Call of Duty Challengers Cup 1 2027: Schedule, Teams & Where to Watch
Nov 14–15, 2026Online (North America)$2,500 prize pool
TLDR: Challengers Cup 1: Nov 14–15, 2026, online, $2,500 prize pool. The season opener: an open single-elimination day on FACEIT down to eight, then a double-elimination top 8. The top two North American teams go to the Kickoff Classic.
How a Cup works
A Challengers Cup is open: any team can enter. Day one is a single-elimination bracket on FACEIT, every series a best of five, down to the last eight. Those eight play a double-elimination bracket on day two, best of five, with a best-of-seven grand final.
Every finish down to the top 64 earns CDC points, the Challengers standings that decide who plays the bigger events. The whole table is on the CDC standings page.
What it pays
Every place’s money and CDC points. The prize money is North America’s and Europe’s; Asia Pacific, Latin America and MENA pay $1,000 and $500.
| Place | Prize | CDC points |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | $2,000 | 2,000 |
| 2nd | $500 | 1,500 |
| 3rd | – | 1,250 |
| 4th | – | 1,200 |
| 5th–6th | – | 1,000 |
| 7th–8th | – | 800 |
| 9th–16th | – | 600 |
| 17th–32nd | – | 200 |
| 33rd–64th | – | 100 |
The maps
The league hasn’t published a Challengers map pool. The Monster Launch Invitational, the first pro event on Modern Warfare 4, was played on these eight.
LotusHardpoint · Search and Destroy · Hijack
MunitionHardpoint · Search and Destroy · Hijack
LithiumHardpoint · Hijack
Reactor U92Hardpoint · Search and Destroy
RooftopsHardpoint · Search and Destroy
SentryHardpoint
CoalSearch and Destroy
SilkwormSearch and Destroy
Challengers teams to know
The four Challengers teams the league invited to the Monster Launch Invitational, against the 12 CDL teams:
FC Stallions13th–16th at Launch
Huntsmen9th–12th at Launch
OMiT Brooklyn13th–16th at Launch
Telluride Bush Gaming9th–12th at Launch
Where it’s played
Online, on FACEIT, where the full bracket runs.
More of the 2027 season
Every result of the season is on the CDL results page; the league’s other events: Monster Launch Invitational 2027, Challengers Cup 2, CDL Kickoff Classic, Challengers Cup 3, Challengers Cup 4.
