Call of Duty League Champs 2023: New York Subliners dominate in flawless Grand Final win

Jacob Hale
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The 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

PlacementPrizeTeam
1st$1,000,000New York Subliners
2nd$660,000Toronto Ultra
3rd$320,000Atlanta FaZe
4th$160,000Seattle Surge
Top 6$80,000OpTic Texas
Top 6$80,000Boston Breach
Top 8$40,000LA Thieves
Top 8$40,000Minnesota Røkkr

CDL Champs 2023 results

Day 1 — Thursday, June 15

RoundMatchPTETBST
Winners Round 1Minnesota Røkkr 2-3 New York Subliners12 PM3 PM8 PM
Winners Round 1Seattle Surge 1-3 Atlanta FaZe1.30 PM4.30 PM9.30 PM
Winners Round 1Boston Breach 1-3 OpTic Texas3 PM6 PM11 PM
Winners Round 1LA Thieves 2-3 Toronto Ultra4.30 PM7.30 PM12.30 AM

Day 2 — Friday, June 16

RoundMatchPTETBST
Losers Round 1Seattle Surge 32 LA Thieves12 PM3 PM8 PM
Losers Round 1Boston Breach 32 Minnesota Røkkr1.30 PM4.30 PM9.30 PM
Winners Round 2Atlanta FaZe 1-3 Toronto Ultra3 PM6 PM11 PM
Winners Round 2OpTic Texas 1-3 New York Subliners4.30 PM7.30 PM12.30 AM

Day 3 — Saturday, June 17

RoundMatchPTETBST
Losers Round 2Seattle Surge 3-2 OpTic Texas12 PM3 PM8 PM
Losers Round 2Boston Breach 1-3 Atlanta FaZe1.30 PM4.30 PM9.30 PM
Winners FinalNew York Subliners 0-3 Toronto Ultra3 PM6 PM11 PM
Losers Round 3Seattle Surge 1-3 Atlanta FaZe4.30 PM7.30 PM12.30 AM
Losers FinalNew York Subliners 3-1 Atlanta FaZe6 PM9 PM2 AM

Day 4 — Sunday, June 18

RoundMatchPTETBST
Challengers FinalsOMiT 4-1 Team Notorious9.30 AM12.30 PM5.30 PM
Grand FinalToronto Ultra 0-5 New York Subliners12 PM3 PM8 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:

TeamPlayersSubstitute(s)
Atlanta FaZeSlasheR, aBeZy, Simp, CelliumClassic
Boston BreachBeans, Kremp, Snoopy, OwakeningNero, Vivid
LA ThievesKenny, Octane, Envoy, DrazahSHANEE
Minnesota RøkkrBance, Cammy, Fame, AttachAfro
New York SublinersHyDra, KiSMET, Priestahh, SkyzWarDy
OpTic TexasHuke, Shotzzy, Dashy, GhostyiLLeY, Scump
Seattle SurgePred, Sib, Accuracy, MackGwinn
Toronto UltraHicksy, Insight, Scrappy, CleanXJoee

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