| Kaysan's Showdown 8 | |
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| Tournament Information | |
| Organizer | Kaysan |
| Prize Pool | $ 50,000 |
| NumberofTeams | 4 |
| Links | Bracket |
| Location & Dates | |
| Type | Offline |
| Game | Black Ops 7 |
| Tier | Minor |
| Mode | 4v4 |
| Platform | PC |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Dallas |
| Date | 2025-11-30 |
| Broadcast | |
| Schedule | Spoiler-Free Schedule Export to Google Calendar |
| Results | |
| Winner |  PAR Gentle Mates |
| Second |  OpTic TEX |
| Third |  LA Thieves |
| Fourth |  FaZe VGS |
Overview
Format
- Double Elimination
- Best of 5 Series
- Best of 7 Series for Grand Finals
Game Types and Maps
- Hardpoint: Blackheart, Colossus, Den, Exposure, Scar
- Overload: Den, Exposure, Scar
- Search & Destroy: Colossus, Den, Exposure, Raid, Scar
- For the full 2026 Season Ruleset, click here
- For total maps played for each mode in this event, click here
Prize Pool
$ 50,000 US Dollars are spread among the teams as seen below:
| Place | Prize | Prize (%) | Team | Roster |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 1 | $ 40,000 | 80% | PAR Gentle Mates | Envoy • Ghosty • Neptune • Sib • Mayhem • Cheek |
 2 | $ 10,000 | 20% | OpTic TEX | Shotzzy • Dashy • Huke • Mercules • Karma • JP Krez |
 3 | LA Thieves | Scrap • HyDra • Kenny • aBeZy • ShAnE • Sender | ||
| 4 | FaZe VGS | Simp • Drazah • 04 • Abuzah • Crowder • RJ |
Broadcast Talent
- Miles Ross
- Thomas "Chance" Ashworth
- Kaysan "Kaysan" Ghasseminejad
Participants
Results
WR1 / LR1
TEX
TEX3
VGS
VGS0
PAR
PAR3
LAT
LAT1
Losers' Bracket
VGS
VGS1
LAT
LAT3
WF / LF
TEX
TEX2
PAR
PAR3
TEX
TEX3
LAT
LAT1
GF
PAR
PAR4
TEX
TEX1
Schedule
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| Sun 30 NovSun 30 Nov - Mon 1 DecMon 1 Dec2025,11,30,20,30 - 2025,12,01,01,00 | |||||
| Sun 2025-11-30 | |||||
| Sun 2025-11-30 | |||||
| Mon 2025-12-01 | |||||
| 2025,11,30,20,30 | |||||
| PAR | 3 | 1 | 2025,11,30,20,3012:3021:3005:30 | LAT | |
| 2025,11,30,22,00 | |||||
| TEX | 3 | 0 | 2025,11,30,22,0014:0023:0007:00 | VGS | |
| Mon 2025-12-01 | |||||
| 2025,12,01,01,00 | |||||
| TEX | 2 | 3 | 2025,12,01,01,0017:0002:0010:00 | PAR | |
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| Sun 30 NovMon 1 DecMon 1 Dec2025,11,30,23,30 - 2025,12,01,02,30 | |||||
| Sun 2025-11-30 | |||||
| Mon 2025-12-01 | |||||
| Mon 2025-12-01 | |||||
| 2025,11,30,23,30 | |||||
| VGS | 1 | 3 | 2025,11,30,23,3015:3000:3008:30 | LAT | |
| 2025,12,01,02,30 | |||||
| TEX | 3 | 1 | 2025,12,01,02,3018:3003:3011:30 | LAT | |
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| Sun 30 NovMon 1 DecMon 1 Dec2025,12,01,04,00 - 2025,12,01,04,00 | |||||
| Sun 2025-11-30 | |||||
| Mon 2025-12-01 | |||||
| Mon 2025-12-01 | |||||
| 2025,12,01,04,00 | |||||
| PAR | 4 | 1 | 2025,12,01,04,0020:0005:0013:00 | TEX | |
Maps Played
| Blackheart | Colossus | Den | Exposure | Scar | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardpoint | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| Overload | - | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Search | - | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | 8 |
| Total | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 25 |
VODs
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | PBP | Color | Interview | With | VODs | |
| PAR | LAT | 3 - 1 | Miles Ross | Chance | Envoy | Link | Vod | |
| TEX | VGS | 3 - 0 | Miles Ross | Chance | Shotzzy | Link | Vod | |
| TEX | PAR | 2 - 3 | Miles Ross | Chance | Envoy | Link | Vod | |
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | PBP | Color | Interview | With | VODs | |
| VGS | LAT | 1 - 3 | Miles Ross | Chance | Link | Vod | ||
| TEX | LAT | 3 - 1 | Miles Ross | Chance | Link | Vod | ||
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | PBP | Color | Interview | With | VODs | |
| PAR | TEX | 4 - 1 | Miles Ross | Chance | Kaysan, Sib, Envoy, Ghosty, Neptune | Link | Vod | |
Streams
Official Streams
| Broadcaster | Language/Country | Links |
|---|---|---|
| Kaysan | English |
Costreamers
| Broadcaster | Language/Country | Links |
|---|---|---|
Seth "Scump" Abner | English | |
Thomas "ZooMaa" Paparatto | English | |
Corentin "Gotaga" Houssein | France | |
Matthew "FormaL" Piper | English | |
Sacha "MysTK" Ragenard | France | |
Anthony "Methodz" Zinni | English |
Media
- 2025
- November 29, Kaysan Showdown VIII Announced by EasyMac on Breaking Point
- December 1, OpTic REACT to $50K LAN Drama: Paris CHAMPS by TacticalRab on YouTube
- December 1, FaZe Vegas WINLESS! Gentle Mates SLAM OpTic in Finals! | Kaysan Showdown Recap by Ben Nissim on YouTube
- December 1, Ghosty vs Dashy $50K Drama, Kenny is Cooked?! | Dope Check Ep. 78 by Breaking Point on YouTube