Toronto Ultra Secures Hard-Earned Second Place Season Finish
23 August 2021 - 2:00PM
The Toronto Ultra, OverActive Media’s (TSXV:OAM) professional Call
of Duty esports team and Canada's only Call of Duty League™
franchise, celebrates an incredible season, securing a second-place
finish at the Call of Duty League Championship Weekend which took
place August 19-22, 2021 in Los Angeles, CA. Following a slow start
to the season at Major I, Toronto Ultra bounced back to win Major
II and finish top three at Majors III, IV and V.
The route to the Final saw Toronto Ultra eliminate OpTic
Chicago, Minnesota RØKKR, and Dallas Empire followed by a final
match against Atlanta FaZe, which resulted in a 5-3 win for last
year's runner-up. In addition to team performance, the League gave
individual recognition to Jamie "Insight" Craven, who made the Scuf
Team of the Year and was nominated for Rookie of the Year, and
Cameron "Cammy" McKilligan who was nominated for MVP.
"I couldn't be prouder of how much the team evolved this year
and the effort we put in until the very end of the final map," said
Cameron "Cammy" McKilligan. "We had an amazing run in season two
and had fun while doing it. We're ready to do it all again next
year."
As OverActive Media continues to focus on becoming a global
sports, media and entertainment company, its approach to developing
strong teams is very intentional. It unveiled a new 15,000 square
foot esports headquarters and training facility in Toronto earlier
this year to provide a multipurpose high-performance space for
training, physical and mental fitness, and online match play on
stage in a competition simulated environment.
“The team’s performance this season is nothing short of
incredible. In year two, they have not only shown immense growth,
consistency, composure, and resiliency, but they have proven
Toronto Ultra is one of the best there is," said Adam Adamou, Chief
Strategy Officer at OverActive Media. "Our approach to building
teams, coaching and operations is further validated through the
season's success and we're ready to start planning for next
year."
To generate excitement and engage Call of Duty fans across
Canada for the Call of Duty League Championship Weekend, Toronto
Ultra's Playoffs journey was supported by presenting partner CRAVE
Meals, a Kraft Heinz brand (NASDAQ:KHC). Other industry-leading
brands helped amplify the fan experience including Bell (TSX:BCE),
Bud Light (NYSE:BUD), EPOS, Jack Link's, TD (TSX:TD) and Universal
Music Canada.
"Thanks to the unwavering support of our fans and partners -
Toronto Ultra is proud to be Canada's team," added Adamou.
Call of Duty is the single largest console game in the world
with more than 400 million premium games sold since it launched in
October 2003 (www.callofduty.com). The Call of Duty League was
ranked as the #1 most tweeted about esports league in Canada by
Twitter, and Call of Duty was the 2nd most tweeted about game by
Canadians in 2020 (Twitter). The Call of Duty League, in only its
second season, has set multiple peak viewership records for Call of
Duty esports throughout its 2021 regular season, is seeing
double-digit growth year-over-year in AMA for 2021 compared to the
2020 season and overall hours watched has nearly doubled
year-over-year compared to the 2020 season (Activision Blizzard,
YouTube).
For more information, please contact:
Leah Gaucher, Director, PR & Communications, OverActive
Media(647) 924-2614lgaucher@oam.gg
ABOUT OVERACTIVE MEDIA
OverActive Media (TSXV:OAM) is headquartered in
Toronto, Ontario, with operations in Madrid, Spain and Berlin,
Germany. OverActive’s mandate is to build an integrated global
company delivering sports, media and entertainment products for
today’s generation of fans with a focus on esports, videogames,
content creation and distribution, culture, and live and online
events. OverActive owns team franchises in (i) the Overwatch
League, operating as the Toronto Defiant, (ii) the Call of Duty
League, operating as the Toronto Ultra, (iii) the League of Legends
European Championship (“LEC”), operating as the MAD Lions, (iv) the
Superliga, operating as the MAD Lions Madrid, and (v) Flashpoint,
operating as MAD Lions Counter Strike:Global Offensive (a
franchised league operated by B Site Inc., a company in which
OverActive holds a minority interest), as well as other
non-affiliated CS:GO tournaments and leagues. OverActive also
operates both live and online events, operating as OAM Live and
maintains an active social media presence with its fans and
community members, operates fan clubs, and other fan related
activities that increase the reach of its brands.
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for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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