How to earn CDL Championship 2021 viewership rewards: Vanguard Open Beta codes

Jacob Hale
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The Call of Duty League playoffs take place from August 19-22, and viewers can earn an array of exclusive rewards just for tuning in, including an Open Beta code for Call of Duty Vanguard.

At the 2020 Championships, players were able to earn free beta codes for Black Ops Cold War as well as other viewership rewards. This year’s Champs event is no different.

For the 2021 tournament, players can earn unique in-game items along with an invite to the upcoming Vanguard Open Beta.

Here are all the different viewership rewards available, and how you can get them.

How to get CDL viewership rewards

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It’s easy to set your Activision account up to earn CDL viewership rewards, and if you haven’t done so this season, there’s still time to do it before Champs comes to a close.

Here’s what you have to do:

  1. If you haven’t already, create an Activision account.
  2. Then, link your Activision account to your YouTube account.
  3. Tune into the event while it’s live (watching the VODs back won’t earn rewards).
  4. Rewards should arrive on your account within 48 hours of reaching the viewership milestone (as explained below).

Once you’ve got that done, it’s time to find out what you’re able to earn.

CDL Champs 2021 viewership rewards

CDL Champs 2021 dates
Make sure to link your Activision and YouTube accounts before the event kicks off.

To earn these rewards, you have to tune in for a certain amount of time each day from Thursday, August 19 through to Championship Sunday on August 22.

The rewards for watching each day are as follows:

CDL Champs Thursday viewership rewards

  • 1 hour: 60 Minute Double XP Token
  • 1 hour 30 minutes: Shane & Zaptius Weapon Stickers
  • 2 hours: 60 Minute Double Battle Pass XP Token

CDL Champs Friday viewership rewards

  • 1 hour: 60 Minute Double XP Token
  • 1 hour 30 minutes: Zed & PaulEhx Weapon Stickers
  • 2 hours: 60 Minute Double Battle Pass XP Token

CDL Champs Saturday viewership rewards

  • 30 minutes: COD Timing Calling Card
  • 1 hour: 60 Minute Double XP Token
  • 1 hour 30 minutes: Venom, Classic & Vivid Weapon Stickers
  • 2 hours: 60 Minute Double Battle Pass XP Token

CDL Champs Sunday viewership rewards

  • 15 minutes: Sweep Calling Card
  • 30 minutes: Thunderclap Calling Card
  • 45 minutes: CDL Champs 2021 XM4
  • 1 hour: 60 Minute Double XP Token
  • 1 hour 30 minutes: Standy, Temp & Huke Weapon Stickers
  • 2 hours: 60 Minute Double Battle Pass XP Token

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CDL Champs 2021 provides Vanguard Beta access

Hot on the heels of Vanguard’s official announcement, players can gain early access just by tuning into Champs. Alongside the standard rewards, a select few will also receive Vanguard Beta invites as well.

25,000 viewers will be gifted a Vanguard Beta code for themselves and one for a friend by watching on Championship Sunday. This means the final day of action will be your best bet at securing early access to the new title.

The end of Championship Sunday will also mark the end of the Black Ops Cold War competitive season, so you’ll want to make sure you’re set up for success with all of the above rewards.

You can take your double XP, cosmetics and new blueprints into both regular multiplayer and Warzone to show them off — all you’ve got to do is watch the best Call of Duty players in the world face off.