Cloud9 New York recorded their first victory in qualifying for the Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major, edging the Paris Gentle Mates 3-2 on Friday.
In other action as Week 3 got underway, the Carolina Royal Ravens rallied past the Boston Breach, and the Riyadh Falcons downed FaZe Vegas.
The 12 Call of Duty League teams are playing a full qualifying round robin to determine seeding for the second major of the season, to be held March 27-29 in Marston Green, England, as part of the DreamHack Birmingham event.
The top six teams in qualifying head straight into the Stage 2 Major playoffs, while the teams in seventh through 10th place will compete in a play-in round.
The Stage 2 Major champion will receive $150,000 and 100 Call of Duty League points, while the runner-up will get $90,000 and 75 CDL points.
On Friday, Cloud9 opened with a 250-215 win on Blackheart Hardpoint and a 6-3 victory on Exposure Search and Destroy. The Gentle Mates pulled even with a 6-2 win on Den Overload and a 250-213 decision on Colossus Hardpoint. New York claimed the decisive fifth map, Scar Search and Destroy 6-3.
Boston captured Colossus Hardpoint 250-189, but Carolina replied by taking Exposure Search and Destroy 6-5. The Breach moved to the verge of a victory by claiming Den Overload 4-0, but the Royal Ravens recovered with a 250-109 win on Den Hardpoint and a 6-2 triumph on Raid Search and Destroy.
After Riyadh claimed Colossus Hardpoint 250-220, Vegas captured Den Search and Destroy 6-2. The Falcons sealed the series with a 3-1 victory on Exposure Overload and a 250-102 rout on Blackheart Hardpoint.
The weekend schedule:
Saturday
–Riyadh Falcons vs. G2 Minnesota
–Toronto KOI vs. Miami Heretics
–Vancouver Surge vs. Carolina Royal Ravens
–OpTic Texas vs. Los Angeles Thieves
Sunday
–Toronto KOI vs. Paris Gentle Mates
–FaZe Vegas vs. Boston Breach
–Miami Heretics vs. Cloud9 New York
–Vancouver Surge vs. OpTic Texas
Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major qualifiers standings (match record, map differential)
1. Los Angeles Thieves, 4-0, +10
2. OpTic Texas, 4-0, +9
3. Paris Gentle Mates, 3-1, +5
4. Riyadh Falcons, 3-2, +3
5. G2 Minnesota, 2-2, 0
6. FaZe Vegas, 2-3, 0
7. Carolina Royal Ravens, 2-3, -4
8. Miami Heretics, 1-2, -1
9. Vancouver Surge, 1-2, -3
10. Toronto KOI, 1-3, -5
11. Cloud9 New York, 1-3, -7
12. Boston Breach, 1-4, -7
–Field Level Media
