Activision Blizzard announce new Overwatch League and Call of Duty League commissioners Activision BlizzardAcitivision Blizzard have confirmed that Johanna Faries will take on the newly formed role of Commissioner of Call of Duty Esports and that Pete Vlastelica is officially the new head of the Overwatch League. Call of Duty\u2019s World League is expected to switch to the Call of Duty League in 2020 with seven teams already announced for the inaugural season. The Overwatch League is already in its second season, but fans were shocked by the surprise departure of Commissioner Nate Nanzer in May when he left to head over to Epic Games. Big plans for new CWL Plenty of key details are still up in the air like the new CWL\u2019s official starting date, how many more teams will join or where games will take place. But with former NFL executive Johanna Faries as the first ever Commissioner of Call of Duty Esports those answers might come sooner rather than later. In the same week as being appointed commissioner, Faries was named in FORTUNE\u2019s 40 Under 40 list as one of the most influential young people in business, as well as Adweek\u2019s \u201930 Most Powerful Women in Sports\u2019. While Faries didn\u2019t open up on any spicy details regarding the new league in a release from Activision on July 9, she did speak about her goals as commissioner for the upcoming year \u2013 \u201cNow that we have a strong product vision and business model to share, we can now shift gears toward the planning and execution phase of our work.\u201d Faries said she and her team are working with the Call of Duty franchise team and partners at Activision for CWL \u201cwith an eye toward being the best league in the world.\u201d Meet the new OWL boss Blizzard\u2019s release about new OWL commissioner Pete Vlastelica on July 9 confirmed previous reports that he would be taking the helm after Nanzer left. Vlastelica also serves as CEO and President of of Activision Blizzard Esports Leagues, a position he\u2019s held for almost three years, following more than five years as a vice president at Fox Sports. For the remainder of the 2019 season, Vlastelica said he was most looking forward to the OWL Grand Finals in Philadelphia \u2013 \u201cLast year\u2019s event at Barclays Center was one of the best live events I\u2019ve ever been to, in any category of entertainment: music, sports, esports\u2026 but I think we\u2019re going to top it this year in Philly.\u201d How exactly Vlastelica and the OWL team plan on topping the performance of DJ Khaled at the Grand Finals in 2018 remains to be seen. Read More: Black Ops 4 July 9 update patch notes \u2013 Operation Apocalypse Z, new Blackout modes, Reaper and more – He also spoke about the challenges facing the league as it prepares for teams to play in their home cities next season. \u201cNobody\u2019s ever really done this before, so no one knows what works best to get fans fired up to come out and support their team,\u201d Vlastelica said about localization. \u201cThat evolution is going to take a few years to settle, but it\u2019s going to be a lot of fun to watch and be a part of. Both of Activision Blizzard\u2019s flagship esports leagues now officially have commissioners, which means fans will hopefully get some answers to long-standing questions before too long.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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