Report: OpTic Chicago negotiating sale of CDL spot to OWL’s Washington Justice
The Call of Duty League’s OpTic Chicago may be finding a new home, again, as reports indicate that the Overwatch League’s Washington Justice are in talks to purchase and relocate the league spot.
According to Jacob Wolf atDotEsports, the Overwatch League’s Washington Justice are ‘progressing’ on a deal to acquire and relocate the CDL’s OpTic Chicago spot. Thisfollows earlier rumorsthat OpTic’s brand is set to merge with the CDL’s Dallas Empire.
As Wolf reports, the Justice’s ownership group — Washington Esports Ventures — are “one of two serious parties” currently positioned to buy the Chicago, Illinois team slot from the team’s owners at NRG Gaming.
CDL Washington team?
If the deal goes through, the Justice are expected to move the squad from Chicago to Washington, D.C., with little word on what will happen to the current OpTic roster.
Up to now, the OpTic brand has already changed locations twice in the past two years — withOpTic Los Angeles formed for 2020, then re-acquired by Hector ‘H3CZ’ Rodriguezfor 2021. While not yet verified, earlier rumorsclaimed an Envy Gaming and OpTic mergeris primed for 2022 in Dallas, Texas.
CDL OpTic Dallas team?
If this report comes true — Chicago will be sold to Washington, meaning the city will have a second esports team, covering both of Activision-Blizzard’s franchised leagues.
The cost of doing so is unclear, but can be estimated upwards of $20 million according toinformation given by 100 Thieves’ Matthew ‘Nadeshot’ Haag, who purchased the OGLA team slot toform the LA Thieves.
Additionally, should the initial OpTic and Envy merger report come true, then Washington will have to start from scratch roster-wise, as Dallas will field a four of Seth ‘Scump’ Abner, Anthony ‘Shotzzy’ Cuevas-Castro, Indervir ‘iLLeY’ Dhaliwal, and Brandon ‘Dashy’ Otell.
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