Crimsix & Octane rally CDL pros in demand of 2021 Champs format change Activision \/ Call of Duty LeagueWith Call of Duty League\u2019s 2021 Champs event drawing near, current pro players and former world champions alike have rallied across social media to call for a drastic format change. As the fifth and final Stage of the 2021 season approaches, so too does the $2.5m Championship event. Undoubtedly the biggest competition on the calendar, it\u2019s where a full year of effort finally comes to ahead for the world\u2019s best teams. However, many of the most accomplished players in the CoD scene aren\u2019t quite satisfied with the format this time around. Only eight of the CDL\u2019s 12 franchise teams are able to qualify for this end-of-year tournament. As a result, many current pros and veterans have been vocal on social media in hopes of reverting back to last year\u2019s all-inclusive Champs format. Octane pleads for CDL Champs 2021 format change \u201cThe format of only eight teams going\u2026 I don\u2019t think it\u2019s a good idea,\u201d Sam \u2018Octane\u2019 Larew said to kickstart the conversation in a June 22 YouTube video. While he acknowledged that Seattle\u2019s uninspired 2021 performance is their own fault, a good showing on LAN at the Stage 4 Major has him wishing for even a chance to go on a run at the biggest event of the year. \u201cThey could just as easily have another loser\u2019s bracket,\u201d he stressed. \u201cI feel like there\u2019s minimal effort required to have every team there. Especially since there\u2019s only 12 teams. I understand the principle behind it [though]. Why would you have a dogs*** team throughout the entire regular season go to a world championship event?\u201d Reflecting on the historic tournaments that have come prior to the CDL, he added that Champs is \u201csupposed to be a grind.\u201d \u201cThe gauntlet of CoD that has to be played to win a championship in previous CoD\u2019s just feels so much better as a viewer and a player.\u201d \u201cFaZe has to win like two f***ing series again. I don\u2019t think having to win that amount of series for a world championship is something that should ever be a thing. That\u2019s just a horrible f***ing idea.\u201d Crimsix, Karma, ACHES, and more call for CDL Champs shakeup Before long, a good number of current and former CoD pros were chiming in. Almost unanimously, everyone argued that this year\u2019s Champs should allow every team to at least play. \u201cLet all 12 teams compete at Champs,\u201d Ian \u2018Crimsix\u2019 Porter tweeted. Justin \u2018SiLLY\u2019 Fargo-Palmer, Donovan \u2018Temp\u2019 Laroda, and Kenneth \u2018Kenny\u2019 Williams all responded in agreement among many others. With the change in size for Champs, there\u2019s more to it than just giving the bottom four teams a chance. As three-time world champion Damon \u2018Karma\u2019 Barlow put it, teams are winning fewer games now than ever before. \u201cSeven series and three group matches,\u201d he shared along with a picture of OpTic\u2019s bracket run through the 2017 Champs event. \u201cNow, you win three and [you\u2019re a champion].\u201d \u201cChamps ain\u2019t Champs anymore,\u201d two-time world champ Patrick \u2018ACHES\u2019 Price added. \u201cJust a completely different tournament with a huge prize pool.\u201d Champs ain\u2019t champs anymore. Just a completely diff tournament with a huge prize pool. \u2014 PATTYP (@ACHES) June 23, 2021 Without a date currently locked in for the 2021 Champs tournament, there\u2019s still time left for format changes to come through.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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