The New York Subliners kept their perfect record intact in qualifying for the Call of Duty League’s Stage 2 Major on Saturday.
The Subliners (6-0) swept the last-place Los Angeles Guerrillas (0-5) in three maps.
The second-place Atlanta FaZe (5-1) kept pace with a sweep of their own, defeating the Boston Breach (2-4). In the day’s other match, the Minnesota Rokkr (1-5) picked up their first win, knocking off the Seattle Surge (1-4) in four maps.
All 12 CDL teams will play seven qualifying matches ahead of the Stage 2 Major, scheduled for March 21-24 in Miami. Every team will advance to the double-elimination tournament, with the qualifying matches determining seeding. The top eight teams in the qualifying standings will get a bye in the first round of the tournament.
Each qualifier win is worth 10 points. The prize pool for the tournament (money and CDL points) has yet to be announced.
The Subliners dominated their match, starting with a 247-143 win on Invasion Hardpoint. They followed with a 6-1 victory on Karachi Search and Destroy and ended things 3-1 on Invasion Control.
The FaZe were just as dominant. They opened their match with a 250-174 win on Skidrow Hardpoint. Next came a 6-0 blanking on Terminal Search and Destroy, followed by a 3-1 victory on Invasion Control.
The Rokkr had to come from behind after the Surge took the first map, Skidrow Hardpoint, 250-229. It was all Minnesota from there: 6-4 on Invasion Search and Destroy, 3-0 on Karachi Control and 250-171 on Sub Base Hardpoint.
Qualifying action continues Sunday with three matches:
–Los Angeles Thieves vs. Vegas Legion
–Carolina Royal Ravens vs. Miami Heretics
–OpTic Texas vs. Toronto Ultra
Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major qualifying standings (points, match win-loss record, map win-loss differential):
1. New York Subliners, 60 points, 6-0, plus-14
2. OpTic Texas, 50 points, 5-0, plus-9
3. Atlanta FaZe, 50 points, 5-1, plus-13
4. Toronto Ultra, 40 points, 4-1, plus-6
5. Vegas Legion, 30 points, 3-1, plus-4
6. Los Angeles Thieves, 20 points, 2-2, minus-4
7. Carolina Royal Ravens, 20 points, 2-3, minus-1
8. Boston Breach, 20 points, 2-4, minus-7
9. Minnesota Rokkr, 10 points, 1-5, minus-5
10. Seattle Surge, 10 points, 1-4, minus-7
11. Miami Heretics, 0 points, 0-5, minus-10
12. Los Angeles Guerrillas, 0 points, 0-5, minus-12
–Field Level Media
