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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,

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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

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.

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.

Playoffs final standings

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) *

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(Division A #8) *

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(Division B #7) *

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(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.

Final standings

The top 4 teams qualified for Stage 2 of the 2018 CWL Pro League.

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) *

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(Division A #2) * Red Reserve (Division A #3) * Team Kaliber (Division A #4) *

Echo Fox Echo Fox was an American esports organization. It was founded on December 18, 2015, by retired basketball player Rick Fox, who created Echo Fox after he purchased the NA LCS spot of Gravity Gaming. The organization had expanded into various ...

(Division A #5) *

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(Division A #6)compLexity Gaming acquired the 2 players left on the eRa Eternity roster and their spot in the league. *

FaZe Clan FaZe Clan (formerly FaZe Sniping) is a professional esports and entertainment organization headquartered in Los Angeles, California, USA. Founded on May 30, 2010, the organization has players from around the world, across multiple games, includ ...

(Division B #1) *

Luminosity Gaming Luminosity Gaming is a professional esports organization based in North America. It has teams competing in ''Call of Duty, Overwatch, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege'', ''Super Smash Bros.'', '' Fortnite,'' '' Apex Legends and Rocket League'' ...

(Division B #2) *

Team EnVyUs Team Envy was an American esports franchise based in Dallas, Texas, owned by Envy Gaming. Founded in 2007 as a professional ''Call of Duty'' team under the moniker Team EnVyUs, they fielded rosters in '' Counter-Strike, FIFA, Fortnite, Gears ...

(Division B #3) * (Division B #4) * UNILAD (Division B #5) *

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(Division B #6) * Mindfreak (Relegation 1st) *

(Relegation 2nd) *

(Relegation 3rd) * Tainted Minds (Relegation 4th)

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.

Calendar

Division A

Division B

Playoffs qualified teams

Playoffs Bracket

Playoffs final standings

References

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