OpTic Texas move into first place at CDL Stage 1 Major qualifiers

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