2024 Esports World Cup – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
at the 2024 Esports World Cup
Tournament information
SportCall of Duty: Modern Warfare III
LocationSaudi Arabia
DatesAugust 15–August 18
AdministratorEsports World Cup Foundation
Supervised by ESL and endorsed by Activision
Tournament
format(s)
16-team GSL-style group stage
8-team single elimination bracket
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Teams16

The first-person shooter video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III is scheduled to have a tournament at the 2024 Esports World Cup, held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, between August 15 and 18, 2024. Sixteen teams will take part in this tournament, which will include eleven of the twelve teams in the Call of Duty League, as well as four teams from Challengers and a team from a MENA qualifier.

Background

In October 2023, Saudi Arabia announced the inaugural Esports World Cup as the successor of Gamers8, the Saudi Esports Federation's previously existing esports festival, set to take place in Riyadh.[1] The event was developed as a part of Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030, a plan led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman aimed at diversifying the country's economy and reducing reliance on oil.[2]

Call of Duty content creators were involved in the promotion of the Esports World Cup since October 2023, most notably Scump.[citation needed] However, both Warzone and Modern Warfare III, the two then-current CoD titles, were revealed on June 12, 2024, as the twentieth and twenty-first (and final) games that would be at the event.[3] Due to the timing of the announcements coming close to the roster acquisition deadline, which was set for June 13, organizations were given two extra weeks to sign teams in both Call of Duty titles.[citation needed]

Format

The 16 teams who qualify for the tournament will be placed into 4 GSL-style groups of 4 teams, with each match being a best-of-5 map series. The winners and runners-up of each group will advance to a single elimination playoff bracket. The quarter-finals and semi-finals consist of best-of-5 map series, while the grand final is best-of-7.

The top 8 teams at the tournament (those who qualify for the playoffs) will gain Esports World Cup Club Championship points. Each organization will be able to qualify for the Club Championship itself if they place in the top 8 in another EWC event, with the winning team's organization able to win the Club Championship as well if they also place in the top 8 of another event.[4]

Qualified teams

Sixteen teams qualified for the tournament. Eleven of the twelve teams that made up the 2024 Call of Duty League season invited to the event, with special seeding given to 7 of the teams that made up Championship Weekend, which was held in July; only the Los Angeles Guerrillas, who qualified for Championship Weekend, declined an invite.[5] Four teams from the tier-2 Challengers league will be invited to the event, with the final spot given to a Middle East and North Africa (MENA) qualifier.

CDL teams

Challengers teams

  • TBA
  • TBA
  • TBA
  • TBA

MENA qualifier

  • TBA

Group stage

This stage will be held on August 15 and 16, 2024. All start times are listed in Arabia Standard Time (AST, UTC+03:00).

Group A
Opening MatchesWinner's MatchAdvance to Knockout stage
TBA
CDL Champion
TBA
Challengers Team
TBAA1
CDL Non-playoff team
CDL Non-playoff team
Elimination MatchDecider Match
TBA
TBA
A2
Group B
Opening MatchesWinner's MatchAdvance to Knockout stage
TBA
CDL Runner-up
TBA
Challengers team
TBAB1
CDL 7th place
CDL Non-playoff team
Elimination MatchDecider Match
TBA
TBA
B2
Group C
Opening MatchesWinner's MatchAdvance to Knockout stage
TBA
CDL 3rd place
TBA
Challengers team
TBAC1
CDL 6th place
CDL Non-playoff team
Elimination MatchDecider Match
TBA
TBA
C2
Group D
Opening MatchesWinner's MatchAdvance to Knockout stage
TBA
CDL 4th place
TBA
MENA qualifier
TBAD1
CDL 5th place
Challengers team
Elimination MatchDecider Match
TBA
TBA
D2

Playoffs

All start times are listed in Arabia Standard Time (AST, UTC+03:00).

Quarterfinals (Best-of-5)Semifinals (Best-of-5)Grand Finals (Best-of-7)
August 17, 5:00 p.m.
August 18, 5:00 p.m.
August 17, 6:30 p.m.
August 18, 8:30 p.m.
August 17, 8:00 p.m.
August 18, 6:30 p.m.
August 17, 9:30 p.m.

Ranking

Place Team GS QF SF Finals Prize (%) Prize (USD) EWC Points
1st W W W W 33.3% $600,000 1000
2nd W W W L 17.8% $320,000 600
3rd–4th W W L 8.9% $160,000 275
W W L
5th–8th W L 4.4% $80,000 60
W L
W L
W L
9th-12th 1–2 2.2% $40,000 0
1–2
1–2
1–2
13th-16th 0–2 1.1% $20,000 0
0–2
0–2
0–2
Place Team GS QF SF Finals Prize (%) Prize (USD) EWC Points

Notes

  1. ^ The Los Angeles Thieves will play as 100 Thieves, their parent organization, for the Esports World Cup.
  2. ^ The Carolina Royal Ravens were initially going to play as ReKTGlobal, their parent organization.
  3. ^ Cloud9 signed the New York Subliners roster for the Esports World Cup on June 27.[6]
  4. ^ The Minnesota RØKKR will play as G2 Esports, their parent organization, for the Esports World Cup.
  5. ^ OpTic Texas will play as OpTic Gaming, their parent organization, for the Esports World Cup.
  6. ^ The Miami Heretics will play as Team Heretics, their parent organization, for the Esports World Cup.

References

  1. ^ Nordland, Jake (October 23, 2023). "Saudi Arabian Prime Minister announces Esports World Cup". Esports Insider. Archived from the original on March 19, 2024. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  2. ^ Yaakoubi, Aziz (October 23, 2023). "Saudi Arabia launches Esports World Cup – statement". Reuters. Archived from the original on October 30, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  3. ^ Duwe, Scott (June 12, 2024). "Call of Duty: MW3, Warzone added to Esports World Cup lineup with $2.8 million total prize pool". Dot Esports. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  4. ^ Zalamea, Nigel (May 16, 2024). "Esports World Cup prize pool: Club championship explained". One Esports. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  5. ^ Hale, Jacob (July 16, 2024). "Sources: LA Guerrillas to reject CDL Esports World Cup invite to MW3 tournament". Dexerto. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  6. ^ Robertson, Scott (June 27, 2024). "Cloud9 doubles down on Call of Duty by signing a CDL team and a Warzone roster". Dot Esports. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
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