CDL 2025 Stage 2 Major - Tournament Preview & Guide

By Tit Krajnik

19 Mar 2025

Tit Krajnik 19 Mar 2025

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CDL 2025 Stage 2 Major begins on Thursday, March 20, 2025
12 Call of Duty teams vie for the trophy
Atlanta FaZe and Los Angeles Thieves are the main favourites

CDL 2025 Stage 2 Major

Call of Duty League (CDL) 2025 season is nearing the end of its second stage, as the world's best Call of Duty esports squads head over to Dallas, Texas, for CDL 2025 Stage 2 Major.

When Does CDL 2025 Stage 2 Major Start?
CDL 2025 Stage 2 Major Format
CDL 2025 Stage 2 Major Teams
CDL 2025 Stage 2 Major Prize Pool
CDL 2025 Stage 2 Major Betting Odds
Where To Bet on CDL 2025 Stage 2 Major?

The tournament will kick off on Thursday, March 20, featuring all 12 CoD squads, who will vie for the sought-after CDL points and the coveted Major title, promising a weekend of action-packed games for fans and esports punters to enjoy.

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When Does CDL 2025 Stage 2 Major Start?

The CDL 2025 Stage 2 Major will begin on Thursday, March 20, with the first round of the group stage. The tournament will last four days and culminate with the grand finals on Monday, March 24.

CDL 2025 Stage 2 Major Format

The second CDL Major of the season will use the same competitive format as the CDL 2025 Stage 1 Major, seeding 12 CoD teams into a single double-elimination bracket based on their placement in the qualifiers.

Eight teams have secured a top seed and will begin their journey in the upper bracket quarterfinals, while the bottom four teams from CDL 2025 Stage 2 Major Qualifiers have been seeded into Lower Bracket Round 1.

All games will be played as best-of-five (BO5), except for the grand final, which will be best-of-seven (BO7).

12 Call of Duty teams
Double-elimination bracket
All games are best-of-five (BO5), except for the grand final
Grand final is best-of-seven (BO7)

CDL 2025 Stage 2 Major Teams

CDL 2025 Stage 2 Major will feature all 12 CDL esports teams, who have been seeded into the double-elimination bracket based on their placement in the online stage.

The top eight teams all got seeded into the upper bracket and will begin their CDL 2025 Stage 2 Major trophy hunt in the upper bracket quarterfinals.

The bottom four teams from the qualifiers were seeded into the lower bracket and will begin the tournament in the lower bracket round 1.

Los Angeles Thieves (7-0)
Atlanta FaZe (6-1)
Toronto Ultra (5-2)
Carolina Royal Ravens (5-2)
Vancouver Surge (5-2)
Cloud9 New York (4-3)
Minnesota RØKKR (3-4)
Boston Breach (3-4)
Miami Heretics (2-5)
OpTic Texas (1-6)
Los Angeles Guerrillas M8 (1-6)
Vegas Falcons (0-7)

CDL 2025 Stage 2 Major Prize Pool

The tournament organisers have yet to share any information about the CDL 2025 Stage 2 Major prize pool, continuing the trend of not sharing the prize pool before the LAN event begins. However, the Major will likely offer the same prize pool as Stage 1 Major, at $375,000.

In addition to the monetary reward, the teams will compete for CDL points, distributed among the top eight placed squads.

Champions - $150,000 + 100 CDL Points
Runners-up - $90,000 + 75 CDL Points
3rd-place - $60,000 + 60 CDL Points
4th-place - $30,000 + 45 CDL Points
5th-6th-place - $15,000 + 30 CDL Points
7th-8th-place - $7,500 + 15 CDL points
9th-12th-place - /

CDL 2025 Stage 2 Major Betting Odds

According to the latest CDL 2025 Stage 2 Major outright betting markets, Los Angeles Thieves (1.80) and Atlanta FaZe (2.25) are the clear favourites to clash in the grand finals for all the marbles, with the remaining 10 teams given a 10% or lower probability of coming out on top.

Team	Odds
Los Angeles Thieves	1.80
Atlanta FaZe	2.25
Vancouver Surge	10.00
OpTic Texas	13.00
Toronto Ultra	21.00
Carolina Royal Ravens	26.00
Cloud9 New York	41.00
Minnesota RØKKR	67.00
Boston Breach	81.00
Miami Heretics	251.00
Los Angeles Guerrillas M8	501.00
Vegas Falcons	501.00

The CDL 2025 Stage 2 Minor finalists, Vancouver Surge (10.00) are the third favourites, while the rejuvenated OpTic Texas sit in fourth place, priced at 13.00 to win the Major after a horrid run through the qualifiers.

Toronto Ultra (21.00) and Carolina Royal Ravens (26.00) are both priced as outsiders, ahead of Cloud9 New York (41.00), Minnesota RØKKR (67.00), Boston Breach (81.00), Miami Heretics (251.00), Los Angeles Guerrillas M8 (501.00), and Vegas Falcons (501.00).

The outright markets have seen a bit of a shift recently following the announcement of Cesar "Skyz" Bueno joining OpTic Texas. The abrupt roster changes bumped OpTic Texas up quite a bit, improving their odds of winning the Major by two-fold, now priced at 13.00.

With little time to practice with Skyz, OpTic fans should tame their expectations for Major 2. However, we have to remember that this core won the CDL Championship 2024, so it is more than fair to view the Green Wall as a serious threat to do some damage—despite starting the Major in the lower bracket.

Ultimately, the CDL 2025 Stage 2 Major title race should come down to FaZe and LA Thieves, who have been by far the best-performing teams of this stage. Yet, like any Major before, there is room for surprises and plenty of options to find excellent betting opportunities on the best crypto betting sites.

Where To Bet on CDL 2025 Stage 2 Major?

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