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Daniel Sturridge, Liverpool Striker, Plays Call of Duty: Ghosts (VIDEO)

'I Will Gun You Down': Sturridge Locks And Load For COD (VIDEO)
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Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge stormed to victory in a multiplayer Call of Duty tournament to mark the launch of the 10th game in the series, Ghosts.

Strurridge's team of six beat crews led by hip-hop duo Rizzle Kicks and England teammate Andros Townsend, who was knocked out in the qualifying stage.

The celebrity players went head to head on a stage at the Indigo2 Arena to promote the new game.

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Sturridge was at the CoD party on Monday

In a tense final streamed live on the CoD site, Sturridge won 13-11 against Tina Palacios, an avid player and the game developers' own senior community manager.

Sturridge said he was "over the moon" at the victory, thanking his team for carrying him through the game.

He said: "I had nothing to do with that win, to be honest. I was at the bottom of the team the whole way. The team won the game, so fair play."

Sturridge plays COD
Call of Duty: Ghosts Launch Party - London(01 of13)
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Daniel Sturridge attends the Call of Duty: Ghosts Launch party at Indigo2, The O2 centre, Peninsula Square in London. (credit:PA)
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Daniel Sturridge plays Call of Duty: Ghosts at the Launch party at Indigo2, The O2 centre, Peninsula Square in London. (credit:PA)
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Andros Townsend and Daniel Sturridge attend the Call of Duty: Ghosts Launch party at Indigo2, The O2 centre, Peninsula Square in London. (credit:PA)
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Daniel Sturridge plays Call of Duty: Ghosts at the Launch party at Indigo2, The O2 centre, Peninsula Square in London. (credit:PA)
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Daniel Sturridge plays Call of Duty: Ghosts at the Launch party at Indigo2, The O2 centre, Peninsula Square in London. (credit:PA)
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Daniel Sturridge and Andros Townsend attend the Call of Duty: Ghosts Launch party at Indigo2, The O2 centre, Peninsula Square in London. (credit:PA)
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Daniel Sturridge attends the Call of Duty: Ghosts Launch party at Indigo2, The O2 centre, Peninsula Square in London. (credit:PA)
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Daniel Sturridge and Andros Townsend attend the Call of Duty: Ghosts Launch party at Indigo2, The O2 centre, Peninsula Square in London. (credit:PA)
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Team Leaders, Martyn Littlewood, Wretch 32, Andros Townsend, Jamal Edwards, Tina Palacios, Jordan Stephens, Harley Alexander-Sule of Rizzle Kicks and Daniel Sturridge attend the Call of Duty: Ghosts Launch party at Indigo2, The O2 centre, Peninsula Square in London. (credit:PA)
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Daniel Sturridge and Andros Townsend attend the Call of Duty: Ghosts Launch party at Indigo2, The O2 centre, Peninsula Square in London. (credit:PA)
Call of Duty: Ghosts Launch Party - London(11 of13)
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Daniel Sturridge attends the Call of Duty: Ghosts Launch party at Indigo2, The O2 centre, Peninsula Square in London. (credit:PA)
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Team Leaders, Martyn Littlewood, Wretch 32, Andros Townsend, Jamal Edwards, Tina Palacios, Jordan Stephens, Harley Alexander-Sule of Rizzle Kicks and Daniel Sturridge attend the Call of Duty: Ghosts Launch party at Indigo2, The O2 centre, Peninsula Square in London. (credit:PA)
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Team leaders Daniel Sturridge and Tina Palacios attend the Call of Duty: Ghosts Launch party at Indigo2, The O2 centre, Peninsula Square in London. (credit:PA)

His opponents, meanwhile, produced a parade of excuses.

Townsend blamed his loss on a broken hand suffered when he fell into the photographers' pit during a match against Hull City, joking: "I'm not going to blame my wrist, but if I hadn't been injured then we would have won."

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