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Next Up CWL New Orleans Open,\u00a0<\/u>Jan. 12 – 14<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/b><\/i><\/p>\n <\/u>SANTA MONICA, Calif.<\/u>–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The CWL Dallas Open culminated with Team Kaliber\u00a0<\/i>claiming the top-place finish during a fiercely competitive tournament in\u00a0<\/u>Call<\/u>\u00a0of Duty\u00ae: WWII<\/i>. Teams Splyce, OpTic Gaming\u00a0<\/i>and FaZe Clan\u00a0<\/i>rounded out the top four spots to conclude the three-day competition at the\u00a0<\/u>Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center<\/u>\u00a0in\u00a0<\/u>Dallas, Texas<\/u>.<\/p>\n CWL Dallas Open Champs 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\u00a0<\/u>Call<\/u>\u00a0of Duty esports history.<\/p>\n “Team Kaliber winning CWL Dallas means everything to me. We’ve all been putting a lot of hard work in the last few years and I’ve had a chance to watch all my friends succeed in that time. I relive this moment through their eyes and now I’ve had my chance to win,” said Team Kaliber’s Lamar “Accuracy” Abedi after being named CWL Dallas Open MVP. “Thanks for all the fans in the crowd and watching online. This has been unbelievable.”<\/p>\n The enormous open bracket of more than 200 teams proved to be the largest CWL open event competition ever, where they faced-off over the weekend in front of live fans and online at\u00a0MLG.com\/CallofDuty<\/a>.<\/p>\n Here are the final rankings for the CWL Dallas Open:<\/p>\n Team Kaliber\u00a0<\/i>established themselves as the early team to beat in the new\u00a0<\/u>Call<\/u>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/u>Duty World League<\/u>\u00a0season. The focus now shifts to\u00a0<\/u>New Orleans<\/u>, the site of the season’s second open event. CWL New Orleans Open will take place at the\u00a0<\/u>Ernest N. Morial Convention Center<\/u>\u00a0on\u00a0<\/u>January 12-14, 2018<\/span><\/span><\/u>.<\/p>\n CWL New Orleans Open tickets are available now in multiple varieties. General admission passes for the event are available for\u00a0<\/u>$59.99<\/u>\u00a0(plus applicable fees and taxes). A\u00a0<\/u>Premium Pass<\/u>\u00a0for the event is also available for\u00a0<\/u>$89.99<\/u>\u00a0(plus applicable fees and taxes) and includes an event t-shirt and one month of MLG GameBattles Premium. A\u00a0<\/u>$299.99<\/u>\u00a0(plus applicable fees and taxes) VIP ticket is also available and includes an event t-shirt, event jacket, one-hour early entrance to the venue, access to the\u00a0<\/u>VIP Lounge<\/u>\u00a0and more. For tickets, visit\u00a0MLG.com\/CWLNOLA<\/a>.<\/p>\n Visit\u00a0CallofDuty.com\/esports<\/a>\u00a0and follow the\u00a0<\/u>Call<\/u>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/u>Duty World League<\/u>\u00a0on\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram<\/a>\u00a0for the latest CWL updates. For live broadcasts and Video on Demand, visit\u00a0MLG.com\/CallofDuty<\/a>.<\/p>\n About\u00a0<\/u>Activision Publishing, Inc.<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n Headquartered in\u00a0Santa Monica, California,\u00a0Activision Publishing, Inc.\u00a0is a leading global producer and publisher of interactive entertainment. Activision maintains operations throughout the world and is a division of\u00a0<\/u>Activision Blizzard, Inc.\u00a0<\/u>(NASDAQ: ATVI), an S&P 500 company. More information about Activision and its products can be found on the company’s website,\u00a0www.activision.com<\/a>\u00a0or by following\u00a0@Activision<\/a>.<\/p>\n Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements: Information in this press release that involves Activision Publishing’s expectations, plans, intentions or strategies regarding the future, including statements about the expected features of the\u00a0<\/u>Call<\/u>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/u>Duty World League<\/u>\u00a0and the dates and features of the CWL New Orleans Open, are forward-looking statements, that are not facts and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause Activision Publishing’s actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements set forth in this release include unanticipated product delays and other factors identified in the risk factors sections of Activision Blizzard’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. The forward-looking statements in this release are based upon information available to\u00a0<\/u>Activision Publishing<\/u>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/u>Activision Blizzard<\/u>\u00a0as of the date of this release, and neither\u00a0<\/u>Activision Publishing<\/u>\u00a0nor\u00a0<\/u>Activision Blizzard<\/u>\u00a0assumes any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements believed to be true when made may ultimately prove to be incorrect. 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