CDL Monster Launch Invitational 2027 Results: Winner, Bracket & Teams
Nov 6–8, 2026Online$100,000 prize poolToronto KOI
TLDR: Toronto KOI's rebuilt roster won the CDL's first event on Modern Warfare 4. They took 6 series and dropped only 3 maps, beating Paris Gentle Mates twice on Sunday, the second time 4-1 in the grand final. Telluride Bush Gaming knocked out Vancouver Surge and finished 1 map short of the playoff bracket.
- Fri Nov 6
Challengers push the groups
The Monster Launch Invitational was played online. It began with 4 groups of 4, each holding 3 league teams and 1 Challengers side. Friday's 20 series cut the field from 16 teams to 8, and 9 of those series went to a fifth map. M80 Boston and Vancouver Surge went home without a series win. Los Angeles Thieves, in the group previews called the hardest, lost 3-2 to both Paris Gentle Mates and Cloud9 New York.
The Challengers teams made the opening rounds close. Huntsmen beat FaZe Vegas 3-2 in their first series of the season. FaZe are the defending league champions, having beaten OpTic Texas 5-2 in the July final. FC Stallions took OpTic to a fifth map, and OMiT Brooklyn did the same to Cloud9 New York. None of the 4 reached the bracket, though: Huntsmen lost to Toronto KOI and then 3-1 to FaZe in the rematch.
Telluride Bush Gaming lost their opener 3-0 to Riyadh Falcons, then beat Vancouver Surge 3-2 to send a league team home. That set up a second series with the Falcons in Group C's losers final, which went 5 maps and ended 3-2 to Riyadh. Bush finished 9th-12th, 1 map short of the playoff bracket.
- Sat Nov 7
KOI sweep OpTic
Toronto KOI kept Kips and CleanX from last season, let Insight and Abe go, and signed RenKoR from Miami Heretics and Ethan from the Challengers side OMiT. Last season their best results were third at Majors II and III. On Saturday they swept Riyadh Falcons 3-0 and then OpTic Texas 3-0 in the winners semifinal. OpTic had brought back the same 4 players who reached the 2026 Championship final. On the other side of the bracket, Paris Gentle Mates beat G2 Minnesota 3-0 and FaZe Vegas 3-1.
That loss dropped FaZe into the losers bracket, where Cloud9 New York beat them 3-2, so the champions finished 5th-6th. Cloud9 had already been swept by Paris on Friday and by OpTic on Saturday morning, and they kept going by beating Riyadh 3-1 before FaZe. OpTic also stayed alive with a 3-0 over Miami Heretics.
- Sun Nov 8
KOI beat Paris twice
Cloud9 started Sunday by beating OpTic Texas 3-1, a day after OpTic had swept them. Toronto KOI then beat Paris 3-1 in the winners final. KOI won Lithium Hardpoint 250-160, took Coal Search & Destroy 6-5, lost Lithium Hijack 159-106 and closed on Rooftops Hardpoint 250-219. Paris dropped into the losers final, beat Cloud9 3-1 and ended a run that took Cloud9 to third place.
Monster Launch Invitational 2027
PlayoffsWinners BracketFinal
OpTic Texas3
Cloud9 New York0Final
Toronto KOI3
Riyadh Falcons0Final
Miami Heretics1
FaZe Vegas3Final
Paris Gentle Mates3
G2 Minnesota0FinalOpTic Texas0Toronto KOI3FinalFaZe Vegas1Paris Gentle Mates3Winners FinalFinalToronto KOI3Paris Gentle Mates1Losers BracketFinalCloud9 New York3Riyadh Falcons1FinalMiami Heretics3G2 Minnesota0FinalFaZe Vegas2Cloud9 New York3FinalOpTic Texas3Miami Heretics0FinalCloud9 New York3OpTic Texas1Losers FinalFinalParis Gentle Mates3Cloud9 New York1Grand FinalFinalToronto KOI4Paris Gentle Mates1
Cammy@CammyMVPGGs OpTic and Gentlemates, finished 3rd in the monster tourney. It’s fun to be back playing and I’m glad we got some good reps.
The grand final was best of 7. KOI took Rooftops Hardpoint 250-211, and Paris answered with a 6-2 win on Lotus Search & Destroy. Lithium Hijack ended in a tie and was replayed, and KOI won the replay 400-317. KOI then won Lotus Hardpoint 250-210 and finished the series 4-1 with a 6-5 win on Coal Search & Destroy, where Ethan went 12-6.
Monster Launch Invitational 2027- 1stToronto KOI$32,000
- 2ndParis Gentle Mates$20,000
- 3rdCloud9 New York$13,000
- 4thOpTic Texas$9,000
- 5thFaZe Vegas$5,500
- Miami Heretics$5,500
- 7thG2 Minnesota$3,500
- Riyadh Falcons$3,500
- 9th
Carolina Royal Ravens$1,000 
Huntsmen$1,000
Los Angeles Thieves$1,000
Telluride Bush Gaming$1,000- 13th
FC Stallions$1,000 
M80 Boston$1,000
OMiT Brooklyn$1,000
Vancouver Surge$1,000
Across 6 series, KOI won 19 maps and lost 3. The title paid $32,000 and was the club's first event win since Major 1 in 2024. Two of the 4 players were new to the team, and one of them, Ethan, had played last season in Challengers.
- 1st
- Nov 9–10
Reaction and Cup 1
Paris Gentle Mates came in as the previews' pick after a strong run of pre-season scrims. They finished second for $20,000, and their staff took the result as a starting point. The 2 teams that met in last season's Championship final left with less: OpTic Texas finished fourth and FaZe Vegas 5th-6th.
For the league teams, December is next. The Kickoff Classic runs December 4 to 13, Major 1 online qualifiers start January 15, and Major 1 itself is set for Europe on February 12 to 14. The Kickoff Classic also takes the top 2 North American teams from each of the first 2 Challengers Cups.
Telluride Bush Gaming@tBushGamingThe Monster Invitational was the most competitive weekend of cod we’ve watched since starting the Bush and we hope it stays like that 🌳
That is the route for Telluride Bush Gaming, whose next event is Challengers Cup 1 this coming weekend. They leave the invitational with a series win over a league team and a fifth map against Riyadh Falcons, who reached the playoff bracket. The top 2 North American teams in that cup earn a place at the Kickoff Classic.
More of the 2027 season
Every result of the season is on the CDL results page; the league’s other events: Challengers Cup 1, Challengers Cup 2, CDL Kickoff Classic, Challengers Cup 3, Challengers Cup 4.
