2026 Call of Duty Global season

2026 Call of Duty Global League season
League	Call of Duty Global League
Sport	Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
Duration	January 30 – September 13, 2026
Teams	8
Major champions
Global Championship

The 2026 Call of Duty Global League season is the inaugural season of the Call of Duty Global League (CDGL), a professional international esports competition played on Call of Duty: Black Ops 7.

The league features eight permanent city-based teams from Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States. The season consists of four regular-season Majors followed by the season-ending Global Championship.

All five tournaments use the same eight-team single-elimination format. Quarterfinal matches are played as best-of-five series, semifinal matches are played as best-of-seven series and tournament finals are played as best-of-nine series.

Teams

Team	Abbreviation	Location	Joined	Owner
Berlin Wolves	BWL	Template:Country data Germany Berlin, Germany	2026	Iron Wolf Gaming
Chicago Reapers	CHR	Chicago, IL	2026	Northstar Interactive
London Monarchs	LDM	Template:Country data United Kingdom London, England	2026	Crownline Esports
Los Angeles Voltage	LAV	Los Angeles, CA	2026	Voltage Entertainment
Mob's Rebels	MBR	Template:Country data Australia Adelaide, South Australia	2026	Mob Productions
Stockholm Valkyries	STO	Template:Country data Sweden Stockholm, Sweden	2026	Nordic Arena Group
Tokyo Ronin	TOK	Template:Country data Japan Tokyo, Japan	2026	Shogun Digital
Toronto Phantoms	TPH	Template:Country data Canada Toronto, ON	2026	Phantom Sports Group

Team identities

Team	Primary identity	Team colours	Home venue
Berlin Wolves	Aggressive, disciplined European roster represented by a mechanical wolf.	Black, silver and crimson	Wolf Den Arena
Chicago Reapers	Dark industrial organisation represented by a hooded reaper.	Black, white and red	Reaper Hall
London Monarchs	Royal-themed British organisation represented by a modern crown.	Royal purple, gold and white	Crown Arena
Los Angeles Voltage	Fast-paced West Coast organisation represented by a lightning bolt.	Electric blue, yellow and black	Voltage Center
Mob's Rebels	Australian organisation built around disruption, aggression and refusing to follow established expectations.	Red, black and white	Rebel Arena
Stockholm Valkyries	Nordic organisation represented by a winged warrior helmet.	Ice blue, white and navy	Valhalla Arena
Tokyo Ronin	Japanese organisation represented by a masked masterless samurai.	Red, black and gold	Ronin Dome
Toronto Phantoms	Canadian organisation represented by a distorted spectral figure.	Violet, white and charcoal	Phantom Theatre

Rosters

Each team may register four starting players, one substitute player, one head coach and one analyst. Players may only represent one Call of Duty Global League organisation at a time.

Team	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3	Player 4	Substitute	Head coach
Berlin Wolves
Chicago Reapers
London Monarchs
Los Angeles Voltage
Mob's Rebels
Stockholm Valkyries
Tokyo Ronin
Toronto Phantoms

Season format

The inaugural Call of Duty Global League season is divided into four Majors and the Global Championship. All eight teams participate in every event.

Teams earn Global League Points based on their finishing position at each Major. The points earned across all four Majors determine the final regular-season standings.

The regular-season standings are used to seed the Global Championship. The team finishing first in the standings receives the first seed, while the team finishing eighth receives the eighth seed.

Tournament format

Every Major and the Global Championship use the same tournament structure:

• Eight participating teams.
• Single-elimination bracket.
• Four quarterfinal matches.
• Two semifinal matches.
• One tournament final.
• No third-place playoff.
• Quarterfinals are played as best-of-five series.
• Semifinals are played as best-of-seven series.
• Finals are played as best-of-nine series.
• All matches are played four-versus-four.
• The winner of each series advances.
• The losing team is eliminated from the tournament.

Match lengths

Round	Teams remaining	Series format	Maps required to win
Quarterfinals	8	Best of 5	3
Semifinals	4	Best of 7	4
Final	2	Best of 9	5

Global League Points

Finish	Placement	Points
Champion	1st	100
Runner-up	2nd	70
Semifinalist	3rd–4th	45
Quarterfinalist	5th–8th	25

Tiebreakers

Teams level on Global League Points are separated using the following tiebreakers:

1. Total Major victories.
2. Total Major final appearances.
3. Overall series win percentage.
4. Overall map win percentage.
5. Head-to-head series record.
6. Head-to-head map record.
7. Total Hardpoint score differential.
8. Total Search & Destroy round differential.
9. Total Overload round differential.
10. Tiebreak series, if required.

Maps and modes

The Call of Duty Global League competitive ruleset uses Hardpoint, Search & Destroy and Overload.

The same map and mode pool is used at all four Majors and the Global Championship unless a competitive update is announced by the league.

Modes

Mode	Abbreviation	Objective	Winning requirement
Hardpoint	HP	Teams rotate between active objective zones and earn points while controlling the Hardpoint.	First team to 250 points
Search & Destroy	S&D	The attacking team attempts to plant and detonate a bomb while the defending team protects both bomb sites.	First team to 6 rounds
Overload	OL	Teams fight for control of an Overload device and attempt to deliver it into the opposing team's scoring zone.	First team to 4 rounds

Map pool

Map	Hardpoint	Search & Destroy	Overload
Blackheart	Yes	No	No
Colossus	Yes	Yes	No
Den	Yes	Yes	Yes
Exposure	Yes	Yes	Yes
Hacienda	No	Yes	No
Raid	No	Yes	No
Scar	Yes	Yes	Yes

Hardpoint maps

• Blackheart
• Colossus
• Den
• Exposure
• Scar

Search & Destroy maps

• Colossus
• Den
• Exposure
• Hacienda
• Raid
• Scar

Overload maps

• Den
• Exposure
• Scar

Best-of-five order

Best-of-five series are used during the quarterfinals of every Major and the Global Championship.

Map	Mode
Map 1	Hardpoint
Map 2	Search & Destroy
Map 3	Overload
Map 4	Hardpoint
Map 5	Search & Destroy

Best-of-seven order

Best-of-seven series are used during the semifinals of every Major and the Global Championship.

Map	Mode
Map 1	Hardpoint
Map 2	Search & Destroy
Map 3	Overload
Map 4	Hardpoint
Map 5	Search & Destroy
Map 6	Overload
Map 7	Search & Destroy

Best-of-nine order

Best-of-nine series are used during the final of every Major and the Global Championship.

Map	Mode
Map 1	Hardpoint
Map 2	Search & Destroy
Map 3	Overload
Map 4	Hardpoint
Map 5	Search & Destroy
Map 6	Overload
Map 7	Hardpoint
Map 8	Search & Destroy
Map 9	Overload

Map veto rules

Before each series, the two participating teams complete a map veto to determine the maps played.

For best-of-five matches, each team removes one Hardpoint map and one Search & Destroy map. Each team also receives one Overload veto or selection depending on its assigned veto position.

For best-of-seven and best-of-nine matches, fewer maps are removed because of the increased series length.

A map may appear more than once during a series provided it is played in a different mode. The same map and mode combination cannot be played twice during the same series.

The higher-seeded team chooses whether to act as Team A or Team B during the veto process.

Schedule

Event	Event name	Dates	Host city	Host team	Champion	Runner-up
Major 1	Adelaide Uprising	February 20–22	Template:Country data Australia Adelaide	Mob's Rebels
Major 2	London Crown	April 10–12	Template:Country data United Kingdom London	London Monarchs
Major 3	Toronto Apparition	June 5–7	Template:Country data Canada Toronto	Toronto Phantoms
Major 4	Los Angeles Aftershock	July 24–26	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Voltage
Global Championship	Tokyo Global Championship	September 10–13	Template:Country data Japan Tokyo	Call of Duty Global League

Standings

Pos	Team	Major 1	Major 2	Major 3	Major 4	Major wins	Series	Maps	Points
	Berlin Wolves
	Chicago Reapers
	London Monarchs
	Los Angeles Voltage
	Mob's Rebels
	Stockholm Valkyries
	Tokyo Ronin
	Toronto Phantoms

Major 1

Major 1, officially known as the Adelaide Uprising, is scheduled to take place from February 20 to 22, 2026. The tournament is hosted by Mob's Rebels at Rebel Arena in Adelaide, South Australia.

All eight Call of Duty Global League teams participate in the tournament. Quarterfinals are best-of-five, semifinals are best-of-seven and the final is best-of-nine.

Draw

Match	Team 1	Team 2	Format
Quarterfinal 1	Mob's Rebels	Berlin Wolves	Best of 5
Quarterfinal 2	London Monarchs	Chicago Reapers	Best of 5
Quarterfinal 3	Toronto Phantoms	Tokyo Ronin	Best of 5
Quarterfinal 4	Los Angeles Voltage	Stockholm Valkyries	Best of 5

Bracket

	Quarterfinals Best of 5				Semifinals Best of 7				Final Best of 9
	Mob's Rebels
	Berlin Wolves
	London Monarchs
	Chicago Reapers
	Toronto Phantoms
	Tokyo Ronin
	Los Angeles Voltage
	Stockholm Valkyries

Final standings

Placement	Team	Prize	Global League Points
1st			100
2nd			70
3rd–4th			45
3rd–4th			45
5th–8th			25
5th–8th			25
5th–8th			25
5th–8th			25

Major 2

Major 2, officially known as the London Crown, is scheduled to take place from April 10 to 12, 2026. The tournament is hosted by the London Monarchs in London, England.

All eight Call of Duty Global League teams participate in the tournament. Quarterfinals are best-of-five, semifinals are best-of-seven and the final is best-of-nine.

Draw

Match	Team 1	Team 2	Format
Quarterfinal 1	Mob's Rebels	Tokyo Ronin	Best of 5
Quarterfinal 2	Berlin Wolves	Los Angeles Voltage	Best of 5
Quarterfinal 3	London Monarchs	Stockholm Valkyries	Best of 5
Quarterfinal 4	Chicago Reapers	Toronto Phantoms	Best of 5

Bracket

	Quarterfinals Best of 5				Semifinals Best of 7				Final Best of 9
	Mob's Rebels
	Tokyo Ronin
	Berlin Wolves
	Los Angeles Voltage
	London Monarchs
	Stockholm Valkyries
	Chicago Reapers
	Toronto Phantoms

Final standings

Placement	Team	Prize	Global League Points
1st			100
2nd			70
3rd–4th			45
3rd–4th			45
5th–8th			25
5th–8th			25
5th–8th			25
5th–8th			25

Major 3

Major 3, officially known as the Toronto Apparition, is scheduled to take place from June 5 to 7, 2026. The tournament is hosted by the Toronto Phantoms in Toronto, Ontario.

All eight Call of Duty Global League teams participate in the tournament. Quarterfinals are best-of-five, semifinals are best-of-seven and the final is best-of-nine.

Draw

Match	Team 1	Team 2	Format
Quarterfinal 1	Mob's Rebels	Toronto Phantoms	Best of 5
Quarterfinal 2	Tokyo Ronin	London Monarchs	Best of 5
Quarterfinal 3	Berlin Wolves	Stockholm Valkyries	Best of 5
Quarterfinal 4	Los Angeles Voltage	Chicago Reapers	Best of 5

Bracket

	Quarterfinals Best of 5				Semifinals Best of 7				Final Best of 9
	Mob's Rebels
	Toronto Phantoms
	Tokyo Ronin
	London Monarchs
	Berlin Wolves
	Stockholm Valkyries
	Los Angeles Voltage
	Chicago Reapers

Final standings

Placement	Team	Prize	Global League Points
1st			100
2nd			70
3rd–4th			45
3rd–4th			45
5th–8th			25
5th–8th			25
5th–8th			25
5th–8th			25

Major 4

Major 4, officially known as the Los Angeles Aftershock, is scheduled to take place from July 24 to 26, 2026. The tournament is hosted by Los Angeles Voltage in Los Angeles, California.

All eight Call of Duty Global League teams participate in the tournament. Quarterfinals are best-of-five, semifinals are best-of-seven and the final is best-of-nine.

Draw

Match	Team 1	Team 2	Format
Quarterfinal 1	Mob's Rebels	Chicago Reapers	Best of 5
Quarterfinal 2	Toronto Phantoms	Berlin Wolves	Best of 5
Quarterfinal 3	Stockholm Valkyries	Tokyo Ronin	Best of 5
Quarterfinal 4	London Monarchs	Los Angeles Voltage	Best of 5

Bracket

	Quarterfinals Best of 5				Semifinals Best of 7				Final Best of 9
	Mob's Rebels
	Chicago Reapers
	Toronto Phantoms
	Berlin Wolves
	Stockholm Valkyries
	Tokyo Ronin
	London Monarchs
	Los Angeles Voltage

Final standings

Placement	Team	Prize	Global League Points
1st			100
2nd			70
3rd–4th			45
3rd–4th			45
5th–8th			25
5th–8th			25
5th–8th			25
5th–8th			25

Global Championship

The 2026 Call of Duty Global League Championship is scheduled to take place from September 10 to 13, 2026, at the Ronin Dome in Tokyo, Japan.

The Global Championship features all eight league teams. Championship seeding is officially determined by the final Global League Points standings after Major 4.

Quarterfinals are best-of-five, semifinals are best-of-seven and the championship final is best-of-nine.

Championship draw

Match	Team 1	Team 2	Format
Quarterfinal 1	Mob's Rebels	Stockholm Valkyries	Best of 5
Quarterfinal 2	Berlin Wolves	Tokyo Ronin	Best of 5
Quarterfinal 3	London Monarchs	Toronto Phantoms	Best of 5
Quarterfinal 4	Los Angeles Voltage	Chicago Reapers	Best of 5

Bracket

	Quarterfinals Best of 5				Semifinals Best of 7				Championship final Best of 9
	Mob's Rebels
	Stockholm Valkyries
	Berlin Wolves
	Tokyo Ronin
	London Monarchs
	Toronto Phantoms
	Los Angeles Voltage
	Chicago Reapers

Championship final

Championship final	September 13			v
			Hardpoint
			Search & Destroy
			Overload
			Hardpoint
			Search & Destroy
			Overload
			Hardpoint
			Search & Destroy

Final championship standings

Placement	Team	Prize
1st
2nd
3rd–4th
3rd–4th
5th–8th
5th–8th
5th–8th
5th–8th

Awards

Award	Recipient	Team
Season Most Valuable Player
Championship Most Valuable Player
Rookie of the Year
Coach of the Year
Hardpoint Player of the Year
Search & Destroy Player of the Year
Overload Player of the Year

Records

Record	Player or team	Result	Event
Highest Hardpoint score
Largest Hardpoint winning margin
Most Search & Destroy kills in one map
Largest Search & Destroy comeback
Most Overload captures in one map
Longest series
Most consecutive series victories
Most Major victories

Broadcast talent

Name	Role	Nationality
	Host
	Desk analyst
	Desk analyst
	Play-by-play commentator
	Colour commentator
	Play-by-play commentator
	Colour commentator
	Stage interviewer

External links

• Official Call of Duty Global League website
• Official Call of Duty Global League YouTube channel
• Official Call of Duty Global League statistics website