Call of Duty Championship 2015

Call of Duty Championship 2015 was a Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare on Xbox One tournament that occurred on March 27–29, 2015.

Call of Duty Championship 2015
2015
Tournament information
SportCall of Duty:Advanced Warfare
LocationLos Angeles, California, United States
DatesMarch 27, 2015–March 29, 2015
AdministratorActivision
Tournament
format(s)
Pool Play to seed brackets then Double-Elimination.
Teams32
Final positions
ChampionsDenial eSports
MVPClayster
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It was won by Denial eSports with a team consisting of Chris "Replays" Crowder, Dillon "Attach" Price, James "Clayster" Eubanks, and Jordan "JKap" Kaplan.[1] Clayster was named most valuable player of the event.[2]

The tournament was livestreamed online on MLG.tv.

Format

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Group Play

  • 8 groups of 4 teams
  • Teams played every other team once in a best of 5
  • Top 2 teams in each group advanced to the playoffs
    • In case of tie, head-to-head results will determine who advances
    • If 3 teams were tied and the head-to-head is inconclusive, a single sudden death game will determine who advances

Playoffs

  • The games were best of 5.
  • Winners continue on in the Upper Bracket.
  • Losers dropped down to Lower Bracket
    • A loss in the losers bracket results in elimination

Note: Matches were to be played to determine 3rd-8th placements

Game Types and Maps

  • Hardpoint: Bio Lab, Detroit, Solar, Retreat
  • Search and Destroy: Bio Lab, Detroit, Drift, Recovery, Riot, Solar, Terrace
  • Uplink: Bio Lab, Comeback, Detroit
  • Capture the Flag: Ascend, Bio Lab, Detroit, Retreat

Qualified teams

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32 teams will qualify for the tournament through their individual regions offline qualifiers with varying amounts of qualifying spots available.

APAC
Mindfreak
Team Exile5.T1
Integral Nation
Brazil
SSOF Gaming
Europe
Epsilon Esports
TCM-Gaming
Aware Gaming
Team Menace
fabE.DE
Gamers2
HyperGames Team
NxG.Rapid
UX Gaming
fabE.AllStars
Vitality.X
Klar1ty Gaming
Ascentia Gaming
Team Infused
North America
OpTic Gaming
Denial Esports
FaZe Red
OpTic Nation
Team Envy
Revenge
Team Kaliber
FaZe Black
Automatic Reload
Strictly Business
Team Orbit
Prophecy
Below Zero
3sUP

^ Teams are listed by their final positions of their regions qualifiers.

Groups

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Group A
Pos Team Series Games Qualification
1 Optic Gaming 3–0 100% 9–1 90% Bracket Play
2 Team Orbit 2–1 67% 7-3 70%
3 NxG.Rapid 1–2 33% 3-6 33% Eliminated
4 Vitality.X 0–3 0% 0–9 0%
Group B
Pos Team Series Games Qualification
1 Prophecy 3–0 100% 9–0 100% Bracket Play
2 Denial Esports 2–1 67% 8-3 73%
3 HyperGames Team 1–2 33% 3-6 33% Eliminated
4 Klar1ty Gaming 0–3 0% 0–9 0%
Group C
Pos Team Series Games Qualification
1 FaZe Red 3–0 100% 9–2 82% Bracket Play
2 Automatic Reload 2-1 67% 8-4 67%
3 fabE.DE 1–2 33% 3-8 27% Eliminated
4 fabE.AllStars 0-3 0% 3-9 25%
Group D
Pos Team Series Games Qualification
1 OpTic Nation 3–0 100% 9–1 90% Bracket Play
2 Gamers2 2–1 67% 6–4 60%
3 Team Exile5.T1 1–2 33% 4-7 36% Eliminated
4 SSOF Gaming 0–3 0% 2-9 18%
Group E
Pos Team Series Games Qualification
1 Team Envy 3-0 100% 9-0 100% Bracket Play
2 Mindfreak 2–1 67% 6–5 55%
3 Team Menace 1-2 33% 4-6 45% Eliminated
4 UX Gaming 0–3 0% 1–9 10%
Group F
Pos Team Series Games Qualification
1 Revenge 3–0 100% 9–2 82% Bracket Play
2 Aware Gaming 2–1 67% 7–4 64%
3 3sUP 1–2 33% 4-6 45% Eliminated
4 Team Infused 0–3 0% 1–9 10%
Group G
Pos Team Series Games Qualification
1 FaZe Black 3–0 100% 9–3 75% Bracket Play
2 Below Zero 2–1 67% 8-4 67%
3 TCM-Gaming 1–2 33% 4-6 45% Eliminated
4 Acentia Gaming 0–3 0% 1–9 10%
Group H
Pos Team Series Games Qualification
1 Team Kaliber 3-0 100% 9-3 75% Bracket Play
2 Strictly Business 2–1 67% 7–4 64%
3 Epsilon Esports 1-2 33% 6-8 43% Eliminated
4 Integral Nation 0–3 0% 2–9 18%

Final standings

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Place Team Prize money
1st Denial Esports $400,000
2nd Revenge $200,000
3rd FaZe Red $120,000
4th Prophecy $100,000
5th Automatic Reload $70,000
6th Mindfreak $50,000
7th Optic Gaming $35,000
8th Team Kaliber $25,000
9th-12th Team Envy
Strictly Business
Aware Gaming
Team Orbit
13th-16th FaZe Black
Optic Nation
Below Zero
Gamers2
17th-24th NxG.Rapid
HyperGames Team
fabE.DE
Team Exile5.T1
Team Menace
3sUP
TCM-Gaming
Epsilon Esports
25th-32nd Vitality.X
Klar1ty Gaming
fabE.Allstars
SSOF Gaming
UX Gaming
Team Infused
Ascentia Gaming
Integral Nation

References

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  1. ^ Martin, Matt (March 30, 2015). "Denial wins Call of Duty Championship 2015". VG24/7. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  2. ^ Heaney, James (31 March 2015). ""Clayster" of Denial eSports Named MVP of COD Championships". Escapist Magazine. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
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