Call of Duty Championship 2015 Details Released

Written by Brandon Hofer on January 09, 2015

News: Activision is releasing some details about the third annual Call of Duty championship where the winning team walks away with a million dollars.

The third annual Call of Duty Championship presented by Xbox will be taking place in Los Angeles March 27-29. Activision, Sledgehammer Games and Xbox have teamed up with Major League Gaming and other international eSports partners to play host to 32 of the best Call of Duty teams from around the world as they compete in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. The winning team will be able to call themselves the Call of Duty World Champions as well as walk away with a million dollars. This year’s tournament will include programming throughout the weekend of March 27-29 with the final match being streamed live on Xbox Live and other broadcast partners so you can which team claims the championship.

"From Day 1, the team at Sledgehammer Games set out to bring a new way to playCall of Duty multiplayer to fans. We couldn't be more thrilled of how the competitive community has embraced and mastered the new player movements and game modes of Advanced Warfare," said Michael Condrey, Co-founder and Studio Head, Sledgehammer Games. "This is posed to be one of the most exciting Call of Duty competitive seasons with the Call of Duty Championship being one of the best eSports tournaments of the year."

Glen Schofield, Co-Founder and Studio Head, Sledgehammer Games added: "We developed Advanced Warfare with the competitive community in mind, and we can't wait for the top talent from around the world to compete in the Call of Duty Championships."

The best Call of Duty teams from five continents, covering Asia, Australia, North America, South America and Europe, will contend for their place in Call of Duty history at the Call of Duty Championship, presented by Xbox tournament in a range of qualifying events hosted by eSports organizations. Qualifying for the Call of Duty Championship, presented by Xbox will be handled through online tournaments played on Xbox One and broadcasted on MLG.tv, with select live regional finals taking place February through early March in Australia, Brazil, the U. K. and the U.S. The regional finals will be played on Xbox One and will also be broadcasted live on MLG.tv and additional broadcast partners.

The Call of Duty Championship, presented by Xbox tournament is open to all qualified players, whether professional gamers or not, provided they meet the requirements of the official rules and regulations. Further details on the 2015 Call of Duty Championship, presented by Xbox can be found at http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/news/qualify-2015-call-of-duty-championship. Additional tournament information will be made available at https://callofduty.com/esports.

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