This coming March, the third annual Call of Duty Championship begins in Los Angeles, offering the top Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare players to compete for a share of a $1 million prize purse, Activision announced today.
The tournament, hosted by Activision, Sledgehammer, and Xbox, in partnership with Major League Gaming, will take place between 27th and 29th March, and will be broadcast live over Xbox Live.
Michael Condrey, Co-founder and Studio Head of Sledgehammer Games, said in a statement: “From Day 1, the team at Sledgehammer Games set out to bring a new way to play Call of Duty multiplayer to fans. We couldn’t be more thrilled of how the competitive community has embraced and mastered the new player movements and game modes of Advanced Warfare.”
“This is poised to be one of the most exciting Call of Duty competitive seasons with the Call of Duty Championship being one of the best eSports tournaments of the year.”
Regional qualifiers across every continent begin on Xbox One in February, running through to early March, with the regional finals being broadcast on MLG.tv and other broadcast partners.
Any interested parties should read the official rules and regulations to check that they meet the qualification requirements.
Source: Polygon
