01-17-2018, 03:34 AM
Team Kaliber Crowned Champion of the CWL New Orleans Open
<div style="margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%;"><img src="https://www.sickgamedev.win/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/team-kaliber-crowned-champion-of-the-cwl-new-orleans-open.jpg" width="480" height="320" title="" alt="" /></div><div><p><em><strong>Event Standings Help Determine Sixteen Qualifying Teams to Compete at the CWL Pro League at the MLG Arena, Beginning January 23</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>Next CWL Open Event Returns to Atlanta, March 9 – 11</strong></em></p>
<p>SANTA MONICA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The CWL New Orleans Open, presented by PlayStation®4, concluded with Team Kaliber claiming top prize after a fiercely competitive tournament in <em>Call of Duty®: WWII</em>. Teams Luminosity Gaming, Rise Nation and Red Reserve rounded out the top four spots at the end of the three-day competition taking place at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.</p>
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<div id="bwbodyimg" readability="35"><img alt="CWL New Orleans Open Champions Team Kaliber (Dylan "Theory" McGee, Lamar "Accuracy" Abedi, Kenny "Ke ... " src="https://www.sickgamedev.win/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/team-kaliber-crowned-champion-of-the-cwl-new-orleans-open.jpg"/></p>
<p>CWL New Orleans Open Champions Team Kaliber (Dylan “Theory” McGee, Lamar “Accuracy” Abedi, Kenny “Kenny” Kuavo and Martin “Chino” Chino) (Photo: Business Wire)</p>
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<p>CWL New Orleans Open Champions Team Kaliber claimed the largest piece of the event’s $200,000 prize pool, as part of the new season’s $4.2 million prize pool, the largest in Call of Duty esports history. This was Team Kaliber’s second CWL Global Open championship of the season, previously winning the CWL Dallas Open in December 2017.</p>
<p>“Winning back-to-back events means the world to us. A lot of people doubted us, even after our Championship win at CWL Dallas, and I’m glad we could prove them all wrong,” said CWL New Orleans Open MVP Martin ‘Chino’ Chino. “I’m really proud of us but being as good as we are I feel like we can keep improving. We want to stay at the top and the next challenge is the CWL Pro League and then CWL Atlanta in March.”</p>
<p>Teams from North America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region competed in the enormous open bracket during the event for a chance at being crowned champion on Sunday. Fans watched the event over the weekend in front of live fans, online at <a href="http://MLG.com/CallofDuty">MLG.com/CallofDuty</a> and via the in-game <em>Call of Duty®: WWII</em> Headquarters Theater.</p>
<p>Here are the final rankings for the CWL New Orleans Open:</p>
<ul>
<li>1<sup>st</sup> – Team Kaliber</li>
<li>2<sup>nd</sup> – Luminosity Gaming</li>
<li>3<sup>rd</sup> – Rise Nation</li>
<li>4<sup>th</sup> – Red Reserve</li>
<li>5<sup>th</sup>/6<sup>th</sup> – Echo Fox / eUnited</li>
<li>7<sup>th</sup>/8<sup>th</sup> – Evil Geniuses / FaZe Clan</li>
</ul>
<p>Based on CWL Pro Points accrued throughout the season and ending with the CWL New Orleans Open, the top 16 teams to enter Stage 1 of the CWL Pro League – a multi-stage tournament series featuring teams from North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region – will begin competing at the MLG Arena in Columbus, Ohio, on January 23.</p>
<p>The season continues with the next open event of the season, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta on March 9 – 11, 2018.</p>
<p>CWL Atlanta Open tickets are available now in multiple varieties. General admission passes for the event are available for $59.99 (plus applicable fees and taxes). A Premium Pass for the event is also available for $89.99 (plus applicable fees and taxes) and includes an event t-shirt and one month of MLG GameBattles Premium. A $299.99 (plus applicable fees and taxes) VIP ticket is also available and includes an event t-shirt, event jacket, one-hour early entrance to the venue, access to the VIP Lounge and more. For tickets, visit <a href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.callofduty.com%2Fesports%2Fevent%2F2018%2Fcwl-atlanta&esheet=51743140&newsitemid=20180115005399&lan=en-US&anchor=MLG.com%2FCWLAtlanta&index=1&md5=3553a214a563a585d886357d363572ef" rel="nofollow">MLG.com/CWLAtlanta</a>.</p>
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<p><span><strong>About Activision Publishing, Inc.</strong></span></p>
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<p>Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements: Information in this press release that involves Activision Publishing’s expectations, plans, intentions or strategies regarding the future, including statements about the expected features of the Call of Duty World League and the dates and features of the CWL Pro League and the CWL Atlanta Open, are forward-looking statements, that are not facts and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause Activision Publishing’s actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements set forth in this release include unanticipated product delays and other factors identified in the risk factors sections of Activision Blizzard’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. The forward-looking statements in this release are based upon information available to Activision Publishing and Activision Blizzard as of the date of this release, and neither Activision Publishing nor Activision Blizzard assumes any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements believed to be true when made may ultimately prove to be incorrect. These statements are not guarantees of the future performance of Activision Publishing or Activision Blizzard and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond its control and may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations.</p>
<p>© 2018 Major League Gaming Corp. ACTIVISION, CALL OF DUTY and CALL OF DUTY: WWII are trademarks of Activision Publishing, Inc. MAJOR LEAGUE GAMING is a trademark of Major League Gaming Corp. All other trademarks and trade names are the properties of their respective owners.</p>
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<p><strong>Call of Duty World League</strong><br /><strong>Xav de Matos</strong><br /><strong>Public Relations Manager</strong><br /><a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p>
<p>Source: Activision Publishing, Inc.</p>
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<div style="margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%;"><img src="https://www.sickgamedev.win/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/team-kaliber-crowned-champion-of-the-cwl-new-orleans-open.jpg" width="480" height="320" title="" alt="" /></div><div><p><em><strong>Event Standings Help Determine Sixteen Qualifying Teams to Compete at the CWL Pro League at the MLG Arena, Beginning January 23</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>Next CWL Open Event Returns to Atlanta, March 9 – 11</strong></em></p>
<p>SANTA MONICA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The CWL New Orleans Open, presented by PlayStation®4, concluded with Team Kaliber claiming top prize after a fiercely competitive tournament in <em>Call of Duty®: WWII</em>. Teams Luminosity Gaming, Rise Nation and Red Reserve rounded out the top four spots at the end of the three-day competition taking place at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.</p>
<p id="news-body-cta">This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: <a href="http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180115005399/en/" rel="nofollow">http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180115005399/en/</a></p>
<div id="bwbodyimg" readability="35"><img alt="CWL New Orleans Open Champions Team Kaliber (Dylan "Theory" McGee, Lamar "Accuracy" Abedi, Kenny "Ke ... " src="https://www.sickgamedev.win/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/team-kaliber-crowned-champion-of-the-cwl-new-orleans-open.jpg"/></p>
<p>CWL New Orleans Open Champions Team Kaliber (Dylan “Theory” McGee, Lamar “Accuracy” Abedi, Kenny “Kenny” Kuavo and Martin “Chino” Chino) (Photo: Business Wire)</p>
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<p>CWL New Orleans Open Champions Team Kaliber claimed the largest piece of the event’s $200,000 prize pool, as part of the new season’s $4.2 million prize pool, the largest in Call of Duty esports history. This was Team Kaliber’s second CWL Global Open championship of the season, previously winning the CWL Dallas Open in December 2017.</p>
<p>“Winning back-to-back events means the world to us. A lot of people doubted us, even after our Championship win at CWL Dallas, and I’m glad we could prove them all wrong,” said CWL New Orleans Open MVP Martin ‘Chino’ Chino. “I’m really proud of us but being as good as we are I feel like we can keep improving. We want to stay at the top and the next challenge is the CWL Pro League and then CWL Atlanta in March.”</p>
<p>Teams from North America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region competed in the enormous open bracket during the event for a chance at being crowned champion on Sunday. Fans watched the event over the weekend in front of live fans, online at <a href="http://MLG.com/CallofDuty">MLG.com/CallofDuty</a> and via the in-game <em>Call of Duty®: WWII</em> Headquarters Theater.</p>
<p>Here are the final rankings for the CWL New Orleans Open:</p>
<ul>
<li>1<sup>st</sup> – Team Kaliber</li>
<li>2<sup>nd</sup> – Luminosity Gaming</li>
<li>3<sup>rd</sup> – Rise Nation</li>
<li>4<sup>th</sup> – Red Reserve</li>
<li>5<sup>th</sup>/6<sup>th</sup> – Echo Fox / eUnited</li>
<li>7<sup>th</sup>/8<sup>th</sup> – Evil Geniuses / FaZe Clan</li>
</ul>
<p>Based on CWL Pro Points accrued throughout the season and ending with the CWL New Orleans Open, the top 16 teams to enter Stage 1 of the CWL Pro League – a multi-stage tournament series featuring teams from North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region – will begin competing at the MLG Arena in Columbus, Ohio, on January 23.</p>
<p>The season continues with the next open event of the season, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta on March 9 – 11, 2018.</p>
<p>CWL Atlanta Open tickets are available now in multiple varieties. General admission passes for the event are available for $59.99 (plus applicable fees and taxes). A Premium Pass for the event is also available for $89.99 (plus applicable fees and taxes) and includes an event t-shirt and one month of MLG GameBattles Premium. A $299.99 (plus applicable fees and taxes) VIP ticket is also available and includes an event t-shirt, event jacket, one-hour early entrance to the venue, access to the VIP Lounge and more. For tickets, visit <a href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.callofduty.com%2Fesports%2Fevent%2F2018%2Fcwl-atlanta&esheet=51743140&newsitemid=20180115005399&lan=en-US&anchor=MLG.com%2FCWLAtlanta&index=1&md5=3553a214a563a585d886357d363572ef" rel="nofollow">MLG.com/CWLAtlanta</a>.</p>
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<p><span><strong>About Activision Publishing, Inc.</strong></span></p>
<p>Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision Publishing, Inc. is a leading global producer and publisher of interactive entertainment. Activision maintains operations throughout the world and is a division of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), an S&P 500 company. More information about Activision and its products can be found on the company’s website, <a href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.activision.com&esheet=51743140&newsitemid=20180115005399&lan=en-US&anchor=www.activision.com&index=6&md5=55b635c2000b6cb3df23c237172db5f3" rel="nofollow">www.activision.com</a> or by following <a href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.twitter.com%2Factivision&esheet=51743140&newsitemid=20180115005399&lan=en-US&anchor=%40Activision&index=7&md5=2ed4cfd2365fedd4da71199e02ad0b85" rel="nofollow">@Activision</a>.</p>
<p>Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements: Information in this press release that involves Activision Publishing’s expectations, plans, intentions or strategies regarding the future, including statements about the expected features of the Call of Duty World League and the dates and features of the CWL Pro League and the CWL Atlanta Open, are forward-looking statements, that are not facts and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause Activision Publishing’s actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements set forth in this release include unanticipated product delays and other factors identified in the risk factors sections of Activision Blizzard’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. The forward-looking statements in this release are based upon information available to Activision Publishing and Activision Blizzard as of the date of this release, and neither Activision Publishing nor Activision Blizzard assumes any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements believed to be true when made may ultimately prove to be incorrect. These statements are not guarantees of the future performance of Activision Publishing or Activision Blizzard and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond its control and may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations.</p>
<p>© 2018 Major League Gaming Corp. ACTIVISION, CALL OF DUTY and CALL OF DUTY: WWII are trademarks of Activision Publishing, Inc. MAJOR LEAGUE GAMING is a trademark of Major League Gaming Corp. All other trademarks and trade names are the properties of their respective owners.</p>
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<p><strong>Call of Duty World League</strong><br /><strong>Xav de Matos</strong><br /><strong>Public Relations Manager</strong><br /><a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p>
<p>Source: Activision Publishing, Inc.</p>
<p>News Provided by Acquire Media</p>
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