World League 2019 Championship, dragging the competition out to its last possible round, winning 3-2 and defeating 100 Thieves. They will take home the $800,000 grand prize, leaving 100 Thieves with $260,000 to split between team members.
@eUnited #STANDUNITED#CWLPS4 | #CWLChamps pic.twitter.com/ZIRSak667k
— Call of Duty World League (@CODWorldLeague) August 18, 2019
EUnited and 100 Thieves competed in a tense setup this Sunday at the UCLA Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles. The week started with 32 teams competing for the number one spot, whittled down to eUnited and 100 Thieves. EUnited managed to clench two important wins both on the Arsenal map, and lost two on the Hacienda Search and Destroy map and Frequency Control map.
You can watch the final moments in the tweet below, where eUnited’s Simp, Arcitys, and Abezy whittle down 100 Thieves’ remaining players to secure the win.
The WINNING MOMENT!!! @eUnited #STANDUNITED#CWLPS4 | #CWLChamps pic.twitter.com/28OCjGQFvS
— Call of Duty World League (@CODWorldLeague) August 18, 2019
Teams Reciprocity, Units, Enigma6, and Optic Gaming were all knocked out of the running earlier in the day. 100 Thieves pulled off what many felt was an important upset by defeating the strong team makeup of Optic Gaming.
EUnited’s Simp was also crowned the Call of Duty World League’s MVP.
The final CWL standings are as follows:
1st Place – eUnited – $800,000
2nd Place – 100 Thieves – $260,000
3rd Place – Optic Gaming – $140,000
4th Place – Enigma6 – $110,000
5th-6th Place – UNITS – $75,000
7th – 8th Place – Luminosity Gaming – $50,000
Joseph Knoop is a writer/producer for IGN, and his eyeballs can’t wait for the glacial pace of Modern Warfare.
