The latest Call of Duty League season is officially starting earlier than ever before.
The 2023 CDL season kicked off on Dec. 2 with the opening qualifier matches for Major One, which will be the first LAN of the Modern Warfare 2 season held in Raleigh, North Carolina from Dec. 15 to 18. The tournament will be a $500,000 pro-am event featuring the 12 CDL franchises and four Challengers teams.
Before Major One, the 12 CDL teams will play two weekends of online qualifying matches to determine the seeding for the LAN event. These matches will be best-of-five series played using the CDL maps, modes, and ruleset.
A lot has transpired between now and when the Los Angeles Thieves ended the 2022 CDL season by winning CoD Champs, though. Before we even get into all of the roster changes made this offseason, arguably the most notable announcements were the retirement of Crimsix and the pending retirement of Scump following the 2023 CDL season.
The L.A. Thieves, OpTic Texas, and Seattle Surge retained their starting lineups from 2022. Every other franchise made at least one roster change, including the Atlanta FaZe, who swapped Arcitys for SlasheR. Arcitys will now play for the Los Angeles Guerrillas, while the Boston Breach also made a one-person change by acquiring Owakening from the Florida Mutineers.
The Paris Legion has relocated to Las Vegas and built a roster around Clayster and Temp. And several other organizations, including the Minnesota RØKKR and Toronto Ultra, made multi-player changes heading into the start of professional Modern Warfare 2 action.
Here are the results from the qualifying matches for Major One of the 2023 CDL season.
Sunday, Dec. 11
Boston Breach vs. Los Angeles Guerrillas
Los Angeles win 3-1
- Breenbergh Hotel Hardpoint: 250-69 Boston
- El Asilo Search and Destroy: 6-1 Los Angeles
- Breenbergh Hotel Control: 3-2 Los Angeles
- Zarqwa Hydroelectric Hardpoint: 250-229 Los Angeles
Los Angeles Thieves vs. OpTic Texas
Los Angeles win 3-1
- Breenbergh Hotel Hardpoint: 250-204 OpTic
- Al Bagra Fortress Search and Destroy: 6-5 Los Angeles
- Breenbergh Hotel Control: 3-2 Los Angeles
- Embassy Hardpoint: 250-116 Los Angeles
Seattle Surge vs. Toronto Ultra
Toronto win 3-1
- Embassy Hardpoint: 250-239 Seattle
- Al Bagra Fortress Search and Destroy: 6-3 Toronto
- Breenbergh Hotel Control: 3-2 Toronto
- Breenbergh Hotel Hardpoint: 250-232 Toronto
Minnesota RØKKR vs. Vegas Legion
Vegas win 3-1
- Embassy Hardpoint: 250-222 Vegas
- El Asilo Search and Destroy: 6-3 Vegas
- Al Bagra Fortress Control: 3-2 Minnesota
- Zarqwa Hydroelectric Hardpoint: 250-248 Vegas
Saturday, Dec. 10
Los Angeles Thieves vs. Florida Mutineers
Florida win 3-1
- Breenbergh Hotel Hardpoint: 250-189 Los Angeles
- El Asilo Search and Destroy: 6-5 Florida
- El Asilo Control: 3-1 Florida
- Embassy Hardpoint: 250-194 Florida
New York Subliners vs. Boston Breach
New York win 3-2
- Al Bagra Fortress Hardpoint: 250-218 Boston
- Al Bagra Fortress Search and Destroy: 6-5 Boston
- Al Bagra Fortress Control: 3-2 New York
- Zarqwa Hydroelectric Hardpoint: 250-221 New York
- Embassy Search and Destroy: 6-3 New York
OpTic Texas vs. London Royal Ravens
OpTic win 3-2
- Al Bagra Fortress Hardpoint: 250-223 London
- Mercado Las Almas Search and Destroy: 6-2 OpTic
- Breenbergh Hotel Control: 3-2 OpTic
- Embassy Hardpoint: 250-193 London
- Al Bagra Fortress Search and Destroy: 6-1 OpTic
Atlanta FaZe vs. Vegas Legion
Atlanta win 3-0
- Embassy Hardpoint: 250-207 Atlanta
- Embassy Search and Destroy: 6-0 Atlanta
- Breenbergh Hotel Control: 3-0 Atlanta
Friday, Dec. 9
Atlanta FaZe vs. Toronto Ultra
Toronto win 3-2
- Mercado Las Almas Hardpoint: 250-229 Atlanta
- El Asilo Search and Destroy: 6-5 Toronto
- El Asilo Control: 3-0 Toronto
- Breenbergh Hotel Hardpoint: 250-249 Atlanta
- Al Bagra Fortress Search and Destroy: 6-2 Toronto
New York Subliners vs. Los Angeles Guerrillas
New York win 3-0
- Mercado Las Almas Hardpoint: 250-133 New York
- Embassy Search and Destroy: 6-5 New York
- Al Bagra Fortress Control: 3-0 New York
Florida Mutineers vs. Minnesota RØKKR
Minnesota win 3-1
- Breenbergh Hotel Hardpoint: 250-246 Florida
- Breenbergh Hotel Search and Destroy: 6-3 Minnesota
- El Asilo Control: 3-2 Minnesota
- Al Bagra Fortress Hardpoint: 250-148 Minnesota
Seattle Surge vs. London Royal Ravens
Seattle win 3-1
- Breenbergh Hotel Hardpoint: 250-68 Seattle
- Mercado Las Almas Search and Destroy: 6-4 London
- Breenbergh Hotel Control: 3-2 Seattle
- Mercado Las Almas Hardpoint: 250-235 Seattle
Sunday, Dec. 4
Toronto Ultra vs. New York Subliners
Toronto win 3-1
- Mercado Las Almas Hardpoint: 250-173 New York
- Breenbergh Hotel Search and Destroy: 6-3 Toronto
- El Asilo Control: 3-1 Toronto
- Breenbergh Hotel Hardpoint: 250-185 Toronto
Atlanta FaZe vs. Los Angeles Thieves
Atlanta win 3-2
- Breenbergh Hotel Hardpoint: 250-216 Atlanta
- Breenbergh Hotel Search and Destroy: 6-5 Los Angeles
- Al Bagra Fortress Control: 3-2 Atlanta
- Zarqwa Hydroelectric Hardpoint: 250-169 Los Angeles
- El Asilo Search and Destroy: 6-3 Atlanta
OpTic Texas vs. Florida Mutineers
OpTic win 3-0
- Mercado Las Almas Hardpoint: 250-202 OpTic
- Embassy Search and Destroy: 6-3 OpTic
- Breenbergh Hotel Control: 3-0 OpTic
Los Angeles Guerrillas vs. London Royal Ravens
London win 3-2
- Zarqwa Hydroelectric Hardpoint: 250-120 Los Angeles
- Breenbergh Hotel Search and Destroy: 6-1 London
- Breenbergh Hotel Control: 3-0 London
- Mercado Las Almas Hardpoint: 250-240 Los Angeles
- Al Bagra Fortress Search and Destroy: 6-1 London
Saturday, Dec. 3
Vegas Legion vs. Florida Mutineers
Florida win 3-2
- Embassy Hardpoint: 250-216 Vegas
- Mercado Las Almas Search and Destroy: 6-2 Florida
- El Asilo Control: 3-2 Florida
- Mercado Las Almas Hardpoint: 250-237 Vegas
- Breenbergh Hotel Search and Destroy: 6-5 Florida
Seattle Surge vs. Boston Breach
Boston win 3-1
- Breenbergh Hotel Hardpoint: 250-233 Boston
- Al Bagra Fortress Search and Destroy: 6-4 Boston
- Breenbergh Hotel Control: 3-1 Seattle
- Embassy Hardpoint: 250-175 Boston
New York Subliners vs. London Royal Ravens
London win 3-0
- Al Bagra Fortress Hardpoint: 250-244 London
- Breenbergh Hotel Search and Destroy: 6-2 London
- Breenbergh Hotel Control: 3-0 London
Toronto Ultra vs. Minnesota RØKKR
Minnesota win 3-1
- Embassy Hardpoint: 250-167 Toronto
- Breenbergh Hotel Search and Destroy: 6-4 Minnesota
- El Asilo Control: 3-2 Minnesota
- Al Bagra Fortress Hardpoint: 250-190 Minnesota
Friday, Dec. 2
Los Angeles Guerrillas vs. Seattle Surge
Los Angeles win 3-2
- Al Bagra Fortress Hardpoint: 250-126 Seattle
- Al Bagra Fortress Search and Destroy: 6-5 Los Angeles
- Breenbergh Hotel Control: 3-2 Los Angeles
- Breenbergh Hotel Hardpoint: 250-91 Seattle
- Breenbergh Hotel Search and Destroy: 6-2 Los Angeles
Los Angeles Thieves vs. Vegas Legion
Los Angeles win 3-1
- Breenbergh Hotel Hardpoint: 250-204 Los Angeles
- Al Bagra Fortress Search and Destroy: 6-2 Vegas
- Breenbergh Hotel Control: 3-0 Los Angeles
- Mercado Las Almas Hardpoint: 250-198 Los Angeles
OpTic Texas vs. Minnesota RØKKR
Minnesota win 3-1
- Zarqwa Hydroelectric Hardpoint: 250-203 OpTic
- Embassy Search and Destroy: 6-0 Minnesota
- El Asilo Control: 3-2 Minnesota (win via OpTic forfeit of round five)
- Al Bagra Fortress Hardpoint: Map wasn’t played; Minnesota win via OpTic forfeit
Boston Breach vs. Atlanta FaZe
Boston win 3-1
- Embassy Hardpoint: 250-207 Atlanta
- Al Bagra Fortress Search and Destroy: 6-3 Boston
- Al Bagra Fortress Control: 3-0 Boston
- Zarqwa Hydroelectric Hardpoint: 250-203 Boston
This article will be updated throughout the Major One qualifiers.
