OpTic Texas reclaimed its place atop the standings at Call of Duty League 2026: Stage 1 Major qualifiers by defeating the Vancouver Surge 3-1 on Sunday.
Texas became the first team to four wins during the five-week qualifying period. The final day of Week 3 also saw the Carolina Royal Ravens outlast G2 Minnesota 3-2 and Toronto KOI sweep the Los Angeles Thieves 3-0.
A group of 12 teams will play seven matches during qualifying, each win earning them 10 CDL points. While all 12 qualify for Major 1, Jan. 29-Feb. 1 in Dallas, the results will determine whether teams begin the major in the upper or lower bracket.
On Sunday, OpTic opened with a 250-193 win on Exposure Hardpoint and a 6-0 rout on Den Search and Destroy. The last-place Surge landed a 4-3 victory on Scar Overload, just their fourth map win of these qualifiers, before Texas finished it with a 250-152 win on Den Hardpoint.
Carolina scored a 250-127 win on Exposure Hardpoint before Minnesota equalized with a 6-2 win on Raid Search and Destroy. The teams continued to trade blows, with Carolina scoring a 4-0 shutout on Den Overload before Minnesota’s 250-212 victory on Colossus Hardpoint. The final map was Exposure Search and Destroy, where the Royal Ravens pulled away 6-3.
Toronto, meanwhile, enjoyed an all-Den sweep of Los Angeles: 250-224 on Den Hardpoint, 6-3 on Den Search and Destroy and 4-0 on Den Overload.
Qualifiers resume Friday with two matches:
–Vancouver Surge vs. Miami Heretics
–Riyadh Falcons vs. Paris Gentle Mates
Call of Duty League 2026: Stage 1 Major qualifiers standings (match record, map differential)
1. OpTic Texas, 4-1, plus-5
2. FaZeVegas, 3-1, plus-2
T3. Paris Gentle Mates, 3-1, plus-6
T3. Toronto KOI, 3-1, plus-6
5. Riyadh Falcons, 3-2, plus-1
6. Boston Breach, 2-2, zero
7. Los Angeles Thieves, 2-2, minus-1
8. Carolina Royal Ravens, 2-2, minus-2
9. Miami Heretics, 1-3, minus-3
10. Cloud9 New York, 1-3, zero
11. G2 Minnesota, 1-4, minus-4
12. Vancouver Surge, 1-4, minus-10
–Field Level Media
