NEWS - Monday, March 12, 2018
Rise Nation Wins the CWL Atlanta Open
After three days of Call of Duty: WWII competition, Rise Nation was crowned champion of the CWL Atlanta Open. Teams Red Reserve, Luminosity Gaming, and Team EnVyUs rounded out the top four spots at the Call of Duty World League open event held at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
CWL Atlanta Open champion Rise Nation claimed the most significant share of the $200,000 event prize pool, as part of this Call of Duty World League season’s $4.2 million prize purse, the largest in Call of Duty esports history.
Activison states that viewers watched as over 170 teams competed over the weekend in front of live fans, online at MLG.com/CallofDuty and Twitch.tv/CallofDuty as well as via the in-game Call of Duty: WWII theater within Headquarters. It seemed to be an exciting weekend for all involved.
Here are the final rankings for the CWL Atlanta Open:
- 1st – Rise Nation
- 2nd – Red Reserve
- 3rd – Luminosity Gaming
- 4th – Team EnVyUs
- 5th/6th – eUnited / OpTic Gaming
- 7th/8th – Evil Geniuses / Team Kaliber
Source: Press Release