Toronto Ultra
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Toronto Ultra | |||
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Team Information | |||
Org Location | Canada | ||
Region | CDL Franchise | ||
Owner | OverActive Media | ||
Sponsor | Bell Universal Music Canada | ||
Affiliated Team(s) | Splyce | ||
History | |||
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Current Roster | |||
Toronto Ultra is the official Call of Duty League franchise team of Toronto, Canada. It is owned and operated by OverActive Media. It is the successor to Splyce, which had competed continuously in Call of Duty between 2015 and 2019. The team's main rival is Minnesota RØKKR, who they play in the "Battle of the North".
History[edit]
Modern Warfare[edit]
The CDL Toronto Franchise was officially announced by Activision Blizzard in their first quarter 2019 results as one of the first five Franchise League teams. Wi5dom12 was announced as the team's general manager on August 13, with MarkyB joining as strategic coach 2 weeks later on August 26. On October 24, at their launch party, the team branding was revealed as the Toronto Ultra and they announced their initial ten man roster of Loony, Methodz, Brack, Lucky, MettalZ, CleanX, Classic, Cammy, Bance, and Mayhem. The first starting roster of Loony, Methodz, MettalZ, Classic, and Cammy was announced on January 21, 2020.
At Launch Weekend, Ultra defeated Seattle Surge in map five before losing to home team Minnesota RØKKR 1-3. The following week in London, English player Bance was switched onto the starting roster for MettalZ. The team did not fair any better as they were beaten handily by London Royal Ravens and Paris Legion, knocked out in last place. The team stuck with the same roster for Week 3 and earned the same result - losing both matches and getting eliminated by Paris Legion for a second straight last place finish. Leading up to Week 5, the Ultra added MettalZ back into the starting lineup, replacing Loony. For the first time since Launch Weekend, the team won a series by defeating Florida. After that series, however, the went on to lose versus Dallas Empire and also their rematch against Florida Mutineers. On Twitter before Week 7, Loony's girlfriend claimed he was being "held hostage" in Toronto because he was not able to return home even though he was no longer on the starting lineup. Despite the distraction, the new lineup continued to improve by advancing out of the group stage for the first time after defeating New York Subliners and Minnesota RØKKR. They lost to OpTic Gaming Los Angeles in the semifinal but seemed to have finally established a consistent starting roster to improve with.
This established roster would immediately be thrown back into discord as in the week leading up to Week 9, CleanX was rumored to have been added to the starting roster to replace Classic not due to in game performances, but because Classic left Toronto to visit a sick relative. The team did not scrim while he was gone. He returned in time for the weekend and took his spot back. The went on to lose 3-1 to LA Guerrillas and 3-0 to the Huntsmen. To make things more confusing, CleanX officially joined the starting roster just days after the event and a day before Week 10. This would mark the first time in CDL history that a team fielded a roster with players from five different countries. After narrowly losing to Atlanta FaZe, the Ultra beat up on OpTic Gaming 3-0 in one of the most dominant series of the season including a 250-49 Hackney Yard hardpoint win. New York Subliners would knock them out in the next round. Classic replaced MettalZ in Week 11 as the revolving door of roster changes continued. They beat Atlanta FaZe 3-2 to get out of the group stage but then lost to New York Subliners in the semifinals. In the final week of the season, Ultra's Home Series, they took the event by storm and beat the top three teams attending the event, Chicago, Dallas, and Atlanta, to win the event in an incredible grand final. They become the third team to win their own home series, joining Atlanta FaZe and New York Subliners. The 50 CDL points earned from winning boosted the Ultra all the way up into the winners bracket for Champs at 7th place with 120 CDL Points. It was later revealed that following the team's home series win in the final week of the regular season, substitute player Brack was not paid a month of his salary because he left Toronto to visit his grandfather during a "high risk open heart surgery". The Ultra disputed this saying they did pay him.
Toronto started in Winners Round 1 at the Call of Duty League Championship 2020. They defeated London Royal Ravens 3-1 and Florida Mutineers 3-1 before losing to Dallas Empire in Winners Round 3. In a rematch in Losers Round 4, Toronto lost to London 1-3. They finished the tournament Top 6.
Black Ops Cold War[edit]
Toronto began their off season by releasing six players - Classic, Loony, MettalZ, Lucky, Mayhem, and Brack - on September 4. This left CleanX, Methodz, Cammy, and Bance as the four remaining players going into the new 4v4 league.
Timeline[edit]
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- May 2, Team is announced as a Call of Duty League franchise team.[1]
- August 13, Wi5dom12 (General Manager) joins.[2]
- August 26, MarkyB (Strategic Coach) joins.[3]
- October 24, Team reveals branding as
Toronto Ultra. Bance, Brack, Cammy, Classic, CleanX, Loony, Lucky, Mayhem, Methodz, and MettalZ join.[4][5]
- January 21, Methodz, Loony, Classic, Cammy and MeTTalZ announced as starting roster.
Bance,
Brack,
CleanX,
Lucky, and
Mayhem move to substitutes.[6] - January 23, Team partners with Universal Music Canada.[7]
- February 8, Bance moves to starting roster.
MettalZ moves to substitute.[8] - April 10, MettalZ moves to starting roster.
Loony moves to substitute.[9] - June 18, Flux (Analyst) joins. CleanX moves to starting roster.
Classic moves to substitute.[10] - July 10, Classic moves to starting roster.
MettalZ moves to substitute. - August 29, MarkyB (Strategic Coach to Head Coach) changes position.[11]
- September 4, Cammy and CleanX will remain with the team for 2021. Classic,
Brack,
Loony,
Lucky,
Mayhem, and
MettalZ leave.[12][13][14] - September 9, Cammy and CleanX's contracts are extended.[15]
- October 6, Bance and Methodz will remain with the team.[16]
- October 17,
Insight joins as substitute.[17]
Player Roster[edit]
Active[edit]
Player | Name | Role | Joined | ||
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Bance | Ben Bance | Player | Oct 20192019-10-24 | ||
Cammy | Cameron McKilligan | Player | Oct 20192019-10-24 | ||
CleanX | Tobias Juul Jønsson | Player | Oct 20192019-10-24 | ||
Methodz | Anthony Zinni | Player | Oct 20192019-10-24 | ||
Insight | Jamie Craven | Substitute | Oct 20202020-10-17 |
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.
Player | Name | Role | Joined | Left | Next Team | ||
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Brack | Carson Newberry | Substitute | Oct 20192019-10-24 | Sep 20202020-09-04 | None | ||
Classic | Nicholas DiCostanzo | Player | Oct 20192019-10-24 | Sep 20202020-09-04 | ![]() | ||
Loony | Daniel Loza | Substitute | Oct 20192019-10-24 | Sep 20202020-09-04 | ![]() | ||
Lucky | Alejandro López | Substitute | Oct 20192019-10-24 | Sep 20202020-09-04 | ![]() | ||
Mayhem | Mehran Anjomshoa | Substitute | Oct 20192019-10-24 | Sep 20202020-09-04 | ![]() | ||
MettalZ | Adrian Serrano | Substitute | Oct 20192019-10-24 | Sep 20202020-09-04 | ![]() |
Organization[edit]
Current[edit]
C | ID | Name | Position |
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Christopher Overholt | President & CEO | ||
Wi5dom12 | Dominique Gelineau | General Manager | |
Alyson Walker | CCO | ||
MarkyB | Mark Bryceland | Head Coach | |
Flux | Ryan Oldfield | Analyst | |
VisionZz | Austin Neal | Content Creator | |
Loophxle | Lucas Costa | Content Creator |
Trivia[edit]
- Toronto was the first CDL team to field a roster of players from five different countries during CDL 2020 Week 10 - Paris
- Toronto won the CDL 2020 Match of the Year vs Atlanta FaZe.
Team Achievements[edit]
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
Media[edit]
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- May 2, Five cities have purchased a spot in the upcoming franchised Call of Duty league by Keshav Bhat on Charlie Intel
- May 2, Five Call of Duty franchises announced by Reuters on ESPN
- May 3, First 5 Teams Purchase Call of Duty League Franchised Spots | The Esports Dispatch by LandO on UMG Gaming
- September 21, Another Call of Duty league team name and logo possibly revealed by Daniel Cleary on Dexerto
- 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, What to expect at Toronto's Call of Duty franchise launch by Paulo Senra on OverActive Media
- 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, Call of Duty insider claims to reveal full Toronto franchise CoD roster by Andy Williams on Dexerto
- October 24, Talking OWL and CoD with ex-Canada Olympics CEO Chris Overholt by Sam Carp on SportsPro
- October 24, Toronto CoD franchise reveals ‘Toronto Ultra’ branding, roster, squirrel mascot by Preston Byers on Dot Esports
- October 24, Meet your fam | Toronto Ultra ROSTER by Toronto Ultra on YouTube
- October 25, TORONTO ULTRA IS BORN by Paulo Senra on OverActive Media
- October 25, The only Canadian ‘Call of Duty’ Esports league (team) with Global News on Global News
- October 25, Chris Overholt explains Toronto Ultra’s branding, approach to Call of Duty with Adam Fitch on Esports Insider
- October 26, OAM CEO, @ChrisOverholt and @TorontoUltra player, @Loony talk the growing intersection of #esports, #culture, #music and #sport with CP24 on CP24
- October 28, We asked @TorontoUltra the ultimate question...Modern Warfare or Black Ops? with theScore Esports on Twitter
- October 30, Toronto Ultra has got pressure on their shoulders | The Esports Dispatch by LandO on YouTube
- November 4, Toronto Ultra Launch Party | 10/24/19 Rebel by Toronto Ultra on YouTube
- November 5, Loony: North of the Border by Daniel Loza on Call of Duty League
- November 21, Toronto Ultra Tournament Powered by Bell | The First Official Ultra Tournament by Red Bull on Red Bull
- November 25, VENUE REVEAL | Toronto Ultra 2020 Home Series by Toronto Ultra on YouTube
- January 8, Toronto Challengers Event Announcement by Toronto Ultra on Twitter
- January 17, The Road to Minnesota: Players and Coaches Dish on the Competition by Katie Bedford on Call of Duty League
- January 21, How Well Does the Toronto Ultra Know Canada? by SQUAD on YouTube
- January 22, History will be written #SooUltra by Toronto Ultra on Twitter
- January 22, Atlanta FaZe No. 1 in Call of Duty League preseason coaches poll by Jacob Wolf on ESPN
- January 22, Toronto Ultra | Call of Duty League 2020 Preview by Toronto Ultra on YouTube
- January 22, Toronto Ultra’s Brack on rookie advice, playing with vets, and player beef with Dino Medalla on Daily Esports
- January 23, OverActive Media, Universal Music Canada sign strategic deal by Paulo Senra on OverActive Media Group
- January 23, Why Your Team Is Op: Paris Legion, Seattle Surge, and Toronto Ultra by Stephanie Glover on Call of Duty League
- January 23, Rivalry Watch: Which Teams Will Be Gunning Hardest for the Opposition by Katie Bedford 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 23, Toronto Ultra Mayhem on making a name for himself with Dino Medalla on Daily Esports
- January 24, Toronto's Call of Duty Franchise Kicks off Inaugural Season by Paulo Senra on Overactive Media
- January 24, Toronto Ultra’s Loony on building the CDL’s largest roster with Dino Medalla on Daily Esports
- January 25, Methodz on joining Toronto Ultra, why they have five subs, and their "North" rivalry with ROKKR with Dexerto on YouTube
- January 26, Battle for the North: Minnesota RØKKR vs Toronto Ultra by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- January 26, Minnesota RØKKR win inaugural ‘Battle of the North’ against Toronto Ultra 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 8, Listen to our exclusive interview with @Methodz from @TorontoUltra following their loss to the @RoyalRavens with GGIntel on Twitter
- February 9, .@Loony "[Benching @MeTTalZz] wasn't my decision" with GGIntel on Twitter
- February 9, Loony on Toronto Ultra’s "MISTAKE" at CDL London with Dexerto on YouTube
- February 9, "We just kept throwing away rounds" Loony reviews Ultra's early exit from CDL London with ESPN Esports on YouTube
- February 20, ¡VAMOS! Spanish players make their mark on the Call of Duty League with Call of Duty League on YouTube
- February 21, Toronto Ultra Solves The Mystery | "Who Are The Chicago Huntsmen" by Toronto Ultra on YouTube
- February 21, Minnesota RØKKR vs Toronto Ultra - Launch Weekend - RØKKR Replay by Toronto Ultra on YouTube
- February 22, Gunless: Toronto's Dream Killer by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- February 23, "We were expecting a lot more oomph from them" Methodz on taking Huntsmen to Game 5 with Arda Ocal on YouTube
- February 24, After Action Report: Atlanta FaZe defend home turf, Mutineers shock Hunstmen by James Mattone on Call of Duty League
- February 24, Toronto Ultra Shock The Call of Duty League by Toronto Ultra on YouTube
- February 24, Call of Duty League Game of the Week - Toronto Ultra vs Chicago Huntsmen by ESPN on YouTube
- February 26, Call of Duty League coaches poll: Florida, Minnesota moving up by ESPN on ESPN
- 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 27, Toronto Ultra: Team Profile Presented by PS4 by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- April 2, Talent Power Rankings Ep. 1 by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- April 9, The Toronto Ultra Ten Minute Documentary Hour | Episode One by Toronto Ultra on YouTube
- April 11, MettalZ's Clever Parkour Helps Toronto Survive by 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 29, Loony Held "HOSTAGE" by Toronto Ultra?! Refusing PAY if He Leaves?? || CoD League by TacticalRab 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 9, Toronto Ultra Impress vs. Røkkr as They Target First Their First Semi-Finals by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- May 9, Toronto Ultra upset Minnesota RØKKR, qualify for semifinals in online 2020 Call of Duty League Florida Home Series by Preston Byers on Dot Esports
- May 13, Call of Duty coaches poll: OpTic Gaming make big jump by ESPN Esports Staff on ESPN
- May 15, Middle of the Pack Chaos! | Talent Power Rankings | Benson | Seattle Surge Home Series by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- May 19, Pro Call of Duty player critiques Marner’s CoD skills with Marissa Roberto on YouTube
- May 20, 12 CDL Pro Teams, 1 Warzone Lobby | Warzone Weekend |Trailer by Call of Duty League 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 17, Call of Duty coaches poll: Mutineers' win makes for tighter top four by Emily Rand on ESPN
- June 18, CleanX officially joins Toronto Ultra’s starting lineup for Call of Duty League Paris Home Series by Justin Binkowski on Dot Esports
- June 18, Mutineers RISE, Huntsmen FALL | SCUF Power Rankings | MerK | Paris Legion Home Series by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- June 20, Toronto DESTROY OpTic in the MOST ONE-SIDED Hardpoint Game in the CDL (First 50 Point Club Members!) by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- June 20, CleanX STORMS Through Subliners to12 Kill Streak After Winning Multiple Gunfights by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- June 23, CleanX: “It’s Good to be Underrated” with Jalen Lopez on Hotspawn
- July 2, FaZe FINALLY Not #1?! | SCUF Power Rankings | Rich | New York Subliners Home Series by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- July 3, The Codcast #35 - Methodz by NAMELESS on YouTube
- July 14, Defiant, Ultra owners to build esports arena in Toronto by Jacob Wolf on ESPN
- July 15, TOR Ultra's 80 PT COMEBACK! | Atlanta FaZe v Toronto Ultra | The Breakdown by Call of Duty League 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 26, "THE EMPIRE ARE CRUMBLING" — CRAZY Finish as Toronto Go ULTRA Against Dallas by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- July 27, After Action Report: Ultra Win First Tournament, Nab 7-Seed in Playoffs by James Mattone on Call of Duty League
- July 27, BIGGEST UPSET OF THE SEASON?! — Toronto Ultra's Cinderella Moment (+Maven's Glorious Celebration) by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- July 28, Scump Stops the Round 11 Defuse As T2P Go HUGE With All 5 Kills! | Top 5 Plays Presented by PS4 by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- July 29, Crimsix FIRES OFF at Toronto as Cheating Accusations Continue?!.. MW Glitch by TacticalRab on YouTube
- July 29, Methodz Interview: Winning Home Series, Clutch Play in Game 5, Playoffs by ESPN on YouTube
- July 30, SCUF Q&A: Toronto’s Cammy Dishes on Competition, Quarantine, and More with Call of Duty League on Call of Duty League
- July 30, "We Got it Done" Methodz on Ultra's Win | Off the Break by LandO on YouTube
- August 7, CDL Playoff Picture 2020 | Toronto Ultra feat. MarkyB with IHOLDSHIFT on YouTube
- August 11, FaZe & Ultra Flying High Into Playoffs?! | SCUF Power Rankings | Lando | CDL Playoffs by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- August 17, "ULTRA Fine" Chef Tony Shares His 'Recipe' for CDL 2020 Playoffs by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- September 15, MarkyB Shares His Thoughts On 4v4 And More! with Toronto Ultra on YouTube
- September 25, Crimsix EXPOSES Toronto Ultra's "LIES and Deception"?!.. Should CDL Step in? by TacticalRab on YouTube
- September 27, The truth about Brack by Toronto Ultra on Twitlonger
- September 28, Toronto MELTDOWN as Brack Responds over Pay DRAMA?!.. by TacticalRab on YouTube
- October 4, Los Angeles Guerrillas offer to pay Brack's final month's salary by Breaking Point Team on Breakingpoint
- October 9, Toronto Ultra Announce Full Roster - Off the Break by LandO on YouTube
- October 18, Toronto Sign Insight!!.. Which Pro Deserves NEXT Sub Spot?.. by TacticalRab on YouTube
- November 9, "I can blow up a team" — Methodz' WILD Journey as a Person & Player | Behind the Controller by Call of Duty League on YouTube
- December 17, 2021 Call of Duty Scouting Series w/ MarkyB & FLUX by Toronto Ultra on YouTube
- February 2, Ice Cold Questions w/ Mitch Marner & Methodz | Ghost Pepper Ice Bath Challenge by Toronto Ultra on YouTube
- February 8, The GREATEST Custom Call of Duty Sneakers | Toronto Ultra | Warzone Camo by Toronto Ultra on YouTube
- February 9, Team Preview: Toronto Ultra Need to Push Potential for Greater Heights by COD League on Call of Duty League
- February 17, IS THAT EVEN ENGLISH?! | Toronto Ultra Learn Toronto Slang Ep 1 by Toronto Ultra on YouTube
Branding and Logo[edit]
Reveal | 2019-10-24 |
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Colors | #780DF2, #FFFFFF, #C028B9 |
Meaning | We're Ultra, and like Toronto, we love that what we mean is whatever you represent. Proud, humble, smooth, or loud — whatever you are, Ultra is just the beginning of it. You fill in the rest. |
Toronto Ultra: Our Story |
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When we were thinking through what to call ourselves, our minds travelled through a galaxy of possibilities. Animals, historical connections, tough guy references, and even deep sounding monikers. But in the end, we felt we were just trying too hard.
We're Ultra, and like Toronto, we love that what we mean is whatever you represent. Proud, humble, smooth, or loud — whatever you are, Ultra is just the beginning of it. You fill in the rest. Our logo is a representation of just that. We’re bringing Bellwoods' White Squirrel to the world's view. To us — it’s a show of our cities character. A symbol that even the smallest parts of what make us who we are, are worth celebrating. Cementing our spirit — our bright colours and bold wordmark are anything but dull. But then, we’ve never looked to blend in — we’re more than happy to stand out, and stand tall. |
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References[edit]
- ↑ Five cities have purchased a spot in the upcoming franchised Call of Duty league charlieintel.com
- ↑ COD Toronto's Tweet - Wi5dom12 joins twitter.com
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 COD Toronto's Tweet - MarkyB joins twitter.com
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 WE'RE HERE | Toronto has a Call of Duty League team youtube.com
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 Meet your fam | Toronto Ultra ROSTER youtube.com
- ↑ Introducing @TorontoUltra starting roster twitter.com
- ↑ OverActive Media's Post overactive-media-group.prezly.com
- ↑ Toronto Ultra's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Call of Duty League Week 5 youtube.com
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Toronto Ultra's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Toronto Ultra's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 Toronto Ultra's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 Tornoto Ultra's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 Tornoto Ultra's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Call of Duty League Player Tracker callofdutyleague.com
- ↑ Toronto Ultra's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Toronto Ultra's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Toronto Ultra's Tweet twitter.com