Optic Gaming wins North American Stage 1 final for Call of Duty World League.
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Optic Gaming takes North American finals for Call of Duty World League

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Optic Gaming won the finals of the North American Stage 1 Finals for the Call of Duty World League esports tournament.

Over the weekend, teams squared off at the ESL Studios in Burbank, California, to watch teams compete for the North American finals. The winner moves closer to qualifying for the 2016 Call of Duty Championship this fall to see who is the best in the world at Call of Duty: Black Ops III on the PlayStation 4 game console. The tournament is part of the esports craze, which is expected to grow 43 percent in 2016 to $463 million, according to market researcher Newzoo.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.