2020 Atlanta FaZe season

2020 Atlanta FaZe season
2020 Atlanta FaZe season
Head coach	James "Crowder" Crowder
Owner	Paul Hamilton
Results
Record	26-7 (.788)
Homestand wins	2
Place	1st
Season Playoffs	Grand Finals
Total Earnings	$1,140,000
	Atlanta FaZe; 2021 →;

The 2020 Atlanta FaZe season was the first season of the Atlanta FaZe's existence in the Call of Duty League.

Preceding offseason[edit]

On May 2, 2019, Activision Blizzard announced that Atlanta Esports Ventures had purchased one of the first five franchise slots for the Call of Duty League.^[1]^[2] AEV and FaZe Clan partnered together for the team, and in October 2019, they announced that the team would be named the Atlanta FaZe.^[3]^[4] Atlanta would announce its inaugural season roster the same month.^[5]

Overview[edit]

Atlanta Faze would finish the regular season in first place with a 26 - 7 (.788) record, this granted them a 2-round bye and placed them in to winners bracket round 3. The team finished in second, earning them $900,000 in prize money. The team played with a starting roster of aBeZy, Cellium, MajorManiak, Priestahh and Simp at Playoffs.

Final roster[edit]

Atlanta FaZe roster

Players

Coaches

Handle	Name	Nationality
aBeZy	Pharris, Tyler	United States
Cellium	Jovel, McArthur	United States
GRVTY (TW)	Malin, Thomas	United States
JurNii (TW)	Antonio González, Juan	Spain
MajorManiak	Szymaniak, Michael	United States
Priestahh	Greiner, Prestion	United States
Simp	Lehr, Chris	United States

Head coach

James "Crowder" Crowder

Assistant coach(es)

Richard "RJ" Simoncelli

Legend:

(I) Inactive
(S) Suspended
Substitute
Injury / Illness

Roster

Standings[edit]

2020 Call of Duty League standings v t e
#	Team	Pts	EP	MW	ML	M%	GW	GL	G%
2-round bye
1	Atlanta FaZe	280	9	26	7	.788	86	46	.652
2	Dallas Empire	260	9	23	12	.657	80	55	.593
1-round bye
3	Florida Mutineers	230	9	20	11	.645	69	61	.531
4	Chicago Huntsmen	230	9	21	9	.700	75	44	.630
1st round winners bracket
5	New York Subliners	140	9	13	17	.433	57	60	.487
6	London Royal Ravens	120	9	12	14	.462	50	58	.463
7	Toronto Ultra	120	9	11	13	.458	49	55	.471
8	Minnesota ROKKR	120	9	12	16	.429	50	62	.446
1st round losers bracket
9	OpTic Gaming Los Angeles	100	9	10	17	.370	49	58	.458
10	Paris Legion	100	9	10	16	.385	44	57	.436
11	Seattle Surge	50	9	5	16	.238	32	53	.376
12	Los Angeles Guerrillas	50	9	5	17	.227	30	53	.361

Game log[edit]

Regular season[edit]

2020 regular season game log

Launch Weekend

1	Atlanta FaZe	3	–	0	Dallas Empire	Minneapolis, MI
						Minneapolis Armory
	250	Azhir Cave - Hardpoint			234
	6	Arklov Peak - Search & Destroy			0
	188	Gun Runner - Domination			119

2	New York	1	–	3	Atlanta FaZe	Minneapolis, MI
						Minneapolis Armory
	211	Gun Runner - Hardpoint			250
	0	Piccadilly - Search & Destroy			6
	206	Hackney Yard - Domination			136
	122	St Petrograd - Hardpoint			250

Atlanta Faze Home Series

Game 1	Atlanta FaZe	3	–	0	OpTic Gaming Los Angeles	Atlanta, GA
						Gateway Center Arena
	250	Azhir Cave - Hardpoint			121
	6	Arklov Peak - Search & Destroy			3
	162	St Petrograd - Domination			143

Game 2	London Royal Ravens	1	–	3	Atlanta FaZe	Atlanta, GA
						Gateway Center Arena
	195	Hakney Hard - Hardpoint			250
	3	Arklov Peak - Search & Destroy			6
	146	St Petrograd - Domination			132
	189	Gun Runner - Hardpoint			250

Semi-finals	Atlanta FaZe	3	–	2	Minnesota ROKKR	Atlanta, GA
						Gateway Center Arena
	211	Hackney Yard - Hardpoint			250
	2	Piccadilly - Search & Destroy			6
	168	Hackney Yard - Domination			139
	250	Gun Runner - Hardpoint			205
	6	Gun Runner - Search & Destroy			4

Finals	Atlanta FaZe	3	–	0	Florida Mutineers	Atlanta, GA
						Gateway Center Arena
	250	St Petrograd - Hardpoint			138
	6	Gun Runner - Search & Destroy			4
	146	St Petrograd - Domination			136

Playoffs[edit]

2020 playoff game log

Playoffs

Winners round 3		Atlanta FaZe	3	–	2	Chicago Huntsmen	Online
							Online

Winners finals		Atlanta FaZe	2	–	3	Dallas Empire	Online
							Online

Losers finals		Atlanta FaZe	3	–	1	Chicago Huntsmen	Online
							Online

Grand Finals	August 30	Dallas Empire	5	–	1	Atlanta FaZe	Online
	4:00 pm EDT (20:00 UTC)	Details
		250	Azhir Cave - Hardpoint			173
		6	Gun Runner - Search & Destroy			3
		158	St. Petrograd - Domination			152
		211	Gun Runner - Hardpoint			250
		6	Rammaza - Search & Destroy			4

References[edit]

^ Bhat, Keshav (May 2, 2019). "Five cities have purchased a spot in the upcoming franchised Call of Duty league". Charlie INTEL. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
^ Pei, Annie (May 2, 2019). "Activision Blizzard announces first 5 teams for Call of Duty esports league". CNBC. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
^ Bloom, David (2019-10-26). "Call of Duty League Adds FaZe Clan To Atlanta Franchise Partnership". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2019-10-27. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
^ Duran, H.B. (October 28, 2019). "FaZe Clan, Atlanta Esports Ventures Reveal Call of Duty League Team, Atlanta FaZe". The Esports Observer. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
^ Binkowski, Justin (October 26, 2019). "Atlanta FaZe's Call of Duty League lineup revealed". Dot Esports. Retrieved January 26, 2020.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] Bhat, Keshav (May 2, 2019). "Five cities have purchased a spot in the upcoming franchised Call of Duty league". Charlie INTEL. Retrieved January 25, 2020.

[2] Pei, Annie (May 2, 2019). "Activision Blizzard announces first 5 teams for Call of Duty esports league". CNBC. Retrieved October 23, 2019.

[3] Bloom, David (2019-10-26). "Call of Duty League Adds FaZe Clan To Atlanta Franchise Partnership". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2019-10-27. Retrieved January 25, 2020.

[4] Duran, H.B. (October 28, 2019). "FaZe Clan, Atlanta Esports Ventures Reveal Call of Duty League Team, Atlanta FaZe". The Esports Observer. Retrieved October 29, 2019.

[Dot_Roster-5] Binkowski, Justin (October 26, 2019). "Atlanta FaZe's Call of Duty League lineup revealed". Dot Esports. Retrieved January 26, 2020.

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