Field Level Media
18 Jan 2026, 13:49 GMT+10
(Photo credit: Nick Oza/The Republic via Imagn Content Services, LLC)
FaZe Vegas continued its impressive rebound from an opening-day loss, sweeping Cloud9 New York 3-0 on Saturday as Week 4 of Call of Duty League Stage 1 qualifying continued.
The win was FaZe's fourth straight to move them to 4-1, tied atop the standings with OpTic Texas. Saturday's other winners were the Miami Heretics, who beat the Boston Breach 3-1, and the Carolina Royal Ravens, who topped the Toronto KOI 3-1.
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.
In the day's first match, Miami started with a 250-248 win on Scar Hardpoint, but Boston answered with a 6-4 win on Scar Search and Destroy. Miami took the lead again with a 3-1 win on Den Overload, but this time Boston could not answer as Miami won 250-176 on Blackheart Hardpoint to close out the match.
Next, Toronto beat Carolina 250-159 on Den Hardpoint, but the Royal Ravens took the next three maps, winning 6-5 on Den Search and Destroy, 3-1 on Scar Overload, and 250-152 on Blackheart Hardpoint.
In the finale, Vegas jumped all over New York, taking Exposure Hardpoint 250-128 to open the match. A 6-2 win on Colossus Search and Destroy followed, with an 8-1 win on Exposure Overload ending the match.
Wedk 4 concludes with three more matches on Sunday, before qualifying comes to an end next weekend.
Sunday's matches
--Cloud9 New York vs. Boston Breach
--G2 Minnesota vs. FaZe Vegas
--OpTic Texas vs. Los Angeles Thieves
Call of Duty League 2026: Stage 1 Major qualifiers standings (match record, map differential)
1. FaZe Vegas, 4-1, plus-5
2. OpTic Texas, 4-1, plus-5
3. Riyadh Falcons, 4-2, plus-3
4. Carolina Royal Ravens, 3-2, 0
5. Paris Gentle Mates, 3-2, plus-4
5. Toronto KOI, 3-2, plus-4
7. Miami Heretics, 3-3, plus-2
8. Los Angeles Thieves, 2-2, minus-1
9. Boston Breach, 2-3, minus-2
10. G2 Minnesota, 1-4, minus -4
11. Cloud9 New York, 1-4, minus-3
12. Vancouver Surge, 1-5, minus -13
--Field Level Media
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