After four weeks of top quality Call of Duty action from Division A, it’s now the turn of Division B to get their campaign underway. Division B consists of five North American teams and three from Europe and are all in with a chance of securing one of the four playoff spots up for grabs.

Europe

As of writing, Splyce’s superstar SMG, Jordan “Jurd” Crowley, has been denied entry into the United States and will be unable to compete in the opening games of the division, unless he is able to get his visa approved. It is rumoured that Complexity player, Tyler “Felony” Johnson has been lined up to replace Jurd until he arrives in Columbus. How will this impact on the team? Splyce are widely regarded as one of the top European teams and there’s no doubt that the absence of Jurd will be a big loss for the team. However, it will be interesting to see how Felo is able to fit in with three of Europe’s household names.

Joining Splyce will be the fellow European teams of Epsilon Esports and UNILAD. Epsilon have been very slow to find their feet this season, after ending the Infinite Warfare season as one of Europe’s elite teams. Heading into the Pro League, many have put Epsilon towards the bottom of the group so a good performance this week will prove that this team is still a championship contender.

Unilad is an intriguing prospect in the division. Back at CWL Dallas, the team were able to sweep Echo Fox in convincing fashion and also showed signs of real potential at CWL New Orleans. The Pro League is a real opportunity to make an impact against some top North American talent and maybe they could grab fourth place in the group. We shall have to wait and see.

Matthew “Skrapz” Marshall has impressed in recent events and will look for another solid performance this week.

North America

Headlining Division B are Luminosity Gaming, eUnited and Faze Clan. Luminosity are heading into the league with a real chip on their shoulder after finishing second to Team Kaliber at CWL New Orleans, in a series that many thought they should’ve won.

Sam “Octane” Larew will be looking for a strong showing in the opening week of Division B.

At times, eUnited have looked like the real deal on World War 2. As of late, James “Clayster” Eubanks looks unsettled using the SMG alongside the Sanderson twins. However, it’s been a while since the last event and I think that Clay will be back with the Assault Rifle, holding down the lanes while the other three slay with the SMGs. I’d say it’s a dead cert to put eUnited in the top four of the division.

Faze Clan have cemented their place in the top tier of North American teams after their historic run through the Open Bracket at CWL Dallas. The red militia did escape their pool at CWL New Orleans but they did go to a game five decider against Unilad and fell short against the Lightning Pandas so I’d say that Faze could well be one of the teams that could be hovering around the middle of the table after the first week of matches.

Joining Faze, eUnited and Luminosity are Evil Geniuses and Team Envy. EG scraped into the Pro League after defeating eRa Eternity back at CWL New Orleans and went on to a respectable top eight finish. With Patrick “Aches” Price leading the way, EG are definitely capable of springing a surprise in this division. Team Envy are a team that is filled to the brim with potential.