Call of Duty League Champs 2023: New York Subliners dominate in flawless Grand Final win
Call of Duty LeagueThe 2023 Call of Duty League Championship Weekend is now in the books as New York Subliners hit peak form at the right time with a dominant sweep over Toronto Ultra to claim their very first ring. If you missed any of the action from the $2.4m Modern Warfare event, we’ve got you covered below with a full recap.
After a full week of heated competition and plenty of game five’s, it was New York that took out the Champs trophy in 2023. Despite falling to Toronto Ultra earlier in the bracket, the squad rebounded strong in the grand finals with a dominant 5-0 sweep.
On the other side of the field, the likes of OpTic and Røkkr found themselves out of the running days prior as teams like Seattle and Boston hit some hot streaks over the weekend. But ultimately, only one could take out the trophy.
A full team of superstars on Subliners just earned their very first rings. For HyDra, he walked away with the overall 2023 CDL MVP award to boot, while KiSMET took home extra silverware as the Champs MVP too.
Here’s everything you need to know about the CDL Champs 2023 tournament.
CDL Champs 2023 final placements
| Placement | Prize | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | $1,000,000 | New York Subliners |
| 2nd | $660,000 | Toronto Ultra |
| 3rd | $320,000 | Atlanta FaZe |
| 4th | $160,000 | Seattle Surge |
| Top 6 | $80,000 | OpTic Texas |
| Top 6 | $80,000 | Boston Breach |
| Top 8 | $40,000 | LA Thieves |
| Top 8 | $40,000 | Minnesota Røkkr |
CDL Champs 2023 results
Day 1 — Thursday, June 15
| Round | Match | PT | ET | BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winners Round 1 | Minnesota Røkkr 2-3 New York Subliners | 12 PM | 3 PM | 8 PM |
| Winners Round 1 | Seattle Surge 1-3 Atlanta FaZe | 1.30 PM | 4.30 PM | 9.30 PM |
| Winners Round 1 | Boston Breach 1-3 OpTic Texas | 3 PM | 6 PM | 11 PM |
| Winners Round 1 | LA Thieves 2-3 Toronto Ultra | 4.30 PM | 7.30 PM | 12.30 AM |
Day 2 — Friday, June 16
| Round | Match | PT | ET | BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Losers Round 1 | Seattle Surge 3–2 LA Thieves | 12 PM | 3 PM | 8 PM |
| Losers Round 1 | Boston Breach 3–2 Minnesota Røkkr | 1.30 PM | 4.30 PM | 9.30 PM |
| Winners Round 2 | Atlanta FaZe 1-3 Toronto Ultra | 3 PM | 6 PM | 11 PM |
| Winners Round 2 | OpTic Texas 1-3 New York Subliners | 4.30 PM | 7.30 PM | 12.30 AM |
Day 3 — Saturday, June 17
| Round | Match | PT | ET | BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Losers Round 2 | Seattle Surge 3-2 OpTic Texas | 12 PM | 3 PM | 8 PM |
| Losers Round 2 | Boston Breach 1-3 Atlanta FaZe | 1.30 PM | 4.30 PM | 9.30 PM |
| Winners Final | New York Subliners 0-3 Toronto Ultra | 3 PM | 6 PM | 11 PM |
| Losers Round 3 | Seattle Surge 1-3 Atlanta FaZe | 4.30 PM | 7.30 PM | 12.30 AM |
| Losers Final | New York Subliners 3-1 Atlanta FaZe | 6 PM | 9 PM | 2 AM |
Day 4 — Sunday, June 18
| Round | Match | PT | ET | BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Challengers Finals | OMiT 4-1 Team Notorious | 9.30 AM | 12.30 PM | 5.30 PM |
| Grand Final | Toronto Ultra 0-5 New York Subliners | 12 PM | 3 PM | 8 PM |
CDL Champs 2023 stream
As has been the case for the last few months, Championship Weekend was streamed on both the Call of Duty Twitch channel (embedded above) and the CODLeague YouTube channel.
Not only that, but watch parties were in full effect, from the likes of Scump and ZooMaa, as well as other big names like Vikkstar and Aydan.
With teams and fans all heading out to Las Vegas’ Thomas & Mack Center, matches kicked off at 12 PM PT on Thursday, June 15 and ran through until roughly 2PM PT on Sunday, June 18.
CDL Champs 2023 bracket
Here is the final bracket for Champs 2023 now that it has come to a close.
In Round 2 of the Elimination Bracket, the bracket flipped, so the loser of the match on the upper side of the bracket moved to the lower side of the bracket, and vice versa.
CDL Champs 2023 prize pool breakdown
The total prize pool for Champs this year was $2,380,000. Here is how the prize pool breaks down, with the Subliners taking home a whopping $1 million.
- 1st: $1,000,000
- 2nd: $660,000
- 3rd: $320,000
- 4th: $160,000
- 5-6th: $80,000
- 7-8th: $40,000
CDL Champs 2023 teams
Only eight teams played at the COD Champs event in 2023, with the bottom four in the regular season standings having to watch from home instead. Here are the teams & full rosters that qualified:
| Team | Players | Substitute(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FaZe | SlasheR, aBeZy, Simp, Cellium | Classic |
| Boston Breach | Beans, Kremp, Snoopy, Owakening | Nero, Vivid |
| LA Thieves | Kenny, Octane, Envoy, Drazah | SHANEE |
| Minnesota Røkkr | Bance, Cammy, Fame, Attach | Afro |
| New York Subliners | HyDra, KiSMET, Priestahh, Skyz | WarDy |
| OpTic Texas | Huke, Shotzzy, Dashy, Ghosty | iLLeY, Scump |
| Seattle Surge | Pred, Sib, Accuracy, Mack | Gwinn |
| Toronto Ultra | Hicksy, Insight, Scrappy, CleanX | Joee |
