The Atlanta FaZe is an American professional

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(CDL) esports team based in

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. Atlanta FaZe is a partnership between

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and

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. Atlanta was announced as one of the first five cities to host a CDL team.

History

On May 2, 2019, Activision Blizzard announced that

had purchased one of the first five franchise slots for the ''

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'' League. According to

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, the publisher was looking to sell slots for approximately $25 million per team. "We have the opportunity to — once again — play a pivotal role in Atlanta's diverse esports community by bringing the future of ''Call of Duty'' esports to the city," said Hamilton in a release at the time. The team, which is a partnership between Atlanta Esports Ventures and

, was announced in October 2019 as one of the first twelve franchises to compete in the inaugural COD League. Atlanta FaZe was the second Atlanta based team investment after

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from the

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, and is the third region-based team for FaZe. Atlanta announced its inaugural season roster the same month. As the league was modeled on the region-based format of traditional sports teams and the

, all players were based in the Atlanta area. The team's coach is James “Crowder” Crowder, known for winning the

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as a member of Denial Esports. The team won the Atlanta Home Series in February 2020, followed by a win in the Florida Home Series in May, making them the second team after

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to win two tournaments. In May 2020, Atlanta FaZe became the team with the highest standing in the COD League.

Current roster

References

External links

* {{Atlanta Sports Esports teams based in the United States Esports teams established in 2019 Call of Duty League teams Organizations based in Atlanta Venture capital-funded esports teams