FaZe Clan Crowned CDL Champs 2026 World Champions After Grand Final Rematch With OpTic

FaZe Clan were crowned Call of Duty League world champions at CDL Champs 2026 in Las Vegas, beating OpTic Texas 5-2 in a grand final rematch of their earlier Major II meeting in Birmingham.

The event's true double-elimination bracket produced several upsets, with G2 Minnesota staging a reverse sweep to eliminate LA Thieves before Paris Gentle Mates knocked out G2, and Riyadh Falcons then eliminated Gentle Mates on their way to a top-three finish despite ultimately falling 1-3 to OpTic in the elimination finals.

FaZe first beat OpTic 3-2 in the winners finals before the two sides met again in the grand final, where FaZe closed it out 5-2 to secure the title. LA Thieves swept the Season MVP and Rookie of the Year awards, though the announcements were made with little fanfare ahead of the finals.

Attendees highlighted the intensity of the Vegas crowd and the higher-stakes gameplay across modes like Overload, Raid and Hacienda, even as some felt the event's presentation didn't fully distinguish Champs from a regular season Major.

FaZe's back-to-back grand final win over OpTic caps the CDL season in dominant fashion, and their title defence next year should be one of the storylines Playdash's Call of Duty League futures markets track closely.