FaZe, Heretics secure big wins in CDL Stage 4 Major

The Miami Heretics and Atlanta FaZe advanced to the upper bracket final of the Call of Duty League 2025: Stage 4 Major in Dallas, TX on Saturday. The LA Thieves and OpTic Texas are still alive after advancing to the lower bracket semifinal.

The Heretics and Thieves had a battle in their upper bracket matchup. LA built a 2-1 lead over Miami after a 3-1 Protocol control win. Nevertheless, the Heretics bounced back winning the final two rounds, including the 6-2 clincher on Hacienda Search and Destroy.

The Thieves were bounced to the lower bracket but persevered by securing a 3-1 victory over Toronto Ultra.

Atlanta and OpTic started off their match with a battle in the first round, as FaZe narrowly pulled out a 250-246 win on Rewind Hardpoint. That continued as FaZe took a 6-5 victory on Protocol Search and Destroy.

Texas finally got on the board with a 3-0 win on Hacienda Control, but that proved to be too late. Atlanta clinched the match with a dominant 250-158 Red Card Hardpoint win in the fourth round.

OpTic defeated the Minnesota ROKKR 3-1 in the lower bracket and will face the Thieves on Sunday.

--Field Level Media