NEW ORLEANS – A team of four players took home bragging rights and a nice lump sum at a Call of Duty video game competition held in New Orleans this past weekend.
The CWL New Orleans Open Call Of Duty: WWII video game competition was held Jan. 12-14 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans. Team Kalliber received an $80,000 prize for taking the top spot.
Teams Luminosity Gaming, Rise Nation and Red Reserve rounded out the top four spots at the end of the three-day competition. Over 160 teams competed at the event and there was a $200,000 prize pool.
This was Team Kaliber’s second CWL Global Open championship of the season, previously winning the CWL Dallas Open in December 2017
“Winning back-to-back events means the world to us. A lot of people doubted us, even after our Championship win at CWL Dallas, and I'm glad we could prove them all wrong,” said CWL New Orleans Open MVP Martin ‘Chino’ Chino. “I’m really proud of us but being as good as we are I feel like we can keep improving."
Teams from North America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region competed in the enormous open bracket during the event in New Orleans. Fans watched the event over the weekend in front of live fans and online.
The season continues with the next open event of the season at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta on March 9 – 11.
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