It’s been a total of 3 years since the birth of the Call of Duty League. Accordingly, with each year, changes and growth have been noted. Heading into this coming year, the CoD 2023 Esports road map is full of improvements – read on to prepare for the upcoming season!
CoD 2023 Esports Road Map – A New Mid-Season Event
Indeed, before we carry on, there are two main things to note for this season, which kicked off earlier this month (the earliest it’s ever started). Firstly, once again no expansion has been noted, still at 12 teams. Secondly, the platform has moved to Twitch – massive improvements in viewership have been seen already!
Anyways, there are five Major events taking place this year. Indeed, each one will include the qualifier stage followed by the Major itself. Accordingly, Stage 1 has already kicked off:
- Stage 1 Major Qualifier – 2nd December
- Stage 1 Major – 15th December
Following Major 1, we’ll move on to Major 2 hosted by the Boston Breach, the newest addition to the league:
- Stage 2 Major Qualifier – 13th January
- Stage 2 Major (Boston) – 2nd February
And the following are the remaining events for the year:
- III – 17th February (Qualifiers), 9th March (Major hosted by OpTic)
- IV – 24th March (Qualifiers), 13th April (Major hosted by NYSL)
- V – 5th May (Qualifiers), 25th May (Major hosted by Toronto)
- Mid-Season Event (TBD)
- CDL Championship 2023 (TBD)
Naturally, as with all other years, the competition draws to an end with the epic CDL Championship 2023 which will crown another season champion with likely a $1,000,000 prize pool!
Making Changes – More Competition to Enjoy
First of all, all five Stage Majors will contribute to CDL Points. Last time around, both the Kickoff and Pro-Am Classic did not contribute to the seeding, which many did not agree with.
Considering this, there’s more serious competition to enjoy this time around. In addition, this year Activision are trying their hand at hosting a serious Mid-Season Event. While the details are yet to be revealed, this will likely include a combination of Warzone and Pro-Am interaction.
Indeed, this emphasis of including the amateurs more will certainly help develop the young talent out there.
We believe, especially considering that viewership for the CDL has been improving, that the CoD 2023 Esports Road Map is an opportunity to increase the chances of expansion next season!
In addition, this is officially the last season for the world’s most popular CoD professional – Seth “Scump” Abner – all eyes are on him this year!
Also, we’ll be continuing this series for every single esports offered by esportsguide – stay tuned for more!
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