The Miami Heretics climbed into a five-way tie for fourth place in qualifying for the Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major, sweeping G2 Minnesota 3-0 on Friday as Week 4 got underway.
The result leaves the Heretics and G2 with 3-3 records, level with the Riyadh Falcons, the Toronto KOI and the Carolina Royal Ravens.
In the day’s other matches, the Vancouver Surge topped Cloud9 New York 3-1, and FaZe Vegas rallied for a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Thieves.
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, Miami downed Minnesota 250-224 on Scar Hardpoint, 6-5 on Raid Search and Destroy and 6-3 on Scar Overload.
Spain’s Diego “SupeR” Escudero paced the Heretics with 75 kills and a plus-27 kill-death differential. The United States’ Justice “Estreal” McMillan topped G2 with 69 kills and a plus-9 K-D differential.
Vancouver jumped on top with a 250-203 win on Scar Hardpoint and a 6-1 rout on Den Search and Destroy. Cloud9 took Scar Overload before the Surge sealed the series with a 250-122 decision on Den Hardpoint.
The United States’ Thomas “TJHaLy” Haly led the Surge with 92 kills and a plus-22 K-D differential. Puerto Rico’s Jonathan “Nejra” Pabo’n wound up with 90 kills and a plus-19 K-D differential for Cloud9.
Vegas opened with a 250-243 triumph on Den Hardpoint before Los Angeles captured Den Search and Destroy 6-4 and Scar Overload 6-3. FaZe bounced back to take Blackheart Hardpoint 250-164 and Scar Search and Destroy 6-1.
The United States’ Chris “Simp” Lehr powered Vegas with 97 kills and a plus-7 K-D differential. Another U.S. player, Jeremiah “Nium” Harrison, topped the Thieves with 97 kills and a plus-15 K-D differential.
The remaining Week 4 matches:
Saturday
–Paris Gentle Mates vs. G2 Minnesota
–OpTic Texas vs. FaZe Vegas
–Toronto KOI vs. Riyadh Falcons
–Cloud9 New York vs. Boston Breach
Sunday
–Miami Heretics vs. Los Angeles Thieves
–Toronto KOI vs. Boston Breach
–OpTic Texas vs. Carolina Royal Ravens
–Vancouver Surge vs. Paris Gentle Mates
Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major qualifying standings (match record, map differential)
1. OpTic Texas, 6-0, +14
2. Los Angeles Thieves, 4-2, +7
3. Paris Gentle Mates, 3-2, +2
T4. Miami Heretics, 3-3, +2
T4. Riyadh Falcons, 3-3, +2
T4. Toronto KOI, 3-3, +1
T4. Carolina Royal Ravens, 3-3, -1
T4. G2 Minnesota, 3-3, -2
9. FaZe Vegas, 3-4, -1
T10. Boston Breach, 2-4, -5
T10. Vancouver Surge, 2-4, -7
12. Cloud9 New York, 1-5, -12
–Field Level Media
