Cloud9NY vs Royal Ravens

Cloud9 New York’s active four-man roster for this match is Encourage (Jordan Byrd), Hide (Jacob Bustillos), Nejra (Jonathan Pabo'n) and Okis (Arnel Avdagić), with Accuracy listed as coach on the team page. (liquipedia.net)) Carolina Royal Ravens’ active lineup lists Craze (Jay Mallhi), Lurqxx (Logan Brown), Nero (Dylan Koch) and Exceed (Kaden Stockdale), with Brian “Saintt” Baroska serving as head coach. (cod-esports.fandom.com)) The two teams’ recent head‑to‑head record favors the Royal Ravens, who have beaten Cloud9 New York in all three recorded meetings and hold a 9–5 map advantage across those matches. (tips.gg)) Stage 2 table form shows Cloud9 New York sitting at 2–6 (25% series win rate, 9–22 map record) while Carolina are 3–4 (43% series win rate, 11–14 maps), with each qualifier series win worth 10 CDL points under the Stage 2 format. (cod-esports.fandom.com)) Pre‑match betting and prediction markets heavily favour the Royal Ravens — tipsters and bookmakers aggregate odds around an ~80–88% probability for Carolina on several previews and odds pages. (egamersworld.com)) Stage 2 Qualifiers run Feb. 13–Mar. 22, 2026, and the top six teams from this round‑robin advance directly into the Major II playoff bracket at DreamHack Birmingham (Mar. 27–29) for a $365,000 prize pool, making every series result in the qualifiers consequential for LAN seeding. (liquipedia.net))