It has been a phenomenal competitive season in the Call of Duty space for Telluride Bush Gaming, a COD Challengers organization with some serious chops. It hasn’t even been a year since the Barstool-backed org entered COD Challengers, but the team has already managed to make more in prize money this year than eight out of the twelve CDL teams at the top tier.
This astonishing accolade comes as Telluride Bush Gaming snatches yet another trophy at the NA 2026 Elite Stage 4 event, which saw the team slam CABAL Esports 4-1 in the grand final just hours ago.
Telluride Bush Gaming Goes Big in 2026
Within the last few months, Bush Gaming has won a mighty $103,000 in the competitive Call of Duty space, beating 66% of the CDL squads at the top of the table in the money stakes.
Telluride Bush has beaten:
- Toronto
- Minnesota
- Falcons
- Miami
- Surge
- Ravens
- Boston
- Cloud9
Of course, the bottom three teams in that list aren’t hard to beat, as they’ve collectively won nothing so far this season. Bush has only narrowly topped Toronto KOI, an organization that has managed to pug $100,000 away into the earnings portfolio this season.
This is now the seventh tournament that Bush Gaming has claimed in the last few months, the most valuable of which was the Atlanta Open in May. That tournament alone netted the team a $30,000 prize, and it was followed by a $20,000 win at the NA 2026 Elite Stage 4, which wrapped just last night.
The team has chopped and changed during the season, though, and the roster now is almost completely different from the one that was there when 2026 opened up. Only Capsidal, who was on the roster that won the first cups at the start of the season, is in the squad now, and even he had a hiatus away from the team midway through the spring.
Next up on the Challengers horizon sits the Paris Open, which carries another $100,000 prize pool. It was Buss Gaming that secured the last trophy in Atlanta, but are back-to-back wins waiting in the wings? Let us know what you’re thinking on the Insider Gaming Discord server.
For more Insider Gaming coverage, check out the news about the latest qualifications for the Esports Nations Cup, and for even more Insider Gaming delivered directly to your inbox, sign up for our newsletter.
Grant has been gaming for 30+ years and in the industry for 10+. You’ll probably find him playing a post-apocalyptic game or an extraction shooter somewhere.
More from Grant Taylor-Hill
MOBILE APP
Level Up Your Gaming News
Real-time news, exclusive podcasts, push alerts, and a better reading experience.
Available on iOS & Android
Comments
[gs-fb-comments]