Call of Duty League announces online format & schedule for 2020 season

❘ Updated: 2020-04-06T18:05:08

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Following the postponement of the Call of Duty League in March, Activision have revealed how they’re restructuring things for the rest of the 2020 season.

There had been a lot of uncertainty surrounding the Call of Duty League following their March 12 announcement that all events were to be cancelled due to the ongoing global health crisis.

Finally, on April 6, the CDL unveiled their restructured 2020 campaign, featuring a new schedule and online format for both the professional circuit and the amateur Challengers division.

The CDL announced on March 12 that all events for the 2020 season would be played online.

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Despite everything being moved online, they’re sticking with ‘Home Series’ as the official name of weekly events. Furthermore, the tournaments will proceed in the order with which they were originally planned, starting off with the Dallas Empire Home Series on April 10.

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The format will largely remain the same as well, with eight pre-determined teams competing at each tournament, which allows the CDL to stick to their original plan for the regular season and playoffs.

The one major difference, aside from the new dates, of course, is that the Home Series will be extended an extra day and are to be played Friday-Sunday rather than having all the matches compacted into two days.

CDL 2020 season new schedule

The official restructured Home Series schedule for the CDL’s 2020 season, which will all take place online.

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DALLAS EMPIRE HOME SERIES

Dates: April 10-12

Teams:

Chicago Huntsmen
Dallas Empire
Florida Mutineers
Los Angeles Guerrillas
Minnesota RØKKR
Paris Legion
Seattle Surge
Toronto ULTRA

CHICAGO HUNTSMEN HOME SERIES

Dates: April 24-26

Teams:

Atlanta FaZe
Chicago Huntsmen
Dallas Empire
London Royal Ravens
Los Angeles Guerrillas
New York Subliners
OpTic Gaming Los Angeles
Seattle Surge

FLORIDA MUTINEERS HOME SERIES

Dates: May 8-10

Teams:

Atlanta FaZe
Florida Mutineers
London Royal Ravens
Minnesota RØKKR
New York Subliners
OpTic Gaming Los Angeles
Paris Legion
Toronto ULTRA

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SEATTLE SURGE HOME SERIES

Dates: May 22-24

Teams:

Chicago Huntsmen
London Royal Ravens
Los Angeles Guerrillas
Minnesota RØKKR
New York Subliners
OpTic Gaming Los Angeles
Paris Legion
Seattle Surge

MINNESOTA RØKKR HOME SERIES

Dates: June 5-7

Teams:

Atlanta FaZe
Chicago Huntsmen
Dallas Empire
Florida Mutineers
Los Angeles Guerrillas
Minnesota RØKKR
Seattle Surge
Toronto ULTRA

PARIS LEGION HOME SERIES

Dates: June 19-21

Teams:

Atlanta FaZe
Dallas Empire
Florida Mutineers
London Royal Ravens
New York Subliners
OpTic Gaming Los Angeles
Paris Legion
Toronto ULTRA

NEW YORK SUBLINERS HOME SERIES

Dates: July 10-12

Teams:

Atlanta FaZe
Chicago Huntsmen
London Royal Ravens
Los Angeles Guerrillas
Minnesota RØKKR
New York Subliners
Paris Legion
Toronto ULTRA

LONDON ROYAL RAVENS HOME SERIES

Dates: July 17-19

Teams:

Dallas Empire
Florida Mutineers
London Royal Ravens
Los Angeles Guerrillas
New York Subliners
OpTic Gaming Los Angeles
Paris Legion
Seattle Surge

TORONTO ULTRA HOME SERIES

Dates: July 24-26

Teams:

Atlanta FaZe
Chicago Huntsmen
Dallas Empire
Florida Mutineers
Los Angeles Guerrillas
Minnesota RØKKR
Seattle Surge
Toronto ULTRA

The CDL’s 2020 regular season will wrap up with the Toronto Ultra Home Series.

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Challengers

The plan for the Challengers division hasn’t changed much either; the CDL is still intent on holding a $15,000 tournament for the amateur circuit at each Home Series, kicking off with the Dallas Empire event.

In addition, they’ve split up the League Weekend events into five $50,000 dedicated tournaments called Challengers Cups that will happen outside of the regular schedule, each with a dedicated broadcast on Sundays.

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? Let’s goooo, we’re back! ?
⚡️Fri/Sat/Sun #CallofDutyLeague Pro Broadcasts
? 5 New $50,000 Challengers Cups (Deeper prizing, DEDICATED broadcast on Sundays)
? $15,000 Challengers Team Opens online tourneys on same corresponding pro team wknds
✈️ City Circuit (2v2) too

— JackFelling (@JackFellingX) April 6, 2020

Online play

Needless to say, playing Call of Duty online vs on LAN is a huge difference, especially since the players’ locations could play a role in how good their internet connection is.

However, over the past few weeks, the CDL has done a lot of testing in preparation for this transition, and they’re confident that everything is in place to make the competition as balanced and stable as possible, considering the circumstances.

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The CDL said in their post about online play that they’ve worked with Infinity Ward to establish “new dedicated servers around the country that will allow us to create the fairest environment possible for matches.”

Officiating will work the same as it did for offline events, and most broadcast tools and personnel will be available, including casters, player cams, and more.

For more information, including the current standings, tournament formats, and more, make sure to visit our 2020 CDL season hub.