Call of Duty: Black Ops
Call of Duty: Black Ops (abbreviated as COD: BO or COD: BlOps) is a 2010 first-person shooter developed by Treyarch and published by Activision. It is the seventh installment of the Call of Duty series. It is notable in the competitive console Call of Duty community for being the first Call of Duty game added to Major League Gaming's Pro Circuit, with prior games only appearing as an offline finals near the end of the year for their GameBattles Ladders.
Although the PC community continued with Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare in 2011, the competitive scene on console focused their attention on Call of Duty: Black Ops. The best Call of Duty players were based in North America, with everyone focused on the MLG Pro Circuit. This is the last Call of Duty game that did not have a million-dollar cash prize tournament.
Largest Prize Pools
| Tournament Name | Prize Money | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | » MLG Providence 2011 (CoD: Black Ops) | $140,000.00 |
| 2. | » MLG Columbus 2011 (CoD:BlOps) | $28,000.00 |
| 3. | » MLG Dallas 2011 (CoD:BlOps) | $28,000.00 |
| 4. | » MLG Orlando 2011 (CoD:BlOps) | $28,000.00 |
| 5. | » MLG Raleigh 2011 (CoD:BlOps) | $28,000.00 |
| 6. | » MLG Anaheim 2011 (CoD:BlOps) | $27,600.00 |
| 7. | GameStop 2011 Championship | $13,000.00 |
| 8. | » EGL 4 - London (CoD:BlOps) | $10,482.55 |
| 9. | » MLG CoD: Black Ops $25K Ladder | $10,000.00 |
| 10. | » ECL 3 - Loughborough 2011 (CoD:BlOps 360) | $8,209.00 |
| 11. | » ECL 2 - Blackpool 2011 (CoD:BlOps 4v4) | $7,428.60 |
| 12. | » The Gathering 2011 (CoD:BO XBox360) | $3,723.04 |
| 13. | » EMS Season VIII (CoD:BO) | $3,584.30 |
| 14. | » ReflexGT 5 (CoD:BlOps) | $3,035.34 |
| 15. | » ReflexGT 4 (CoD:BlOps) | $2,869.20 |
| 16. | » ReflexGT 2 (CoD:BlOps) | $1,906.84 |
| 17. | » The Gathering 2011 (CoD:BO PC) | $1,489.21 |
| 18. | » ECL 2 - Blackpool 2011 (CoD:BlOps FFA) | $825.40 |
| 19. | » 360icons Black Ops 1 11/3 | $240.00 |
| 20. | » ECL 3 - Loughborough 2011 (CoD:BlOps PS3) | $0.00 |
| 21. | » Gamers Assembly 2011 (CoD:BlOps) | $0.00 |
Top Players
| Player ID | Player Name | Total (Game) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  BigTymer | William Johnson | $15,950.00 |
| 2. | MerK | Joseph DeLuca | $15,950.00 |
| 3. | Censor | Douglas Martin | $13,900.00 |
| 4. | Vengeance | Blake Campbell | $13,900.00 |
| 5. | Virus | Tanner - | $13,900.00 |
| 6. | StaiNViLLe | Tosh Mcgruder | $13,300.00 |
| 7. | MuTaYSeaN | Sean Ellis | $13,250.00 |
| 8. | JKap | Jordan Kaplan | $12,700.00 |
| 9. | Proofy | Jordan Cannon | $11,200.00 |
| 10. | Aches | Patrick Price | $10,800.00 |
| 11. | Teepee | Tyler Polchow | $10,800.00 |
| 12. | Dedo | Ken Dedo | $10,700.00 |
| 13. | LyaR | Ray Loftus | $10,000.00 |
| 14. | Bobby | Bobby Hamwi | $9,750.00 |
| 15. | Saints | Renato Forza | $9,500.00 |
| 16. | Scump | Seth Abner | $8,300.00 |
| 17. | John | Johnathan Perez | $7,400.00 |
| 18. |  Rambo | Raymond Lussier | $7,050.00 |
| 19. | Assass1n | Robert Walsh | $6,700.00 |
| 20. | Pikachu | - - | $6,500.00 |
| 21. | TuQuick | Aaron Chang | $6,500.00 |
| 22. | TwiZz | Eric Servello | $6,200.00 |
| 23. | Parasite | Chris Duarte | $5,700.00 |
| 24. | FeaRs | Damod Abney | $5,350.00 |
| 25. | Apathy | Bryan Zhelyazkov | $5,000.00 |
Online/LAN Breakdown
| Location | Prize Money | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Online Only | $13,824.30 | 3.99% |
| Offline/LAN | $332,569.18 | 96.01% |
Comparisons
| » Counter-Strike: Source | -$2,763,975.97 |
| » Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare | -$2,251,901.52 |
| » Call of Duty: Ghosts | -$1,226,248.06 |
| » Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 | -$1,110,406.40 |
| » Halo: Reach | -$425,696.49 |
Top Countries
| Country Name | Prize Money | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  United States | $286,450.01 |
| 2. |  United Kingdom | $22,844.07 |
| 3. |  Canada | $10,150.00 |
| 4. |  France | $6,236.25 |
| 5. |  Netherlands | $4,110.42 |
| 6. |  Belgium | $1,031.75 |
| 7. |  Ireland | $262.06 |