Ego Chall: A Call of Duty Esports Podcast

On the 150th episode of the Ego Chall Podcast, Justin Binkowski and Preston Byers discuss a rumored roster change for the Vancouver Surge and the performances of the Toronto Ultra, Carolina Royal Ravens, and Minnesota ROKKR at the first Call of Duty League (CDL) Major of the 2025 season. 0:00 Intro 1:54 Seattle Surge 29:12 Toronto Ultra 46:59 Carolina Royal Ravens 1:09:05 Minnesota ROKKR 1:22:41 N...

On the 149th episode of the Ego Chall Podcast, Justin Binkowski and Preston Byers discuss the first Call of Duty League (CDL) Major of the 2025 season, including Atlanta FaZe's exciting win, the Los Angeles Thieves' narrow loss, OpTic Texas' early exit, and much more. 0:00 Intro 1:14 FaZe vs. LAT grand finals 21:07 EU crowd 24:53 What could LAT have done differently? 32:18 Scrap vs. Dr...

On the 148th episode of the Ego Chall Podcast, Justin Binkowski and Preston Byers preview the first Major of the 2025 Call of Duty League (CDL) season and discuss the news regarding Challengers Open events the rest of the season. 0:00 Intro 1:00 CDL Major 1 preview and predictions 1:00:25 Major 4 location & Challengers Open confirmation 1:10:42 Thank you

On the 147th episode of the Ego Chall Podcast, Justin Binkowski and Preston Byers discuss the OpTic Texas snaking drama and give their picks for the final week of the Call of Duty League (CDL) Major 1 qualifiers. 0:00 Intro 0:54 Could we get another map? 10:44 Dashy / OpTic snaking drama 22:10 CDL Qualifiers Week 4 Pick'Em 58:32 Thank you

On the 146th episode of the Ego Chall Podcast, Justin Binkowski and Preston Byers discuss the latest Call of Duty League (CDL) qualifier matches, including OpTic Texas beating LA Thieves and Cloud9 New York going 0-2. The guys also discuss Hastr0's purchase of the Team Envy / EnVyUs brand. 0:00 Intro 1:38 Hastr0 buys Envy 19:52 Major 1, Week 3 qualifiers discussion 44:51 Boston Breach / Snoopy...

On the 145th episode of the Ego Chall Podcast, Justin Binkowski and Preston Byers discuss the return of Call of Duty League (CDL) qualifier matches, the news that Major 2 will not feature a Challengers event, and iLLeY changing his name to YoDa. 0:00 Intro 0:51 Major 2 will not have Challengers event 19:37 iLLeY becomes YoDa 27:03 Kaysan's $4K SnD event 34:11 CDL qualifiers week 3 54:13 Thank...

On the 144th episode of the Ego Chall Podcast, Justin Binkowski and Preston Byers discuss the first Call of Duty League (CDL) Minor, which Atlanta FaZe won. Intro 0:00 1:56 Atlanta FaZe wins Minor 1 15:31 Thoughts on Minor 23:50 Carolina Royal Ravens get 2nd 31:10 Rivalries and trash talk in CDL 39:48 Minnesota ROKKR surprise 49:38 OpTic Texas lose to Carolina in semifinals 59:15 LA Thieves lose &...

On the 143rd episode of the Ego Chall Podcast, Justin Binkowski and Preston Byers preview the first Call of Duty League (CDL) Minor and give their predictions on who will win the single-elimination tournament. 0:00 Intro 1:13 Minor format and bracket 8:06 Vancouver Surge vs. Cloud9 New York 17:27 OpTic Texas vs. Vegas Falcons 21:45 Atlanta FaZe vs. Miami Heretics 28:35 Minnesota ROKKR vs. Los Ange...

Justin Binkowski and Preston Byers discuss their wishes for the Call of Duty League (CDL) and CoD esports in 2025, and the guys also reacted to Khhx stepping away from the Vegas Falcons' roster.

On the 141st episode of the Ego Chall Podcast, Justin Binkowski and Preston Byers discuss what New Year's resolutions each Call of Duty League (CDL) team should have, and the guys also talked about the news that Scump was asked to play for OpTic Texas in the wake of Pred's departure, as well as Hacienda being added to the CDL map pool. 0:00 Intro 1:36 Hacienda added to CDL mapset 13:51 Scump was a...

On the 140th episode of the Ego Chall Podcast, Justin Binkowski and Preston Byers discuss Pred speaking about parting ways with OpTic Texas, as well as allegations of gambling. The guys also give one final update to their Call of Duty League (CDL) power rankings before 2025. 0:00 Intro 1:59 Pred addresses OpTic departure, gambling allegations 7:40 Where could Pred end up? 26:34 CDL Power Rankings...

On the 139th episode of the Ego Chall Podcast, Justin Binkowski and Preston Byers discuss Atlanta FaZe's concerning 1-3 record in the Call of Duty League (CDL), Huke's return to OpTic Texas in place of Pred, and much more. 0:00 Intro 1:20 OpTic Texas 2-0 with Huke 8:27 Atlanta FaZe struggles 21:07 Boston Breach clutching up 34:00 Carolina Royal Ravens atop the CDL 43:18 Are the LA Thieves the best...

On the 138th episode of the Ego Chall Podcast, Justin Binkowski and Preston Byers discuss OpTic Texas reportedly replacing Pred with Huke, as well as the upcoming Call of Duty (CDL) Major 1 qualifier matches. 0:00 Intro 0:46 Pred reportedly being replaced by Huke on OpTic 21:00 LA Thieves vs. LAG M8 27:16 Cloud9 vs. ROKKR 32:38 Heretics vs. Breach 36:07 OpTic vs. Surge 40:46 Ultra vs. Falcons 43:4...

On the 137th episode of the Ego Chall Podcast, Justin Binkowski and Preston Byers discuss the first week of the 2025 Call of Duty League (CDL) season, including Atlanta FaZe's winless performance.

On the 136th episode of the Ego Chall Podcast, Justin Binkowski and Preston Byers discuss the confirmation of the Los Angeles Guerrillas and Gentlemates partnership, what storylines they're watching entering the 2025 Call of Duty League (CDL) season, and the guys give their picks for the first week of the CDL's Major 1 qualifying matches. 0:00 Intro 1:00 LA Guerrillas & Gentle Mates 10:48 CDL...

On the 135th episode of the Ego Chall Podcast, Justin Binkowski and Preston Byers discuss the hacker-filled launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6's Ranked Play, gentlemen's agreements (GAs) in the Call of Duty League (CDL), their power rankings before the start of the 2025 CDL season, as well as their preseason predictions for the CDL. 0:00 Intro 1:09 Vikul Retires 6:42 Ranked Play Cheating 20:20 GA...

On the 134th episode of the Ego Chall Podcast, Justin Binkowski and Preston Byers discuss the release of the 2025 Call of Duty League (CDL) season's format and schedule, as well as the news that Clayster will be joining the Vegas Legion coaching staff.

On the 133rd episode of the Ego Chall Podcast, Justin Binkowski and Preston Byers discuss the retirements of Call of Duty players Clayster and Accuracy, in addition to the confirmation of several more 2024 Call of Duty League (CDL) rosters.

On the 132nd episode of the Ego Chall Podcast, Justin Binkowski and Preston Byers discuss the now-confirmed Los Angeles Thieves superteam and where they rank among the Call of Duty League (CDL) elite. The guys also discuss recent reports and rumors around the league.

On the 131st episode of the Ego Chall Podcast, Justin Binkowski and Preston Byers discuss 100 Thieves' reported decision to sign a Call of Duty League (CDL) superteam. The guys also discuss other RosterMania reports and how the financials of the league are changing.

On the 130th episode of the Ego Chall Podcast, Justin Binkowski and Preston Byers discuss the Call of Duty League (CDL) RosterMania, including Falcons Esports replacing the Las Vegas Legion, the Toronto Ultra's roster reportedly being free agents, Sib announcing he is an RFA for Cloud9, and much more.

On the 129th episode of the Ego Chall Podcast, Justin Binkowski and Preston Byers discuss Atlanta FaZe's Esports World Cup victory, JKap and LA Thieves parting ways, and what's happening with the Boston Breach.

On the 128th episode of the Ego Chall Podcast, Justin Binkowski and Preston Byers discuss Kenny's place in the all-time rankings after OpTic Texas' Call of Duty League (CDL) Championship victory, as well as the New York Subliners' apparent death to make room for Cloud9 CoD. The guys also discuss the upcoming Esports World Cup. 0:00 Intro 3:16 Kenny's All-Time Ranking / Top 10 Talk...

On the 127th episode of the Ego Chall Podcast, Justin Binkowski and Preston Byers discuss OpTic Texas's 2024 Call of Duty League (CDL) Championship victory, the Toronto Ultra, Atlanta, FaZe, New York Subliners, and all of the fallout from CoD Champs.

On the 126th episode of the Ego Chall Podcast, Justin Binkowski and Preston Byers preview the 2024 Call of Duty League Championship and give their thoughts on FormaL saying he's going to play pro CoD again, the Boston Breach releasing most of its roster, and pick their CDL Comeback Player of the Year.