2017 CWL Global Pro League
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The 2017 CWL Global Pro League was a Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare tournament on PlayStation 4 that occurred on April 21-July 30, 2017.
Format
The 2017 CWL Global Pro League consisted of 2 Stages, with 16 teams from North America, Europe and the APAC region participating. The 16 teams were split into 4 different pools with the top 2 teams from each pool advancing to playoffs. The top 3 teams from each pool advanced to Stage 2, while the fourth place team had to go to the relegation playoffs.
Stage 1
A total of $700,000 prize money was given out during Stage 1. All 16 teams received $12,500 for participating while the 8 teams which qualified for playoffs played for another $500,000.
Group Red
Group Blue
Group Yellow
Group Green
Stage 1 Playoffs final standings
Relegation
The 4 bottom teams from Stage 1 participated in the relegation tournament against 4 other teams in a double-elimination bracket for the final 4 spots in Stage 2.
Stage 2
A total of $700,000 prize money was given out during Stage 2. All 16 teams received $12,500 for participating while the 8 teams which qualified for playoffs played for another $500,000. The top 3 teams from all Stage 1 groups and the 4 teams which qualified via the relegation tournament participated in Stage 2.
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