CDL leaves fans disappointed with CoD Champs venue location

We already knew who the 2025 Call of Duty League Championship host was, but fans didn’t expect the venue to be so different from the location.

The CDL usually waits until late in the year to announce the location for Champs, but everything was revealed before the 2025 regular season started. Toronto Ultra hosted Major 1 in Madrid, OpTic Texas is currently hosting Major 2 in Dallas, Texas, and Miami Heretics will host Major 3 in Boca Raton, Florida.

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In addition, the CDL confirmed that Major 4 will be held in Dallas, Texas, as part of DreamHack Dallas. This season, Toronto Ultra will host Champs.

Fans expected the event to occur in Toronto as that’s where previous events have been, but that isn’t the case.

Call of Duty League Champs location catches fans off guard

Activision announced that 2025 CDL Champs will occur from June 26-29 at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium in Kitchener, Ontario.

#CDL2025 Champs tickets are LIVE 🚨

📆 June 26th-29th
📍 Kitchener, Ontario

Secure your spot 👇 pic.twitter.com/KbmJ0ud6KN

— Call of Duty League (@CODLeague) March 20, 2025

Tickets for the event are on sale now, but fans should read the fine print before planning their trip. In 2024, Toronto Ultra hosted its major at Ryerson’s Mattamy Athletic Centre, which is located in downtown Toronto.

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However, Kitchener Memorial Auditorium is two hours away from that venue and about an hour and a half from the Toronto Pearson International Airport. CDL fans and players didn’t react well to the news.

Former Toronto Ultra and current LA Thieves player Scrap responded, “Champs should always be in a big city. Literally ALWAYS.”

100 Thieves Co-Owner Jack “Courage” Dunlop added, “This has to be a troll location lol.”

“Kitchener?? We’re joking, right? This has to be a f**king joke,” a third fan argued.

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Depending on the time of day and where you’re taking a rideshare from, getting to the venue will come at a hefty cost.

Though the price fluctuates through the day, getting an Uber from the airport most fans are coming in from to the venue or any spot near it will cost around $80 USD. Taking the train, meanwhile, would take more than 2 hours.

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Activision has yet to respond to criticisms about the venue and location choice. For more on the CDL, check out everything we know about the latest OpTic Texas roster change.

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