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Atlanta FaZe Wins Call of Duty League Championship

Call of DutyBy Max Mallow | 1:08 PM EDTPhoto by COD LeagueAtlanta FaZe won the 2021 Call of Duty League Championship defeating Toronto Ultra in the grand final. The Call of Duty League season concluded on Aug. 22 with Atlanta cementing itself as the best team in the world capturing the league's biggest prize. This is the first world championship for the FaZe Clan organization after years of chasing a championship ring. This also marks the first COD Champs win for McArthur "Cellium" Jovel. This win marked the second ring

Results for 2021 Call of Duty League Championship

The biggest event of the 2021 Call of Duty League season is finally here. The 2021 CDL Playoffs, also commonly known as CoD Champs, are underway. After several months and five stages of regular-season action, the top eight Call of Duty League franchises will battle it out from Aug. 19 to 22 for their share of the $2.5 million prize pool. Four-day schedule for CoD Champs 2021. | Image via Call of Duty League CoD Champs 2021 will take place at the Galen Center in Los Angeles. The LAN event

Toronto Ultra end OpTic Chicago’s season with 3-1 victory at CDL Champs 2021

The Toronto Ultra rebounded from their earlier loss to the Dallas Empire with an emphatic 3-1 win over OpTic Chicago, guaranteeing a top-four placing at the 2021 Call of Duty League Championship. After going up 2-0 in the series, it appeared another unfortunate comeback may derail Toronto. The Ultra lost a close third map, Raid Control, and then allowed OpTic to take a late lead on Raid Hardpoint after a 100-point lead disappeared. Unlike the series with Dallas and the collapse against the Minnesota RØKKR at the Stage Five Major,

Dallas Empire beat Toronto Ultra, advance to winners bracket final of 2021 CDL Playoffs

The Dallas Empire clutched up in game five, round 11 today to put the finishing touches on a 3-2 win over the Toronto Ultra in their winners bracket semifinal match at the 2021 Call of Duty League Championship.  With this victory, Dallas find themselves in the winners final of CoD Champs for the second consecutive year, looking to repeat as champions. But despite being the defending champs, many pundits have teams like the Atlanta FaZe and OpTic Chicago ahead of Dallas. The notion that Dallas aren’t favorites this time around

Drew Lock’s player rating in Madden 22

The Denver Broncos’ week one starting quarterback position is a dead heat between two players: Drew Lock and Teddy Bridgewater. Bridgewater is coming off a solid season as the quarterback of the post-Cam Newton Carolina Panthers. He comes to the Broncos looking to unseat Lock, the team’s 2019 second-round draft pick In the next edition of EA’s football simulation series, Madden NFL 22, you can be the decision-maker in franchise mode or Ultimate Team. Lock hasn’t blown anybody away, but the third-year player is looking to enter the upcoming season

What’s New in Madden 22?

Top GamesMadden 22 aims to bring plenty of new features and improvements to the series. / Photo courtesy of EAPresented by Best BuyWha's new in Madden 22? This year's edition is something of a watershed moment for the franchise. The last entry in the series disappointed many of its longtime fans, so EA is looking to bounce back from that failure with a big win this year. Fortunately, the company has lined up a bevy of new features to bring players back on board.The most major change coming in Madden

Los Angeles Thieves, Florida Mutineers eliminated from Call of Duty League Championship 2021

After one day of action at the 2021 Call of Duty League Championship, two teams have been sent home. The Los Angeles Thieves and Florida Mutineers, the two teams that began the event in the losers bracket, were eliminated today after their first and only matches of the tournament. The Thieves were knocked out by the Stage Five Major champions Minnesota RØKKR in a five-game series, while the Mutineers fell to OpTic Chicago in four games. LAT’s season came to end despite a herculean effort from SlasheR, who finished the

Return of Clayster propels New York Subliners past OpTic Chicago at CoD Champs 2021

Boosted by the return of their veteran leader Clayster, the New York Subliners stunned OpTic Chicago in their first-round match of the 2021 Call of Duty League Championship today with a 3-2 win.  New York came into CoD Champs as the fifth overall seed but had been without Clayster since the middle of Stage Five group play after he stepped aside to “recharge.” The Subliners went 3-2 in his absence but it was clear the team didn’t have the high ceiling they do with this three-time world champion in the

Dallas Empire start CDL Championship defense with dominant win over Minnesota RØKKR

The Minnesota RØKKR were looking to start the 2021 Call of Duty League Playoffs the same way they ended the Stage Five Major—with an improbable reverse sweep. This time, though, the door slammed quickly on their comeback hopes with the Dallas Empire completing the sweep today and advancing in the CDL Playoffs. Dallas showed why they’re one of the top teams in the world, with MVP candidate Shotzzy putting on a clinic. He was unbelievable in the series’ three games, posting a 52-31 stat line, good for a 1.68 K/D.

Breaking down all 8 CDL teams heading into CoD Champs 2021

After five stages of action in the 2021 Call of Duty League regular season, the postseason is finally here with the CDL heading to Los Angeles this week to crown a season champ. After most of the year went according to plan for the Atlanta FaZe, who dominated the first four stages and won three major championships, Stage Five was the most intriguing part of the season to date.  Atlanta were knocked out of the tournament with a top-eight placing after being upset by the last-place Seattle Surge, leaving the