New York Subliners
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- COD - Call of Duty League 52 COD - CDL - Major 3 - Qualif. 20 COD - CDL - Major 2 - Qualif. 18 COD - CDL - Major 1 - Qualif. 16 COD - CDL - Major 3 12 COD - CDL - Major 1 11 COD - CDL - Major 4 Quals 10 COD - CDL - Major 2 8 COD - CDL - Major 4 8 COD – CDL – Major 5 7
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The New York Subliners are an American professional Call of Duty League (CDL) esports team based in New York City, New York. The team is operated by NYXL, an esports organization owned by Sterling Equities subsidiary Sterling.VC. New York was announced as one of the first five cities to own a spot in the CDL.
History
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
NYSL entered the CDL with high expectations due to their veteran filled lineup led by ZooMaa. These expectations were halted quickly, with the team suffering frequent losses at the Launch Weekend event. The underperforming continued into the following events for the Subliners, ultimately leading to the team's first roster change; in which they acquired "Mack".
This new addition of Mack also brought along a new energy to the team. The NYSL defeated fan-favorite Chicago Huntsmen during week 6, winning in a unanimous 3–0 fashion. The team went on to finish 5th in the league overall.
The Subliners faced obstacles early with team composition. This came in January 2021 when Tommy 'ZooMaa' Paparatto, veteran Call of Duty professional and league starter announced his retirement. The team responded with the addition of amateur player, Conor 'Diamondcon' Johst to fill this position.
Call of Duty: Vanguard
The Call of Duty team of NYSL had been struggling for a while before they picked up a player named KiSMET, who had been making waves in the competitive scene for his exceptional skills. KiSMET's addition to the team was a game-changer, and he immediately showed his worth in the Respawn game mode.
With KiSMET on board, NYSL was able to make a strong comeback in the 2022 Vanguard Pro Am Classic, which was KiSMET's first event back in the CDL after Modern Warfare. KiSMET's contributions were crucial in their victory, and NYSL emerged as the champions of the 2022 Vanguard Pro Am Classic.
On March 20, 2022, Clayster announced he was benched from NYSL in favor of PaulEhx.
From July 14, 2022 to Sunday, July 17, 2022, the NYSL parent organization NYXL (company) hosted the Call of Duty League Major IV at Kings Theatre (Brooklyn). After the major, NYSL had secured a spot to the Call of Duty Champs 2022.
The NYSL tied for 5 & 6 place against Toronto Ultra at the 2022 Call of Duty League Championships.
The NYSL continued to have obstacles in team composition throughout the 2022 season. After the championships, NYSL players Crimsix, PaulEhx, HyDra, and coach Dreal, participated on a podcast called 'The Flank', in which the players discussed racism between players, knowledge of NYXL's internal plans for their replacement since before Major 4, and favoritism from coaches and management.
Crimsix, renowned professional player with the most wins in Call of Duty history, retired after the 2022 season with NYSL.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
After the departure of Crimsix, the New York Subliners built their roster for the 2023 Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 season around Hydra, making two significant additions in the form of players Priestahh and Skyz.
At the first tournament of the season, Major 1 hosted by the league in Raleigh, North Carolina, NYSL won the top seat.
On December 19, 2022, NYXL announced that they would no longer be hosting Major IV for 2023.
The NYSL won the 2023 Call of Duty League Championships. KiSMET was awarded MVP of the event for his performance.