The Atlanta FaZe kept rolling in qualifying for the Call of Duty League’s Stage 3 Major on Friday, sweeping the Vegas Legion to improve to 5-0.
The FaZe have won 15 of 17 maps in their five matches.
The New York Subliners also pulled off a sweep on Friday, and OpTic Texas kept the Boston Breach winless with a 3-2 victory.
All 12 CDL teams will play seven qualifying matches ahead of the Stage 3 Major, scheduled for May 16-19 in Toronto. Every team will advance to the double-elimination tournament, with the qualifying matches determining seeding.
Each qualifier win is worth 10 points. The prize pool for the tournament (money and CDL points) has yet to be announced.
The Toronto Ultra won the Stage 1 Major in January. The Atlanta FaZe won the Stage 2 Major in March.
The FaZe began their match with Vegas (1-4) with a 250-195 win on Vista Hardpoint and finished with 6-1 and 3-0 victories on Highrise Search & Destroy and Highrise Control, respectively.
The Subliners (2-3) withstood a challenge from the Miami Heretics (1-4) to take the first map, 6 Star Hardpoint, 250-217. New York completed the sweep with a 6-1 victory on Invasion Search & Destroy and a 3-0 conquest on Invasion Control.
The Breach (0-4) opened with a 250-189 win on their first map against OpTic, Karachi Hardpoint, but Texas responded with a 6-3 victory on Invasion Search & Destroy. Boston again took the lead with a 3-2 win on Invasion Control, but OpTic won two close maps: 250-238 on 6 Star Hardpoint and 6-4 on Highrise Search & Destroy.
Qualifying continues Saturday with three matches:
–New York Subliners vs. Vegas Legion
–Atlanta FaZe vs. Carolina Royal Ravens
–Los Angeles Guerrillas vs. OpTic Texas
Call of Duty League Stage 3 Major qualifying standings (points, match win-loss record, map win-loss differential):
1. Atlanta FaZe, 50 points, 5-0, plus-13
2. OpTic Texas, 40 points, 4-1, plus-7
3. Toronto Ultra, 30 points, 3-1, plus-4
4. Seattle Surge, 30 points, 3-1, plus-3
5. Los Angeles Thieves, 30 points, 3-1, plus-2
T6. Carolina Royal Ravens, 20 points, 2-3, even
T6. New York Subliners, 20 points, 2-3, even
8. Los Angeles Guerrillas, 20 points, 2-3, minus-5
9. Minnesota Rokkr, 20 points, 2-3, minus-6
T10. Vegas Legion, 10 points, 1-4, minus-7
T10. Miami Heretics, 10 points, 1-4, minus-7
12. Boston Breach, 0 points, 0-4, minus-4
–Field Level Media
