Atlanta FaZe win CDL Champs 2021: Final placements, highlights Call of Duty LeagueThe Call of Duty League\u2019s 2021 season grand finale, CDL Champs, ended much the way it started \u2014 with Atlanta FaZe asserting their dominance. With a $2.5 million prize pool and legacies at stake, FaZe overcame a formidable Toronto Ultra to win the org\u2019s first-ever CoD Champs. FaZe take down Ultra 5-3 to win Grand Finals. – Atlanta leave with $1.2 million and the org\u2019s first CoD Champs trophy. – Ultra finish 2021 in second place, earning $650,000. – After four days of CoD Champs, Atlanta FaZe have finished atop the mountain. The CDL\u2019s scariest lineup, Simp, aBeZy, Cellium, and Arcitys proved why they\u2019ve long been the league\u2019s most worrisome foes by going undefeated through the bracket and taking down the Toronto Ultra in the Grand Finals. CDL Champs 2021 prizing & final placements CDL Champs 2021: results, recaps, and highlights DAY 4 \u2014 SUNDAY, AUGUST 22 Grand Finals: FaZe fend off Ultra The most highly anticipated match of the season, the CDL\u2019s two best teams met for a 2021 grand finale and did not disappoint. After Toronto took the first map off FaZe through the entire Champs event, Atlanta returned the favor by rattling off three straight wins. From SimptheJetpacker to talking his sh*t on the Champs stage@SimpXO is on a mission \ud83d\udde3pic.twitter.com\/r1g37TaMhz \u2014 Dexerto Esports (@DexertoEsports) August 22, 2021 But Ultra weren\u2019t going to sit back and lose 5-1, as Cammy and Co. went off to bring the series closer. The Ace Man cometh \ud83e\udd76@CammyMVPpic.twitter.com\/OaDqzuyF1n \u2014 Dexerto Esports (@DexertoEsports) August 22, 2021 In the end, though, FaZe proved to be too formidable a group \u2014 as Cellium and Champs MVP aBeZy showed out and secured FaZe the org\u2019s first-ever Championship. https:\/\/twitter.com\/DexertoIntel\/status\/1429561416994983938 DAY 3 \u2014 SATURDAY, AUGUST 21 Match 3: Empire denied as Ultra clutch up One of the greatest matches of the year, Empire and Ultra shocked the entire CoD community with a legendary Hardpoint before Toronto clutched up in Game 5 and set themselves up for the Grand Finals. https:\/\/twitter.com\/DexertoIntel\/status\/1429234426966429700 Match 2: Ultra get revenge on ROKKR The Battle of the North rematch started similarly, with an Ultra 100-point club, but then ended in favor of Toronto \u2014 as the Ultra denied ROKKR and earned a trip to Loser\u2019s Finals. Match 1: FaZe demolish Empire Like their first match, FaZe ended this one in the blink of an eye. With Cellium and Simp combining for a 1.5-plus K\/D through the series, Atlanta demolished Dallas to secure their spot on Championship Sunday. Unbelievable S&D. And the MVP @SimpXO talked his talk after FaZe clutched R11 \ud83d\udde3pic.twitter.com\/WJuvNKpzgb \u2014 Dexerto Esports (@DexertoEsports) August 21, 2021 DAY 2 \u2014 FRIDAY, AUGUST 20 Match 4: ROKKR knock out Subliners The rookie SMG duel did not disappoint, as both Standy and HyDra proved to be menaces on the map. But ROKKR won Major V for a reason and that teamwork prevailed in the end. Match 3: OpTic fall to their Toronto kryptonite When does OpTic play? Not until 2022. Chicago historically struggles against Toronto and Day 2 was no exception, as Ultra ruined an incredible Scump performance and sent OpTic packing. “”It comes down to teamwork.””@Bance broke down @TorontoUltra’s win over OpTic for @WorldsBedford \ud83e\udde0#StrengthInTheNorth | #CDL2021 pic.twitter.com\/9aKtcQQvZo \u2014 Dexerto Esports (@DexertoEsports) August 21, 2021 Match 2: Angry FaZe embarrass Subliners Someone joked that this was the first VoD that could be made into a YouTube Short. And they weren\u2019t lying. Simp came out shooting bodies, Arcitys was talking smack, and FaZe demolished NY. Match 1: Empire edge out Ultra in R11 Dallas continued to impress, narrowly defeating a formidable Ultra squad. But one thing stood out above all else: Shotzzy just might be the best player in Call of Duty. Why is @Shotzzy like this\u2026 \ud83d\ude31pic.twitter.com\/jdKOg5LPeX \u2014 Dexerto Esports (@DexertoEsports) August 20, 2021 DAY 1 \u2013 THURSDAY, AUGUST 19 Match 1: Empire sweep ROKKR in rematch The first match of CDL Champs 2021 ended almost as quickly as it started, as reigning MVP Shotzzy laid waste to a formerly upsurging ROKKR roster \u2014 kicking Minnesota down to the Loser\u2019s Bracket. Match 2: Playoff Paco leads NYSL past OpTic Champs Clayster, Playoff Paco \u2014 whoever you want to credit, the Subliners came out and shocked fans by starting their forced honeymoon phase off with a big 3-2 over OpTic. Scump and Co. made it close, but the rookie HyDra was in demon form. OpTic brought it back, but Playoff Paco clutches up \ud83d\ude24 NY win 3-2 & send OpTic to play Mutineers in the Loser’s Bracketpic.twitter.com\/i9kWHJY3LO \u2014 Dexerto Esports (@DexertoEsports) August 19, 2021 Match 3: ROKKR outlast streaky Thieves The Thieves made it a wildly competitive series, but a lack of cohesion ultimately proved their downfall as ROKKR survived the Hardpoint slaying to keep their CDL Champs hopes alive. Match 4: FormaL wakes up and OpTic put Mutineers to bed Boy oh boy, fans at the arena got treated to an entirely different OpTic team in the team\u2019s elimination match. The team came out hot and everyone, including the notoriously inconsistent FormaL, absolutely popped off to secure a W. OpTic stay alive!@OpTicCHI win 3-1, sending Florida home & giving themselves a chance tomorrow \ud83d\ude24pic.twitter.com\/GuRwUZxNry \u2014 Dexerto Esports (@DexertoEsports) August 20, 2021 CDL Champs 2021 bracket Watch now: Arcitys: FaZe \u201cDo It Different\u201d From OpTic CDL Champs 2021 format & details Location: Los Angeles – Prize pool: $2.5 million – Format: Double-elimination bracket – Seeding determined by 2021 regular season standings: Top two seeds start in Winners Round 2 – Third-Sixth seeds start in Winners Round 1 – 7th and 8th seeds start in Losers R1 – – Series are best-of-five (HP, S&D, Control, HP, S&D) – Grand finals is best-of-nine (HP, S&D, Control, HP, S&D, Control, S&D, Hardpoint, S&D) – Maps & Modes: Hardpoint: Apocalypse, Checkmate, Garrison, Moscow, Raid – Search & Destroy: Standoff, Express, Miami, Moscow, Raid – Control: Checkmate, Garrison, Raid – – Watch now: Simp: \u201cAtlanta FaZe NOT A Dynasty\u2026 Yet!\u201d CDL Champs 2021 teams & lineups Check out our CDL 2021 Season hub for everything you need to know about this season, including a full event schedule, the latest standings, and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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