Call of Duty League 2022: Pro-Am Classic

Kanishka Thakur

May 9, 2022 • 3 min read

The Call of Duty League 2022: Pro-Am Classic is a mid-season event featuring a prize pool of $250,000. The event will feature all 12 Call of Duty League teams as well as the top four teams from the Minnesota Open event. It is one of the most exciting events of 2022 and we can’t wait for players to kick things off on May 5th, 2022.

CDL Pro-Am Classic Teams and Group Breakdowns

Here are all of the teams participating in the upcoming event.

Group A

Atlanta FaZe

Tyler “aBeZy” Pharris
McArthur “Cellium” Jovel
Chris “Simp” Lehr
Alec “Arcitys” Sanderson

Seattle Surge

Lamar “Accuracy” Abedi
Makenzie “Mack” Kelley
Amer “Pred” Zulbeari
Daunte “Sib” Gray

Strike X

Vlad “Ramby” Sanchez
Justin “SiLLY” Fargo-Palmer
Luis “Fire” Rivera
Sebastian "Gunsii" Martinez

Toronto Ultra

Benjamin "Bance" Bance
Cameron "Cammy" McKilligan
Tobias Juul "CleanX" Jønsson
Jamie "Insight" Craven

Team to Watch Out For: Atlanta FaZe

Despite losing in the grand final of the second major, Atlanta FaZe are still considered the best Call of Duty team in the world by many. They have been dominant throughout the season and are definitely the team to look out for in Group A.

Group B

Florida Mutineers

David "Davpadie" Maslowski
Joseph "Owakening" Conley
Cesar "Skyz" Bueno
Reece "Vivid" Drost

Minnesota ROKKR

Dillon "Attach" Price
Colt "Havok" McLendon
Preston "Priestahh" Greiner
Eli "Standy" Bentz

OpTic Texas

Brandon "Dashy" Otell
Indervir "iLLeY" Dhaliwal
Seth "Scump" Abner
Anthony "Shotzzy" Cuevas-Castro

Ultra Academy EU

Ben "Beans" McMellon
Liam "Furiious" Osborne
Harry "Harry" Payne
Stephen "Vortex" Allen

Team to Watch Out For: OpTic Texas

OpTic Texas has been dominant throughout Major 1 and while the team has gone through rough patches, they are still one of the strongest forces of Call of Duty esports.

Group C

London Royal Ravens

Marcus "Afro" Reid
Joseph "Gismo" Evans
Byron "Nastie" Plumridge
Trei "Zer0" Morris

Los Angeles Thieves

Zack "Drazah" Jordan
Dylan "Envoy" Hannon
Kenny "Kenny" Williams
Sam "Octane" Larew

New York Subliners

Ian "Crimsix" Porter
Paco "HyDra" Rusiewiez
Travis "Neptune" McCloud
Paul "PaulEhx" Avila

Team WaR

Bjarne "Denza" Sleebus
Jack "Maple" McCartney
Elliot "Wardy" Ward
Connor "Weeman" Chilton

Team to Watch Out For: London Royal Ravens

London Royal Ravens have been one of the most consistent teams this season. While the team did fall short of expectations in Major 2, they have put on consistent performances and are going to be a threat in Group C.

Group D

Boston Breach

Anthony "Methodz" Zinni
Thomas "TJHaLy" Haly
Dylan "Nero" Koch
Kenyen "Capsidal" Sutton

Los Angeles Guerrillas

Obaid "Asim" Asim
Cuyler "Huke" Garland
Kris "Spart" Cervantez
Austin "SlasheR" Liddicoat

Paris Legion

Thomas "GRVTY" Malin
Bryan "Jimbo" Sabman
Johnathan "John" Perez
Donovan "Temp" Laroda

Ultra Academy NA

Stephen "Vortex" Allen
Ben "Beans" McMellon
Liam "Furious" Osborne
Harry “Harry” Payne

Team to Watch Out For: Boston Breach

Boston Breach was one of the only consistent teams at the second major. The players put on commendable performances throughout the four weeks of the major but they were stopped by FaZe and LA Guerillas.

Who Should You Support at the Pro-Am Classic Event?

If you don’t already have a favorite team that you are rooting for in the upcoming event, here are our top picks who you can support:

Ultra Academy NA

Ultra Academy is the winner of the Minnesota Open event. The amateur team is going up against some of the best CDL teams for the first time. If you want to root for the underdogs and want to see an amateur team go up against the big boys, this is the team to root for.

Los Angeles Guerrillas

The LA Guerrillas wrote the comeback story for the ages after making its way from the loser’s round all the way to the grand final and winning against Atlanta FaZe. The Major 2 champions had a lot of close shave encounters in Major 2 and the Pro-Am event sets the perfect stage for the team to prove to the world that their Major 2 win was not an accident.

Atlanta FaZe

FaZe is currently the most dominant team in Call of Duty esports and is arguably the safest bet if you want to support a team at the upcoming event. The team won the 2021 playoffs and three majors last year, making FaZe one of the most successful teams out there right now.

CDL Pro-Am Classic Schedule and Format

The event will kick off on May 5th with the group stage and it will end with the grand finals on May 8th.

12 out of the 16 teams are from the Call of Duty League and four teams are from the Minnesota Open. Each group will feature three CDL teams along with one CDC team. The group stage will feature a round-robin format with two teams making it out of the groups for the single-elimination bracket playoffs for the quarter-finals, semis, and grand final.

CDL Pro-Am Classic Where to Watch

The upcoming event will be broadcast exclusively on YouTube. Fans can check out the Livestream here: https://www.youtube.com/CODLeague