The Call of Duty World League and ESL League Operations manager (@Small) released information about the Relegation tournament for the North American Call of Duty World League.
March 26th- The tournament will be played online, and will feature the top 16 non-World League teams based on CWL points earned throughout Stage 1 in online and LAN tournaments. Four groups of four teams will play in a round robin format.
March 27th- The top two teams will then advance to the 8 team single elimination bracket.
Single elimination bracket format:
- Quarter Final – Match 1 – Group A: First Place vs Group D: Second Place
- Quarter Final – Match 2 – Group C: First Place vs Group B: Second Place
- Quarter Final – Match 3 – Group B: First Place vs Group C: Second Place
- Quarter Final – Match 4 – Group D: First Place vs Group A: Second Place
Teams:
The top four teams after Sunday’s matches advance to the LAN tournament on Friday, April 1st at ESL Studios in California. Each of the AM teams will compete in a Best of 7 match against one of the bottom four pro teams.
The winner of each match will earn their spot in Stage 2 of the Call of Duty World League.
- Match 1 – Highest Seed Pro Division Team vs 4th Place Challenge Division Team
- Match 2 – Second Highest Seed Pro Division Team vs 3rd Place Challenge Division Team
- Match 3 – Third Highest Seed Pro Division Team vs 2nd Place Challenge Division Team
- Match 4 – Fourth Highest Seed Pro Division Team vs 1st Place Challenge Division Team
The Stage 1 NA Finals will start on Saturday, April 2nd and run through Sunday, April 3rd, at ESL Studios in Burbank, California. The tournament will be a best of 7, single elimination format.
Here’s a look at the bracket for the tournament:
SCHEDULE
SATURDAY
1pm EDT Team eLevate v Team EnVyUs
3:30pm EDT FaZe Clan v compLexity Gaming
6pm EDT Rise Nation v Luminosity Gaming
7:30pm OpTic Gaming v Team SoloMid
