OpTic Texas keep rolling in CDL Major 3 qualifying

OpTic Texas maintained their perfect record in qualifying for the Call of Duty League Stage 3 Major, sweeping the Paris Gentle Mates 3-0 on Friday.

Texas improved to 4-0, while Paris slipped to 3-1. The Los Angeles Thieves, who were idle on Friday, hold second place at 3-0.

In other action as the third week of qualifying got underway, the Riyadh Falcons downed the Miami Heretics 34-1, and the Toronto KOI crushed the Vancouver Surge 3-0.

The 12 Call of Duty League teams are playing a full qualifying round robin to determine seeding for the third major of the season, to be held May 15-17 as part of the DreamHack Atlanta event.

On Friday, Texas topped Paris 250-236 on Gridlock Hardpoint, 6-1 on Plaza Search and Destroy and 5-2 on Den Overload.

Riyadh opened with a 250-209 victory on Sake Hardpoint, but Miami pulled level by claiming Plaza Search and Destroy 6-4. The Falcons sealed the match by taking Den Overload 8-2 and Gridlock Hardpoint 250-191.

Toronto blitzed Vancouver 250-138 on Gridlock Hardpoint, 6-5 on Fringe Search and Destroy and 4-0 on Den Overload.

The remaining schedule for Week 3:

Saturday

--Los Angeles Thieves vs. Carolina Royal Ravens

--OpTic Texas vs. FaZe Vegas

--G2 Minnesota vs. Boston Breach

--Riyadh Falcons vs. Cloud9 New York

Sunday

--Paris Gentle Mates vs. Miami Heretics

--Los Angeles Thieves vs. G2 Minnesota

--Toronto KOI vs. Cloud9 New York

Call of Duty League Stage 3 Major qualifying, with match record and map differential

1. OpTic Texas 4-0, 12-4

2. Los Angeles Thieves, 3-0, 9-2

3. Toronto KOI, 3-1, 11-5

4. FaZe Vegas, 3-1, 10-6

5. Paris Gentle Mates, 3-1, 9-7

6. Riyadh Falcons, 2-2, 8-8

7. Vancouver Surge, 2-3, 8-11

8. G2 Minnesota, 1-2, 4-6

9. Carolina Royal Ravens, 1-3, 8-10

10. Miami Heretics, 1-3, 5-10

11. Cloud9 New York, 0-3, 2-9

12. Boston Breach, 0-4, 4-12

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This story was originally published May 9, 2026 at 5:31 AM.