The inaugural season of Call of Duty League is set to get underway on January 24, 2020.
Call of Duty League is an international, city-based esports league with 12 city teams competing, hailing from four different countries. Competitors will be facing off in the popular first-person shooter video game Call of Duty.
Here is a breakdown for the Call of Duty League team representing France.
Team Name: Paris Legion
City: Paris, France.
*Paris Legion has not yet announced player roles.*
Roster:
• Luke “Louqa” Rigas
Birthplace: Australia
Birthday: August 30, 2000
Twitter: @MF_Louqa
Team Role: Player
Accomplishments: Louqa scored first place in the CWL Anaheim Open 2019 and the CWL London Open 2019.
• Conrad “Shockz” Rymarek
Birthplace: Australia
Birthday: January 5, 1996
Twitter: @ShockzCR
Team Role: Player
Accomplishments: Shockz has multiple first-place victories, including CWL Anaheim Open 2019, CWL London Open 2019.
• Denholm “Denz” Taylor
Birthplace: Australia
Birthday: January 20, 1995
Twitter: @DenzJT
Team Role: Player
Accomplishments: Denz has scored in the top ten for many major tournaments, including CWL Pro League 2019 and Call of Duty World League Championship 2019.
• Matthew “KiSMET” Tinsley
Birthplace: United States
Birthday: November 11, 1999
Twitter: @KisMET6_
Team Role: Player
Accomplishments: KiSMET has scored in the top ten for many major tournaments, including Call of Duty World League Championship 2019 and CWL Anaheim 2019.
• Timothy “Phantomz” Landis
Birthplace: United States
Birthday: March 7, 1999
Twitter: @PhantomzTheGod
Team Role: Player
Accomplishments: Phantomz has a first-place finish in the CWL Fort Worth Open 2019.
• Zach “Zed” Denyer
Birthplace: England
Birthday: September 13, 1997
Twitter: @ZachDenyer
Team Role: Player
Accomplishments: Zed finished third in CWL Fort Worth 2019, along with top ten finishes in many major tournaments.
• Paul “Breszy” Breszynski
Birthplace: France
Birthday: January 19, 2000
Twitter: @Breszyy
Team Role: Player
Accomplishments: Breszy has finished top ten in many major tournaments, including a fourth-place finish in Call of Duty World League
Championship 2019.
• Josh “Joshh” Sheppard
Birthplace: England
Birthday: January 7, 1996
Twitter: @BsportJoshh
Team Role: Coach
Accomplishments: Joshh has many top-ten finishes in major tournaments.
• Joel “Op2” Mehdizadeh
Birthplace: England
Birthday: April 15
Twitter: @Op2CoD
Team Role: Head Coach
Accomplishments: Op2 has experience coaching professional teams in major tournaments.
Here is the official roster reveal video:
Owners of the Team: c0ntact Gaming (owners of the Overwatch League team Paris Eternal)
Branding/Logo:
The official logo is a nod to the French monarchy, a fleur-de-lis, and the color scheme is a mix of red and orange.
Defending innovation and liberty has always been a staple of Paris. Paris Legion vows to uphold Parisian traditions, fighting, conquest, and fraternity.
Paris Legion is ready to fight and will do everything they can to win. “En garde!”
Official Website: https://legion.callofdutyleague.com/en-us/
Social Media Handles:
• Twitter: @ParisLegion
• Instagram: @paris_legion
• Facebook: Paris Legion
• YouTube: Paris Legion
• Discord: discord.gg/UBwzQTH
The first season of Call of Duty League will start on January 24, 2020, at the Minneapolis Armory in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where the Minnesota Røkkr will be hosting the first event. Competitors will be playing the freshly launched Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.