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The Minnesota ROKKR play host to the highly-anticipated first event in the Call of Duty franchise era, “Launch Weekend,” taking place Jan. 24-26 at the Minneapolis Armory.

Launch Weekend will showcase all 12 Call of Duty League teams, each playing two games throughout the three-day event.

Teams:

• Atlanta FaZe
• Chicago Huntsmen
• Dallas Empire
• Florida Mutineers
• London Royal Ravens
• Los Angeles Guerrillas
• Minnesota ROKKR
• New York Subliners
• OpTic Gaming Los Angeles
• Paris Legion
• Seattle Surge
• Toronto ULTRA
  
  

Schedule:

Friday, Jan. 24

• 4:30 p.m. – Chicago Huntsmen vs. Dallas Empire
• 5:45 p.m. – Seattle Surge vs. Florida Mutineers
• 7:00 p.m. – Los Angeles Guerrillas vs. Minnesota ROKKR
• 8:30 p.m. – Musical feature: SHREDDERS

Saturday, Jan. 25

• 1:30 p.m. – New York Subliners vs. London Royal Ravens
• 2:45 p.m. – Toronto Ultra vs. Seattle Surge
• 4:00 p.m. – Los Angeles Guerrillas vs. Florida Mutineers
• 5:15 p.m. – OpTic Gaming Los Angeles vs. Paris Legion
• 6:30 p.m. – Atlanta FaZe vs. Dallas Empire
• 7:45 p.m. – Special event featuring Gary Vaynerchuk, Minnesota ROKKR, and Hector Rodriguez and the Chicago Huntsmen

Sunday, Jan. 26

• 1:30 p.m. – Paris Legion vs. London Royal Ravens
• 3:00 p.m. – Chicago Huntsmen vs. OpTic Gaming Los Angeles
• 3:00 p.m. – CDL 2v2 Hype Battle featuring Karl-Anthony Towns
• 5:00 p.m. – New York Subliners vs. Atlanta FaZe
• 6:15 p.m. – Toronto Ultra vs. Minnesota ROKKRCDL Launch Weekend

History will be written 🙃 #SooUltra pic.twitter.com/4KV2PXvdE1

— Toronto Ultra (@TorontoUltra) January 22, 2020

Challengers Division

Launch Weekend will also play host to the first offline Challengers Division competition.

Challengers Division teams will compete in best-of-three series until 16 teams remain, with the remaining matches being best-of-five.

Challengers Prizing:

• 1st: $80,000
• 2nd: $40,000
• 3rd: $25,000
• 4th: $20,000
• 5-6th: $12,500
• 7-8th: $7,500
• 9-12th: $6,250
• 12-16th: $5,000

Additionally, the top 64 Challengers Division teams will earn “Challengers Points.”



Teams have been competing online on Gamebattles and online tournaments to earn Challengers Points to determine seeding for Launch Weekend and future events.

Challengers Points Breakdown:

• 1st: 25,000 Points
• 2nd: 15,000 Points
• 3rd: 11,000 Points
• 4th: 9,000 Points
• 5-6th: 8,000 Points
• 7-8th: 7,000 Points
• 9-12th: 5,500 Points
• 13-16th: 4,500 Points
• 17-20th: 3,000 Points
• 21-24th: 2,750 Points
• 25-28th: 2,250 Points
• 29-32nd: 1,800 Points
• 33-40th: 1,600 Points
• 41-48th: 1,400 Points
• 49-64th: 1,000 Points
  
  
  
  Competition begins Friday, Jan. 24 at 1:00 p.m. CST with Challengers Bracket play.

Challengers Schedule:

Friday, Jan. 24

• Team check-in: 9 a.m. CST
• Doors open: 11 a.m. CST
• Matches begin: 1 p.m. CST

Saturday, Jan. 25

• Doors open: 8 a.m. CST
• Matches begin: 10 a.m. CST

Sunday, Jan. 26

• Doors open: 8 a.m. CST
• Matches begin: 10 a.m. CST
• Final match begins: 12 p.m. CST

Call of Duty League Launch Weekend will take place at the Minneapolis Armory, 500 South 6th St, Minneapolis.

Ticket options include:

• Valhalla VIP: from $150
• Reserved Seats: from $75
• GA Floor Seats: from $45
• Venue Pass: from $25

Minnesota ROKKR are operated by WISE Ventures Esports, owned by the Wilf family, who own the Minnesota Vikings, and investor Gary Vaynerchuk.

The Call of Duty League is structured similar to the Overwatch League, with 10 organizations having teams in both leagues.

The Minnesota and London franchises are two teams strictly in the CDL and play host to the first and second events of the inaugural season.

“Could not be more excited for this weekend,” ROKKR head coach Brian “Saintt” Baroska tweeted on Tuesday. “All of the staff at @ROKKR has been putting in an unparalleled level of effort to make this event incredible.”

Could not be more excited for this weekend. All of the staff at @ROKKR has been putting in an unparalleled level of effort to make this event incredible.

— Røkkr Saintt (@BrianSaintt) January 22, 2020

–Jason Anderson, Field Level Media (@FieldLevelMedia)