{"id":27369,"date":"2013-03-19T11:34:01","date_gmt":"2013-03-19T16:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=27369"},"modified":"2013-03-19T11:34:01","modified_gmt":"2013-03-19T16:04:01","slug":"call-of-duty-championship-presented-by-xbox-tournament-video-game-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=27369","title":{"rendered":"Call of Duty Championship, presented by Xbox tournament &#8211; VIDEO GAME NEWS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=27369\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-23259\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"call of duty header\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/call-of-duty-header.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a>The UK\u2019s best Call of Duty\u00ae gamers triumphed at the Electronic Sports League\u2019s (ESL) European Finals in Cologne, Germany, this past weekend.\u00a0 Fariko.Dragons from England is one of eight teams from Europe to have qualified via the ESL\u2019s European Finals to participate in the upcoming\u00a0<strong>Call of Duty\u00ae Championship, presented by Xbox\u00ae tournament<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Fariko.Dragons, made up of\u00a0 Pete &#8216;Melo&#8217; Riley, Andrew &#8216;Amaze&#8217; McClure, Luke &#8216;Luke&#8217; Edwards and Samuel &#8216;Biss&#8217; Bissell are now set to fly the flag for the UK as they will be jetting to Hollywood, California 5-7<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0April for the chance to win their share of the tournament\u2019s $1million prize.\u00a0 They will go head to head against 31 other teams from around the globe for the right to call themselves the best Call of Duty players in the world.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Irish outfit, Epsilon, were victorious at the ESL\u2019s European Finals, overcoming UK outfit Fariko Dragons in a tense finale to be crowned champions and cement themselves as serious contenders at the upcoming\u00a0<strong>Call of Duty\u00ae Championship, presented by Xbox\u00ae tournament.\u00a0<\/strong>Having secured their place in the global finals on Saturday they advanced through to the final on Sunday by overcoming Pain Gaming (Spain) and Killerfish (Germany), before taking out Fariko.Dragons in the final of the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Over the last month more than 200 teams from across Europe have competed for the chance to play at the ESL\u2019s European Finals and qualify for the\u00a0<strong>Call of Duty\u00ae Championship, presented by Xbox\u00ae tournament<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The event, which took place at the famous ESL Arena in Cologne, Germany featured teams from UK, Italy, Germany, Spain, France, Netherlands and Sweden all vying to out-play their compatriots and secure a coveted spot along with the best Call of Duty\u00ae gamers the world over.<\/p>\n<p>You can catch all the highlights live on the Microsoft Xbox\u00ae Live Dashboard or at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.callofduty.com\/\" target=\"_new\">www.callofduty.com<\/a>, including exclusive interviews with David Vonderhaar, Game Design Director from award-winning studio Treyarch \u2013 the makers of Call of Duty\u00ae: Black Ops II, and all the teams taking part over the weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UK\u2019s best Call of Duty\u00ae gamers triumphed at the Electronic Sports League\u2019s (ESL) European Finals in Cologne, Germany, this past weekend.\u00a0 Fariko.Dragons from England is one of eight teams from Europe to have qualified via the ESL\u2019s European Finals to participate in the upcoming\u00a0Call of Duty\u00ae Championship, presented by Xbox\u00ae tournament. 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