Vegas Falcons Black Ops 6 Season Preview: A New Franchise Emerges
As the offseason comes to a close, the Call of Duty League gears up for another thrilling season. The CDL's landscape has changed drastically, with franchises joining and new super teams being formed. The rumor mill was swirling around the future of Las Vegas Legion, the franchise announced that it was being sold to Team Falcons. A new franchise would officially join the Call of Duty League for the Black Ops 6 season. In this season preview, we’ll dive into the Falcons’s offseason moves, key players to watch, and what are their expectations compared to the competition within the CDL.
📸 Photo by @EWC_EN
Offseason Recap: Homegrown Talent
Signings:
+ Vegas Falcons
+ Saud "Exnid" Alotai
+ Khalid "Khhx" Almadhi
+ Abdulelah "KingAbody" Alrajhi
+ Salman "Roxas" Alkhuzayyim
+ Lewis "LewTee" Todd
+ James "Clayster" Eubanks
Releases:
- Las Vegas Legion
Out with the Legion, bring in the Falcons. Team Falcons are a Saudi Arabian organization that competed in both Challengers & the Esports World Cup last season. They took over the Las Vegas franchise this offseason from the Legion, bringing a 5-year run for a founding franchise.
With that move, the Falcons cleared house & brought in their own team. That includes the Saudi Arabian players who competed at EWC & their head coach LewTee. To bolster the coaching staff, the franchise signed Legend of the Scene Clayster while adding Denz as Head of Operations. Year 1 will be focused on acclimating the franchise into the scene & growing the players as the season progresses.
The Vegas Legion roster heading into Black Ops 6:
○ Saud "Exnid" Alotai
○ Khalid "Khhx" Almadhi
○ Abdulelah "KingAbody" Alrajhi
○ Salman "Roxas" Alkhuzayyim
○ Lewis "LewTee" Todd [Coach]
○ James "Clayster" Eubanks [Coach]
Offseason Reactions
Ronnie: "After EWC we finally see the Falcons esports group pick up a Call of Duty League spot, taking over from the Vegas Legion. The big question everyone had was, will they spend the millions needed to become an all-star roster like they have in other games, or would they be going the development route with a full Saudi roster? And we have the answer: at least for this year, the Falcons are committing to a full Saudi Arabian roster while even having an academy team competing in EU Challengers. While they didn't add any big-name players, they sure did make a big move in the coaching department as they added 3x world champ Clayster to the coaching team after he announced his retirement just a few months ago."
Easy Mac: “Fans thought the offseason would be very different for the Falcons once they were rumored to be joining. They thought that the team would splash for big-name free agents, but they opted to support homegrown talent instead. I personally love that, as I think getting more regions involved truly makes this a World League. We clearly need 16 teams, but this is good for the League long-term. Behind a great coaching staff with LewTee & Clayster, the team will have to develop the core fundamentals in order to compete. Overall though, focusing on the coaching staff while signing local talent is great for this team."
Season Expectations
Ronnie: “Season expectations will be to just surprise as many people as possible; the majority of fans and even players have this idea that the Falcons roster is automatically going to be the worst CDL team we have ever seen and to be honest, I'm not so sure. I do think they will win more matches than the Paris Legion did in Vanguard. The Falcons’ coaching staff will play a significant role in their success. With strong leadership and good tactical planning, they can potentially overperform and cause some upsets over the season."
Black Ops 6 Season Predictions
Best Placement: Top 8
Team MVP: Exnid
Final Regular Season Seed: 12th
Will they qualify for Champs: No
Easy Mac: “The Falcons are the biggest unknown in the CDL currently. They haven't been in the US for long, so expect the team to get better as the season goes on. The players are actually talented individually but it'll be building up the teamwork and chemistry. I don't have very high expectations, but throwing in some Top 8s & competing hard against the top teams is the baseline. Anything else is very good and will help the team develop for further down the year."
Black Ops 6 Season Predictions
Best Placement: Top 8
Team MVP: Khhx
Final Regular Season Seed: 12th
Will they qualify for Champs: No
📸 Photo by @VegasFalcons
Players to Watch in Black Ops 6
Ronnie: “Now when it comes to having a player to watch, I'd say they are all ones to watch for this season. This will be the first time in CDL history we have 4 rookies all on one roster. It should be very exciting to see who can jump to the level that's needed and become a mainstay of the Falcons roster for years to come."
Easy Mac: “I've had a chance to watch these players in BPL MENA, in the EU Elites & at EWC. The player I'm looking at is Khhx (5aLDx). He is individually gifted, but this team will have to learn the fundamentals of top-level COD in order to compete consistently. I firmly believe that he will shock some fans with how nice his individual POV will look."
Stage 1 Matches
Qualifier Match 1: December 6th at 6:00 EST vs Carolina Royal Ravens
Qualifier Match 2: December 7th at 3:00 EST vs Miami Heretics
Qualifier Match 3: December 14th at 3:00 EST vs Toronto Ultra
Qualifier Match 4: December 15th at 4:30 EST vs Atlanta FaZe
Qualifier Match 5: January 17th at 4:30 EST vs OpTic Texas
Qualifier Match 6: January 18th at 3:00 EST vs Vancouver Surge
Qualifier Match 7: January 25th at 4:30 EST vs LA Guerrillas M8
The first Minor begins on January 10th, while the first Major starts on January 30th.
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