The 2024 World Series of Warzone has been officially announced by Activision. This event will bring together the world’s top players for a LAN competition, battling for the championship title and a $1 million prize pool.
The World Series of Warzone has become a significant event for players of the COD battle royale game every year since 2021. The 2023 edition was the first time the tournament was held on LAN, with an audience present and a trophy awarded to the winning players.
In 2023, London hosted the event where players from around the world came together. Biffle, Sage, and Shifty emerged as the winners of the trios competition, while Skullface took home the victory in the Solo YOLO $100k tournament. The tournament has a history of attracting top players, including former OpTic Gaming CDL pro Seth ‘Scump’ Abner who secured a highly acclaimed solo win in Verdansk, defeating Aydan in a final 1v1 showdown.
All the information we have gathered about the World Series of Warzone 2024 tournament is presented here.
Dates & full WSOW schedule
The In-Game Open Online Qualifier for the NA and EMEA regions will commence on Friday, May 24.
Your trio must compete in the World Series playlist between 9am-3pm PT (12-6pm ET, 5-11pm BST) on May 24-26. Your team’s overall score will be determined by your 10 best scores, all of which must be played with the trio that you have registered with on FACEIT through the following link: https://www.faceit.com/en/organizers/62b7c4e3-1bb7-4fab-a5be-36f76ddb4b46/Activision.
The registration deadline for APAC, LATAM North, and LATAM South is June 13. A maximum of 136 trios will have the opportunity to compete in three custom lobbies and secure a qualification spot.
There will also be an elongated online qualification process including a group stage, during which 68 trios will advance, spanning from June 4-12.
The dates for the final rounds of the tournament, including the Global Finals, have yet to be confirmed.
Format & map for World Series of Warzone
Although Rebirth Island and Fortune’s Keep have been the main ranked play modes in Warzone, the upcoming World Series of Warzone event will be held in Urzikstan.
The format of the qualification was explained in the following way:
The group play schedule spans two weeks, with each group engaging in a 5-drop matchup against other teams. The Upper Bracket will consist of the top 34 teams from group play, while the Lower Bracket will feature the remaining 34 teams from group play in Round 1.
In the Upper Bracket, the top 17 teams will move on to the Qualifier Finals. Any teams that do not advance to the Qualifier Finals will then compete in Round 2 of the Lower Bracket against the top 17 teams from Round 1 of the Lower Bracket.
In Round 1 of the Lower Bracket, the 17 teams who do not advance will be eliminated from the competition. In Round 2, 17 teams will move on to the Qualifier Finals while the remaining 10 teams will compete in the Last Chance Qualifier. The bottom seven teams in this round will be eliminated from the competition.
The top 10 teams from the Qualifier Finals will advance to the Global Final, while the remaining 24 teams will compete in the Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ). For teams from NA and EMEA, the LCQ will be their final opportunity to secure a spot in the Global Final. The LCQ will consist of five maps using traditional scoring, with only three teams moving on to the next round. The sixth map will be a Wildcard Map, and the winning team will automatically qualify for the Global Finals.
The format for the World Series of Warzone is a lengthy one, that will truly put competitive players to the test.
The Match Point rule, commonly used in other BR esports like Apex Legends, will be implemented in the tournament.
The concept of Match Point is quite straightforward. In order to be eligible, teams must reach a specific point threshold. Once they have met this requirement, the first team to win a map will be crowned champions.
WSOW 2024 Prize Pool
The prize pool for the 2024 World Series of Warzone will be $1 million, with all of it being allocated to the LAN Global Finals instead of being divided between online qualifiers.
Although the specific distribution of the prize pool has not been disclosed yet, it has been confirmed that the Solo YOLO champion will receive $50,000 instead of the previous $100,000. As a result, the remaining $950,000 will be divided amongst trios competing at the Global Finals.
World Series Rules & Settings
Similar to other Call of Duty games, WSOW requires certain modifications to be made in order to increase its competitive viability. Below are the rules and point system breakdown.
World Series of Warzone Trios: Competitive Settings
In the World Series of Warzone, the Battle Royale trios format will be modified with competitive settings that closely resemble those used in Ranked Resurgence. The tournament will also include the following alterations:
Loot Items Removed:
- Redeploy Pack
- Reinforcement Flare
- Gulag Entry Kits
Making Changes to Public Events:
- Circle 3: Fire Sale
- No other public events will occur
WSOW Scoring
- 1 Elimination = 1 Point
- 1st place: 2x Points
- 2nd – 5th: 1.8x Points
- 6th – 10th: 1.6x Points
- 11th – 15th: 1.4x Points
- 16th – 25th: 1.2x Points
- 26th – 34th: 1x Points
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