CDL World Championships Format Is 'Broken', According To Scump
The Call of Duty League is heating up ahead of the penultimate event of the calendar year, as fans will return to the arenas for the Stage VI Major and the World Championships.
Having been revealed yesterday that the format for the championships will not waiver, despite concerns from the players, all eyes are on the top eight teams to see who will manage to worm up the seedings to have the best shot at winning the sumptuous prize.
However, the format has often been scrutinised, and now one of the game's biggest personalities has had his say.
Scump admits the championship format is 'broken', and has been from the start
Speaking in an OpTic Chicago podcast, Seth "Scump" Abner has declared the entire season as a “structural mishap from the CDL,” before claiming that because "the bottom four teams can’t make it [to Champs]," there are now games that “people don’t care about.”
The Call of Duty king did defend their decision to keep the format how they intended to, but quickly changed the tune to say that the format is "broken".
“Everyone’s already clinched for Champs,” Scump explained. “If there were a few matches that dictated whether you’re going to Champs or not, it’d be way more hype.”
Scump Details Perfect CDL Format
After a tug of war over which format is the best, from MLG's 32-team brawls to the franchised 8-team world championships, Scump admitted that last year's format is closer to his perfect CDL structure.
"I'd love to travel to ten cities and play ten tournaments throughout the year," he began. Despite slight tweaks, such as all twelve teams competing at each event, rather than eight, Scump's structure resembles the inaugural CDL format that was scrapped after the global pandemic cancelled LAN events.
The CDL is in its second year now, and have dealt with the pandemic through both seasons. Maybe, Scump will get his dream come true in Season 3, as the world returns to normal.
