Call of Duty League 2025 Major I: Format, Schedule, Results and More

Call of Duty League 2025 Major I: Format, Schedule, Results and More

Ganesh Jadhav

27 Dec, 2024, 17:47

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Last updated: 10 May, 2026, 09:26

Hosted by the Toronto Ultra at the Caja Mágica in Madrid, the first Major of Call of Duty League 2025 is just around the corner. Starting 30th January, the twelve CDL teams will take on each other in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 for CDL Points.

Call of Duty League Major 1: Format, Teams and Schedule

The tournament will feature all twelve CDL teams seeded according to their performance in the qualifiers. The teams as per their seedings are as follows:

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TeamW-L Record
Optic Texas6-1 (20-10)
Toronto Ultra6-1 (19-11)
Carolina Royal Ravens5-2 (18-12)
Los Angeles Thieves5-2 (19-13)
Boston Breach5-2 (17-15)
Atlanta FaZe4-3 (15-13)
Vancouver Surge4-3 (17-16)
Miami Heretics2-5 (16-17)
Los Angeles Guerrillas M82-5 (13-15)
Minnesota ROKKR2-5 (13-19)
Cloud9 New York1- 6 (10-19)
Vegas Falcons0-7 (4-21)

These teams will play an eight team double-elimination bracket with the bottom four teams placed in the lower bracket. In the upper bracket, matchups are as follows:

  • 1st seed vs. 8th seed
  • 2nd seed vs. 7th seed
  • 3rd seed vs. 6th seed
  • 4th seed vs. 5th seed

Call of Duty League 2025 Major 1 Bracket
Call of Duty League 2025 Major 1 Bracket. Credit: Call of Duty league

All the matches will be Bo5s with the Grand Finals concluding in a Bo7. The map and modes for the event are as follows:

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HardpointSearch and DestroyControl
HaciendaHaciendaHacienda
ProtocolProtocolProtocol
Red CardRed CardVault
RewindRewind
SkylineSkyline
VaultVault

The detailed competitive settings can be found here. 

Tournament Schedule

The tournament starts 30th January, with the Grand Finals on the 2nd of February, the complete tournament schedule is as follows:

  • 30th January - Upper Bracket Round 1
    • 16:00 CET | 07:00 PST - Atlanta FaZe vs. Boston Breach
    • 17:30 CET | 08:30 PST - Toronto Ultra vs. Vancouver Surge
    • 19:00 CET | 10:00 PST - Carolina Royal Ravens - Los Angeles Thieves
    • 20:30 CET | 11:30 PST - Texas Optic - Miami Heretics
  • 31st January - Lower Bracket Round 1 & Round 2
    • 14:30 CET | 05:30 PST - TBD vs. New York Cloud9
    • 16:00 CET | 07:00 PST - TBD vs. Minnesota Rokkr
    • 17:30 CET | 08:30 PST - TBD vs. Vegas Falcons
    • 19:00 CET | 10:00 PST - TBD vs. Los Angeles Guerrillas M8
    • 20:30 CET | 11:30 PST - TBD
  • 1st February - Upper Bracket Round 2, Lower Bracket Round 2 & 3
    • 14:30 CET | 05:30 PST - TBD
    • 16:00 CET | 07:00 PST - TBD
    • 17:30 CET | 08:30 PST - TBD
    • 19:00 CET | 10:00 PST - TBD
    • 20:30 CET | 11:30 PST - TBD
  • 2nd February - Finals Day
    • 16:00 CET | 07:00 PST - Lower Bracket Semifinals
    • 17:30 CET | 08:30 PST - Upper Bracket Finals
    • 19:00 CET | 10:00 PST - Lower Bracket Finals
    • 20:30 CET | 11:30 PST - Finals

Where to Watch Call of Duty League 2025 Major 1?

Catch the tournament live on the official Call of Duty Twitch or YouTube channel. You can also follow the tournament on Strafe.

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Featured Image Credits: Call of Duty League // Activision

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