How to watch the 2018 CWL Anaheim Open

Over 100 of the best Call of Duty teams in the world will battle for $200,000 and one of the most prestigious event titles in the game’s history.

Pool Play

The 16 CWL Pro League teams will begin play with a round-robin group stage. Once the four teams in each pool have played each other, the teams will then play the undefeated open bracket team placed in their group to determine the final pool play standings.

The top two teams from each of the four groups will advance to the championship winners bracket while the bottom three will be placed in the championship losers. In the championship bracket, the teams will play in a double-elimination format to determine the CWL Anaheim Open champions.

Here are the groups for the 2018 CWL Anaheim Open and the rosters for each team.

Pool A

Red Reserve: Joseph “Joee” Pinnington, Matthew “Skrapz” Marshall, Rhys “Rated” Price, and Trei “Zer0” Morris
eUnited: James “Clayster” Eubanks, Alec “Arcitys” Sanderson, Preston “Prestinni” Sanderson, and Tyler “FeLo” Johnson
FaZe Clan: Dillon “Attach” Price, Tommy “ZooMaa” Paparratto, Preston “Priestahh” Greiner, and James “Replays” Crowder
Tainted Minds: Kainen “Swiftaz0r” Kini, Giancarlo “Nimble” Vagnini, Hayden “Damage” Handakas, and Daniel “Swifty” Hickey
TBA

Pool B

Rise Nation: Daniel “Loony” Loza, Tommy “TJHaLY” Haly, Peirce “Gunless” Hillman, and Austin “SlasheR” Liddicoat
Team Kaliber: Lamar “Accuracy” Abedi, Kenny Williams, Ian “Enable” Wyatt, and Maurice “Fero” Henriquez
Luminosity: Josiah “Slacked” Berry, Matthew “FormaL” Piper, Jordan “JKap” Kaplan, and Johnathan “John” Perez
Epsilon Esports: David “Dqvee” Davies, Stephen “Vortex” Allen, Billy “Hawqeh” Harris, and Jordan “Reedy” Reed
TBA

Pool C

Evil Geniuses: Patrick “ACHES” Price, Bryan “Apathy” Zhelyazkov, Adam “Assault” Garcia, and Justin “SiLLY” Fargo-Palmer
UNILAD: Bradley “Wuskin” Marshall, Sean “Seany” O’Connor, and Alex “Alexx” Carpenter, and Zach “Zed” Denyer
Echo Fox: Renato “Saints” Forza, Brice Faccento, Ulysses “Aqua” Silva, and Donovan “Temp” Laroda
Mindfreak: Mitchell “BuZZO” Mader, Denholm “Denz” Taylor, Lincoln “Fighta” Ferguson, and Conrad “Shockz” Rymarek
TBA

Pool D

OpTic Gaming: Seth “Scump” Abner, Sam “Octane” Larew, Anthony “Methodz” Zinni, and Ian “Crimsix” Porter
Team Envy: Jacob “Decemate” Cato, Nicholas “Classic” DiCostanzo, Cuyler “Huke” Garland, and Martin Chino
compLexity Gaming: Richard “Ricky” Stacy, Rasim “Blazt” Ogresevic, and Doug “Censor” Martin, and Brandon “Dashy” Otell
Splyce: Ben Bance, Jordan “Jurd” Crowley, Dylan “MadCat” Daly, and Joshua-Lee “Joshh” Shephard
TBA

Open bracket

While there will be 16 pool play teams that have guaranteed top 24 placings, over 100 teams in the open bracket will be fighting for their shot in pool play and a spot in the 24-team championship bracket.

In the open bracket teams will play in best-of-three series until the later rounds, when series are expanded to five games. Out of the hundreds of teams, only four will finish the bracket without a loss and move on to pool play. Only be four more who qualify for the championship losers bracket.

There will be several teams to look out for, including Lightning Pandas and Ghost Gaming, who both won their respective National Circuits last stage.

How to watch

CWL Anaheim will be livestreamed on MLG as well as Twitch, which will likely feature Alpha, Bravo, and Charlie streams. Call of Duty fans who own WWII on PlayStation 4 can also watch CWL Anaheim by using the in-game Theater in the Headquarters.

Schedule

The action on Friday, June 15 will begin at 2pm CT, but the broadcast will not start until 4pm CT, according to MLG’s website. On Saturday, June 16, teams will begin competition at 12pm CT and the broadcast will begin at 4pm CT once again. Championship Sunday will kick off at 12pm CT.