World Series of Warzone 2023 tournament: Winners, teams, prize pool & more

Nathan Warby
World Series of Warzone 2023 logo

The World Series of Warzone has firmly positioned itself as the premier and most thrilling competitive tournament within Warzone 2. Therefore, here’s everything you need to know about the 2023 edition of the World Series of Warzone including the winners and prize pool.

September 16, 2023, marked the close of the third edition of the World Series of Warzone, the game’s most noteworthy tournament, with its first in-person (LAN) Global Final hosted in London.

Since its first iteration on Verdansk, the WSOW has attracted an extensive number of Call of Duty‘s biggest names, including content creators such as Swagg to ex-pro players like Scump.

This tournament once again gathered the best players from around the world to compete against each other for massive prize pools in the game.

Here’s everything you need to know about the World Series of Warzone 2023.

How to watch World Series of Warzone 2023

The World Series of Warzone 2023 was live-streamed on the official Call of Duty channels, however, you can still watch the entire tournament on CoD’s Twitch and YouTube.

World Series of Warzone 2023 format

The 2023 World Series of Warzone event started with trios participating in an In-game Open where their score was determined based on their top 10 highest-scoring matches using the WSOW scoring system.

Certain rules were in place during this event, such as restricting the use of turreted vehicles and prohibiting in-game events like Fire Sales, Jailbreaks, and the Champion’s Quest contract.

The top 50 trios from each region advanced to the WSOW Stage 1 Qualifiers. Among them, 25 trios moved forward to the Regional Finals. Additionally, Activision directly invited 25 teams to join the Stage 1 Regional Finals.

After Stage 1 Regional Finals, 25 teams advanced, with the rest heading to Stage 2 Qualifiers. Later, 15 NA Trios, 15 EU Trios, and teams from other invited regions competed in the Global Final for a grand prize of $500,000 across 6 matches and a single $100K Solo Yolo map.

The World Series of Warzone 2023 event featured a $1.2 million total prize pool.

World Series of Warzone 2023 schedule

The World Series of Warzone schedule was officially announced by Activision on April 6, 2023, detailing how the tournament would take place the rest of the year.

Starting with Stage 1, 2023’s WSOW kicked off on April 28, 2023, with the In-Game Open which concluded later in July. While the Qualifiers were postponed due to server issues, they were eventually conducted on May 31 followed by the Finals on June 7 in North America and June 8 in Europe.

After the conclusion of the Finals, players had the ultimate opportunity to qualify with the official Last Chance Qualifiers. These crucial chances to secure a spot took place from June through late July.

Finally, all qualified players from the different regions were flown out to London on September 16 to compete in the 2023 WSOW’s Global Final, the first-ever LAN official Warzone tournament.

World Series of Warzone 2023 Global Final winners

Following the conclusion of the 2023 World Series of Warzone Global Final on September 16, Team Biffle, featuring DiazBiffle, Shifty, and Sage was crowned champion of WSOW 2023, winning two of the six different trio matches.

However, the tournament saw a variety of winners.

Shifty, Biffle and Sage holding the WSOW 2023 trophy
Winners Team Biffle secured a 74.8-point advantage against the second team in the WSOW 2023.

Here’s the list with each winner of the World Series of Warzone 2023 matches, including all trio maps and the $100K Solo Yolo match.

MapWinners
Map 1HisokaT42, skullface, Mayappo
Map 2DiazBiffle, ShiftyTV, aqSage
Map 3Braxtvnn, empathy, Finessen
Map 4ZLaner, CluthBelk, Destroy
Map 5Jukeyz, Lenun, iVisionSR
Map 6DiazBiffle, ShiftyTV, aqSage
$100K Solo Yoloskullface

World Series of Warzone 2023 Global Final teams

The World Series of Warzone 2023 Global Final gathered the 50 best trios from across different regions for an in-person (LAN) tournament in London on September 16 to compete for $600,000, including the $100,000 Solo Yolo map.

Featuring the best players around the world at London’s Copper Box Arena, tickets were completely sold out within just three days of becoming available to the public.

So, if you’re wondering who participated in the WSOW Global Final on September 16, 2023, here are all 50 participant teams:

TOMMEY, Newbz, AlmondOMiT Adrian, Aydan, Ratedbbreadman, Lymax, JoeWoskullface, soka, OMiT MayappoShadowWag, picNICK, Nickool
Envader, Huntisity, SwayKnofoe, Vonbot, DongyEbatez, zSmit, DjmasaHTracT-, iSmixie, FlxnkedFaZe Swagg, SuperEvan, zColorss
Biffle, Shifty, OMiT SageClutchBelk, ZLaner, DestroyOMiT Tenux-, Jtecc, elolamFinessen, Braxtvn, EmpathyScriptehh, Sherro, Little J
Braalik, Intechs, BuLieVeNatedoggbeast, Tappa, RxulツReedr, Authorized, LuveyUser85839181, Clowhn, munchsavyultras90, BBlade, Waartex
Jukeyz, Lenun, V8 iVisionSRMeekz, Santifyy, BennoJRStewo, Patzukka, EnxiunFifakill, abWizz, OEKIYEcho1867, BubbleCT, tomsterbom
Jama, LouiCM, Vapulear2stronkk シ, kubi50, SolitudeATLE ItsCored , HalloW, ZaaKK7AyzenLR, Gromalok, IHEEDZkingAJ, Prxdigy, WarsZ
HERETICS METHODZ, CamZzz17, DagaT1Benzei, stukex, boogsKlavsen, User86625012, GoatDJ_FlexZ, peLuka, TojoR1ShuKz, PaceTG7, Melvn
火箭, Zachar, M00RPHEUInfernal, PSC Cong, breellooUser94297115, User32891798, xSw33zyもりこ, Sirius, インファイトMuTeXZepa, Levi, Teenie
Diegossauro, Lage_fps, robson528LuKinas, HardTrevs, HoridTheTacticalBrit, Peet3rz, EughosttTheDezmond, NiicoInfinite, CrowderxNouzz, Ozten, Demente
Rodrigo, KNGMATII, iZundCastillo, Amir, zDarkClamp, XtraJ, OMiT PandaBigPavo, Champi, czrxizx7, Wahdawi, i_hmoodx

WSOW Global Final viewership rewards

During the WSOW Global Final viewers had the opportunity to win one of 50,000 MW3 beta early access codes, alongside other free rewards.

If you were fortunate enough to secure an MW3 early access code during the WSOW event livestream, a code should arrive at your email address from your linked Activision account so you can redeem it on the official Modern Warfare 3 beta site.

Moreover, players who watched the WSOW Global Final on September 16 should also have access to additional in-game free rewards. Rewards should appear within your account in MW2 and Warzone 2 in each section where each item belongs.

Here’s a list of all the rewards that were available during the WSOW Global Final event:

60 Minute Double XP TokenUnlocked at 30 MinutesDouble XP token
60 Minute Double Weapon XP TokenUnlocked at 1 HourDouble Weapon XP token
“Grab the Popcorn” Calling CardUnlocked at 1 Hour and 30 MinutesGrab the Popcorn Calling Card
WSOW™ WartrackUnlocked at 1 Hour and 30 MinutesWSOW Wartrack
“Double Digits” EmblemUnlocked at 2 HoursDouble Digits Emblem
“Lightning Rob” Weapon BlueprintUnlocked at 3 HoursLightning Rob Weapon Blueprint
“Your Dropped This” CamoUnlocked at 3 HoursYou Drop This Camo MW2 Warzone 2

World Series of Warzone past winners

The WSOW made its debut in 2021 during the Verdansk era of the original Warzone, and numerous teams and players have successfully secured their portion of the substantial prize pools.

These teams were formed by a mix of well-known content creators, such as TimTheTatman or FaZe Swagg, CDL pros, and the top-ranked amateur players who make the cut through the Open Qualifiers.

Let’s take a glance at the list of previous champions:

DateTournamentPrize PoolWinner
6/23/2021World Series of Warzone Season 1 NA Trios$200,000Team Aydan
6/23/2021World Series of Warzone Season 1 NA Trios Captain’s Cup$300,000Team Swagg
8/3/2021World Series of Warzone Season 1 EU Trios Captain’s Cup$100,000Team Recrent
8/3/2021World Series of Warzone Season 1 EU Trios$200,000Team Jukeyz
9/15/2021World Series of Warzone Season 1 EU Duos Captain’s Cup$100,000Recrent
9/15/2021World Series of Warzone Season 1 EU SoloYolo$100,000Chowh1
9/15/2021World Series of Warzone Season 1 EU Duos$200,000MethodZ & Daga
11/17/2021World Series of Warzone Season 1 NA SoloYolo$100,000Scump
11/17/2021World Series of Warzone Season 1 NA Duos Captain’s Cup$100,000Team Swagg
11/17/2021World Series of Warzone Season 1 NA Duos$200,000HusKerrs & Newbz
9/6/2022World Series of Warzone Season 2 EU SoloYolo$100,000Blade
9/6/2022World Series of Warzone Season 2 EU Trios$200,000Team Wartex
9/7/2022World Series of Warzone Season 2 NA SoloYolo$100,000Fifakill
9/7/2022World Series of Warzone Season 2 NA Trios$200,000Team Skullface

For more on Warzone 2, be sure to our other articles like everything we know so far about the Modern Warfare 3 reveal event, or have a look at the most popular weapons to use in the game.

About The Author

Nathan is a Senior Writer at CharlieIntel. He’s an expert in EA Sports FC, Call of Duty, and Overwatch, as well as superhero games, including Marvel’s Spider-Man. With a master's degree in Magazine Journalism from Nottingham Trent University, he worked as a Trainee Reporter for Derbyshire Live before moving into games media, with bylines at Dexerto, Cultured Vultures, and more. You can contact Nathan by email at [email protected].