Fariko Impact Wins Inaugural Call of Duty® Championship, presented by Xbox – Takes Home US$400,000 of the Tournament’s US$1 Million Prize Purse Plus the Highly Coveted Honor as the best Call of Duty®: Black Ops II Players in the World

Winning their way through three days of intense multiplayer competition against 30 other professional four-player teams, Fariko Impact and EnVyUs met face to face at centre stage for Sunday’s finals matchup to determine who would be crowned World Champions at the Call of Duty Championship®, presented by Xbox.  In the end, Fariko Impact, consisting of Damon “Karma” Barlow, Adam “Killa” Sloss, Marcus “MiRx,” and team captain Chris “Parasite” Duarte (pictured below) emerged victorious and cemented their spot as the best Call of Duty®: Black Ops II players in the world, taking home US$400,000 of the tournament’s US$1 Million prize purse.  Team EnVyUs took home US$200,000, while third place team OpTic Gaming took home US$120,000, with the remaining prize purse distributed among the remaining top eight teams.

(Treyarch Studio Head Mark Lamia and Game Design Director David Vonderhaar present team Fariko Impact with their big check for $400,000 for winning the Call of Duty Championship.)

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