Toronto Ultra’s Cammy snubbed for Call of Duty League Team of the Year – fans react
Billy Studholme, Senior Editor
Last Updated: 22/08/2021
Scottish Call of Duty player Cameron ‘Cammy’ McKilligan was snubbed yesterday for what many believed to be a guaranteed spot in the CDL’s Team of the Year.
The Toronto Ultra star has been outstanding in the CDL all season, but the Team of the Year was voted by fans. The worst-kept secret in Call of Duty esports is that the scene relies heavily, at least in terms of viewership, on the OpTic brand and those of its star personalities such as Seth ‘Scump’ Abner and Hector ‘H3CZ’ Rodriguez. The org has by far the biggest following in CoD esports, and its CoD fanbase is one of the most dedicated in esports.
It perhaps came as no surprise, then, that OpTic Chicago player Brandon ‘Dashy’ Dash was voted into the team. Dashy has also had a great season, but most agree that Cammy’s was superior.
Fans and players were mostly in agreement as to who should have made the team instead of Dashy. Seattle Surge AR player Sam ‘Octane’ Larew was amazed that Cammy didn’t make the team (read the first few replies to this tweet):
CAMMY DIDNT MAKE TEAM OF THE YEAR LMAOOOOOOO
— Sam “Octane” Larew (@OctaneSam) August 21, 2021
Peirce ‘Gunless’ Hillman agreed:
i guess Cammy and Cellium just died and passed away for team of the year
— Peirce (@Gunless) August 21, 2021
Many blamed OpTic supporters for the oversight:
LMAOOO I JUST SAW THE TEAM OF THE YEAR AND NEITHER MC OR CAMMY MADE IT BUT DASHY????? pic.twitter.com/B9345WDoQv
— rager ✰ (@MrRagerSZN) August 22, 2021
Yeah love Dashy but Cammy should be there RT @DexertoIntel: The CDL’s @ScufGaming Team of the Year:
— @man_EE (@Sentry_x2) August 22, 2021
🔹 @DashySZN
🔹 @InsightGawd
🔹 @SimpXO
🔹 @aBeZy pic.twitter.com/JtmNCurD9m
Rise Nation General Manager Jonathan ‘Pacman’ Tucker thought Cammy deserved a spot:
How did Cammy not make team of the year. Ultra supreme fugaze
— Jonathan Tucker (@PacmanJT) August 21, 2021
Many believe fan voting wasn’t totally impartial; Dashy’s popularity, buttressed by OpTic’s immense fan support, meant that he perhaps received more votes than he ought to have. But these are fans of CoD that are voting. Is it realistic to expect objectivity? The voting system clearly was flawed from the start.
It was also announced this weekend that Atlanta FaZe player Chris ‘Simp’ Lehr won the MVP award.
Cammy’s UK teammate, Jamie ‘Insight’ Craven — who is also a favourite to win Rookie of the Year after a storming debut professional season — made the CDL Team of the Year.
Their team Toronto Ultra plays Atlanta FaZe in the grand final of Champs this evening (8pm BST), and could become the first EU team ever to be crowned Call of Duty world champion.
Read our interview with Cammy from earlier this week here.
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