
- Name
- Methodz
- Nationality
United States
- Current Team
- FREE AGENT, FREE AGENT
- Past Teams
- Denial, Elevate, FaZe, OpTic, SB, EnVy, Justus, Team Kaliber, Ultra, UYU
- Birthday
- August 15, 1997
- Age
- 24
Anthony "Methodz" Zinni is a pro COD player.
Methodz, also known as Anthony Zinni, is a professional Call of Duty player.
Methodz began his Call of Duty career on COD 4: Modern Warfare for the PlayStation 3 at 11 years old. He didn’t begin competing in esports tournaments until COD: Modern Warfare 2 after he saw a tournament’s live stream on the GameBattles front page, featuring notable pro players such as ASSASS1N and Moho.
After that he became one of the youngest pro players ever at the age of 16. Methodz has been on top teams such as SoaR Gaming, FaZe Clan, Team Curse, Team Kaliber, Strictly Business, OpTic Gaming, UyU, and the Toronto Ultra. Below is a list of Methodz’ social media profiles on various platforms.
Twitch
This is the official Methodz Twitch live stream.
YouTube
This is a playlist of all of the official Methodz YouTube channel videos.
Methodz Team History
Methodz began his Call of Duty career on Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare for the PlayStation 3 at 11 years old. He didn’t get esports though until Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. He saw a tournament’s live stream on the GameBattles front page, featuring notable pro players such as ASSASS1N and Moho. Then he got into esports himself and became one of the youngest pro players ever at the age of 16. Methodz has been on top teams such as SoaR Gaming, FaZe Clan, Team Curse, Team Kaliber, Strictly Business, OpTic Gaming, UyU, and the Toronto Ultra. This is the official Methodz MLG GameBattles profile page.
Dates | Team |
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2012-11-28 – 2013-05-24 | SoaR Gaming |
2013-05-24 – 2013-07-04 | FaZe Clan |
2013-07-21 – 2013-07-26 | Dare Rising |
2013-07-27 – 2013-12-08 | SoaR Gaming |
2013-12-12 – 2014-01-08 | FaZe Clan |
2014-01-12 – 2014-04-01 | Curse Youth |
2014-04-01 – 2014-04-08 | Team Kaliber |
2014-04-09 – 2014-09-22 | Strictly Business |
2014-09-22 – 2014-10-21 | Aware Gaming |
2014-10-24 – 2014-12-04 | Elevate |
2014-12-18 – 2015-01-23 | SYNRGY Gaming |
2015-02-08 – 2015-04-10 | Team JusTus |
2015-04-10 – 2015-05-23 | Team Envy |
2015-11-11 – 2015-11-24 | Denial Esports |
2015-12-02 – 2016-05-23 | CLG |
2016-06-07 – 2016-07-26 | Primed |
2016-08-01 – 2016-11-09 | Most Wanted |
2016-11-23 – 2017-08-28 | Echo Fox |
2017-11-27 – 2017-12-23 | Next Threat |
2017-12-29 – 2018-04-08 | Rise Nation |
2018-04-10 – 2018-05-06 | Team Kaliber |
2018-05-06 – 2018-10-08 | OpTic Gaming |
2018-10-08 – 2018-12-21 | FaZe Clan |
2018-12-21 – 2019-01-30 | G2 Esports |
2019-01-28 – 2019-09-02 | UYU |
2019-10-24 – Present | Toronto Ultra |
Methodz COD Modern Warfare 3 History (2012)
Methodz made his LAN debut during the COD MW3 season, winning the NJ Halo Codzilla 2012 tournament for the team vD with Scump, NaDeSHoT, and BLfire. He competed at the UMG Fort Lee tournament playing for Nova Nation and finished in 3rd place.
Methodz COD MW3 Tournament Results and Esports Earnings | $450.00Â From 2 Tournaments | ||
2012-10-28 | 3rd | 360icons Farewell MW3 | $75.00 |
2012-05-20 | 1st | NJ Halo Codzilla 2012 | $375.00 |
Methodz COD Black Ops 2 History (2013)
Methodz started the COD Black Ops 2 season on SoaR Gaming. He placed in the top 6 at his debut event of the year at UMG Chicago. Methodz placed in the top 16 at the MLG Winter Championship 2013 Online Qualifier which was enough to qualify. He finished in the top 8 at the MLG Winter Championship . Methodz then placed in the top 12 at the 2013 Call of Duty Championship. Then, Methodz joined FaZe Clan and competed at the 2013 MLG Spring Championship and finished in the top 6. Then, he joined SoaR for the remainder of the season. Methodz continued to have consistent placings with the highlight being a 2nd place finish at the UMG Dallas tournament.
Methodz COD Black Ops 2 Tournament Results and Esports Earnings | $1,550.00Â From 2 Tournaments | ||
2013-10-20 | 2nd | UMG Dallas 2013 | $1,250.00 |
2013-03-17 | 7th – 8th | 2013 MLG Winter Championship | $300.00 |
Methodz COD Ghosts History (2014)
Methodz continued competing for SoaR Gaming to start the COD Ghosts esports season off. He competed at the MLG Fall Championship and finished in the top 16. Then he joined FaZe Clan again and finished in the top 8 at competing at UMG Philadelphia. After that Methodz appeared on various teams for the remainder of the season, including Curse Youth, Team Kaliber, and Strictly Business. The highlights of the end of the COD Ghosts esports season were a few victories competing in online Major League Gaming 2k Series tournaments.
Methodz COD Ghosts Tournament Results and Esports Earnings | $1,212.50Â From 3 Tournaments | ||
2014-04-06 | 1st | MLG 2K Series | $462.50 |
2014-03-16 | 1st | MLG 2K Series | $375.00 |
2014-02-23 | 2nd | MLG 5K Series | $375.00 |
Methodz COD Advanced Warfare History (2015)
Methodz took a break from competing for the majority of the COD Advanced Warfare season. He did, however, compete at the UMG Orlando tournament for SYNRGY Gaming and finished in the top 6.
Methodz COD Advanced Warfare Tournament Results and Esports Earnings | $155.00Â From 1 Tournament | ||
2015-02-22 | 1st | MLG Variant 250 Series | $155.00 |
Methodz COD Black Ops 3 History (2016)
Methodz returned to competing in COD esports at the beginning of the Black Ops 3 season. He joined Counter Logic Gaming and qualified for the 1st Stage of the Call of Duty World League via the Online Qualifying Tournament. During the regular season he finished in 12th place. Methodz competed at the 1st Stage Relegation tournament and were unable to qualify for the 2nd Stage of the Call of Duty World League.
Methodz competed at the MLG Anaheim tournament and placed in the top 24. Then he finished in the top 24 at the MLG Orlando tournament. He qualified for COD Champs during the Call of Duty Championship Qualifier. At the 2016 COD XP Championship he finished in the top 32.
Methodz COD Black Ops 3 Tournament Results and Esports Earnings | $6,062.50Â From 3 Tournaments | ||
2016-09-04 | 17th – 32nd | 2016 Call of Duty XP Championship | $3,750.00 |
2016-04-03 | 9th – 12th | NA CWL Stage 1 Playoffs | $2,000.00 |
2016-02-28 | 5th – 8th | UMG CWL $25K Challenge Variant #2 | $312.50 |
Methodz COD Infinite Warfare History (2017)
Methodz joined Echo Fox at the start of the COD Infinite Warfare esports season. He placed in the top 16 at the 2017 CWL Las Vegas Open tournament. He qualified for the 2017 Call of Duty World League Championship via the NA Last Chance Qualifier. Then he placed 3rd in pool play and finihsed in the top 24 overall at the 2017 COD World League Championship.
Methodz COD Infinite Warfare Tournament Results and Esports Earnings | $4,375.00Â From 4 Tournaments | ||
2017-08-13 | 17th – 24th | 2017 CWL Championship | $3,125.00 |
2017-07-27 | 1st | 2017 CWL NA Last Chance Qualifier | $750.00 |
2017-05-28 | 2nd | MLG 2K Series NA | $250.00 |
2017-04-30 | 2nd | MLG 2K Series NA | $250.00 |
Methodz COD World War 2 History (2018)
Methodz teamed up with Nagafen at the beginning of the COD WW2 season and they joined the Next Threat team. They couldn’t accumulate enough pro points to qualify for pool play so they were forced to play through the open bracket at the 2018 CWL Dallas Open tournament and they finished in the top 16. Many players and analysts in the community were very impressed by the performance of Methodz in his role as an AR Slayer during the Dallas Open.
Then he competed at the 2018 CWL Northern Arena Showdown and finished in 4th place. Again, Methodz received widespread praise, especially for his performances in the respawn game modes.
OpTic Methodz
OpTic Gaming announced on May 6th, 2018 via Twitter that Methodz had joined the Call of Duty roster. Then, on May 16th, 2018 Methodz was interviewed and featured on the COD World League’s YouTube channel in a series called “Behind The Controller”. The description of the video reads:
OpTic Gaming’s Anthony ‘Methodz’ Zinni has played alongside some of Call of Duty’s most prestigious names, on some of the sport’s biggest teams. After stepping away from the CWL, Methodz has returned in a big way. This is Behind the Controller Powered by Scuf Gaming.
His performances throughout the year had been very impressive. Many teams tried to sign Methodz including Echo Fox, Ground Zero, and Enigma6. He ended up choosing to join Rise Nation, alongside Loony, TJHaLy and Gunless. Methodz competed at the 2018 CWL New Orleans Open tournament and took 3rd place.
Methodz COD WW2 Tournament Results and Esports Earnings | $55,125.00Â From 10 Tournaments | ||
2018-08-19 | 17th – 24th | 2018 CWL Championship | $3,125.00 |
2018-07-29 | 7th – 8th | CWL Pro League 2018 – Stage 2 | $5,625.00 |
2018-07-16 | 1st | CWL Pro League Challenge | $375.00 |
2018-06-17 | 5th – 6th | CWL Anaheim Open 2019 | $2,000.00 |
2018-04-22 | 5th – 6th | CWL Seattle Open 2018 | $2,000.00 |
2018-04-08 | 7th – 8th | CWL Pro League 2018 – Stage 1 | $5,625.00 |
2018-04-01 | 3rd | CWL Birmingham Open 2018 | $8,000.00 |
2018-03-11 | 1st | CWL Atlanta Open 2018 | $20,000.00 |
2018-01-14 | 3rd | CWL New Orleans Open 2018 | $8,000.00 |
2018-01-01 | 1st | NA CWL 2k Series | $375.00 |
Methodz COD Black Ops 4 History (2019)
Methodz competed in the COD Black Ops 4 esports season.
Methodz COD Black Ops 4 Tournament Results and Esports Earnings | $18,024.56 From 3 Tournaments | |||
2019-08-18 | 17th – 24th | 2019 CWL Championship | $3,000.00 | |
2019-07-05 | 15th – 16th | CWL Pro League 2019 | $11,875.00 | |
2019-07-05 | 13th | CWL Pro League 2019 Player Bonuses | $3,000.00 | |
2019-04-07 | 7th – 8th | WGN Championship Series 2019 Grand Finals | $149.56 |
Methodz COD Modern Warfare History (2020)
Methodz joined the Toronto Ultra for the inaugural season of the Call of Duty League.
Methodz COD Modern Warfare Tournament Results and Esports Earnings | $4,000.00Â From 2 Tournaments | ||
2020-07-12 | 3rd – 4th | CDL 2020 Week 11 – New York Home Series | $2,000.00 |
2020-05-10 | 3rd – 4th | CDL 2020 Week 7 – Florida Home Series | $2,000.00 |
Methodz COD Black Ops Cold War History (2022)
Methodz remained with the Toronto Ultra for the inaugural season of the Call of Duty League.
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Call of Duty Esports
COD League
Season | Team | $ | K/D | Kills | Deaths | K +/- | W/L | W | L | Events | Map W/L | Map Wins | Maps Played | Points | Minor Championships | Major Championship | World Championship |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | - | 1.02 | 0.40 | 0.44 |
Call of Duty World League
CDL2020
Season | Team | $ | K/D | Kills | Deaths | K +/- | W/L | W | L | Events | Map W/L | Map Wins | Maps Played | Points | Minor Championships | Major Championship | World Championship |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | - | 0 | 0.75 | 0 |
CDL2021
Season | Team | $ | K/D | Kills | Deaths | K +/- | W/L | W | L | Events | Map W/L | Map Wins | Maps Played | Points | Minor Championships | Major Championship | World Championship |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | - | 0.98 | 0.17 | 0.44 |
CDL2021 Kickoff Classic
Season | Team | $ | K/D | Kills | Deaths | K +/- | W/L | W | L | Events | Map W/L | Map Wins | Maps Played | Points | Minor Championships | Major Championship | World Championship |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | - | 0.77 | 0.00 | 0.40 |
CDL2021 Opening Weekend
Season | Team | $ | K/D | Kills | Deaths | K +/- | W/L | W | L | Events | Map W/L | Map Wins | Maps Played | Points | Minor Championships | Major Championship | World Championship |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | - | 1.18 | 1.00 | 0.75 |
CDL2021 Stage 1
Season | Team | $ | K/D | Kills | Deaths | K +/- | W/L | W | L | Events | Map W/L | Map Wins | Maps Played | Points | Minor Championships | Major Championship | World Championship |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | - | 1.02 | 0.20 | 0.45 |
CDL2021 Super Week
Season | Team | $ | K/D | Kills | Deaths | K +/- | W/L | W | L | Events | Map W/L | Map Wins | Maps Played | Points | Minor Championships | Major Championship | World Championship |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | - | 0.98 | 0.00 | 0.39 |
CDL2022
Season | Team | $ | K/D | Kills | Deaths | K +/- | W/L | W | L | Events | Map W/L | Map Wins | Maps Played | Points | Minor Championships | Major Championship | World Championship |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Major League Gaming
Season | Team | $ | K/D | Kills | Deaths | K +/- | W/L | W | L | Events | Map W/L | Map Wins | Maps Played | Points | Minor Championships | Major Championship | World Championship |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | Justus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Warzone Esports
Season | Team | $ | K/D | Kills | Deaths | K +/- | W/L | W | L | Events | Map W/L | Map Wins | Maps Played | Points | Minor Championships | Major Championship | World Championship |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | - | 6.88 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
CDL2021 Major 1
Season | Team | $ | K/D | Kills | Deaths | K +/- | W/L | W | L | Events | Map W/L | Map Wins | Maps Played | Points | Minor Championships | Major Championship | World Championship |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Total
Season | $ | K/D | Kills | Deaths | K +/- | W/L | W | L | Events | Map W/L | Map Wins | Maps Played | Points | Minor Championships | Major Championship | World Championship |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012 | 375 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.83 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 375 | 1.11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.45 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0.36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |