The Vancouver Surge and the Atlanta FaZe posted victories in the semifinals on Saturday to reach the upper-bracket final at the Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major.
Also on Saturday, Toronto Ultra swept OpTic Texas in the lower-bracket second round, then swept Boston Breach in the quarterfinals to reach the lower-bracket semifinals, where they will face the Los Angeles Thieves. The Thieves swept Cloud9 New York to make the semifinals.
The Stage 2 Major qualifying round included all 12 teams, with each playing seven matches to determine seeding for the double-elimination playoffs, which run through Sunday. The championship team will $150,000.
Boston Breach jumped out to an early lead over the Surge with a 250-248 win on Vault Hardpoint, but the Surge took the next three (6-4 on Skyline Search & Destroy, 3-1 on Vault Control and 250-242 on Hacienda Hardpoint) to secure the victory.
The FaZe were on the verge of a sweep over Cloud9 New York after a 250-237 win on Hacienda Hardpoint and a 6-4 victory on Vault Search & Destroy, but Cloud9 pulled out a 3-0 triumph on Protocol Control. The FaZe avoided a decisive fifth game, taking Red Card Hardpoint 250-170.
In Round 2 of the lower bracket, the Ultra had no trouble sweeping OpTic Texas with wins on Vault Hardpoint (250-144), Skyline Search & Destroy (6-2) and Protocol Control (3-1).
Against Boston Breach in the lower-bracket quarterfinals, the Ultra rolled once again, winning 250-219 on Skyline Hardpoint, 6-2 on Skyline Search & Destroy and Protocol Control 3-0.
The Thieves cruised in the other lower-bracket quarterfinal, sweeping Cloud9 with wins on Hacienda Hardpoint (250-101), Skyline Search & Destroy (6-5) and Protocol Control (3-2).
Four matches are scheduled for Sunday:
–Lower-bracket semifinal: Los Angeles Thieves vs. Toronto Ultra
–Upper-bracket final: Vancouver Surge vs. Atlanta FaZe
–Lower-bracket final: Team TBD vs. Team TBD
–Grand final: Team TBD vs. Team TBD
Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major prize pool
1. $150,000, 100 CDL points
2. $90,000, 75 CDL points
3. $60,000, 60 CDL points
4. $30,000, 45 CDL points
5-6. $15,000, 30 CDL points — Cloud9 New York, Boston Breach
7-8. $7,500, 15 CDL points — Carolina Royal Ravens, OpTic Texas
9-12. No money, no CDL points — Miami Heretics, Vegas Falcons, Minnesota Rokkr, Los Angeles Guerrillas M8
–Field Level Media
