{"id":25584,"date":"2025-01-28T14:58:42","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T14:58:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/dallas-empires-shotzzy-wins-2020-call-of-duty-league-mvp-dexerto\/"},"modified":"2025-01-28T14:58:42","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T14:58:42","slug":"dallas-empires-shotzzy-wins-2020-call-of-duty-league-mvp-dexerto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/dallas-empires-shotzzy-wins-2020-call-of-duty-league-mvp-dexerto\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Empire\u2019s Shotzzy wins 2020 Call of Duty League MVP &#8211; Dexerto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dallas Empire\u2019s Shotzzy wins 2020 Call of Duty League MVP Call of Duty League [jwplayer br5AuoVJ] The 2020 Call of Duty League MVP has finally been announced and the honor has gone to the second-seeded Dallas Empire\u2019s rookie, Anthony \u2018Shotzzy\u2019 Cuevas. Coming over from Halo, Shotzzy was one of 2020\u2019s most highly anticipated rookies and he pulled through on those expectations with absolutely absurd movement and gunplay following a rough start to the season, easily earning the MVP crown. By season\u2019s end, Shotzzy proved to be the most intimidating SMG Slayer in the CDL, narrowly edging out the Atlanta FaZe\u2019s Chris \u2018Simp\u2019 Lehr in fans\u2019 minds as the league\u2019s best SMG by impressing weekly. But it wasn\u2019t so narrow with MVP voters (CDL talent team members and media members), as voting was \u201cnearly unanimous\u201d in favor of the young movement maestro, according to league Commissioner Johanna Faries. \ud83d\udea8 BREAKING: @DallasEmpire&#8217;s @Shotzzy has been named the 2020 Call of Duty League MVP!#BuildAnEmpire https:\/\/t.co\/KPSiZbaoek \u2014 Dexerto Esports (@DexertoEsports) August 23, 2020 Understandably so, as he shrugged off early-season jitters during the first two events and pulled off a stellar 1.14 K\/D for the rest of the season. Even including the first two events, Shotzzy\u2019s K\/D was at a 1.06 for the entire season, explaining why he is considered the league\u2019s deadliest player. In his own tweet following the announcement, he was quick to credit all the support he has received following the rough start to his Call of Duty road. \u201cFrom the beginning of the year with all the hate and just putting my head down and putting so many hours into improving day to day and it pay off like this is a special feeling,\u201d he wrote. \u201cThank you for the support this year, you guys have been amazing.\u201d But the assassin, who has shown versatility rocking the Grau on maps like Azhir Cave during the CDL Playoffs, has always been adamant about his teammates\u2019 role in enabling him to put up his big numbers. That undeniable MP5 slaying ability, versatility, and team play made him an easy decision for 2020 MVP \u2014 ahead of four other stellar candidates. 2020 Call of Duty League MVP candidates Anthony \u2018Shotzzy\u2019 Cuevas, Dallas Empire (winner) &#8211; McArthur \u2018Cellium\u2019 Jovel, Atlanta FaZe &#8211; Dylan \u2018Envoy\u2019 Hannon, Chicago Huntsmen &#8211; Cesar \u2018Skyz\u2019 Bueno, Florida Mutineers &#8211; Chris \u2018Simp\u2019 Lehr, Atlanta FaZe &#8211; Not only does he get the honor of being awarded the league\u2019s first-ever such trophy, but Shotzzy also received a custom MVP gaming headset and a luxury watch to remember his incredible campaign. When asked in an exclusive Dexerto interview about his teammates and how they help him put up his numbers, the former Halo pro was quick to be selfless: \u201cThey honestly allow me to do whatever I do. And they\u2019re not like \u2018why are you doing this, why are you doing that?\u2019 They kind of just let me roam freely and that\u2019s why you see the stats I put up.\u201d And, in that same interview, when asked if he was the league\u2019s top player, the confidence was clear: \u201cIf you don\u2019t think you\u2019re the best, then you\u2019re obviously not. So I\u2019m going to say yeah.\u201d As it turns out, nearly every voter also thought he was the best. The CDL\u2019s first MVP is in the books, but he\u2019ll be looking to finish this season\u2019s final chapter off with a happy ending at CDL Champs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dallas Empire\u2019s Shotzzy wins 2020 Call of Duty League MVP Call of Duty League [jwplayer br5AuoVJ] The 2020 Call of Duty League MVP has finally been announced and the honor has gone to the second-seeded Dallas Empire\u2019s rookie, Anthony \u2018Shotzzy\u2019 Cuevas. Coming over from Halo, Shotzzy was one of 2020\u2019s most highly anticipated rookies and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25584","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25584"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25584\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}