'Call of Duty' pros vie for championship spots this weekend
This weekend, teams from across the globe will battle for a chance to compete in the Call of Duty World Championship in September.
Stage 2 of the Pro Division of the Call of Duty World League competition is set to play out from July 14-17.
Regional showdowns in North America, Europe and Australia/New Zealand will decide who wins how much from the Stage 2 prize pool. The top 12 teams will also secure a berth in the upcoming Call of Duty World Championship in Los Angeles, which will stage matches between 32 qualifying teams during Labor Day weekend.
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The newly established Call of Duty World League launched its first season of the year -- Stage 1 -- in Jan. 2016, using the PlayStation 4 version of Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 as its battleground. Stage 2 is effectively the next round, with Championship teams qualifying based on their aggregate placement across the two 2016 seasons.
The three regions compete in separate brackets this weekend, culminating in the Australia/New Zealand grand finals on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. PT, the European grand finals on Sunday at 10 a.m. PT and the North American grand finals on Sunday at 5:30 p.m. PT.
The weekend events will be streamed in a number of different places: MLG.tv, CallofDuty.com/esports and the Call of Duty Twitch page. You can find the full schedule of events right here.
Those that own Black Ops 3 on PS4 have an additional option, however. The in-game Live Event Viewer allows you to witness each match from the players' perspectives. If you want to feel bad about your own limited Call of Duty skills, this is the way to go.
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Adam Rosenberg is a Senior Games Reporter for Mashable, where he plays all the games. Every single one. From AAA blockbusters to indie darlings to mobile favorites and browser-based oddities, he consumes as much as he can, whenever he can.Adam brings more than a decade of experience working in the space to the Mashable Games team. He previously headed up all games coverage at Digital Trends, and prior to that was a long-time, full-time freelancer, writing for a diverse lineup of outlets that includes Rolling Stone, MTV, G4, Joystiq, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, EGM, 1UP, UGO and others.Born and raised in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Adam has spent his life in and around the city. He's a New York University graduate with a double major in Journalism and Cinema Studios. He's also a certified audio engineer. Currently, Adam resides in Crown Heights with his dog and his partner's two cats. He's a lover of fine food, adorable animals, video games, all things geeky and shiny gadgets.
