{"id":1459,"date":"2018-01-15T12:43:46","date_gmt":"2018-01-15T18:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=1459"},"modified":"2018-01-15T12:43:46","modified_gmt":"2018-01-15T18:43:46","slug":"team-kaliber-crowned-champion-of-the-cwl-new-orleans-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2018\/01\/15\/team-kaliber-crowned-champion-of-the-cwl-new-orleans-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Kaliber Crowned Champion of the CWL New Orleans Open"},"content":{"rendered":"

Event Standings Help Determine Sixteen Qualifying Teams to Compete at the\u00a0<\/u>CWL Pro League<\/u>\u00a0at the\u00a0<\/u>MLG Arena<\/u>, Beginning\u00a0<\/u>January 23<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/b><\/i><\/p>\n

Next CWL Open Event Returns to\u00a0<\/u>Atlanta<\/u>,\u00a0<\/u>March 9 – 11<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/b><\/i><\/p>\n

<\/u>SANTA MONICA, Calif.<\/u>–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The CWL New Orleans Open, presented by PlayStation\u00ae4, concluded with Team Kaliber claiming top prize after a fiercely competitive tournament in\u00a0Call of Duty\u00ae: WWII<\/i>. Teams Luminosity Gaming,\u00a0<\/u>Rise Nation<\/u>\u00a0and Red Reserve rounded out the top four spots at the end of the three-day competition taking place at the\u00a0<\/u>Ernest N. Morial Convention Center<\/u>\u00a0in\u00a0<\/u>New Orleans<\/u>.<\/p>\n

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CWL New Orleans Open Champions Team Kaliber claimed the largest piece of the event’s\u00a0<\/u>$200,000<\/u>\u00a0prize pool, as part of the new season’s\u00a0<\/u>$4.2 million<\/u>\u00a0prize pool, the largest in Call of Duty esports history. This was Team Kaliber’s second CWL Global Open championship of the season, previously winning the CWL Dallas Open in\u00a0<\/u>December 2017<\/u>.<\/p>\n

“Winning back-to-back events means the world to us. A lot of people doubted us, even after our Championship win at CWL Dallas, and I’m glad we could prove them all wrong,” said CWL New Orleans Open MVP Martin \u2018Chino’\u00a0<\/u>Chino<\/u>. “I’m really proud of us but being as good as we are I feel like we can keep improving. We want to stay at the top and the next challenge is the\u00a0<\/u>CWL Pro League<\/u>\u00a0and then CWL Atlanta in March.”<\/p>\n

Teams from\u00a0<\/u>North America<\/u>,\u00a0<\/u>Europe<\/u>, and the\u00a0<\/u>Asia-Pacific region<\/u>\u00a0competed in the enormous open bracket during the event for a chance at being crowned champion\u00a0on Sunday<\/span><\/span>. Fans watched the event over the weekend in front of live fans, online at\u00a0MLG.com\/CallofDuty<\/a>\u00a0and via the in-game\u00a0Call of Duty\u00ae: WWII<\/i>\u00a0<\/u>Headquarters Theater<\/u>.<\/p>\n

Here are the final rankings for the CWL New Orleans Open:<\/p>\n