The Call of Duty League has canceled all in-person home series events for '20, shifting to an online-only format to close out a season that began in January. The Activision Blizzard-owned property was supposed to have a big year that would mark the start of newly franchised and geo-located leagues holding home events like Overwatch League, also owned by Activision. However, while OWL has only announced that in-person events are canceled through April, Activision says the rest of the CDL season will be played online.
Activision also unveiled details today of how OWL will play online-only events, saying teams will compete in three regional groups. Matches will resume March 21 on YouTube, and the schedule will be released next week. OWL previously had a deal for linear rights with ESPN, but no matches have aired on TV this year and ESPN recently told THE DAILY that the partnership with Activision has concluded.
Elsewhere in esports, League of Legends’ European division suspended in-person events and is now considering options for a restart.
