The 2021 Call of Duty League season was the second season for the Call of Duty League, an esports league based on the video game franchise Call of Duty.

Teams +TeamLocationJoinedOwnerAtlanta FaZe Atlanta, GA 2020Atlanta Esports Ventures, FaZe ClanOpTic Chicago Chicago, IL 2020NRG EsportsDallas Empire Dallas, TX 2020Envy GamingFlorida Mutineers Orlando, FL 2020Misfits GamingLondon Royal Ravens London, UK 2020ReKTGlobal, Inc.Los Angeles Guerrillas Los Angeles, CA 2020Kroenke Sports & EntertainmentLos Angeles Thieves 2021100 ThievesMinnesota ROKKR Minneapolis, MN 2020WISE VenturesNew York Subliners New York City, NY 2020AndboxParis Legion Paris, France 2020c0ntact GamingSeattle Surge Seattle, WA 2020Canucks Sports & Entertainment, Enthusiast GamingToronto Ultra Toronto, ON 2020OverActive Media

Regular season Format For the 2021 season, the twelve teams are evenly split into two groups of six teams each. The season consists of five stages, with teams playing group play matches over the course of three weeks to determine seeding for that stage's Major. For Stage 1, the finalists of 2020 season Dallas Empire and Atlanta FaZe got to pick which teams plays in which group, with Dallas Empire first getting to pick a team for the group of Atlanta FaZe, followed by Atlanta FaZe picking a team for the group of Dallas Empire. The team which was picked by Dallas Empire for the group of Atlanta FaZe then got to pick a team for the group of Dallas Empire, with this process continuing until both groups consist of 6 teams. The six teams in each group will then play each other over the course of three weeks to determine seeding, with teams being awarded 10 CDL Points for each victory. At each Major, teams are awarded CDL Points based on their final standings; 75 CDL Points for 1st place, 60 CDL Points for 2nd place, 50 CDL Points for 3rd place, 40 CDL Points for 4th place, 30 CDL Points for 5th/6th place, 20 CDL Points for 7th/8th place, 10 CDL Points for 9th/10th place and no CDL Points for 11th/12th place. For Stage 2, the top two teams from the Stage 1 Major will have the first two picks for the Stage 2 groups, repeating the same process before Stage 1 kicked off.

Prize pool distribution The prize pool distribution has changed heavily since the 2020 season. This is due to the increase of the prize pool as well as all 12 teams qualifying for each major tournament. There is $500,000 for each major event and $2,500,000 for the playoffs making a total of about $5,000,000 for the whole season in prizes.

Majors: 1st Place = $200,000 2nd Place = $120,000 3rd Place = $80,000 4th Place = $40,000 5th/6th Place = $20,000 per team 7th/8th Place = $10,000 per team 9th-12th Place = $0

Playoffs: 1st Place = $1,200,000 2nd Place = $650,000 3rd Place = $300,000 4th Place = $150,000 5th/6th Place = $75,000 per team 7th/8th Place = $25,000 per team 9th-12th Place = $0

Standings

Stage 1 Stage 1 group stages began on February 11, 2021, and ended on February 28.

Group A Pos Team Overall Series Overall Games Qualification 1 Dallas Empire 4–1 14–7 Winners Round 2 Seed 2 Los Angeles Thieves 4–1 12–7 Winners Round 1 Seed 3 New York Subliners 3–2 11–7 4 Minnesota ROKKR 3–2 10–8 Losers Round 2 Seed 5 Seattle Surge 1–4 6–14 Losers Round 1 Seed 6 London Royal Ravens 0–5 5–15

Group B Pos Team Overall Series Overall Games Qualification 1 Atlanta FaZe 5–0 15–6 Winners Round 2 Seed 2 OpTic Chicago 4–1 14–6 Winners Round 1 Seed 3 Los Angeles Guerrillas 2–3 8–13 4 Paris Legion 2–3 10–11 Losers Round 2 Seed 5 Toronto Ultra 1–4 9–13 Losers Round 1 Seed 6 Florida Mutineers 1–4 6–13 Source:

Major The Stage 1 Major ran from March 3 to March 7, 2021. Atlanta FaZe won the Major, with the Dallas Empire as the runners-up.

Stage 2 Stage 2 group stages began on March 18, 2021, and ended on April 4. Starting with Stage 2, Crossroads Hardpoint and Garrison Search & Destroy were removed from the list of maps being played, with Apocalypse Hardpoint and Express Search & Destroy being added.

Group A Pos Team Overall Series Overall Games Qualification 1 Atlanta FaZe 4–1 14–4 Winners Round 2 Seed 2 New York Subliners 4–1 13–8 Winners Round 1 Seed 3 Toronto Ultra 2–3 9–11 4 London Royal Ravens 2–3 7–10 Losers Round 2 Seed 5 Los Angeles Guerrillas 2–3 9–11 Losers Round 1 Seed 6 Los Angeles Thieves 1–4 6–14

Group B Pos Team Overall Series Overall Games Qualification 1 Minnesota ROKKR 3–2 9–10 Winners Round 2 Seed 2 OpTic Chicago 3–2 9–9 Winners Round 1 Seed 3 Dallas Empire 3–2 13–9 4 Seattle Surge 2–3 10–10 Losers Round 2 Seed 5 Paris Legion 2–3 8–10 Losers Round 1 Seed 6 Florida Mutineers 2–3 8–9 Source:

Major The Stage 2 Major ran from April 7 to April 11, 2021. Toronto Ultra won the Major, with the Atlanta FaZe as the runners-up.

Stage 3 Stage 3 group stages began on April 22, 2021, and ended on May 9. Matches were played on Thursday through Sunday.

Group A Pos Team Overall Series Overall Games Qualification 1 Toronto Ultra 5–0 15–1 Winners Round 2 Seed 2 Florida Mutineers 3–2 10–9 Winners Round 1 Seed 3 Dallas Empire 3–2 9–10 4 Minnesota ROKKR 2–3 9–12 Losers Round 2 Seed 5 Los Angeles Guerrillas 1–4 9–12 Losers Round 1 Seed 6 Paris Legion 1–4 5–13

Group B Pos Team Overall Series Overall Games Qualification 1 New York Subliners 4–1 14–7 Winners Round 2 Seed 2 Atlanta FaZe 4–1 14–8 Winners Round 1 Seed 3 Los Angeles Thieves 3–2 12–10 4 OpTic Chicago 2–3 8–10 Losers Round 2 Seed 5 London Royal Ravens 2–3 10–12 Losers Round 1 Seed 6 Seattle Surge 0–5 4–15 Source:

Major The Stage 3 Major ran from May 13 until May 16, 2021. Atlanta FaZe won their second Major of the season, with the New York Subliners as the runners-up.

Stage 4 Stage 4 group stages began on May 27, 2021, and ended on June 13. Matches were played on Thursday through Sunday. Starting with Stage 4, Checkmate Search & Destroy was removed from the list of maps being played, with Standoff Search & Destroy being added.

Group A Pos Team Overall Series Overall Games Qualification 1 Atlanta FaZe 5–0 15–2 Winners Round 2 Seed 2 OpTic Chicago 3–2 11–8 Winners Round 1 Seed 3 Minnesota ROKKR 3–2 10–10 4 Paris Legion 2–3 9–11 Losers Round 2 Seed 5 Los Angeles Thieves 1–4 7–14 Losers Round 1 Seed 6 Seattle Surge 1–4 7–14

Group B Pos Team Overall Series Overall Games Qualification 1 Toronto Ultra 4–1 14–3 Winners Round 2 Seed 2 New York Subliners 4–1 12–8 Winners Round 1 Seed 3 Dallas Empire 3–2 11–10 4 Florida Mutineers 3–2 13–9 Losers Round 2 Seed 5 London Royal Ravens 1–4 5–13 Losers Round 1 Seed 6 Los Angeles Guerrillas 0–5 3–15 Source:

Major The Stage 4 Major ran from June 17 to June 20, 2021. For the first time since March 2020 the league moved back to playing on LAN. Atlanta FaZe won their third Major of the season, with the Dallas Empire as the runners-up.

Stage 5 Stage 5 group stages began on July 8, 2021, and will end on July 25. Matches are played on Thursday through Sunday.

Group A Pos Team Overall Series Overall Games Qualification 1 OpTic Chicago 4–1 14–5 Winners Round 2 Seed 2 Atlanta FaZe 4–1 14–4 Winners Round 1 Seed 3 Los Angeles Thieves 3–2 11–11 4 London Royal Ravens 2–3 7–13 Losers Round 2 Seed 5 New York Subliners 1–4 7–14 Losers Round 1 Seed 6 Paris Legion 1–4 7–13

Group B Pos Team Overall Series Overall Games Qualification 1 Dallas Empire 4–1 13–5 Winners Round 2 Seed 2 Toronto Ultra 4–1 13–5 Winners Round 1 Seed 3 Minnesota ROKKR 3–2 11–7 4 Florida Mutineers 3–2 10–9 Losers Round 2 Seed 5 Seattle Surge 1–4 4–12 Losers Round 1 Seed 6 Los Angeles Guerrillas 0–5 2–15 Source

Major The Stage 5 Major ran from July 29 to August 1, 2021. Minnesota ROKKR won their first Major of the season after being down 0–4 in the finals with the Toronto Ultra as the runners-up.

Championship The 2021 Call of Duty League Championship began on August 19 and concluded on August 22, 2021. The top eight teams competed in the Championship, and all matches were played in Los Angeles.

Bracket

Grand finals

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