Seattle Surge
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| Org Location |  United States | ||
| Region | CDL Franchise | ||
| Owner | Enthusiast Gaming Canucks Sports & Entertainment | ||
| Head Coach | Joey "Nubzy" DiGiacomo | ||
| Affiliated Team(s) | Luminosity Gaming Hybrid Gaming | ||
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Seattle Surge is the official Call of Duty League franchise team of Seattle, United States. It is owned and operated by Enthusiast Gaming and Canucks Sports & Entertainment. It is the successor to Luminosity Gaming, which had competed continuously in Call of Duty between 2015 and 2019.
History[edit]
Modern Warfare[edit]
The Seattle Franchise was announced as a team on September 13, 2019. On October 21, the team revealed their starting roster, consisting of Karma, Enable, Octane, Slacked and Apathy. Nubzy joined as the head coach. On October 30, the team branding was revealed as the Seattle Surge. Pandur and Proto joined as the team's first two substitutes on November 27. TeddyRecKs joined as the team's Search and Destroy analyst on December 4.
The Surge started their season off in heartbreaking fashion - losing two game fives to Florida Mutineers and Toronto Ultra. In Week 2, they were beaten by Dallas Empire in their first Group A match, beat Los Angeles Guerrillas in their next match, before losing to Dallas Empire again in the final qualifying match. With a week off, the Surge came into Week 4 with a roster change - Pandur for Enable. Minnesota RØKKR defeated Seattle in the first match, newly formed Los Angeles Guerrillas were beaten in match 2, but then Minnesota RØKKR again took down the Surge and sent them searching for answers for their roster. After an extended break due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, the Surge returned in Week 5. They lost in game fives to both Minnesota RØKKR and Paris Legion to finish Top 8. Week 6 looked to be an improvement as they finished Top 4, losing to Atlanta FaZe in the semifinal, but the Surge's two victories came against Los Angeles Guerrillas. As of week 6, the Guerrillas are the only team that the Surge has defeated (four times). On May 12, following little improvement as a team, Enable was added back to the starting lineup, taking his spot back from Pandur. Going in to their Home Series, the Surge announced that Enable would be playing in the respawns and Pandur would be playing in the Search and Destroys, a first in Call of Duty League history. After losing to New York 3-1, Pandur came back in to the full starting lineup for the Surge's loss to Los Angeles Guerrillas. This evoked a Twitter meltdown from the players who now lost to the only team they defeated after five months of the league. According to Slacked, the team had not scrimmed in the two weeks (one week according to coach Nubzy) leading up to their own Home Series due to the team trying to get a new fifth player. Octane, the only player on the team consistently performing well this season, went on to say how he wished the year was over and did not want to play anymore. Karma claimed the team was full of "leftover" players who did not get a roster spot on other teams. Week 9, Karma announced his retirement from competitive Call of Duty due to his lack of desire to play Modern Warfare.
Proto moved into the starting lineup to fill his place. Seattle impressively went up 2-0 on Atlanta before a 45 minute technical break due to CDL broadcast software crashing. The break iced the Surge and FaZe reverse swept them. Following this incident, the league created a rule where if the series was to be delayed due to broadcast issues again, the series would resume off stream if it lasts over fifteen minutes. Surge then went up against Minnesota RØKKR with Exceed subbing in for Alexx. They went 2-0 down, and reverse swept the RØKKR. This was their first non-LA Guerrillas victory of the season after 18 matches. Dallas knocked them out 3-0 in the next series. Week 12 brought more drama as Slacked lost connection to the game vs London. They lost the map and the series. All of the Surge players were very vocal on Twitter about their problem with how this situation and many others throughout the season were handled citing lack of competitive integrity. They then lost to OpTic Gaming LA to get eliminated. In the final week, Seattle lost to Chicago and OpTic Gaming LA to round out their season in 11th place with 50 CDL Points.
Timeline[edit]
- 2019
- 2020
- September 13, Team is announced as a Call of Duty League franchise team.[1]
- October 21, Apathy, Enable, Karma, Octane, Slacked, and Nubzy (Head Coach) join.[2]
- October 30, Team reveals branding as the
Seattle Surge.[3] - November 27, Pandur and Proto join as substitutes.[4]
- December 3, TeddyRecKs (S&D Analyst) joins.[5]
- January 3, Bob Morris Jr (Director of Business Operations) joins.[6]
- January 22, Pandur and Proto are loaned to Hybrid Gaming.[7]
- February 17 (approx.), Pandur returns from loan to Hybrid Gaming. Enable moves to substitute.[8] Pandur moves to starting roster.[9]
- March (approx.), Proto returns from loan to Hybrid Gaming.
- May 12, Enable moves to starting roster. Pandur moves to substitute.[10][11]
- June 3, Karma retires.[12]
- June 4, Pandur and Proto move to starting roster. Enable moves to substitute.[13][14]
Player Roster[edit]
Active[edit]
| Player | Name | Role | Joined | ||
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| Apathy | Bryan Zhelyazkov | Player | Oct 20192019-10-21 | |
| Octane | Sam Larew | Player | Oct 20192019-10-21 | |
| Pandur | Casey Romano | Player | Nov 20192019-11-27 | |
| Proto | Nicholas Maldonado | Player | Nov 20192019-11-27 | |
| Slacked | Josiah Berry | Player | Oct 20192019-10-21 | |
| Enable | Ian Wyatt | Substitute | Oct 20192019-10-21 |
Former[edit]
Players are shown for the entire duration of their tenure on the team, with the role and substitute/trainee status they had upon their departure.
- No members found.
Organization[edit]
Current[edit]
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Tim Holloway | Esports Director | |
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Nubzy | Joey DiGiacomo | Head Coach |
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TeddyRecKs | Ted Kim | S&D Analyst |
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Bob Morris Jr | Director of Business Operations |
Trivia[edit]
Team Achievements[edit]
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| Game | Date | Place | Prize | Event | Roster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 | 2020-03-08 | 5 - 6 | Call of Duty League 2020 Week 4 - Los Angeles | Karma • Octane • Slacked • Apathy • Pandur • Nubzy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020-02-09 | 5 - 6 | Call of Duty League 2020 Week 2 - London | Karma • Enable • Octane • Slacked • Apathy • Nubzy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020-01-26 | 9 - 12 | Call of Duty League 2020 Launch Weekend | Karma • Enable • Octane • Slacked • Apathy • Nubzy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Media[edit]
- 2019
- 2020
- September 13, London, Seattle, and Chicago unveiled as latest Call of Duty franchises by Ross Deason on Dexerto
- September 13, Chicago, Seattle, and London join the Call of Duty League | The Esports Dispatch by LandO on UMG Gaming
- September 13, Seattle gets it first pro esports team in new Call of Duty League by Taylor Jacobs on ESPN Seattle
- September 14, London, Chicago, Seattle latest franchises for Call of Duty by Reuters on ESPN
- September 19, San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman becomes shareholder in Luminosity by Justin Binkowski on Dot Esports
- September 25, New Call of Duty esports league will begin play in home markets in 2020, start with 12 teams by Mike Hume on The Washington Post
- October 9, Call of Duty® League™ – Reveal Trailer by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- October 9, All 12 Call of Duty League team names reportedly leaked by Tyler Esguerra on Dot Esports
- October 15, Seattle CoD drop franchise name hint ahead of roster announcement by Joe Craven on Dexerto
- October 21, Welcome to Seattle. by Call of Duty Seattle on Twitter
- October 21, Seattle reveals Call of Duty League lineup featuring Karma and Octane by Justin Binkowski on Dot Esports
- October 23, Canucks Sports & Entertainment’s latest esports franchise with Jay Janower on Global News
- October 23, Seattle COD is missing a key piece | The Esports Dispatch by LandO on YouTube
- October 30, Brace yourself, for the Surge. by Seattle Surge on Twitter
- October 30, Seattle Surge become latest Call of Duty League team to reveal branding by Preston Byers on Dot Esports
- October 30, Seattle Surge: Our Story by Seattle Surge on Call of Duty League
- November 8, Enable: Run It Up by Ian Wyatt on Call of Duty League
- November 22, BJGN11-22-19 - Call of Duty League & the Seattle Surge with BJ Shea's Geeek Nation on 99.9 KISW
- November 26, Pandur and Proto join Seattle Surge by George Geddes on Dot Esports
- January 17, The Road to Minnesota: Players and Coaches Dish on the Competition by Katie Bedford on Call of Duty League
- January 22, Atlanta FaZe No. 1 in Call of Duty League preseason coaches poll by Jacob Wolf on ESPN
- January 22, What Else Would You Compete In? | Player Interview 2 with Seattle Surge on YouTube
- January 23, Why Your Team Is Op: Paris Legion, Seattle Surge, and Toronto Ultra by Stephanie Glover on Call of Duty League
- January 23, Why Your Team Is Op: Paris Legion, Seattle Surge, and Toronto Ultra by Stephanie Glover on Call of Duty League
- January 25, Seattle Surge Search and Destroy woes continue, drop to 0-2 on Call of Duty League Launch Weekend by Preston Byers on Dot Esports
- January 29, Call of Duty League power rankings -- Atlanta FaZe No. 1 after opening weekend by ESPN.com on ESPN
- February 3, Call of Duty League | Team Packs Trailer by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- February 5, Call of Duty League coaches poll - Who can overtake the Atlanta FaZe? by ESPN.com on ESPN
- February 7, Eye of the Storm | Episode 1: First Blood by Seattle Surge on YouTube
- February 17, Enable on getting benched: “This was kind of a wake-up call” by George Geddes on Dot Esports
- February 21, Surge announce Adamas Esports training = performance partnership by Alfred De Vera on Call of Duty League
- February 22, Competitive world of gaming and Esports with Jay Janower on Global News
- February 26, Call of Duty League coaches poll: Florida, Minnesota moving up by ESPN on ESPN
- March 5, Why are Seattle Surge struggling in CDL? by Dexerto on YouTube
- March 7, Octane talks CDL scheduling and Seattle Surge's victory over the LA Guerrillas with Emily Rand on YouTube
- March 7, Karma reveals what makes Modern Warfare hard with Dexerto on YouTube
- March 12, Call of Duty League Shifting Currently Scheduled Live Events to Online Competition by Call of Duty League on Call of Duty League
- March 14, Seattle Surge: Team Profile Presented by PS4 by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- March 31, Timeline | Episode 1: Bryan 'Apathy' Zhelyazkov with Seattle Surge on YouTube
- April 2, Talent Power Rankings Ep. 1 by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- April 14, Timeline | Episode 3: Casey 'Pandur' Romano with Seattle Surge on YouTube
- April 20, Behind the Controller: Octane with Call of Duty League on YouTube
- April 21, Talent Power Rankings Ep. 2 | Momo | Call of Duty League by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- April 23, What do the Surge REALLY think about each other? | Playground Insults by Seattle Surge on YouTube
- April 25, Apathy Talks Being A New Dad with Call of Duty League on YouTube
- April 28, Dialed In: Octane | Behind the Controller with Call of Duty League on YouTube
- April 29, Timeline | Episode 5: Sam 'Octane' Larew by Seattle Surge on YouTube
- May 4, BIG Changes at the Top! | Talent Power Rankings Ep. 3 | Momo | Florida Mutineers Home Series by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- May 13, Call of Duty coaches poll: OpTic Gaming make big jump by ESPN Esports Staff on ESPN
- May 13, Enable BACK in Seattle's Starting Roster!.. Is it Enough?? || CoD Competitive by TacticalRab on YouTube
- May 15, Middle of the Pack Chaos! | Talent Power Rankings | Benson | Seattle Surge Home Series by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- May 18, Interview with Seattle Surge head coach Nubzy - ESPN Esports Coach's Corner with Arda Ocal on YouTube
- May 18, Prestinni to Chicago Huntsmen the Catalyst to Rostermania?! | The Trip-Cap #7 Ft. Apathy by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- May 19, Exclusive Warzone Matches Coming to CDL, First Event to Air May 24 during Seattle Home Series by League News on Call of Duty League
- May 20, 12 CDL Pro Teams, 1 Warzone Lobby | Warzone Weekend |Trailer by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- May 24, Seattle Surge Lose the PLOT?!.. Crash Out of Their Home Series!! | Day 2 Recap by TacticalRab on YouTube
- May 24, Seattle Surge coach Nubzy on Enable’s return: “We expected way too much, way too fast” with Preston Byers on Dot Esports
- May 25, Are the Seattle Surge Done For? | Off The Break by LandO on YouTube
- May 28, Enable plays three maps in Seattle Surge Homes Series, subbed out for Pandur by ESPN Esports on YouTube
- June 2, London Royal Ravens SOAR up the Table! | SCUF Power Rankings | Miles | Minnesota Røkkr Home Series by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- June 4, Seattle Surge's Enable out for rest of Call of Duty League season by Emily Rand on ESPN
- June 4, Karma retires from professional Call of Duty by Emily Rand on ESPN
- June 4, Karma RETIRES from Call of Duty!!.. The End of an Era || CoD Competitive by TacticalRab on YouTube
- June 4, Thank You Karma by Seattle Surge on YouTube
- June 4, Karma RETIRES: Why CoD GOAT “will not be back” by Dexerto on YouTube
- June 4, Damon "Karma" Barlow Retires from Call of Duty | Off The Break by LandO on YouTube
- June 5, The Codcast #32 - Octane by NAMELESS on YouTube
- June 6, Seattle "BLACKLISTED" by Pro Teams for Being Too BAD?!.. Proto Starts! || CoD Competitive by TacticalRab on YouTube
- June 13, Octane FUMING at 'RIGGED' CDL "Tech Pause"?!.. Major Upsets!! | Day 1 Recap || CoD Competitive by TacticalRab on YouTube
- June 13, Apathy Talks Karma's Retirement and Seattle's Difficult Win with Call of Duty League on YouTube
- June 17, Call of Duty coaches poll: Mutineers' win makes for tighter top four by Emily Rand on ESPN
- June 18, Mutineers RISE, Huntsmen FALL | SCUF Power Rankings | MerK | Paris Legion Home Series by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- July 2, FaZe FINALLY Not #1?! | SCUF Power Rankings | Rich | New York Subliners Home Series by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- July 7, Multiple esports teams seek pandemic financial relief via PPP loans by Arda Ocal and Jacob Wolf on YouTube
- July 15, Catch Up with Coach Joey "Nubzy" | Surge Debrief: Episode 1 by Seattle Surge on YouTube
- July 16, Huntsmen Overtake FaZe, Guerrillas in Trouble?! | SCUF Power Rankings | Lottie | London Home Series by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- July 16, Octane: The Human Turret | Documentary Presented By Enthusiast Gaming by Seattle Surge on YouTube
- July 17, Seattle RAGE as CDL DENY Replay AGAIN?!.. Chaos Ensues! by TacticalRab on YouTube
- July 17, Seattle Surge’s Octane says Call of Duty League is an “abomination” after controversial loss to London Royal Ravens by Preston Byers on Dot Esports
- July 18, CoD Pro LOSES HIS MIND At Terrible Ruling by Esports Talk on YouTube
- July 18, Let's talk about the Call of Duty League (CDL) by Octane on YouTube
- July 18, "LAREW WITH A KNIIFFE" — Octane's HUGE 1v4 Clutch vs OpTic by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- July 24, Empire Back ON TOP as Legion Rise?! | SCUF Power Rankings | Studyy | Toronto Ultra Home Series by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- July 24, Joey "Nubzy": There Was So Much Frustration?! | Surge Debrief: Episode 2 by Seattle Surge on YouTube
Branding and Logo[edit]
| Reveal | 2019-10-30 |
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| Colors | #000000, #001231, #00667D, #00FFCC, #FFFFFF |
| Meaning | The Seattle Surge brand was developed to harness the electric energy of an ocean storm. With our brand, we emphasize the Pacific Northwest’s natural surroundings by highlighting colors, geographical elements, and folklore associated with the Emerald City and Pacific Ocean.
Our logo pays homage to Poseidon, the mythical God of Sea and Storms. Within the primary logo of a contemporary trident, Poseidon can be found by the inclusion of turquoise eyes. The logo is completed by a nod to our hometown city with the inclusion of the top of the iconic Space Needle. |
| Seattle Surge: Our Story |
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| An imposing force – rising from the sea with constant, sweeping power. With a trident strong enough to defend, neutralize and attack all that comes its way.
Seattle Call of Duty takes their strength from the relentless surroundings of the Pacific Northwest – forging a path to victory beneath the unforgiving shadows of the Emerald City and Cascade Range. Undefinable. Ill-tempered. Relentless. |
Gallery[edit]
Surge Throwback Alternate Logo
Tournaments Hosted[edit]
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2020-05-23 | 2020-05-24 | CDC Seattle Open 2020 North America |  North America
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258 | $ 15,000 |  AF Academy
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 Kentucky Fire
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2020-05-23 | 2020-05-24 | CDC Seattle Open 2020 Europe |  Europe
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212 | $ 6,000 | Waps Got Power
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 Team WaR
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2020-05-23 | 2020-05-24 | CDC Seattle Open 2020 Asia Pacific | Asia Pacific | 45 | $ 1,500 |  Renegades
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 Mindfreak
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2020-05-22 | 2020-05-24 | Call of Duty League 2020 Week 8 - Seattle | Seattle
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8 | $ 100,000 |  CHI Huntsmen
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 LDN Royal Ravens
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CDL City Circuit 2020 SEA | North America
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External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ London, Seattle, and Chicago unveiled as latest Call of Duty franchises dexerto.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 SeattleCOD's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Seattle Surge's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Seattle Surge's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Seattle Surge's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Bob Morris Jr's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Hybrid Gaming's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Enable on getting benched: “This was kind of a wake-up call” dotesports.com
- ↑ Enable on getting benched: “This was kind of a wake-up call” dotesports.com
- ↑ Nubzy's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Enable's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Seattle Surge's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Nubzy's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Nubzy's Tweet twitter.com
