Black Ops Cold War player achieved first place without a single kill

The launch date of the 2021 Call of Duty League campaign is nearing, but before the start of the Black Ops Cold War professional season there will be a set of showcases called Kickoff Classic – here’s everything you need to know about this pre-season event.

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• The exhibition event takes place from January 23 to 24, online
• All 12 teams will participate; Some strong matches decided by the fans
• OpTic will face Chicago and LA Thieves after rebranding off-season

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Ahead of their highly anticipated second season, the CDL hosts their first ever classic kick-off – a pre-season event that will see all 12 team play every single exhibition match in preparation for the regular season.

To make things even more interesting, the League has engaged with fans to create some high profile matches, including OpTic Gaming vs LA Thieves and Dallas Empire vs New York Subliners.

Kickoff Classic is held over two days – January 23-24 It will be played online, which will likely be the case for most, if not all, 2021 tournaments.

CDL Kickoff Classic: Stream

Due to Call of Duty League’s partnership with YouTube, the event will be broadcast live exclusively on the YouTube CDL channel, which we will include here as soon as the event approaches.

CDL Kickoff Classic: Table and Results

Saturday January 23

match	PST	the East	GMT (UK)	AEDT (off)
Dallas Empire vs New York Sabliners	12:00 pm	3 o’clock	20:00	7:00 am (January 24)
LA Guerrillas vs Seattle Serge	1:30 PM	4:30 p.m.	9:30 pm	8:30 am (January 24)
Atlanta Ax vs. Florida Rebels	3 o’clock	6:00 pm	11:00 p.m.	10:00 am (January 24)

Sunday 24 January

match	PST	the East	GMT (UK)	AEDT (off)
London Royal Ravens vs Paris Corps	12:00 pm	3 o’clock	20:00	7:00 am (January 24)
Toronto Ultra vs Minnesota ROKKR match	1:30 PM	4:30 p.m.	9:30 pm	8:30 am (January 24)
OpTic Chicago vs LA Thieves	3 o’clock	6:00 pm	11:00 p.m.	10:00 am (January 24)

CDL Kickoff Classic: Teams and Players

As this is the first official CDL match in Black Ops Cold War, there will be a lot of eyes on how all of the new menus will perform. All 12 teams had to make at least one change due to the switch to the 4v4 format, with some choosing to completely replenish their teams.

As for the matches, they are stories galore. The first match will be OpTic Gaming vs LA Thieves – a battle between the two renamed franchises and the next chapter of rivalry that started again in Black Ops 4.

Three-time world champion Cluster, now with the New York Subliners, will face the CDL defending Dallas Empire champion for the first time since being excluded from their roster due to the 4v4 switch.

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watch now: Top 7 Players of the 2021 Season Black Ops Cold War CDL

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Former Huntsman, Arcitys, will debut with Atlanta FaZe against the new-looking Florida Mutineers, one of the best teams of the 2020 season, while Toronto Ultra and Minnesota ROKKR add another boost to their “Battle of the North” rivalry.

the team	Players
Atlanta Ax	Simp, aBeZy, Cellium, and Arcitys
Empire of Dallas	Crimsix, Shotzzy, Huke, iLLeY
Florida insurgents	Skyz, Havok, Owakening, Slacked
London Royal Ravens	Shawnee, Alexx, Dylan, Zer0
Gang warfare in Los Angeles	SiLLY, assaulted, lively, indifferent
Los Angeles thieves	SlasheR, Kenny, TJHaLy, Temp
Minnesota Rocker	Attach, Accuracy, to his Pristh, Major Manek
New York Subliners	ZooMaa, Clayester, MAC, Hydra
OpTic Chicago	Scump, FormaL, Envoy, Dashy
Paris Corps	Scrubs, Classic, Aqua, Fire
Seattle Serge	Octane, Gunlis, Pristine, Looney
Toronto Ultra	METHODS, BANS, KLEINX, CAME

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