Esports World Cup: The groups are locked in for the Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 event
As you would expect, this coming week will be a busy one for the Esports World Cup, as there are no less than three finals planned. This will include the StarCraft II event concluding on Friday, the Honor of Kings tournament on Saturday, and the Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 event on Sunday. While the former two have started to some degree, the CoD tournament won’t kick off until tomorrow, but we can prepare for what’s to come by checking out how the groups have been arranged.
The group stage will run for two days and will see the 16 team field trimmed down to eight squads. As for how the playoffs teams will be determined, each group will see two squads advancing after working through a double-elimination bracket where there will be an upper and lower bracket winner.
Check out how the groups are split and the initial matchups are arranged below.
Group A:
- OpTic Gaming vs. FiveFears
- G2 Esports vs. Cloud9
Group B:
- Vancouver Surge vs. Team Orchid
- 100 Thieves vs. Gentle Mates
Group C:
- Boston Breach vs. Team WaR
- Movistar KOI vs. Team Falcons
Group D:
- Team Heretics vs. Project 7
- FaZe Clan vs. OMiT
If you’re wondering why many of the Call of Duty League teams are regarded as their respective organisations and not their franchise names (i.e. FaZe Clan instead of Atlanta Faze, 100 Thieves instead of LA Thieves, Team Falcons instead of Vegas Falcons, and so forth), it’s likely to ensure that acquired Club Points are distributed to their organisation and not the CDL franchise, all to gain better ranking in the festival-wide Club Championship.
