Field Level Media
28 Feb 2026, 17:25 GMT+10
(Photo credit: Nick Oza/The Republic via Imagn Content Services, LLC)
Cloud9 New York recorded their first victory in qualifying for the Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major, edging the Paris Gentle Mates 3-2 on Friday.
In other action as Week 3 got underway, the Carolina Royal Ravens rallied past the Boston Breach, and the Riyadh Falcons downed FaZe Vegas.
The 12 Call of Duty League 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, Cloud9 opened with a 250-215 win on Blackheart Hardpoint and a 6-3 victory on Exposure Search and Destroy. The Gentle Mates pulled even with a 6-2 win on Den Overload and a 250-213 decision on Colossus Hardpoint. New York claimed the decisive fifth map, Scar Search and Destroy 6-3.
Boston captured Colossus Hardpoint 250-189, but Carolina replied by taking Exposure Search and Destroy 6-5. The Breach moved to the verge of a victory by claiming Den Overload 4-0, but the Royal Ravens recovered with a 250-109 win on Den Hardpoint and a 6-2 triumph on Raid Search and Destroy.
After Riyadh claimed Colossus Hardpoint 250-220, Vegas captured Den Search and Destroy 6-2. The Falcons sealed the series with a 3-1 victory on Exposure Overload and a 250-102 rout on Blackheart Hardpoint.
The weekend schedule:
Saturday
--Riyadh Falcons vs. G2 Minnesota
--Toronto KOI vs. Miami Heretics
--Vancouver Surge vs. Carolina Royal Ravens
--OpTic Texas vs. Los Angeles Thieves
Sunday
--Toronto KOI vs. Paris Gentle Mates
--FaZe Vegas vs. Boston Breach
--Miami Heretics vs. Cloud9 New York
--Vancouver Surge vs. OpTic Texas
Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major qualifiers standings (match record, map differential)
1. Los Angeles Thieves, 4-0, +10
2. OpTic Texas, 4-0, +9
3. Paris Gentle Mates, 3-1, +5
4. Riyadh Falcons, 3-2, +3
5. G2 Minnesota, 2-2, 0
6. FaZe Vegas, 2-3, 0
7. Carolina Royal Ravens, 2-3, -4
8. Miami Heretics, 1-2, -1
9. Vancouver Surge, 1-2, -3
10. Toronto KOI, 1-3, -5
11. Cloud9 New York, 1-3, -7
12. Boston Breach, 1-4, -7
--Field Level Media
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