The final Major of the 2021 Call of Duty League season is now underway.
The CDL’s Stage Five Major will take place at the Esports Stadium in Arlington, Texas from July 29 to Aug. 1. Just like the Stage Four Major, this event will be held on LAN—but fans will be in attendance on July 31 and Aug. 1. This will be the last tournament of the regular season before the $2.5 million Call of Duty League Championship is held in August.
The Stage Five Major will feature a $500,000 prize pool. The winner will earn $200,000 and 75 CDL Points, which are just as important as ever considering this is the last time teams can try to improve their spot in the regular season standings. This is also the last time that all 12 teams will compete in a tournament this year since only the top eight franchises will play in the end-of-season playoffs, CoD Champs 2021.
Over the last three weeks, the 12 CDL squads battled in online group play matches to figure out their seeding for this double-elimination tournament. OpTic Chicago, Atlanta FaZe, and Los Angeles Thieves finished first through third in Group A for Stage Five, while the Dallas Empire, Toronto Ultra, and Minnesota RØKKR took the top three spots in Group B. The other six teams will immediately start the Stage Five Major in the losers bracket.
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The field for CoD Champs 2021 is officially locked in, but there are still plenty of storylines to follow heading into this week’s event. Atlanta will try to complete the three-peat and win their fourth Major of the season. There’s also an intense battle between several teams for second place in the regular season standings, which will determine who joins FaZe in getting a bye to the winners bracket semifinals in the CDL Playoffs. In addition, the RØKKR will try to hold onto their slight lead over the Thieves and Florida Mutineers for sixth place in terms of CDL Points to avoid starting CoD Champs in the losers bracket. Simply put, there’s a lot on the line at the Stage Five Major.
Here are the results from the 2021 Call of Duty League Stage Five Major, updated with the most recent games on top.
Sunday, Aug. 1
Minnesota RØKKR vs. Toronto Ultra (Grand finals)
Minnesota win 5-4
- Checkmate Hardpoint: 250-34 Toronto
- Moscow Search and Destroy: 6-1 Toronto
- Raid Control: 3-1 Toronto
- Raid Hardpoint: 250-194 Toronto
- Miami Search and Destroy: 6-3 Minnesota
- Garrison Control: 3-1 Minnesota
- Standoff Search and Destroy: 6-2 Minnesota
- Apocalypse Hardpoint: 250-165 Minnesota
- Raid Search and Destroy: 6-3 Minnesota
Toronto Ultra vs. OpTic Chicago (Losers bracket final)
Toronto win 3-1
- Garrison Hardpoint: 250-245 Toronto
- Moscow Search and Destroy: 6-4 OpTic
- Raid Control: 3-1 Toronto
- Checkmate Hardpoint: 250-148 Toronto
Dallas Empire vs. OpTic Chicago (Losers bracket round five)
OpTic win 3-1
- Moscow Hardpoint: 250-86 OpTic
- Raid Search and Destroy: 6-5 Dallas
- Checkmate Control: 3-2 OpTic
- Raid Hardpoint: 250-203 OpTic
Saturday, July 31
Toronto Ultra vs. Minnesota RØKKR (Winners bracket final)
Minnesota win 3-0
- Checkmate Hardpoint: 250-225 Minnesota
- Raid Search and Destroy: 6-4 Minnesota
- Garrison Control: 3-1 Minnesota
OpTic Chicago vs. Seattle Surge (Losers bracket round four)
OpTic win 3-2
- Moscow Hardpoint: 250-188 Seattle
- Raid Search and Destroy: 6-5 OpTic
- Checkmate Control: 3-0 OpTic
- Raid Hardpoint: 250-204 Seattle
- Standoff Search and Destroy: 6-2 OpTic
Dallas Empire vs. Los Angeles Thieves (Losers bracket round four)
Dallas win 3-1
- Checkmate Hardpoint: 250-187 Los Angeles
- Miami Search and Destroy: 6-5 Dallas
- Garrison Control: 3-2 Dallas
- Moscow Hardpoint: 250-234 Dallas
Atlanta FaZe vs. Seattle Surge (Losers bracket round three)
Seattle win 3-2
- Moscow Hardpoint: 250-174 Seattle
- Express Search and Destroy: 6-2 Atlanta
- Garrison Control: 3-1 Atlanta
- Raid Hardpoint: 250-232 Seattle
- Standoff Search and Destroy: 6-4 Seattle
Los Angeles Thieves vs. New York Subliners (Losers bracket round three)
Los Angeles win 3-1
- Checkmate Hardpoint: 250-234 Los Angeles
- Standoff Search and Destroy: 6-5 Los Angeles
- Raid Control: 3-0 New York
- Apocalypse Hardpoint: 250-244 Los Angeles
Friday, July 30
OpTic Chicago vs. Toronto Ultra (Winners bracket round two)
Toronto win 3-2
- Checkmate Hardpoint: 250-238 OpTic
- Miami Search and Destroy: 6-2 Toronto
- Raid Control: 3-2 OpTic
- Garrison Hardpoint: 250-134 Toronto
- Express Search and Destroy: 6-2 Toronto
Dallas Empire vs. Minnesota RØKKR (Winners bracket round two)
Minnesota win 3-1
- Garrison Hardpoint: 250-170 Dallas
- Miami Search and Destroy: 6-4 Minnesota
- Raid Control: 3-1 Minnesota
- Checkmate Hardpoint: 250-196 Minnesota
Florida Mutineers vs. New York Subliners (Losers bracket round two)
New York win 3-2
- Checkmate Hardpoint: 250-207 Florida
- Miami Search and Destroy: 6-4 Florida
- Checkmate Control: 3-2 New York
- Raid Hardpoint: 250-227 New York
- Standoff Search and Destroy: 6-5 New York
London Royal Ravens vs. Seattle Surge (Losers bracket round two)
Seattle win 3-0
- Raid Hardpoint: 250-247 Seattle
- Moscow Search and Destroy: 6-2 Seattle
- Garrison Control: 3-2 Seattle
Thursday, July 29
Toronto Ultra vs. Los Angeles Thieves (Winners bracket round one)
Toronto win 3-2
- Raid Hardpoint: 250-167 Los Angeles
- Moscow Search and Destroy: 6-0 Toronto
- Garrison Control: 3-0 Toronto
- Checkmate Hardpoint: 250-207 Los Angeles
- Standoff Search and Destroy: 6-3 Toronto
Atlanta FaZe vs. Minnesota RØKKR (Winners bracket round one)
Minnesota win 3-1
- Checkmate Hardpoint: 250-211 Minnesota
- Express Search and Destroy: 6-5 Minnesota
- Garrison Control: 3-0 Atlanta
- Raid Hardpoint: 250-205 Minnesota
New York Subliners vs. Los Angeles Guerrillas (Losers bracket round one)
New York win 3-2
- Garrison Hardpoint: 250-178 New York
- Moscow Search and Destroy: 6-4 Los Angeles
- Checkmate Control: 3-0 New York
- Apocalypse Hardpoint: 250-238 Los Angeles
- Express Search and Destroy: 6-4 New York
Paris Legion vs. Seattle Surge (Losers bracket round one)
Seattle win 3-1
- Raid Hardpoint: 250-86 Seattle
- Raid Search and Destroy: 6-2 Paris
- Garrison Control: 3-1 Seattle
- Apocalypse Hardpoint: 250-112 Seattle
This article will be updated until the Stage Five Major ends on Sunday, Aug. 1.
