BP Power Rankings | Pre-Esports World Cup | 7.17.25

As the Call of Duty League gears up for the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, the competitive field is officially set, and it’s a thrilling mix of CDL powerhouses and hungry Challenger underdogs. With the disqualification of the Carolina Royal Ravens, five Challenger teams have earned their shot on the global stage, rounding out a 16-team field that’s more unpredictable than ever. This unique international tournament brings together top-tier talent and rising stars for a final showdown that could redefine narratives heading into the offseason.

In this special edition of our EWC Power Rankings, we’ll rank all 16 teams based on current form, roster strength, and overall momentum heading into the event. But that’s not all—we’re also highlighting each team’s top Fantasy performer for the tournament, giving fans a look at who could make the biggest impact, both in-game and on the scoreboard. From seasoned CDL veterans to breakout Challenger talent, these are the players and teams you’ll want to keep an eye on when the action kicks off in Riyadh.

How the teams are ranked: The writers, stats team, and content team at Breaking Point were polled to rate each of the 16 teams, giving more weight to recency over the entire season. Each ranks the teams 1st through 16th. After collecting the rankings from the BP team, each team would be given points for each vote, starting with 16 points for 1st to 1 point for 16th.

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1st: OpTic Gaming (OpTic Texas)

Voting: 16.0 Avg Points, S Tier
24-21 Record (53%), 90-83 Map Count (52%), 7th Seed in Regular Season, 1st at Champs
Roster: Dashy - Mercules - Huke - Shotzzy
Previous Ranking: 4th (Up 3 Tiers)

Next Match: July 24th at 8:00 am EST vs FiveFears

Best Fantasy Player: Mercules
Mercules is a do-it-all fantasy player for OpTic Texas, ranking highly in both objective work & slaying. The Rookie averaged 76.1 seconds of hill time & 2.0 ticks per attack, while having a 1.11 overall K/D.

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2nd: Vancouver Surge

Voting: 14.7 Avg Points, A Tier
28-20 Record (58%), 110-96 Map Count (53%), 4th Seed in Regular Season, 2nd at Champs
Roster: O4 - abuzah - Nastie - Neptune
Previous Ranking: 6th (Up 4 Tiers)

Next Match: July 24th at 9:30 am EST vs Team Orchid

Best Fantasy Player: Neptune
The high-paced SMG is perfect for winning the slaying categories. Averaging 26.9 kills per 10 minutes in Hardpoint, play Neptune with objective-minded teammates to easily take victories at EWC.

3rd: 100 Thieves (LA Thieves)

Voting: 14.3 Avg Points, A- Tier
37-13 Record (74%), 133-61 Map Count (69%), 1st Seed in Regular Season, Top 8 at Champs
Roster: Envoy - Ghosty - HyDra - Scrap
Previous Ranking: 1st (Down 2 Tiers)

Next Match: July 24th at 9:30 am EST vs Gentlemates

Best Fantasy Player: Scrap
Scrap is the best slaying & damage-dealing AR in the game. The regular season MVP averaged 3455 damage per 10 in Hardpoint, while getting 2900 damage per 10 in Control, leading the League in both.

4th: FaZe Clan (Atlanta FaZe)

Voting: 13.0 Avg Points, B+ Tier
35-13 Record (73%), 122-70 Map Count (64%), 2nd Seed in Regular Season, Top 6 at Champs
Roster: aBeZy - Cellium - Drazah - Simp
Previous Ranking: 2nd (Down 2 Tiers)

Next Match: July 24th at 12:30 pm EST vs OMiT

Best Fantasy Player: Cellium
Speaking of great ARs to draft, you can't go wrong with Cellium. The most efficient AR this season, Cellium, will help you win K/D categories easily, boasting a league-high 1.17 overall K/D this season.

5th: Team Heretics (Miami Heretics)

Voting: 12.0 Avg Points, B+ Tier
22-22 Record (50%), 92-90 Map Count (51%), 5th Seed in Regular Season, 4th at Champs
Roster: SupeR - MettalZ - ReeaL - RenKoR
Previous Ranking: 3rd (Down 2 Tiers)

Next Match: July 24th at 12:30 pm EST vs Project 7

Best Fantasy Player: RenKoR
Easily one of the best Hardpoint players in the League, RenKoR will single-handedly turn the tide in the respawn modes. He ranked in the Top 10 in Hardpoint K/D (1.13), Damage per 10 (3362), and Kills per 10 (26.3).

6th: Boston Breach

Voting: 11.0 Avg Points, B- Tier
18-20 Record (47%), 74-86 Map Count (46%), 8th Seed in Regular Season, 3rd at Champs
Roster: Cammy - Owakening - Purj - Snoopy
Previous Ranking: 8th (Up 2 Tiers)

Next Match: July 24th at 11:00 am EST vs Team WaR

Best Fantasy Player: Snoopy
Snoopy is a key player to target for players trying to win SND categories. The entry-SMG had a 56% opening duel win rate & 1.31 SND K/D over the last 60 days, to go with 20 bomb plants as well (2nd most).

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7th: Movistar KOI (Toronto Ultra)

Voting: 10.0 Avg Points, B- Tier
31-18 Record (63%), 104-84 Map Count (55%), 3rd Seed in Regular Season, Top 6 at Champs
Roster: Abe - CleanX - Insight - JoeDeceives
Previous Ranking: 5th (Down 2 Tiers)

Next Match: July 24th at 11:00 am EST vs Team Falcons

Best Fantasy Player: JoeDeceives
Need an excellent SMG player that can hold his own slaying while being one of the best objective players in all three modes? Joe is your guy with 73.3 seconds of hill per 10, 14 bomb plants, and 2.4 ticks per Control Attack in the last 60 days.

8th: Cloud9 (Cloud9 New York)

Voting: 9.0 Avg Points, C+ Tier
12-24 Record (33%), 57-80 Map Count (42%), 10th Seed in Regular Season, DNQ for Champs
Roster: Gwinn - Kremp - Spart - Sib
Previous Ranking: 9th (Up 1 Tier)

Next Match: July 24th at 8:00 am EST vs G2 Esports

Best Fantasy Player: Gwinn
The best fantasy player for Cloud9 is actually their most recent addition, Gwinn. Over the last 60 days, Gwinn has been the best Control player in the League. He led the CDL with 23.0 kills per 10 minutes in the mode, while adding a 1.13 K/D and 2899 damage per 10.

9th: Team Falcons (Vegas Falcons)

Voting: 7.3 Avg Points, C Tier
3-28 Record (10%), 26-89 Map Count (23%), 12th Seed in Regular Season, DNQ for Champs
Roster: Arcitys - Exnid - Pred - TJHaLy
Previous Ranking: 10th (Up 1 Tier)

Next Match: July 24th at 11:00 am EST vs Movistar KOI

Best Fantasy Player: Pred
Pred can certainly slay with the best of them, sitting at a 1.23 overall K/D over the last 60 days. Adding the Australian to your lineup gives you a major slaying punch in all three modes, just beware of the objective void.

10th: OMIT

Voting: 7.0 Avg Points, C Tier
LANs: 1st at Dallas Open, 3rd at Miami Open, 1st at Dreamhack, 1st at Challengers Finals
Roster: Craze - Mack - Mamba - Vivid

Next Match: July 24th at 12:30 pm EST vs FaZe Clan

Best Fantasy Player: Vivid
While he didn't play at an elite level with Carolina, Vivid has refound his stride with OMiT. At Challengers Champs, the veteran had a 1.11 series K/D or higher in all six series on his way to winning the tournament.

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11th: G2 Esports (Minnesota RØKKR)

Voting: 6.7 Avg Points, C- Tier
15-24 Record (39%), 72-93 Map Count (44%), 9th Seed in Regular Season, DNQ for Champs
Roster: Estreal - Gio - Nero - Kenny
Previous Ranking: 7th (Down 4 Tiers)

Next Match: July 24th at 8:00 am EST vs Cloud9

Best Fantasy Player: Kenny
This sounds weird, but over the last 60 days, Kenny has been an excellent player for the Rokkr. He has a 1.03 K/D with a 90.2 Slayer Rating, but his damage impact has been off the charts. Add the veteran IGL for strong SND & damage numbers.

12th: Gentlemates (LA Guerrillas M8)

Voting: 4.7 Avg Points, D- Tier
6-26 Record (19%), 42-82 Map Count (34%), 11th Seed in Regular Season, DNQ for Champs
Roster: Diamondcon - KiSMET - oJohnny - Lunarz
Previous Ranking: 12th (Unchanged)

Next Match: July 24th at 9:30 am EST vs 100 Thieves

Best Fantasy Player: oJohnny
While Lunarz could also be here, the LA entry-SMG has been on a tear for the Gentlemates. oJohnny has been a consistent player in all three modes, but provides a perfect opportunity to be a spark plug in SND. Winning a staggering 0.30 opening duels per round, he is money in SND categories.

13th: Project 7

Voting: 4.3 Avg Points, D- Tier
LANs: Top 12 at Dallas Open, Top 16 at Miami Open, 3rd at Dreamhack, 2nd at Challengers Finals
Roster: Brack - Prolute - Standy - Uli

Next Match: July 24th at 12:30 pm EST vs Team Heretics

Best Fantasy Player: Brack
Brack has now proven at both the Pro League & Tier 2 that he can be a great respawn player. He finished Challenger's Finals with a 1.11 overall K/D (10th) and an 85.4 Slayer Rating. The vet added a 1.10 K/D in Hardpoint to go with a 1.66 in SND.

14th: Team WaR

Voting: 3.0 Avg Points, F+ Tier
LANs: 3rd at Dallas Open, 2nd at Miami Open, Top 8 at Dreamhack, 3rd at Challengers Finals
Roster: 2ReaL - Assault - Lynz - Nium

Next Match: July 24th at 11:00 am EST vs Boston Breach

Best Fantasy Player: Nium
Looking for a Challenger's player to help with slaying? Nium is an excellent pick. At Challengers Champs, Nium went off for a 1.52 K/D vs Royal Spartans, 1.27 K/D vs OMiT Brookyln, and 1.22 K/D vs Team Notorious.

15th: Team Orchid

Voting: 2.0 Avg Points, F Tier
LANs: Top 8 at Miami Open, 2nd at Dreamhack, 4th at Challengers Finals
Roster: Bance - Beans- Harry - Mythix

Next Match: July 24th at 9:30 am EST vs Vancouver Surge

Best Fantasy Player: Mythix
While Beans might be the best pick, I want to highlight Challenger's talent here. Mythix had four series at Challengers Champs with a 1.29 K/D in SND or higher, including two series with a 2.00 or higher. He's a great addition for help in SND categories.

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16th: FiveFears

Voting: 1.0 Avg Points, F Tier
LANs: Top 24 at Dallas Open, 4th at Miami Open, 4th at Dreamhack, Top 6 at Challengers Finals
Roster: Capsidal - Exceed - Fire - Hicksy

Next Match: July 24th at 8:00 am EST vs OpTic Gaming

Best Fantasy Player: Fire
Fire is the best individual player on the squad and a sleeper pick to help win in fantasy early on. He finished all 6 series at Challengers Champs with a 1.06 K/D or higher, including a 1.60 against Project 7 Black and 1.31 versus Team Orchid.