Field Level Media
14 Feb 2026, 12:49 GMT+10
(Photo credit: Nick Oza/The Republic via Imagn Content Services, LLC)
OpTic Texas, the runner-up at Call of Duty League Stage 1 Major, opened qualifying for the Stage 2 Major with a 3-0 win over the Boston Breach on Friday.
In other opening-day action, the Carolina Royal Ravens swept the Toronto KOI 3-0, and Miami Heretics trounced FaZe Vegas 3-0.
The 12 Call of Duty teams are playing a full qualifying round robin to determine seeding for the second major of the season, to be held March 27-29 in Marston Green, England, as part of the DreamHack Birmingham event.
The top six teams in qualifying head straight into the Stage 2 Major playoffs, while the teams in seventh through 10th place will compete in a play-in round.
The Stage 2 Major champion will receive $150,000 and 100 Call of Duty League points, while the runner-up will get $90,000 and 75 CDL points.
On Friday, Texas topped Boston 250-180 on Scar Hardpoint, 6-3 on Scar Search and Destroy and 3-2 on Den Overload. The United States' Anthony 'Shotzzy' Cuevas-Castro recorded 67 kills and a plus-13 kill-death differential for OpTic. Mexico's Eric 'Snoopy' Perez amassed 54 kills and a minus-4 K-D different for the Breach.
Carolina took down Toronto 250-202 on Exposure Hardpoint, 6-2 on Exposure Search and Destroy and 5-3 on Exposure Overload. Dylan 'Nero' Koch paced the all-U.S. Royal Ravens with 68 kills and a plus-24 K-D differential. Denmark's Tobias 'CleanX' Jonsson finished with 69 kills and a plus-12 K-D differential for the KOI.
Miami beat Vegas 250-132 on Scar Hardpoint, 6-5 on Scar Search and Destroy and 4-3 on Scar Overload. Spain's Diego 'SupeR' Escudero starred for the Heretics with 72 kills and a plus-29 K-D differential. Belgium's Jordan 'Abuzah' Francois led FaZe with 72 kills and a plus-29 K-D differential.
The remaining Week 1 schedule:
Saturday
--Riyadh Falcons vs. Paris Gentle Mates
--OpTic Texas vs. G2 Minnesota
--Toronto KOI vs. FaZe Vegas
--Vancouver Surge vs. Los Angeles Thieves
Sunday
--Paris Gentle Mates vs. Miami Heretics
--Riyadh Falcons vs. Boston Breach
--Los Angeles Thieves vs. Carolina Royal Ravens
--G2 Minnesota vs. Cloud9 New York
Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major qualifiers standings (match record, map differential)
T1. Carolina Royal Ravens, 1-0, +3
T1. Miami Heretics, 1-0, +3
T1. OpTic Texas, 1-0, +3
T4. Cloud9 New York, 0-0, even
T4. G2 Minnesota, 0-0, even
T4. Los Angeles Thieves, 0-0, even
T4. Paris Gentle Mates, 0-0, even
T4. Riyadh Falcons, 0-0, even
T4. Vancouver Surge, 0-0, even
T10. Boston Breach, 0-1, -3
T10. FaZe Vegas, 0-1, -3
T10. Toronto KOI, 0-1, -3
--Field Level Media
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