The Riyadh Falcons moved into a tie for first place in Call of Duty League Stage 1 qualifying by beating the Paris Gentle Mates 3-1 on Friday as Week 4 got underway.

In the day’s other match, the Miami Heretics swept the last-place Vancouver Surge 3-0.

The 12 teams will each play seven matches during qualifying, each win earning 10 CDL points. While all 12 qualify for Major 1, Jan. 29-Feb. 1 in Dallas, the results will determine whether teams begin the major in the upper or lower bracket.

On Friday, the Gentle Mates opened with a 250-55 win on Exposure Hardpoint, but the Falcons dominated the remainder of the match. Riyadh took Raid Search and Destroy 6-4, Den Overload 2-1 and Blackheart Hardpoint 250-231.

The Heretics downed the Surge 250-194 on Exposure Hardpoint, 6-3 on Den Search and Destroy and 2-1 on Exposure Overload.

Six more matches will be contested this weekend:
Saturday
–Miami Heretics vs. Boston Breach
–Toronto KOI vs. Carolina Royal Ravens
–FaZe Vegas vs. Cloud9 New York
Sunday
–Cloud9 New York vs. Boston Breach
–G2 Minnesota vs. FaZe Vegas
–OpTic Texas vs. Los Angeles Thieves

Call of Duty League Stage 1 Major qualifying standings (match record, map differential, points)
T1. OpTic Texas, 4-1, plus-5, 40 points
T1. Riyadh Falcons, 4-2, plus-3, 40 points
T3. FaZe Vegas, 3-1, plus-2, 30 points
T3. Toronto KOI, 3-1, plus-6, 30 points
T3. Paris Gentle Mates, 3-2, plus-4, 30 points
T6. Boston Breach, 2-2, even, 20 points
T6. Los Angeles Thieves, 2-2, minus-1, 20 points
T6. Carolina Royal Ravens, 2-2, minus-2, 20 points
T6. Miami Heretics, 2-3, even, 20 points
T10. Cloud9 New York, 1-3, even, 10 points
T10. G2 Minnesota, 1-4, minus-4, 10 points
T10. Vancouver Surge, 1-5, minus-13, 10 points

–Field Level Media