This 12 months’s version of the Name of Obligation League (CDL) Championship will characteristic a $2m (~£1.4m) prize pool.
Happening from July sixteenth to nineteenth at the Michelob Extremely Enviornment in Las Vegas, Nevada, eight of the 12 franchises will compete on the season-ending occasion for Name of Obligation: Black Ops 7.
The $2m prize pool is similar quantity that was up for grabs at 2025’s CDL Championship, which noticed OpTic Texas emerge victorious within the Grand Last, profitable $800,000 (~£591,408) together with the CDL trophy.
Along with revealing the prize pool, the CDL revealed this 12 months’s version of Champs is collectively operated by ESL FACEIT Group (EFG) and FaZe Esports. EFG is not any stranger to the Name of Obligation esports scene, having operated a spread of occasions earlier than and through the CDL period.
This 12 months’s CDL season has began on the entrance foot, with Paris Mild Mates profitable the opening Main of the 12 months in Dallas, Texas. Main 1 additionally recorded spectacular viewing figures, recording a viewership peak of over 350,000 when Paris Mild Mates confronted off towards OpTic Texas within the Grand Last.
Main 1 turns into the second most-watched CDL occasion in its historical past, narrowly lacking out on the highest spot. Essentially the most-watched CDL occasion stays 2025’s CDL Championship, which recorded 353,525 viewers.
What’s Subsequent For The CDL?
Following a profitable Main 1, the eye of the CDL neighborhood turns to the Main 2 qualifiers starting on February thirteenth. The six weeks of on-line matches will decide the ten groups that may head to DreamHack Birmingham from March twenty seventh to twenty ninth.
Earlier than the motion will get underway, one franchise has already opted to overtake its roster in a bid to keep away from one other disappointing efficiency. After scoring a last-place end at Main 1, Cloud9 New York has parted methods with its whole roster and appears to recruit a brand new lineup earlier than the deadline on February ninth.
