OpTic Texas, the Paris Gentle Mates and the Los Angeles Thieves remained unbeaten after Saturday’s Week 2 qualifying matches for the Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major.
Also on Saturday, Toronto KOI broke into the winning column to improve to 1-3.
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.
The Los Angeles Thieves (4-0) crushed Boston Breach on Saturday, winning 250-179 on Blackheart Hardpoint, 6-0 on Den Search & Destroy and 7-0 on Den Overload.
Match MVP Thomas “Scrap” Ernst of the United States recorded 76 kills to 59 deaths, while Paco “HyDra” Rusiewiez of France had 64 to 45 for a plus-19. No Boston players finished with a positive K-D differential.
The Paris Gentle Mates (3-0) held off the Carolina Royal Ravens 3-1. Paris won the first two maps, 250-217 on Exposure Hardpoint and 6-3 on Colossus Search & Destroy. Carolina stayed alive with a 3-1 win on Den Overload before falling 250-242 on Colossus Hardpoint.
Dylan “Envoy” Hannon had 99 kills and 97 deaths, and Paris teammate and fellow American Travis “Neptune” McCloud had 98 to 96 to be selected match MVP. The Royal Ravens were paced by Logan “Lurqxx” Brown of the United States with 108 kills to 92 deaths.
OpTic Texas (3-0) dropped the first map, Den Hardpoint, 250-200 to the Miami Heretics. Then Texas reeled off wins on Den Search & Destroy (6-5), Exposure Overload (5-3) and Scar Hardpoint (250-209) to take the match.
American Anthony “Shotzzy” Cuevas-Castro was voted match MVP after leading OpTic Texas with 91 kills to 82 deaths. Miami had one player with a positive K-D differential, Spain’s David “RenKoR” Isern with 78 kills to 68 deaths.
Toronto KOI notched their first victory, cruising past G2 Minnesota 250-174 on Den Hardpoint, 6-5 on Raid Search & Destroy and 3-1 on Den Overload.
Nicholas “Kips” Lyons was voted match MVP after he posted 68 kills to 54 deaths for Toronto. Teammate Jamie “Insight” Craven of the United Kingdom had 57 kills to 43 deaths, and Joseph “JoeDeceives” Romero of the United States had 67 kills to 51 deaths. No Minnesota player finished with a positive K-D differential.
The remaining Week 2 matches:
Sunday
–Riyadh Falcons vs. Carolina Royal Ravens
–Vancouver Surge vs. Boston Breach
–OpTic Texas vs. Cloud9 New York
–G2 Minnesota vs. FaZe Vegas
Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major qualifiers standings (match record, map differential)
1. Los Angeles Thieves, 4-0, +10
T2. OpTic Texas, 3-0, +6
T2. Paris Gentle Mates, 3-0, +6
4. FaZe Vegas, 2-1, +3
T5. G2 Minnesota, 1-2, -1
T5. Miami Heretics, 1-2, -1
T7. Carolina Royal Ravens, 1-2, -2
T7. Riyadh Falcons, 1-2, -2
9. Boston Breach, 1-2, -4
10. Toronto KOI, 1-3, -5
T11. Cloud9 New York, 0-2, -5
T11. Vancouver Surge, 0-2, -5
–Field Level Media