Three teams post Round 1 sweeps at CDL Stage 3 Minor

Field Level Media|published: Sat 25th April, 03:13 2026

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The Miami Heretics, G2 Minnesota and Toronto KOI opened with sweeps while the Riyadh Falcons also prevailed in Round 1 of the Call of Duty League Stage 3 Minor on Friday to reach the quarterfinals.

All 12 CDL teams are competing in the tournament, which will reward $20,000 and 30 CDL points to the champion. The single-elimination bracket is seeded based on teams' standing following Major 2. All matches are best-of-five.

Taking on the Boston Breach, the Heretics rolled to victory with wins on Colossus Hardpoint (250-199), Raid Search and Destroy (6-0) and Exposure Overload (4-3).

Minnesota made quick work of Cloud9 New York, posting consecutive victories on Scar Hardpoint (250-93), Scar Search and Destroy (6-1) and Exposure Overload (6-5).

Facing the Carolina Royal Ravens, Toronto opened with a 250-249 win on Scar Hardpoint, then followed up with a 6-4 victory on Raid Search and Destroy before closing out the sweep 4-1 on Scar Overload.

The Vancouver Surge posted a match-opening 250-246 win over Riyadh on Den Hardpoint, but the Falcons bounced back with three straight wins -- 6-2 on Plaza Search and Destroy, 4-3 on Scar Overload and 250-174 on Sake Hardpoint.

The Saturday schedule (quarterfinals):

--OpTic Texas vs. Toronto KOI

--Los Angeles Thieves vs. G2 Minnesota

--FaZe Vegas vs. Riyadh Falcons

--Paris Gentle Mates vs. Miami Heretics

Call of Duty League's Stage 3 Minor prize pool

1. $20,000, 30 CDL points

2. no money, 20 CDL points

3-4. no money, 10 CDL points

5-8. no money, no CDL points

9-12. no money, no CDL points -- Carolina Royal Ravens, Cloud9 New York, Vancouver Surge, Boston Breach

--Field Level Media