Call of Duty Black Ops 7 at EWC 2026 Viewer’s Guide
Over the past weekend, we saw the Warzone Resurgence Series 2026 Championship tournament finish up, with G2 Esports coming out in 1st place. The Call of Duty (COD) esports action continues this week, with the Black Ops 7 tournament at the Esports World Cup (EWC) 2026 mega-event.
The tournament runs from 5 to 9 August 2026, live on LAN in front of a huge crowd at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles venue in France. There’s a massive $1,8 million prize pool to compete for. At the current exchange rate, that’s nearly R30 million. The 16 qualified teams are also competing for a large haul of Club Championship points.
Proceedings kick off with the Group Stage (5 to 7 August), where all 16 teams are split into two GSL-Style groups of eight each. All matches are BO5, and the top four teams from each group advance to the Playoffs Stage.
In the Playoffs Stage, taking place this weekend (8 to 9 August), the eight remaining teams will compete in a single-elimination bracket. All matches are BO7 in this stage, except for the Grand Finals, which is BO9.
Black Ops 7 teams at EWC 2026
Check out the neat little table below that showcases all 16 competing teams, which group they start in, and how they qualified.
| # | Team Name | Group Stage | Team Type / Qualification |
| 1 | FaZe Clan | Group A | CDL Pro Organization |
| 2 | Gentle Mates | Group A | CDL Pro Organization |
| 3 | G2 Esports | Group A | CDL Pro Organization |
| 4 | Movistar KOI | Group A | CDL Pro Organization |
| 5 | Carolina Royal Ravens | Group A | CDL Pro Organization |
| 6 | Cloud9 | Group A | CDL Pro Organization |
| 7 | OMiT | Group A | Challengers / Amateur |
| 8 | The Pit | Group A | Last Chance Qualifier |
| 9 | OpTic Gaming | Group B | CDL Pro Organization |
| 10 | Team Falcons | Group B | CDL Pro Organization |
| 11 | Team Heretics | Group B | CDL Pro Organization |
| 12 | 100 Thieves | Group B | CDL Pro Organization |
| 13 | Boston Breach | Group B | CDL Pro Organization |
| 14 | Vancouver Surge | Group B | CDL Pro Organization |
| 15 | Project Notorious | Group B | Challengers / Amateur |
| 16 | Team WAR | Group B | Challengers / Amateur |
You can watch all the exciting Black Ops 7 action unfold live via the EWC Twitch and EWC YouTube channels. Stay tuned to Esports Central, as we’ll bring you all the results from the biggest EWC 2026 tournaments.
Header image via Activision.
