Communications company, COX, in partnership with professional Call of Duty League organization Florida Mutineers, today announced the Elite Gamer Call of Duty®: Warzone Tournament Series. The event is powered by Elite Gamer, Cox’s new gaming service that enhances the gaming experience for PC gamers, improving the connection between servers and players across all Cox markets. 

The competition began with open play-in tournaments on October 2nd and will end with a celebrity Pro-Am championship on October 27th. The top duo teams that qualified for the Pro-Am from the first tournament included four of the best Call of Duty®: Warzone players in the world, Thomas “Tommey” Trewren and Aydan “Aydan” Conrad, and “Kekoa” and “RussDaddy”. A prize pool of $20,000 will be awarded to the first and second place teams, with $15,000 going to first place and $5,000 to second. $5,000 will be donated to The Call of Duty Endowment ahead of Veterans Day on November 11th. The Call of Duty Endowment is a non-profit organization that seeks to help veterans find high-quality careers by supporting groups that prepare them for the job market and by raising awareness of the value veterans bring to the workplace.

To register for the open play-in tournaments, fans based in Cox markets can visit  Elite Gamer Call of Duty: Warzone Tournament Series 

Below are tournament details:

  • Open Play-In Tournaments October 13th, 21st, 23rd
    • Open to players in the US – Duo Teams
    • Weekly Prizes from SCUF Gaming, Astro Gaming, and Florida Mutineers
    • Top 2 duo teams qualify each week for chance to play in Pro-Am Esports Tournament Championship 
  • Pro-Am Esports Championship Tournament – October 27th
    • Culmination of open tournaments
    • Played remotely from players’ homes
    • Broadcast/Streamed in a high-end live production on major channels (Twitch, Youtube, Facebook, Discord)
    • Grand Finale Pro-Am Tournament Event – $25,000 Prize Pool 
      • $20,000 will be awarded to the first and second place teams, with $15,000 going to first place and $5,000 to second.  $5,000 will be donated to The Call of Duty Endowment.
      • Featuring to be confirmed esports pros, local celebrities, sports stars, and gaming influencers teaming up for 8 duo teams and 8 qualifying teams from Open Qualifiers (2 from each week’s open tournament) to make a 16 duo team Pro-Am Championship.