The first stage of the Call of Duty World League National Circuit has concluded, and the eight circuit champions have been crowned.
Over the past month, 64 of the best teams outside of the CWL Pro League have competed in the CWL National Circuit, an online league system that promised to reward the best teams in each of the eight respective circuits with all-expenses-paid trips to the CWL Atlanta Open next month.
The top four teams from each circuit played in single-elimination playoffs on Friday, Feb. 16 to determine a champion. In the United States circuit, GGEA Orange took out the top two seeds, Gone Gaming USA and Next Threat, en route to their title. Lightning Pandas continued their domination of the Canadian circuit as they finished with a perfect 9-0 record after taking out the former ExoMoon Gaming roster in the finals.
Former Giants Gaming player Brian “Braaain” Fairlamb’s team won in the United Kingdom/Ireland circuit, defeating GGEA Purple in the semifinals and Team 3G in the finals.
Here are the complete standings in each circuit following the Stage One regular season of the CWL National Circuit (champions are bolded and each team’s series record is followed by their map count in parentheses).
United States
1) GGEA Orange: 7-2 (24-11)
2) Gone Gaming USA: 6-3 (19-15)
3) Next Threat: 5-3 (18-14)
4) Enigma6: 4-4 (16-17)
5) compLexity Gaming: 4-3 (14-12)
6) JuKeD: 3-4 (15-14)
7) Ghost Gaming: 1-6 (6-19)
8) GGEA Blue: 1-6 (8-18)
Canada
1) Lightning Pandas: 9-0 (27-4)
2) Former ExoMoon Gaming: 7-2 (23-13)
3) EZG Esports: 4-4 (17-16)
4) Swarley’s Team: 3-5 (16-16)
5) Prime: 3-4 (12-13)
6) Gone Gaming CAN: 3-4 (13-16)
7) Lethal Gaming: 2-5 (8-17)
8) Morituri Esports: 0-7 (0-21)
United Kingdom/Ireland
1) Braaain’s Team: 9-0 (27-6)
2) Team 3G: 7-2 (21-11)
3) Reedy’s Team: 5-3 (16-15)
4) GGEA Purple: 4-4 (19-16)
5) Frost Dragons: 3-4 (14-15)
6) 101st Airborne: 2-5 (13-17)
7) Brash Esports: 1-6 (9-19)
8) Barrage: 0-7 (1-21)
France/Belgium
1) Overtime: 6-3 (24-13)
2) Supremacy: 7-2 (24-14)
3) Monaco Esports: 7-1 (23-10)
4) against All authority: 5-3 (19-13)
5) Crystal Timeless: 3-4 (9-15)
6) B3LA Family Gaming: 2-5 (10-15)
7) Reborn: 1-6 (4-20)
8) Game Fist: 0-7 (8-21)
Note: On Feb. 16, French organization against All authority partnered with Burn Controllers, acquiring the BC Brotherhood roster in the process.
Germany/The Netherlands
1) iMPacT Reloaded: 8-1 (26-12)
2) FC Lahti Menace: 5-4 (18-18)
3) 2nd Wave: 6-2 (19-10)
4) Team Prismatic: 4-4 (16-17)
5) DIVIZON: 4-3 (14-14)
6) Team Vertex: 2-5 (12-17)
7) dZ Resurge: 1-6 (11-18)
8) Panic’s Team: 1-6 (9-19)
Spain/Portugal
1) Team Heretics: 8-1 (26-9)
2) Movistar Riders: 7-2 (23-13)
3) Giants Gaming: 4-4 (20-18)
4) Team x6tence: 3-5 (13-16)
5) The G-Lab Addicts: 3-4 (12-16)
6) ECORP: 3-4 (12-14)
7) FEN1X Esports: 2-5 (8-19)
8) eMonkeyz Club: 1-6 (11-20)
Italy
1) Charged Up: 9-0 (27-2)
2) EnD Gaming: 6-3 (21-10)
3) Team Forge: 4-4 (16-18)
4) iDomina Esports: 4-4 (13-12)
5) Team Forge Black: 3-4 (11-16)
6) Bulldog Esports: 2-5 (9-17)
7) T3H Esports: 2-5 (10-17)
8) CyberStorm: 1-6 (4-19)
Australia/New Zealand
1) Taboo: 8-1 (24-8)
2) SYF Gaming: 5-4 (16-15)
3) Tainted Minds: 7-1 (23-8)
4) HRZM: 5-3 (19-14)
5)Frontline Esports: 3-4 (13-15)
6) Lakie’s Team: 2-5 (9-15)
7) F7: 1-6 (8-20)
8) Deleted Gaming: 0-7 (4-21)
Although Stage One is in the books, some teams will be looking forward to Stage Two of the CWL National Circuit, which begins on March 16.
