Four teams at 2-0 after opening week of CDL Stage 3 qualifying

FaZe Vegas and Toronto KOI joined two other teams at 2-0 in the standings after the first week of qualifying for the Call of Duty League's Stage 3.

The Paris Gentle Mates and Vancouver Surge, who did not have matches on Sunday, also are 2-0.

Toronto downed Boston Breach, while FaZe Vegas topped the Riyadh Falcons and OpTic Texas won its first match over Cloud9 New York. All matches were by 3-1 decisions.

The 12 Call of Duty League teams are playing a full qualifying round robin to determine seeding for the third major of the season, to be held May 15-17 as part of the DreamHack Atlanta event.

Toronto KOI won the opening map, Den Hardpoint, 250-178, then fell to Boston Breach 6-4 on Fringe Search and Destroy. Toronto closed out with wins on Exposure Overload (4-3) and Gridlock Hardpoint (250-191) to take the match.

Nicholas "Kips" Lyons of the United States paced Toronto with 87 kills and a plus-9 kills-deaths differential and was selected match MVP.

FaZe Vegas opened with a 250-158 victory on Colossus Hardpoint before the Riyadh Falcons drew even with a 6-2 win on Fringe Search and Destroy. Vegas won two narrow decisions from there, 5-4 on Scar Overload and 250-241 on Scar Hardpoint.

Jordan "Abuzah" Francois of Belgium led Vegas with 100 kills and a plus-10 K-D differential and was picked the match MVP.

OpTic Texas followed a similar pattern in defeating Cloud9 New York. Texas triumphed on Colossus Hardpoint (250-186), lost on Fringe Search and Destroy (6-5), then won on Scar Overload (5-2) and Gridlock Hardpoint (250-210).

Anthony "Shotzzy" Cuevas-Castro of the United States was MVP of the match with 106 kills and a plus-27 K-D differential.

Week 2, Day 1 schedule for May 1

--OpTic Texas vs. Boston Breach

--Los Angeles Thieves vs. Cloud9 New York

--FaZe Vegas vs. Carolina Royal Ravens

Call of Duty League Stage 3 Major qualifying, with match record and map differential

1. FaZeVegas, 2-0, 6-1

T2. Paris Gentle Mates, 2-0, 6-2

T2. Toronto KOI, 2-0, 6-2

T2. Vancouver Surge, 2-0, 6-2

T5. Los Angeles Thieves, 1-0, 3-1

T5. OpTic Texas, 1-0, 3-1

T7. Cloud9 New York, 0-1, 1-3

T7. Miami Heretics, 0-1, 1-3

9. Carolina Royal Ravens, 0-2, 3-6

10. Riyadh Falcons, 0-2, 2-6

T11. Boston Breach, 0-2, 1-6

T11. G2 Minnesota, 0-2, 1-6

--Field Level Media