FaZe Vegas, OpTic Texas battle for CDL Championship

OpTic Texas and FaZe Vegas will have a rematch in the grand final on Sunday at the 2026 Call of Duty League Championship in Las Vegas.

Read more Blue Jays turn to veterans while White Sox weary of road results

FaZe Vegas has gone unscathed at 3-0 in the event, including a 3-2 decision over OpTic Texas in the winners final on Saturday.

This is the final event and the world championship of the Black Ops 7 competitive season.

Eight of 12 teams qualified for the CDL Championship in the regular season from Dec. 5, 2025 to June 28, led by first-place OpTic Texas (40-12, +69).

The format is a double-elimination bracket, with all matches best-of-five except for Sunday’s grand final, which is best-of-nine. There is a $2 million prize pool, with the winning team taking home $800,000.

FaZe Vegas outlasted OpTic Texas 3-2 on Saturday. Vegas opened with a 250-245 win on Scar Hardpoint before Texas responded with wins on Den Search and Destroy (6-5) and Exposure Overload (4-2). FaZe Vegas closed out with wins on Den Hardpoint (250-164) and Hacienda Search and Destroy (6-2).

Vegas’ Chris “Simp” Lehr of the United States was selected match MVP with 114 kills and a plus-17 K-D differential.

Also on Saturday, the Riyadh Falcons swept the Miami Heretics 3-0 in Elimination Round 2, winning 250-122 on Hacienda Hardpoint, 6-1 on Gridlock Search and Destroy and 2-0 on Gridlock Overload.

Read more Starting pitchers for Rangers, Braves come with questions

Riyadh’s McArthur “Cellium” Jovel of the United States was selected match MVP with 56 kills and a plus-20 kill-death differential. All four Falcons players had a K-D differential in positive numbers, while all four Heretics were in negatives.

In the other Elimination Round 2 match, the Paris Gentle Mates swept G2 Minnesota, triumphing 250-183 on Den Hardpoint, 6-4 on Fringe Search and Destroy and 6-2 on Exposure Overload.

The Gentle Mates’ Joseph “JoeDeceives” Romero of the United States was selected match MVP with 70 kills and a plus-22 K-D differential.

The Riyadh Falcons stayed alive with a 3-2 victory over the Paris Gentle Mates in Elimination Round 3. The Falcons started fast, winning 250-138 on Den Hardpoint and 6-4 on Fringe Search and Destroy. But Paris drew even with victories on Scar Overload (2-1) and Sake Hardpoint (250-198). Riyadh won on Raid Search and Destroy 6-4 to take the match.

The Falcons’ Mohammed “Alluka” Bindal of Germany was match MVP with 87 kills and a plus-8 differential.

OpTic Texas knocked out the Falcons 3-1 in the Elimination final. Texas opened with a 250-153 victory on Hacienda Hardpoint, then Riyadh drew level with a 6-2 win on Den Search and Destroy. OpTic closed out with wins on Scar Overload (7-2) and Gridlock Hardpoint (250-155).

Texas’ Cuyler “Huke” Garland of the United States was match MVP with 87 kills and a plus-17 K-D differential.

Read more Before Mike Gansey became a Sixers executive, he was a hard-nosed high school player that earned LeBron James’ respect

Call of Duty League Championship prize pool

1. $800,000, TBD

2. $480,000, TBD

3. $320,000, TBD, Riyadh Falcons

4. $160,000, TBD, Paris Gentle Mates

5-6. $80,000, TBD, Miami Heretics, G2 Minnesota

7-8. $40,000, Los Angeles Thieves, Toronto KOI

–Field Level Media

Copyright 2026 Field Level Media. All Rights Reserved.

This story was originally published July 19, 2026 at 12:41 AM.