2026 CDL Major 3: Schedule, Scores, Bracket, and Streaming Info

The 2026 Call of Duty League Stage 3 Major kicks off at DreamHack Atlanta, with FaZe Vegas looking to defend their title against a competitive field of CDL teams and several top Challengers squads.

This Major adopts a Pro-Am format, featuring all 12 CDL franchises alongside four teams from the Call of Duty Challengers scene. With an action-packed weekend ahead, there’s plenty to keep an eye on. Here’s everything you need to know about CDL Major 3 to stay in the loop.

A total of 16 teams are vying for victory in Major 3: 12 from the CDL and four from the Challengers. The teams are divided into four GSL-style groups for the event.

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

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At the conclusion of the group stage, four teams will be eliminated, while the remaining 12 will move on to a double elimination playoff format.

All matches in the tournament are best-of-five, except for the grand final, which will be a best-of-seven showdown.

The third Major of the 2026 CDL season takes place from May 15 to 17 at DreamHack Atlanta. Here’s the layout for the group stage bracket.

Check out the schedule and results for the matches:

Friday, May 15

Opening matches

Winners matches

Elimination matches

Decider matches

Saturday, May 16

Upper Bracket Quarterfinals

Lower Bracket Round 1

Upper Bracket Semifinals

Lower Bracket Quarterfinals

Sunday, May 17

Lower Bracket Semifinal

Upper Bracket Final

Lower Bracket Final

Grand Final

Placement	Team	Prize Money	CDL Points
Champion	LA Thieves	$150,000	100
2nd	OpTic Texas	$90,000	75
3rd	Toronto KOI	$50,000	60
4th	FaZe Vegas	$30,000	45
5th-6th	Paris Gentle Mates Riyadh Falcons	$15,000	30
7th-8th	Miami Heretics G2 Minnesota	$7,500	15
9th-12th	OMiT Carolina Royal Ravens Boston Breach Cloud9 New York	–	–
13th-16th	Vancouver Surge Huntsmen Project Notorious ROC Esports	–	–

Fans can catch every match live through the official CDL broadcast channels and platforms.