Ego Chall: A Call of Duty Esports Podcast
Two esports reporters, Justin Binkowski and Preston Byers, discuss all things involved with the Call of Duty League. Join the guys each week for match breakdowns, predictions, roster changes and everything in between.
Episodes
On the 186th episode of the Ego Chall Podcast, Justin Binkowski and Preston Byers break down the 2025 Call of Duty League (CDL) Championship, including OpTic Texas's historic title win, the Vancouver Surge and Boston Breach's runs, as well as the disappointing performances by the LA Thieves and Atlanta FaZe.
On the 185th episode of the Ego Chall Podcast, Justin Binkowski and Preston Byers discuss the 2025 Call of Duty League (CDL) Championship, including their predictions for who they think will win Champs.
On the 184th episode of the Ego Chall Podcast, Justin Binkowski and Preston Byers discuss the legacies of numerous Call of Duty League (CDL) players and how they may be affected by the 2025 CDL Championship, as well as the lack of promotion heading into Champs.
On the 183rd episode of the Ego Chall Podcast, Justin Binkowski and Preston Byers discuss their respective Call of Duty League (CDL) power rankings / tier lists ahead of the 2025 CDL Championship.
On the 182nd episode of the Ego Chall Podcast, Justin Binkowski and Preston Byers discuss their respective wishlists for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 (BO7) after its official reveal, which include Zombies, Warzone, Blackout, and Multiplayer.
On the 181st episode of the Ego Chall Podcast, Justin Binkowski and Preston Byers discuss their picks for the 2025 Call of Duty League (CDL) All-Star teams and awards, including MVP, Rookie of the Year, Most Improved/Comeback Player, and much more.
On the 180th episode of the Ego Chall Podcast, Justin Binkowski and Preston Byers discuss in-depth the four teams -- the Minnesota ROKKR, Cloud9 New York, Las Vegas Falcons, and Los Angeles Guerrillas M8 -- that did not make the 2025 Call of Duty League (CDL) Championship.
[APOLOGIES FOR THE AUDIO ISSUES IN THIS EPISODE]
On the 179th episode of the Ego Chall Podcast, Justin Binkowski and Preston Byers continue to break down the final Major of the 2025 Call of Duty League (CDL) season, including OpTic Texas and Miami Heretics finishing in the top four and the Vancouver Surge stunningly finishing 12th. The guys also discuss whether or not the Toronto Ultra regrets not signing Mercules to replace Beans.
On the 178th episode of the Ego Chall Podcast, Justin Binkowski and Preston Byers break down the final Major of the 2025 Call of Duty League (CDL) season, including the Los Angeles Thieves' championship win, Atlanta FaZe finishing second, as well as OpTic Texas and Miami Heretics. The guys also discuss the retirements of Attach and iLLeY.
On the 177th episode of the Ego Chall Podcast, Justin Binkowski and Preston Byers discuss the final Major of the Call of Duty League (CDL) season, including their predictions for the first round and who will earn their spot at the CDL Championship.
On the 176th episode of the Ego Chall Podcast, Justin Binkowski and Preston Byers discuss the final week of online play in the 2025 Call of Duty League (CDL) season, including 0-2 performances from the Toronto Ultra and Carolina Royal Ravens, OpTic Texas's up-and-down showing, the Miami Heretics finishing off a perfect qualifier run, and much more.
On the 175th episode of the Ego Chall Podcast, Justin Binkowski and Preston Byers discuss Maven and Nameless's Call of Duty League (CDL) MVP picks, Octane's "plumber" comment, the best Search and Destroy player, the final week of the Major 4 qualifiers, and much more.
On the 174th episode of the Ego Chall Podcast, Justin Binkowski and Preston Byers discuss Mercules' OpTic Texas debut, Cloud9 New York's new roster defeating Atlanta FaZe, the Miami Heretics continuing their undefeated streak, and more.
On the 173rd episode of the Ego Chall Podcast, Justin Binkowski and Preston Byers discuss OpTic Texas replacing Skyz with Mercules, Cloud9 New York benching Mack and Attach, and much more.
On the 172nd episode of the Ego Chall Podcast, Justin Binkowski and Preston Byers continue to discuss Call of Duty League (CDL) Major 3, Shotzzy's statement on a potential OpTic Texas roster change, Atlanta FaZe's disappointing Major performance, and more.
On the 171st episode of the Ego Chall Podcast, Justin Binkowski and Preston Byers discuss Call of Duty League (CDL) Major 3, the Los Angeles Thieves' victory, the Vancouver Surge's second consecutive grand finals appearance, Mercules's star-making performance with the Toronto Ultra, OpTic Texas's disappointments, and more.
0:00 Intro
3:12 LA Thieves win their first Major
27:42 Vancouver Surge fall short again
48:23 ...
On the 170th episode of the Ego Chall Podcast, Justin Binkowski and Preston Byers discuss the Call of Duty League (CDL) Major 3 and give their predictions for the upcoming tournament.
On the 169th episode of the Ego Chall Podcast, Justin Binkowski and Preston Byers discuss two more Saudi Arabia-based organizations potentially joining the Call of Duty League (CDL), and the guys also discuss an eventful final week of the CDL Major 3 qualifiers.
On the 168th episode of the Ego Chall Podcast, Justin Binkowski and Preston Byers discuss Wrecks officially joining the Carolina Royal Ravens, JoeDeceives potentially being a target of OpTic Texas, and the guys give their predictions for a very important week of Call of Duty League (CDL) Major 3 qualifiers.
0:00 Intro
1:19 Wrecks officially joins Carolina
16:47 Could OpTic Texas sign JoeDeceives?
22:45 CDL Major 3 qualifiers pick'em
38:...
On the 167th episode of the Ego Chall Podcast, Justin Binkowski and Preston Byers discuss the Vegas Falcons earning their first Call of Duty League (CDL) win, the Carolina Royal Ravens releasing Vivid, and much more.
0:00 Intro
0:57 Vegas Falcons defeat OpTic Texas for first CDL win
9:41 Is OpTic's 0-2 week concerning?
16:44 Carolina drops Vivid, reportedly to be replaced by Wrecks
30:29 Miami Heretics beat OpTic Texas and Atlan...
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