CDL Major 4: LA Thieves take home first Major win in franchise history

Jacob Hale
New York Subliners Major IV CDL tournament

Call of Duty League’s Major IV, hosted by New York Subliners and the final Major of the 2022 season was the season’s best. With everything on the line, here’s how it all wrapped up in the final event before Champs.

  • LA Thieves claim their first Major victory in franchise history
  • NYSL secure their place at Champs
  • FaZe and OpTic rebound on LAN

The New York Major was a show full of hope, heartbreak, and some of the best Call of Duty of the season so far. The hometown New York Subliners rallied in front of their hometown crowd to fly up the standings and punch their ticket to Champs, while the eventual-champion LA Thieves fought through the struggles of a tough season to claim their first ever Major win.

From the opening matches to the Grand Final, here’s how all of the chaos broke down over all four days.

CDL Major 4 placements

Here were the final placements after a wild Major 4, with LA Thieves beating out the rest of the competition to finally lift the trophy deemed “too gruesome” for broadcast:

Placement Team Prize
1st LA Thieves $200,000
2nd New York Subliners $120,000
3rd Atlanta FaZe $80,000
4th OpTic Texas $40,000
Top 6 Florida Mutineers $20,000
Toronto Ultra $20,000
Top 8 LA Guerrillas $10,000
Boston Breach $10,000
Top 12 Minnesota RØKKR
London Royal Ravens
Paris Legion
Seattle Surge

CDL Major 4 bracket & fixtures

Here is the full double elimination bracket for Major 4:

CDL Major 4 Bracket
Major 4 brought thrills and chills in the most eventful tournament of the year.

And to properly relive all of the action, here’s each match result as it all happened.:

CDL Major 4 results

Day 1 — Thursday, July 14

Round Match Time
PT ET GMT
Winners Round 1 Toronto Ultra 3-2 London Royal Ravens 10:30AM 1:30PM 6:30PM
Winners Round 1 Florida Mutineers 3-2 Boston Breach 12PM 3PM 8PM
Winners Round 1 Minnesota RØKKR 2-3 New York Subliners 1:30PM 4:30PM 9:30PM
Winners Round 1 Atlanta FaZe 1-3 LA Thieves 3PM 6PM 11AM

Day 2 — Friday, July 15

Round Match Time
PT ET GMT
Losers Round 1 Paris Legion 2-3 Atlanta FaZe 10:30AM 1:30PM 6:30PM
Losers Round 1 LA Guerrillas 3-2 London Royal Ravens 12PM 3PM 8PM
Losers Round 1 Seattle Surge 2-3 Boston Breach 1:30PM 4:30PM 9:30PM
Losers Round 1 OpTic Texas 3-2 Minnesota RØKKR 3PM 6PM 11PM
Losers Round 2 Atlanta FaZe 3-0 LA Guerrillas 4:30PM 7:30PM 12:30AM

And to properly relive all of the action, here’s each match result as it all happened.:

Day 3 — Saturday, July 16

Round Match Time
PT ET GMT
Losers Round 2 OpTic Texas 3-1 Boston Breach 10:30AM 1:30PM 6:30PM
Winners Round 2 Toronto Ultra 0-3 LA Thieves 12PM 3PM 8PM
Winners Round 2 NYSL 3-0 Florida Mutineers 1:30PM 4:30PM 9:30PM
Losers Round 3 OpTic Texas 3-2 Toronto Ultra 3PM 6PM 11PM
Losers Round 3 Atlanta FaZe 3-1 Florida Mutineers 4:30PM 7:30PM 12:30AM

Day 4 — Sunday, July 17

Round Match Time
PT ET GMT
Winners Final LA Thieves 1-3 NYSL 10:30AM 1:30PM 6:30PM
Losers Round 4 OpTic Texas 1-3 Atlanta FaZe 12PM 3PM 8PM
Losers Final LA Thieves 3-1 Atlanta FaZe 1:30PM 4:30PM 9:30PM
Grand Final NYSL v LA Thieves 3PM 6PM 11PM

Major 4 was one for the ages, but the stakes get even higher as we move closer to CDL Champs, which will kick off on August 4 at the Galen Center in Los Angeles.