | Prize money |
| 1st | FaZe Clan | $212,500 |
| 2nd | OpTic Gaming | $132,500 |
| 3rd | Luminosity Gaming | $92,500 |
| 4th | Team Kaliber | $52,500 |
| 5th-6th | Red Reserve | $32,500 |
| 5th-6th | eUnited | $32,500 |
| 7th-8th | Rise Nation | $22,500 |
| 7th-8th | Team EnVyUs | $22,500 |

## Relegation

The 4 bottom teams from Stage 1 participated in the relegation tournament against 4 other teams in a double-elimination bracket for the final 4 spots in Stage 2.
Participating teams:
* Mindfreak (Division A #7)
* Team Vitality (Division A #8)
* Evil Geniuses (Division B #7)
* Epsilon eSports (Division B #8)
* EZG eSports (North America Qualifier #1)
* GGEA Orange (North America Qualifier #2)
* Nordic (Europe Qualifier #1)
* Tainted Minds (APAC Qualifier winner)

### Roster Changes

Teams which placed among the bottom 2 teams in their Division during Stage 1 have until 6pm ET on April 13, 2018, to submit a roster and were allowed to replace 2 players.
| Team | Player left | Player joined |
| Evil Geniuses | Nameless | SiLLY |
| Evil Geniuses | Enable | Assault |
| Epsilon eSports | Nathan | Reedy |
| Team Vitality | Zayrox | MarkyB |
| Team Vitality | RiskiN | Moose |

### Final standings

The top 4 teams qualified for Stage 2 of the 2018 CWL Pro League.
| Place | Team |
| 1st/2nd | Mindfreak |
| 1st/2nd | Evil Geniuses |
| 3rd/4th | Epsilon eSports |
| 3rd/4th | Tainted Minds |
| 5th-6th | GGEA Orange |
| 5th-6th | Team Vitality |
| 7th-8th | EZG eSports |
| 7th-8th | Nordic |

## Stage 2

AA total of $700,000 prize money will be given out during Stage 2. All 16 teams will receive $12,500 for participating while the 8 teams which qualified for playoffs will play for another $500,000. The top 6 teams from all Stage 1 groups and the 4 teams which qualified via the relegation tournament participated in Stage 2. All 16 teams also qualified for the 2018 Call of Duty Championship.
Participating teams:
* Rise Nation (Division A #1)
* OpTic Gaming (Division A #2)
* Red Reserve (Division A #3)
* Team Kaliber (Division A #4)
* Echo Fox (Division A #5)
* compLexity Gaming (Division A #6)
* FaZe Clan (Division B #1)
* Luminosity Gaming (Division B #2)
* Team EnVyUs (Division B #3)
* eUnited (Division B #4)
* UNILAD (Division B #5)
* Splyce (Division B #6)
* Mindfreak (Relegation 1st)
* Evil Geniuses (Relegation 2nd)
* Epsilon eSports (Relegation 3rd)
* Tainted Minds (Relegation 4th)
* ↑ compLexity Gaming acquired the 2 players left on the eRa Eternity roster and their spot in the league.

### Roster Changes

Teams which placed among the top 6 teams in their Division during Stage 1 have until 6pm ET on May 7, 2018, to submit a roster and were allowed to replace 2 players. Teams which placed among the bottom 2 teams in their Division during Stage 1 have until 6pm ET on April 13, 2018, to submit a roster and were allowed to replace 2 players.
| Team | Player left | Player joined |
| Team EnVyUs | SlasheR | Chino |
| Team EnVyUs | Temp | Decemate |
| compLexity Gaming | Ferocitys | Censor |
| compLexity Gaming | Decemate | Dashy |
| Rise Nation | Methodz | SlasheR |
| Team Kaliber | Theory | Ferocitys |
| Team Kaliber | Chino | Enable |
| eUnited | SiLLY | FeLo |
| Echo Fox | Assault | Temp |
| Luminosity Gaming | Octane | Formal |
| OpTic Gaming | Formal | Methodz |
| OpTic Gaming | Karma | Octane |
| Splyce | Tommey | Joshh |
| UNILAD | Moose | Alexx |
| UNILAD | Skrapz | Zed |
| Red Reserve | Joshh | Skrapz |
* ↑ compLexity Gaming acquired the 2 players left on the eRa Eternity roster and their spot in the league.

### Calendar

| Round | Dates |
| Division A | 15–17 May 2018 |
| Division A | 22–24 May 2018 |
| Division A | 26–28 June 2018 |
| Division A | 3–6 July 2018 |
| Division B | 29–31 May 2018 |
| Division B | 5–7 June 2018 |
| Division B | 10–12 July 2018 |
| Division B | 17–19 July 2018 |
| Playoffs | 27–29 July 2018 |

### Division A

| Pos | Team | Series | Games | Qualification |
| 1 | Red Reserve | 11–3 | 38–21 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Team Kaliber | 9–5 | 33–23 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Echo Fox | 9–5 | 31–27 | Playoffs |
| 4 | FaZe Clan | 8–6 | 30–23 | Playoffs |
| 5 | Evil Geniuses | 7–7 | 29–26 | |
| 6 | Team EnVyUs | 6–8 | 28–28 | |
| 7 | Splyce | 5–9 | 21–33 | |
| 8 | Epsilon eSports | 1–13 | 11–40 | |
* 1 2 Team Kaliber holds the tiebreaker against Echo Fox based on overall map win percentage, Team Kaliber's is 59% while Echo Fox's is 53%

### Division B

| Pos | Team | Series | Games | Qualification |
| 1 | OpTic Gaming | 10–4 | 35–21 | Playoffs |
| 2 | eUnited | 10–4 | 38–22 | Playoffs |
| 3 | UNILAD | 10–4 | 33–22 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Rise Nation | 9–5 | 33–23 | Playoffs |
| 5 | Luminosity Gaming | 6–8 | 27–29 | |
| 6 | compLexity Gaming | 6–8 | 24–27 | |
| 7 | Mindfreak | 4–10 | 22–37 | |
| 8 | Tainted Minds | 1–13 | 13–41 | |
* 1 2 3 OpTic Gaming holds the tiebreak against eUnited and UNILAD based on head-to-head series record. OpTic has a head-to-head series record of 3–1, eUnited has a head-to-head series record of 2–2 while UNILAD has a head-to-head series record of 1–3
* 1 2 Luminosity Gaming holds the tiebreak against compLexity Gaming based on over map win percentage. Luminosity Gaming has a map win percentage of 48% while compLexity Gaming has a map win percentage of 44%

### Playoffs qualified teams

| Team | Division |
| Red Reserve | Division A #1 |
| Team Kaliber | Division A #2 |
| Echo Fox | Division A #3 |
| FaZe Clan | Division A #4 |
| OpTic Gaming | Division B #1 |
| eUnited | Division B #2 |
| UNILAD | Division B #3 |
| Rise Nation | Division B #4 |

### Playoffs Bracket

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 3 | | | | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| A1 | Red Reserve | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| B4 | Rise Nation | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| B4 | Rise Nation | 3 | B4 | Rise Nation | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | B2 | eUnited | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| B2 | eUnited | 3 | B2 | eUnited | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A3 | Echo Fox | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A3 | Echo Fox | 1 | | | | B4 | Rise Nation | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | A2 | Team Kaliber | 3 | | | | | | | |
| A2 | Team Kaliber | 3 | | | | A2 | Team Kaliber | 3 | | | | | | | |
| B3 | UNILAD | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| B3 | UNILAD | 1 | A2 | Team Kaliber | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | A4 | FaZe Clan | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| B1 | OpTic Gaming | 2 | A4 | FaZe Clan | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A4 | FaZe Clan | 3 | | | | | | | | | | A2 | Team Kaliber | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | B4 | Rise Nation | 3 | 1 |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower round 3 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | |
| | | | A4 | FaZe Clan | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| A1 | Red Reserve | 3 | A1 | Red Reserve | 3 | | | | B4 | Rise Nation | 3 | |
| A3 | Echo Fox | 2 | | | | A1 | Red Reserve | 3 | A1 | Red Reserve | 1 | |
| | | | | | | B2 | eUnited | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | B2 | eUnited | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| B3 | UNILAD | 3 | B3 | UNILAD | 1 | | | | | | | |
| B1 | OpTic Gaming | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Playoffs final standings

| Place | Team | Prize money |
| 1st | Team Kaliber | $212,500 |
| 2nd | Rise Nation | $132,500 |
| 3rd | Red Reserve | $92,500 |
| 4th | eUnited | $52,500 |
| 5th-6th | FaZe Clan | $32,500 |
| 5th-6th | UNILAD | $32,500 |
| 7th-8th | OpTic Gaming | $22,500 |
| 7th-8th | Echo Fox | $22,500 |