{"id":490,"date":"2016-04-25T16:54:25","date_gmt":"2016-04-25T16:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gamegnome.com\/esports\/?p=490"},"modified":"2016-04-25T16:54:25","modified_gmt":"2016-04-25T16:54:25","slug":"cwl-stage-2-week-1-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamegnome.com\/esports\/2016\/04\/25\/cwl-stage-2-week-1-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"CWL Stage 2 Week 1 Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s your weekly European update on the Call of Duty World League, Presented by PlayStation\u00ae4, including news highlights, the latest results, current standings and this week\u2019s match schedule.<\/p>\n<p>For the latest intel on the Call of Duty World League, Presented by PlayStation\u00ae4, follow @CODWorldLeague on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/codworldleague\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/codworldleague\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a> and Call of Duty on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/callofduty\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>. You can also catch all the matches from all regions on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/CALLOFDUTY\/videos\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a> channel.<\/p>\n<p>News Highlights<\/p>\n<p>New Schedule for Stage 2<br \/>\nWith the start of Stage 2 of the Pro Division Stage last week, we\u2019ve introduced Thursday matches to the schedule to give a platform for some of the best match-ups the European region has to offer.  <\/p>\n<p>Europe Transfer Window<br \/>\nTCM Gaming\u2019s CWL squad were sold to the French organisation Team LDLC. On the back of that deal, Team LDLC have sold their spot in the European Pro Division to another French organisation, Supremacy. The move makes the new LDLC squad the third UK line-up under French ownership.<\/p>\n<p>Epsilon eSports, Splyce &#038; Team Infused back on track<br \/>\nWeek 1 saw a good start for Epsilon eSports, Splyce and Team Infused, with each team securing 2 victories.<\/p>\n<p>Vitality: Should we be concerned?<br \/>\nStage 2 didn&#8217;t start so easily for the French Team, with 2 losses, but Gotaga \u2013 \u201cthe French Monster\u201d \u2013  and his team will have plenty of occasions to fight back. The other French team, Supremacy, made a promising entrance in the Pro Division by beating Millenium, the Stage 1 Champions, in their second match.<\/p>\n<p>ESWC<br \/>\nESWC will take place in Paris from 6th &#8211; 8th May. This is the first LAN event of the European CWL Stage 2.  Thousands of fans are expected to attend across the 3 days, with a cash prize of $50K for the winning team.<\/p>\n<p>100 Thieves<br \/>\nMatt \u201cNadeshot\u201d Haag has announced that he\u2019s started his own CWL organization, 100 Thieves, generating a strong social base almost instantly, which they capitalised on with their first win.<\/p>\n<p>Down Under<br \/>\nOptic Gaming won the Crown Casino Invitational \u2013 the first international CWL LAN event in Melbourne Australia. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s your weekly European update on the Call of Duty World League, Presented by PlayStation\u00ae4, including news highlights, the latest results, current standings and this week\u2019s match schedule. For the latest intel on the Call of Duty World League, Presented by PlayStation\u00ae4, follow @CODWorldLeague on Twitter and Instagram and Call of Duty on Facebook. 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