The Crown Invitational in Melbourne, Australia is the chance to watch the top teams from each region in the Call of Duty World League, and a share of AU$60,000. North America’s OpTic Gaming, Europe’s Millenium, and Australia/New Zealand’s Mindfreak all won their regional championship titles, and now they will play each other and the top teams from the ANZ region. This weekend’s events are put on by ESL in partnership with Playstation and Activision-Blizzard.
The play begins on Saturday with a mini-tournament featuring ANZ team matches. These matches will determine which teams will play against the International sides in the Invitational on Sunday. The teams in these matches qualified through online competition.
- Date: Saturday, April 9th
- Time: 09:00am AEDT ( Friday, 7:00 PM EST)
- Format: Single Elimination
- Best of 7 Series
- Top two teams advance into the Crown Call of Duty Invitational
- Stream: twitch.tv/callofduty
- Prize Money:
- 1st place: $2,500AUD + Invitational invitation
- 2nd place: $1,500AUD + Invitational invitation
- 3rd – 4th place: $1,500AUD
- 3rd – 4th place: $1,500AUD
The Teams:
ChiefsESC
Orbit
Nv
Apotheon Esports
On Sunday, the top international Call of Duty teams will play the top teams from Saturday’s competition. There are also an array of show matches and an All-Star match between the competitive matches, so it’s bound to be a full weekend of entertainment on stream.
Stage 4 – Crown Call of Duty Invitational – Day Two – Offline
- Date: Sunday, April 10th
- Time: 09:00am AEDT (Saturday, 7:00 PM EST)
- Format: Single Elimination
- Best of 7 Series
- Stream: twitch.tv/callofduty
- Prize Money:
- 1st place: $30,000AUD
- 2nd place: $15,000AUD
- 3rd – 4th place: $6,000AUD
- 3rd – 4th place: $6,000AUD
- 5th – 6th place: $1,500AUD
- 5th – 6th place: $1,500AUD
The Teams:
OpTic Gaming
Millenium
Mindfreak (1st place – CWL Stage 1 Finals)
Tainted Minds (2nd place – CWL Stage 1 Finals)
AU Seed #1 (Stage 3)
AU Seed #2 (Stage 3)
Who is your pick to win? Let us know in the comments!
