The recent trend of crowd cheese in Call of Duty esports is reaching a bizarre peak that’s making it crop up during almost every series.

No Challengers teams have made it to the playoff stage of the Esports World Cup’s Black Ops 7 category, and it’s all going to end soon.

The Esports World Cup’s Call of Duty category is unfolding, and OpTic Gaming could be eliminated by a Challengers-tier team.

Week 5 of EWC 2026 will see the winners of the Honor of Kings World Cup, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, and Tekken tournaments crowned in Paris.

Insider Gaming has a look at the Last Chance Qualifier for the Esports World Cup 2026 Counter-Strike 2 Tournament.

G2 Esports has claimed the top spot at the Esports World Cup in the Warzone Resurgence Series, netting a $250,000 grand prize.