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Gentle Mates Win Major 1 Title on Final Day
Paris Gentle Mates won the Call of Duty League 2026 Major 1 grand final on the last day of matches. They beat OpTic Texas in a full seven-map series. The win gave Gentle Mates their first major championship in the 2026 season.
The finals were best-of-seven. Gentle Mates came from the lower bracket. OpTic Texas reached the final without dropping a map in earlier rounds.
Final Day Map Results
Gentle Mates won four maps. OpTic won three. The match order and scores were:
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Colossus Hardpoint: Gentle Mates 250, OpTic Texas 158
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Raid Search and Destroy: Gentle Mates 6, OpTic Texas 5
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Scar Overload: OpTic Texas 4, Gentle Mates 3
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Exposure Hardpoint: OpTic Texas 250, Gentle Mates 166
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Exposure Search and Destroy: Gentle Mates 6, OpTic Texas 2
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Exposure Overload: OpTic Texas 4, Gentle Mates 1
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Scar Search and Destroy: Gentle Mates 6, OpTic Texas 4
Gentle Mates opened the series with two wins. OpTic Texas brought it back with two maps of their own. Gentle Mates gained control again in map five. OpTic forced a decider on map six. The final map was a Search and Destroy win for Gentle Mates.
Player Performance
Travis “Neptune” McCloud was named tournament MVP. He led his team with a high kill count and solid KD across the event. He recorded 409 kills and a 1.07 KD overall in the tournament.
Daunte “Sib” Gray also had a strong performance. In the grand final series, he posted a 1.30 KD and dealt over 18,000 damage. This was the highest damage total in the final series.
Ghosty stood out on the opening map and key moments later in the series. Exact player KD for all OpTic Texas players in the final was not available in the sources I found.
How They Got There
Gentle Mates fell to OpTic Texas in the winners' bracket before the final. They then won a close series against FaZe Vegas in the losers' bracket to earn a second chance in the grand final.
OpTic Texas came into the final with strong form. They had not dropped a map in the bracket before meeting Gentle Mates again.
What This Win Means
This title marked a major step for Gentle Mates in the Call of Duty League competition. It was their first major in the 2026 season. The win also ended OpTic Texas’ recent streak of strong results at big events.
Gentle Mates took home $150,000 and 100 CDL points. OpTic Texas earned $90,000 and 75 CDL points as runners-up.