The World Series of Warzone returns for another year, featuring a $1 million prize pool, and hours of exhilarating matches for fans to tune into. Here is everything you need to know about the competition.
In 2023, Activision hosted the first-ever global in-person tournament for Warzone, bringing together the 50 best teams in the world to compete for a chance at taking home a lion’s share of the $500,000 prize pool. The dynamic trio of Biffle, Sage, and Shifty emerged victorious yet have since disbanded. Biffle and Shifty went on to pick up Hisoka, forming one the most exciting teams in competitive Warzone history. All eyes will be on the newly formed team, but there are plenty of other squads to keep an eye on heading into the qualifying stages.
Without further ado, let’s jump right into what fans should expect from this year’s iteration.
World Series of Warzone 2024 schedule and where to watch
Starting on May 24 competitors from the NA and EMEA regions will compete in an Online Qualifier open to any trio who wants to compete. From 9 AM to 3 PM PT On May 24-26, the 10 best scores for each team will be counted toward their score. The top 68 teams from the two regions will advance to the next stage.
As for APAC and LATAM teams, they have until June 13th to sign up for a 136 trio tournament featuring three rounds of custom lobby matchups.
There will then be an extended online qualification pathway with a group stage, for which 68 trios will qualify, from June 4-12.
Some streamers will be live during their own matches, but Activision will also have a broadcast on the Call of Duty Twitch channel.
WSOW 2024 prize pool
There will be a $1 million prize pool for World Series of Warzone 2024. Activision did not reveal how the prize pool will be divided throughout the tournament, but it was confirmed that the Solo YOLO Winner will get $50,000.
In addition, Activision also confirmed that the Global Final prizing has been changed to shift more earnings to the top spots.
WSOW 2024 format
Group play takes place over a two-week window with each group playing other groups once in a match featuring five different Warzone rounds. The top performance will be based on total points accumulated during the 15 group play drops. The top 34 teams from group play will play each other in the Upper Bracket, whereas the bottom 34 teams from group play will play each other in Round 1 of the Lower Bracket.
From there, the top 17 teams will move on to the Quarter Finals. Meanwhile, the teams who didn’t advance will drop in a second round of bracket play. Out of 34 teams, 17 more teams will advance to the Quarter Finals and 10 teams will have one more chance in the Last Chance Qualifier.
In the Quarter Finals, 10 teams move on to the finals, and the remaining 24 will drop down into the Last Chance Qualifier. In the Last Chance Qualifier, three out of 24 teams for each region advance, and there will be a sixth map offering up a Wildcard Map, where the winner will also move on to the Global Final.
WSOW Global Final format
The World Series of Warzone Global format will use the match point format instead of the previous multiplier-based system.
the match point format awards one point per elimination and a separate set amount of points based on placement. For example, squads earn 15 points for placing first or 10 for placing second.
Eliminating the multiplier makes it easier for fans to track how many points their favorite team has. Once a team reaches 100 points, they must win an additional match to secure the victory officially. As a result, multiple teams can reach the 100-point threshold, and winning one final game becomes an intense finish.
