Major League Gaming To Host Thousands of Gamers at Call of Duty® Orlando Open

Over 100 Teams will Compete for $100,000 Total Prize Pool Final Chance for North American Teams to Earn Pro Points for Call of Duty Championship Qualifiers

After months of intense competition, over 100 teams are coming to Orlando to compete in the Call of Duty® MLG Orlando Open, which kicks off today. The Call of Duty® World League (CWL), Presented by PlayStation® 4, event to be hosted by Major League Gaming® (MLG), starts today and runs through the weekend, from August 5-7 at the Lowes Royal Pacific Resort in Universal Orlando.

The 118 teams, including top North American CWL Pro teams will compete head-to-head in Call of Duty®: Black Ops III on PlayStation® 4 for their share of a $100,000 prize pool and the final chance to earn CWL Pro Points. The tournament will feature a double elimination open bracket, pool play and a double elimination championship bracket.

Top teams from the North American CWL Pro Division will be competing, including fan-favorites Optic Gaming, Faze Clan and Rise Nation, as well as European CWL Pro Division representative, Infused.

This event will be the last chance for teams to earn valuable CWL Pro Points on their road to qualifying for the CWL Championship, taking place at the highly-anticipated Call of Duty® XP in Los Angeles from Sept. 1 through Sept. 4. The CWL Championship will feature 32 of the best Call of Duty teams from around the world playing for their share of the biggest prize in Call of Duty history of $2 million.

Viewers at home will also be able to follow the action using the MLG.tv Enhanced Viewing Experience (EVE) to view real-time statistics, leaderboards and situational insights, as well as use the updated dashboard to share clips and highlights across their social media channels and dive deeper into insights on their favorite players to access full bios, overall stats and fun facts. Fans can also experience the action in-game (below).

Gameplay begins on Friday, August 5 at 1:00PM EDT, with Saturday matches starting at 11:15am EDT and Championship Sunday streams beginning at 9:45am EDT. Full schedule below:

FRIDAY

ALPHA Stream
1:00 PM – Pool A – Team EnVyUs vs Team eLevate
2:45 PM – Pool C – FaZe Clan vs compLexity Gaming
4:30 PM – Pool B – Dream Team vs Team Infused
6:15 PM – Pool D – Luminosity Gaming vs OpTic Gaming
8:00 PM – Pool C – Rise Nation vs FaZe Clan

BRAVO Stream
1:00 PM – Pool B – H2K Gaming vs Team Infused
2:45 PM – Pool D – OpTic Gaming vs Team Kaliber
4:30 PM – Pool C – Rise Nation vs compLexity Gaming
6:15 PM – Pool A – Team EnVyUs vs Livin’ the Dream
8:00 PM – Pool D – Luminosity Gaming vs Team Kaliber

SATURDAY

11:00 AM Pregame Show
11:15 AM – 3:30 PM Pool Play
10:00 AM Open Winners Round 5 & Open Losers Round 4
11:15 AM Open Losers Round 5
12:30 PM Open Losers Round 6
1:45 PM Open Losers Round 7
5:15 PM Champ Winners Round 1 & Champ Losers Round 1
7:00 PM Champ Semifinal 1 & Champ Losers Round 2
8:45 PM Champ Semifinal 2 & Champ Losers Round 3
10:30 PM Champ Losers Round 4

SUNDAY

9:45 AM Pregame Show
10:00 AM Champ Losers Round 5
12:00 PM Champ Winners Final & Champ Losers Round 6
2:00 PM Champ Losers Final
3:30 PM Champ Grand Final

*All times are subject to change based on the length of Matches.

Watch live video from Call of Duty on www.twitch.tv

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