OpTic Texas, the runner-up at Call of Duty League Stage 1 Major, opened qualifying for the Stage 2 Major with a 3-0 win over the Boston Breach on Friday.
In other opening-day action, the Carolina Royal Ravens swept the Toronto KOI 3-0, and Miami Heretics trounced FaZe Vegas 3-0.
The 12 Call of Duty 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, Texas topped Boston 250-180 on Scar Hardpoint, 6-3 on Scar Search and Destroy and 3-2 on Den Overload. The United States’ Anthony “Shotzzy” Cuevas-Castro recorded 67 kills and a plus-13 kill-death differential for OpTic. Mexico’s Eric “Snoopy” Perez amassed 54 kills and a minus-4 K-D different for the Breach.
Carolina took down Toronto 250-202 on Exposure Hardpoint, 6-2 on Exposure Search and Destroy and 5-3 on Exposure Overload. Dylan “Nero” Koch paced the all-U.S. Royal Ravens with 68 kills and a plus-24 K-D differential. Denmark’s Tobias “CleanX” Jonsson finished with 69 kills and a plus-12 K-D differential for the KOI.
Miami beat Vegas 250-132 on Scar Hardpoint, 6-5 on Scar Search and Destroy and 4-3 on Scar Overload. Spain’s Diego “SupeR” Escudero starred for the Heretics with 72 kills and a plus-29 K-D differential. Belgium’s Jordan “Abuzah” Francois led FaZe with 72 kills and a plus-29 K-D differential.
The remaining Week 1 schedule:
Saturday
–Riyadh Falcons vs. Paris Gentle Mates
–OpTic Texas vs. G2 Minnesota
–Toronto KOI vs. FaZe Vegas
–Vancouver Surge vs. Los Angeles Thieves
Sunday
–Paris Gentle Mates vs. Miami Heretics
–Riyadh Falcons vs. Boston Breach
–Los Angeles Thieves vs. Carolina Royal Ravens
–G2 Minnesota vs. Cloud9 New York
Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major qualifiers standings (match record, map differential)
T1. Carolina Royal Ravens, 1-0, +3
T1. Miami Heretics, 1-0, +3
T1. OpTic Texas, 1-0, +3
T4. Cloud9 New York, 0-0, even
T4. G2 Minnesota, 0-0, even
T4. Los Angeles Thieves, 0-0, even
T4. Paris Gentle Mates, 0-0, even
T4. Riyadh Falcons, 0-0, even
T4. Vancouver Surge, 0-0, even
T10. Boston Breach, 0-1, -3
T10. FaZe Vegas, 0-1, -3
T10. Toronto KOI, 0-1, -3
–Field Level Media
