10.28.2022 // By:
College CoD
Intro - Updated 1/10/23
The launch of Modern Warfare 2 is right around the corner, and we at CCL are very excited to be releasing information about the upcoming Spring 2023 Season! In 2022, we brought the full force of eFuse behind CCL with many landmark improvements for us including: Main & Academy leagues, LAN, and more prizing than ever before across the entire year. In 2023, we’re looking forward to iterating on and improving the CCL in areas like registration, format, rulebook updates, and more.
Instead of releasing multiple articles over the next few months, all pre-season update articles will be combined into this ONE article, and then this article will be updated as we have more information to release. Dates and times for each part of the format are still waiting on final approval from Activision, so we hope to release them as soon as possible! Make sure to keep an eye on the CCL Discord and social media as we announce when updates to this article have been released.
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Regions
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Format Video - New*
After taking some time reviewing feedback from the community and the 2023 CDL Season Schedule, we've revised parts of the CCL Spring 2023 Season format and schedule to address community concerns and fit around the CDL Schedule.
- All teams will start the season the last week of January with two Regional Qualifiers. Both qualifiers will be split into 4 regions, West, Midwest, Northeast, and Southeast.
- The top 12 teams in each region in Qualifier #1 will become Division #1 for a 6 week long League Play.
- The top 12teams in each region in Qualifier #2 will become Division #2 for a 6 week long League Play.
- There will be a total of 48 teams in Division #1 and 48 teams in Division #2.
- For teams who do not qualify to D1 or D2, they will compete in the Open Division.
- The Open Division in each region will be split into 4 groups of roughly 10-12 teams depending on the number of teams in the region
- The top 8 teams from each group in each region will qualify into the LCQ for a total of 64 Open teams moving on into the LCQ.
- All Division 1 teams will automatically qualify to regional playoffs, with the Top 8 teams receiving a first round Bye.
- The top 4 Division 2 teams will qualify to playoffs, and the bottom 8 Division 2 teams will go to the LCQ.
- The LCQ will continue with 4 regions. Each regional LCQ will be made up of 24 teams, 8 from Division 2 and 16 from the Open Division.
- Playoffs will also continue with 4 regions. Each regional Playoff will be made up of 24 teams, 12 from Division 1, 4 from Division 2, and 8 from LCQ.
- LAN Playoffs:
- The #1 team from each Regional Playoff will move on to the LAN Championship.
- The #2, #3, and #4 teams from each Regional Playoff will combine together for a 12 team LAN Qualifier. The top 4 teams in the Qualifier will move on to the LAN Championship.
- Qualifiers will take place on the weekend (Saturday and Sunday).
- League Play will take place on Mondays and Tuesdays.
- Last Chance Qualifiers will take place on the weekend (Saturday and Sunday).
- Playoffs will take place on the weekend (Saturday and Sunday).
- 1st - $16,000
- 2nd - $8,000
- 3rd - $6,000
- 4th - $4,000
- 5th - $2,000
- 6th - $2,000
- 7th - $1,000
- 8th - $1,000
- What platforms and inputs are allowed in the CCL?
- All platforms including Xbox, Playstation, and PC are eligible to compete. All players must compete on controller only.
- How do I sign up for the Spring 2023 Season?
- Registration opens on Oct 31st. An article dedicated to the registration process will be released when it opens.
- How many players are allowed on a roster?
- Schools with 1 team may have 7 players on their roster.
- Schools with 2 teams may have 4 starters on Main and 4-10 players on Academy.
- 3 of the Academy players must be listed on the Main roster as the official subs for Main.
- How many teams are allowed per school?
- Each school may have up to 2 rosters. The secondary roster must be designated as the Academy team.
- Who do I message with questions or concerns?
- For any questions about eligibility, reach out to jbyrd#4818 on Discord.
- For any questions about format, reach out to Heat#2129 on Discord.
- For any other general questions, reach out to sonofpaint#0117 on Discord.
An Academy format video will be released shortly, and the format will be very similar to the Main League, though smaller in scale for each stage.
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Registration Start & End Date - New*
Registration is open! For all the details, go to our Registration News Article. Registration closes on January 10th, so make sure to register ASAP!
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Season Schedule - New*
As we iterate on and improve the CCL Season format and schedule, we’ve developed a system of Qualifiers and League Play to support the growing number of teams and players. Main and Academy leagues will be returning with some changes. More details about these can be found in the format video above. As we wait for Activision to approve final dates, here are some general days to know. We'll update this article with a full calendar schedule soon! Below is our goal for when each event takes place, but could be susceptible to change based on Activision approval.
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Match Times and Stream Schedules
Qualifier broadcasts details are TBD as they are dependent on Activision approval. League Play matches and broadcast will take place on Monday and Tuesday just like last year, but the match times have been adjusted based on feedback from teams. Main and Academy teams will also be playing their League Play matches at the same time rather than on a flipped schedule.
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Academy Rules and Adjustments
Last year, we introduced the Academy League to separate two teams from the same school to allow players from the Academy team to be substitutes as needed on the Main team. That way, the best talent at each school is available to substitute if needed while also not being forced to the bench for the entire year. Using what we learned from the 2022 season, we’re implementing three major changes to fit the new Qualifier, League Play, and Opens format.
For schools that have 1 team, nothing will be changing. For schools that have 2 teams:
At registration, the Main team will register their 4 starters on the Main roster, and they will also register up to 3 subs on the Main roster. Those 3 subs must also register for the Academy roster. Only the 3 designated subs that are listed on BOTH rosters will be eligible to sub, but they must still follow the substitution rules from last season.
The Main League and the Academy League will play their matches at the same time this year instead of having a flipped schedule. Main League Play and Academy League Play will take place simultaneously and so will Main Opens and Academy Opens.
The Academy League will not have a Prize Pool this season. By providing a separate Prize Pool for Academy, we realized it inadvertently incentivized some schools to prioritize their Academy team over their Main team. This defeated the purpose of the Academy teams being designated substitutes for Main teams.
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Yearly Roadmap
Last year, we unveiled our Year-Round Schedule with a roadmap of how we envision the Spring, Summer, and Fall being split into a Pre-Season, Regular Season, and Off-Season. We’ll be continuing that cycle of seasons and events with the Fall Pre-Season focused on a mix of competitive and community events for teams to try out rosters and practice for the Spring Regular Season. Then, we’ll take a break from the competition in the Summer Off-Season for more relaxed and fun events.
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Prize Pool
College CoD contains to build and expand year after year. Even though Academy has no prizing this year, the Main league will end with a total of $40,000! With a 60% increase to this year's prize pool, we're excited to give out more scholarship prizing in 2023 than ever before!
Main Prize Split:
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