The North American Call of Duty World League Pro Division, presented by PlayStation 4 Stage 1 Finals has ended and OpTic Gaming has been crowned the Stage 1 Champions! After an incredible weekend of Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 action, OpTic Gaming took home the first place prize and the Stage 1 trophy in a series that went all the way to Round 11 in Game 7.
Semifinal Match #1
The first semifinals matchup was between FaZe Clan and Rise Nation. Rise had a lot to prove in this match, wanting to show fans that they can hold with the best of the best. And Rise did just that: they ran through the series with a quick 4-0 win over FaZe and advanced to the Stage 1 Finals!
Watch as @RiseLoonysan jukes out & takes down the HC-XD to get a flag cap! #CODWorldLeaguehttps://t.co/8qwBSebYv4
— ESL Call of Duty (@ESLCoD) April 3, 2016
Semifinal Match #2
Our second semifinal match was OpTic Gaming vs. Team eLevate. OpTic looked like a very different team compared to Saturday, and came out firing on all cylinders. The strength of OpTic was demonstrated with the slaying from all four players in Game 1 Hardpoint. In addition, they had a blowout on Uplink with a 11-1 win and were able to close out the series 4-0 with 3-1 CTF win.
Re-watch @OpTic_FormaL's crucial 1v2 win in Search and Destroy. #CODWorldLeaguehttps://t.co/85j9B7mU6A
— ESL Call of Duty (@ESLCoD) April 3, 2016
GRAND FINALS
In the Stage 1 Grand Finals, Rise Nation went up against OpTic Gaming. Both teams had a lot of momentum going into the finals coming off of their 4-0 semifinal wins. OpTic held the higher ground in the first Hardpoint, as they won it 250-201. In Game 2 Search and Destroy, OpTic followed up with a commanding 6-2 win. Uplink was not any better for Rise, as OpTic took that 14-2. But we finally saw signs of life from Rise as they won Capture the Flag 2-1 and Search and Destroy 6-3. Rise Nation then made the resounding comeback to tie the series up at 3-3. It was all down to a Game 7 Search and Destroy, which ended up going all the way to Round 11! With ten seconds remaining, OpTic Gaming took it and were crowned Stage 1 Champions!
In honor of @OpTicGaming winning the NA #CoDWorldLeague Championship, here's that entire Round 11, Game 7 win!https://t.co/CdEBjl5VCU
— ESL Call of Duty (@ESLCoD) April 4, 2016
Coming Up
But we're not nearly finished yet! The Call of Duty World League Pro Division Stage 2 action will begin very soon! Stay tuned to ESLGaming and follow us on Twitter and Facebook for the latest #CODWorldLeague news!
