2024 Esports World Cup – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III

The first-person shooter video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III was present for a tournament at the 2024 Esports World Cup, held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on August 15 to August 18, 2024. Sixteen teams took part in this tournament, including eleven of the twelve teams in the Call of Duty League, four teams from Challengers and a team from a MENA qualifier.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
at the 2024 Esports World Cup
Tournament information
SportCall of Duty: Modern Warfare III
LocationSaudi Arabia
DatesAugust 15–August 18
AdministratorEsports World Cup Foundation
Supervised by ESL and endorsed by Activision
Tournament
format(s)
16-team GSL-style group stage
8-team single elimination bracket
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionAtlanta FaZe
Runner-up100 Thieves
MVPMcArthur "Cellium" Jovel (Atlanta FaZe)

The Atlanta FaZe defeated 100 Thieves (representing the Los Angeles Thieves) to win the tournament and $600,000. OpTic Texas, who were crowned 2024 CDL champions and were represented by their parent organization OpTic Gaming, lost to the eventual champions in the semi-finals.

Background

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In October 2023, Saudi Arabia announced the inaugural Esports World Cup as the successor of Gamers8, the Saudi Esports Federation's previously existing esports festival, set to take place in Riyadh.[1] The event was developed as a part of Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030, a plan led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman aimed at diversifying the country's economy and reducing reliance on oil.[2]

Call of Duty content creators were involved in the promotion of the Esports World Cup since October 2023, most notably Scump.[citation needed] However, both Warzone and Modern Warfare III, the two then-current CoD titles, were revealed on June 12, 2024, as the twentieth and twenty-first games that would be at the event; they would also be the last titles announced that would award Club Championship points.[3] Due to the timing of the announcements coming close to the roster acquisition deadline, which was set for June 13, organizations were given two extra weeks to sign teams in both Call of Duty titles.[citation needed]

Format

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The 16 teams who qualify for the tournament will be placed into 4 GSL-style groups of 4 teams, with each match being a best-of-5 map series. The winners and runners-up of each group will advance to a single elimination playoff bracket. The quarter-finals and semi-finals consist of best-of-5 map series, while the grand final is best-of-7.

The top 8 teams at the tournament (those who qualify for the playoffs) will gain Esports World Cup Club Championship points. Each organization will be able to qualify for the Club Championship itself if they place in the top 8 in another EWC event, with the winning team's organization able to win the Club Championship as well if they also place in the top 8 of another event.[4]

Qualified teams

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Sixteen teams qualified for the tournament. Eleven of the twelve teams that made up the 2024 Call of Duty League season were invited to the event, with special seeding given to 7 of the teams that made up Championship Weekend, which was held in July; only the Los Angeles Guerrillas, who qualified for Championship Weekend, declined an invite.[5] The top four teams from the Challengers Finals, the season-ending championship of the tier-2 Challengers league, qualified for the event, while one team qualified via the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) qualifier.

CDL Teams

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Challengers Teams

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Group stage

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This stage will be held on August 15 and 16, 2024. All start times are listed in Arabia Standard Time (AST, UTC+03:00).

Group A
Opening MatchesWinner's MatchAdvance to Knockout stage
August 15, 3:00 p.m.
OpTic Gaming3
August 16, 5:00 p.m.
OMiT Brooklyn1
OpTic Gaming3
August 15, 3:00 p.m.A1OpTic Gaming
Carolina Royal Ravens1
Vegas Legion0
Carolina Royal Ravens3
Elimination MatchDecider Match
August 16, 10:00 p.m.
August 15, 9:00 p.m.Carolina Royal Ravens3
A2Carolina Royal Ravens
OMiT Brooklyn1Vegas Legion1
Vegas Legion3
Group B
Opening MatchesWinner's MatchAdvance to Knockout stage
August 15, 4:30 p.m.
Cloud93
August 16, 5:00 p.m.
Gentle Mates1
Cloud91
August 15, 4:30 p.m.B1Vancouver Surge
Vancouver Surge3
Vancouver Surge3
G2 Esports0
Elimination MatchDecider Match
August 16, 9:00 p.m.
August 15, 9:00 p.m.Cloud93
B2Cloud9
Gentle Mates3Gentle Mates1
G2 Esports2
Group C
Opening MatchesWinner's MatchAdvance to Knockout stage
August 15, 6:00 p.m.
Toronto Ultra3
August 16, 6:30 p.m.
Stallions0
Toronto Ultra3
August 15, 6:00 p.m.C1Toronto Ultra
Boston Breach1
Team Heretics1
Boston Breach3
Elimination MatchDecider Match
August 16, 9:30 p.m.
August 15, 10:30 p.m.Boston Breach3
C2Boston Breach
Stallions3Stallions0
Team Heretics0
Group D
Opening MatchesWinner's MatchAdvance to Knockout stage
August 15, 7:30 p.m.
100 Thieves3
August 16, 6:30 p.m.
Lore Gaming1
100 Thieves0
August 15, 7:30 p.m.D1Atlanta FaZe
Atlanta FaZe3
Atlanta FaZe3
Team Falcons0
Elimination MatchDecider Match
August 16, 9:30 p.m.
August 15, 10:30 p.m.100 Thieves3
D2100 Thieves
Lore Gaming3Lore Gaming0
Team Falcons2

Playoffs

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All start times are listed in Arabia Standard Time (AST, UTC+03:00).

Quarterfinals (Best-of-5)Semifinals (Best-of-5)Grand Finals (Best-of-7)
August 17, 9:30 p.m.
A1OpTic Gaming3
August 18, 5:00 p.m.
B2Cloud91
A1OpTic Gaming1
August 17, 6:30 p.m.
D1Atlanta FaZe3
D1Atlanta FaZe3
August 18, 8:30 p.m.
C2Boston Breach0
D1Atlanta FaZe4
August 17, 8:00 p.m.
D2100 Thieves2
C1Toronto Ultra2
August 18, 6:30 p.m.
D2100 Thieves3
D2100 Thieves3
August 17, 5 p.m.
B1Vancouver Surge0
B1Vancouver Surge3
A2Carolina Royal Ravens2

Ranking

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Place Team GS QF SF Finals Prize (%) Prize (USD) EWC Points
1st Atlanta FaZe 2-0 3-0 3-1 4-2 33.3% $600,000 1000[k]
2nd 100 Thieves 2-1 3-2 3-0 2-4 17.8% $320,000 600
3rd–4th OpTic Gaming 2-0 3-1 1-3 8.9% $160,000 275
Vancouver Surge 2-0 3-2 0-3
5th–8th Cloud9 2-1 1-3 4.4% $80,000 60
Boston Breach 2-1 0-3
Toronto Ultra 2-0 2-3
Carolina Royal Ravens 2-1 2-3
9th-12th Vegas Legion 1–2 2.2% $40,000 0
Gentle Mates 1–2
Stallions 1–2
Lore Gaming 1–2
13th-16th OMiT Brooklyn 0–2 1.1% $20,000 0
G2 Esports 0–2
Team Heretics 0–2
Team Falcons 0–2
Place Team GS QF SF Finals Prize (%) Prize (USD) EWC Points

Notes

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  1. ^ The Los Angeles Thieves will play as 100 Thieves, their parent organization, for the Esports World Cup.
  2. ^ The Carolina Royal Ravens were initially going to play as ReKTGlobal, their parent organization.
  3. ^ Cloud9 signed the New York Subliners roster (later renamed Cloud9 New York) for the Esports World Cup on June 27.[6]
  4. ^ The Minnesota RØKKR will play as G2 Esports, their parent organization, for the Esports World Cup.
  5. ^ OpTic Texas will play as OpTic Gaming, their parent organization, for the Esports World Cup.
  6. ^ The Miami Heretics will play as Team Heretics, their parent organization, for the Esports World Cup.
  7. ^ Formerly known as the Seattle Surge.
  8. ^ Qualified as Clutch Rayn x WaR
  9. ^ Qualified as FC Black, the academy team of Atlanta FaZe
  10. ^ Qualified via the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) qualifier.
  11. ^ Atlanta FaZe's points went to FaZe Clan, their parent organization.

References

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  1. ^ Nordland, Jake (October 23, 2023). "Saudi Arabian Prime Minister announces Esports World Cup". Esports Insider. Archived from the original on March 19, 2024. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  2. ^ Yaakoubi, Aziz (October 23, 2023). "Saudi Arabia launches Esports World Cup – statement". Reuters. Archived from the original on October 30, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  3. ^ Duwe, Scott (June 12, 2024). "Call of Duty: MW3, Warzone added to Esports World Cup lineup with $2.8 million total prize pool". Dot Esports. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  4. ^ Zalamea, Nigel (May 16, 2024). "Esports World Cup prize pool: Club championship explained". One Esports. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  5. ^ Hale, Jacob (July 16, 2024). "Sources: LA Guerrillas to reject CDL Esports World Cup invite to MW3 tournament". Dexerto. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  6. ^ Robertson, Scott (June 27, 2024). "Cloud9 doubles down on Call of Duty by signing a CDL team and a Warzone roster". Dot Esports. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d e https://twitter.com/JakeHaleee/status/1814801265320468726
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