The Playoffs of Call Of Duty League 2020 were a ride on the adrenaline train. We witnessed some remarkable plays from quite a few teams but ultimately, only 4 amongst the 12 made it to the final event. Atlanta FaZe, Dallas Empire, Chicago Huntsmen, and London Royal Ravens are the four finalists for the Championship Weekend. Faze will face Dallas in the winner’s bracket. Chicago and London have to make do with the elimination bracket.
With millions of dollars on the line as prize money, this inaugural League couldn’t get bigger. The crowned kings will receive $1.5 million in prize money. Furthermore, their names will go down in history as the first League champions.
Let us grab a look at what happened at the Playoffs.
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Top 5 plays in Call Of Duty League 2020 Playoffs
1. Seany plows down Paris spawn: Paris had just won the previous map and had their heart set on a comeback. Paris winning the Hardpoint would have tied the series 2-2. London was standing firm but not making any daring plays.
It was a regular hill build-up game until Seany took matters in his own hands. He knew that to give his team a massive lead, ARs had to stop flanks. He rotated to their spawn, unseen, and took hold of a power position. From there, he dropped an 8 kill streak. It was insane and huge for the Ravens to gain massive hill time.
The eight streak: Slaying everyone in his way, @SeanyCod wants to end the series here. #6thRaven | #CDLPlayoffs | #CDL2020 pic.twitter.com/skjBGISgNx
— Call of Duty League (@CODLeague) August 22, 2020
2. FORMAL’s clutch against Faze: Chicago vs Faze was touted to be the most epic matchup. The series was tied 2-2 when the two teams went head to head on a Search and Destroy map. In the 3rd round, Firstblood king Abezy took down two of Chicago’s players and the numbers quickly dwindled from then on.
Chicago was at a massive disadvantage with three members down. Prestinni and FORMAL had to plant the bomb and defend it against 4 Faze players. Prestinni cleared bombsite A and set down to plant. FORMAL on the other hand went on a solo spree. He stopped Priestah and Abezy from entering the bomb site. SIMP was last alive and FORMAL took care of him as well.
A 2v4 from @Huntsmen! @FormaL grabs three to close out the clutch. #BeTheHunter | #CDLPlayoffs | #CDL2020 pic.twitter.com/Xpd9khAGvx
— Call of Duty League (@CODLeague) August 22, 2020
3. Optic’s Super Sub: Dashy was a last-minute entry for Optic in a series that was tied 2-2. Dashy came in with the sniper in the last Search and Destroy. Furthermore, he had not played for weeks before this. But the super sub popped off and went on a 5 kill streak to seal Optic’s series win against city rivals Guerrillas.
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4. TJHaLy Dominates Florida: TJHaLy and his team have swept quite a few teams 3 to nothing. They were on a relentless winning spree. After they had defeated Minnesota, Optic obliterated Florida, not even allowing them to win a single point.
TjHaLy and Kuavo stopped their flanks out and out. TJ even managed to pull off a C cap alone, downing 3 of Florida’s while getting map time. Furthermore, the team as a whole dropped 20 plus kills, so it was pretty much the Optic show.
THEY DID IT: @OpTicGaming Los Angeles come back in the Domination, it’s a 3-0 SWEEP and elimination of the Florida @Mutineers!#OGLA vs Chicago Huntsmen set later today for a spot in Championship Weekend.#CDLPlayoffs | #CDL2020 pic.twitter.com/yQkYF6lZsq
— Call of Duty League (@CODLeague) August 23, 2020
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5. The Greatest Round 11 Ever: If Atlanta versus Chicago was the most anticipated clash of the series, Optic vs Chicago turned out to be the best one. Scump met his old team in the knockout bracket with a loss over his head. Optic came into the match with 3 back to back wins, two of which were 3-0 sweeps.
Optic looked strong and hungry. Nonetheless, the series leveled at 2-2. Even the last S&D was a 5-5 draw. Whatever happened next was over in less than a minute. All we know is that it stretched down to a 1v1 between Envoy and TJHaLy. Chicago won the series, but the match was one to remember.
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The Championship Weekend will take place on the 29th and 30th of August.