Activision unveil $1.2m Call of Duty: Warzone Resurgence Series; DreamHack Birmingham to feature

Darragh Harbinson, Senior Editor

Last Updated: 23/01/2026

Activision have outlined its plans for Call of Duty Warzone’s 2026 esports circuit. The Call of Duty: Warzone Resurgence Series.

The $1.2m circuit will begin on February 9 with online regional qualifiers for DreamHack Birmingham, culminating at the $1,000,000 COD: WRS Championship at EWC 2026 in July.

DreamHack Birmingham and DreamHack Atlanta will have $100,000 prize pools each, with $30,000 for the winner of each event.

2026 Call of Duty®: Warzone Resurgence Series at a glance:

• Two LAN Finals at DreamHack:
  • DreamHack Birmingham (UK) – March 28-29, 2026
  • DreamHack Atlanta (USA) – May 16-17, 2026
• Championship Final at the Esports World Cup, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – July 2026
• $1.2 million total prize pool, including $1,000,000 at the Championship

DreamHack Birmingham:

• Online qualifiers begin February 9, culminating in LAN Finals on March 29 at Dreamhack Birmingham
• Up to 512 trios per region (NA/EMEA) competing for 32 Closed Qualifier spots
• Top 5 teams per region advance directly to LAN Finals
• Remaining teams can still qualify via the Birmingham Open
• $100,000 prize pool and qualification to the COD: WRS Championship at EWC

DreamHack Atlanta:

• Online qualifiers begin April 6, culminating in LAN Finals on May 17 at Dreamhack Atlanta
• Up to 512 trios per region (NA/EMEA) competing for 32 Closed Qualifier spots
• Top 5 teams per region advance directly to LAN Finals
• $100,000 prize pool + additional qualification spots for the COD: WRS Championship

DreamHack Birmingham Call of Duty: Warzone Dates, Format, Prize pool:

Prize Pool: $100,000
First Place: $30,000
+ Top 4 qualify for COD: WRS Championship at EWC 2026

Dates:

• Online Qualifiers
  • Open – February 9 – 13
  • Closed – February 23 – 26
  • Finals – March 2 – 3
• LAN Open – March 28
• LAN Finals – March 29

Format:

• Day 1: 32-team Open, 6 teams advance to Day 2
• Day 2: 16-team Match Point Finals – 10 teams from the COD: WRS Birmingham Online Qualifiers, 6 teams from the Day 1 Open.

Darragh Harbinson, Senior Editor

Darragh Harbinson is an esports writer specialising in Counter-Strike. He has written for Esports News UK, Esports Insider, UKCSGO, Dexerto, and Rush B Media.

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