$1 million Call of Duty Championship to take place March 27-29

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The third annual Call of Duty Championship will take place in Los Angeles, California on March 27 to 29, Activision, Sledgehammer Games, Xbox and MLG have announced.

Throughout the finals, 32 of the best Call of Duty teams from around the world will compete for a piece of the $1 million prize purse. The final match will be streamed live on Xbox Live.

“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,” said Michael Condrey, co-founder and Studio Head, Sledgehammer Games.

“This is posed 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.”

Team from Asia, Australia, North America, South America and Europe will compete for a place in the finals in a range of qualifying events. Select live regional finals will take place in February through early March in Australia, Brazil, the UK and the US. Matches will be played on Xbox One and broadcast live on MLG.tv.

Further information on the championship can be found over at MLG.com.

Source: Activision

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