Los Angeles Thieves, Miami Heretics unbeaten in CDL Stage 3 qualifying

The unbeaten Los Angeles Thieves made perhaps a bit of a statement while the Miami Heretics remained atop the standings through Saturday at the Call of Duty League stage 3 Major Qualifiers.

The Thieves (2-0) had the only sweep on Saturday, while the Heretics, Vegas Falcons and Boston Breach posted 3-1 victories.

The Stage 3 Major qualifying round has the league's 12 teams playing five qualifying matches apiece through April 20 to determine seeding for the Stage 3 Major playoffs, slated for April 24-27 in Boca Raton, Fla.

The Thieves dominated Cloud 9 New York, winning 250-201 on Protocol Hardpoint, 6-2 on Rewind Search & Destroy and 3-1 on Hacienda Control.

The Miami Heretics dropped the first map to Atlanta FaZe, 250-218 on Vault Hardpoint before recovering to win 6-5 on Dealership Search & Destroy, 3-1 on Hacienda Control and 250-220 on Red Card Hardpoint.

The Vegas Falcons started fast with a 250-185 win over OpTic Texas on Vault Hardpoint, dropped a 6-5 outcome on Red Card Search & Destroy, then closed out with a 3-2 win on Vault Control and a decisive 250-112 victory on Skyline Hardpoint.

Boston Breach followed a similar path to down Los Angeles Guerrillas M8. Boston took Vault Hardpoint 250-209 then was edged 6-5 in Hacienda Search & Destroy. Boston responded with a 3-2 decision on Hacienda Control and a 250-192 victory on Hacienda Hardpoint.

The Stage 3 Major qualifying round has the league's 12 teams playing five qualifying matches apiece through April 20 to determine seeding for the Stage 3 Major playoffs, slated for April 24-27 in Boca Raton, Fla.

Three more matches remain in Week 2 of qualifying:

Sunday

--Minnesota Rokkr vs. Cloud9 New York

--Vancouver Surge vs. Carolina Royal Ravens

--Los Angeles Thieves vs. Toronto Ultra

Call of Duty League Stage 3 Major qualifying standings (with match record and map differential):

1. Miami Heretics, 3-0, plus-5

2. Los Angeles Thieves, 2-0, plus-6

3. Boston Breach, 2-1, plus-4

4. Vancouver Surge, 2-1, plus-3

5. Carolina Royal Ravens, 2-1, plus-1

6. Optic Texas, 2-2, zero

7. Toronto Ultra, minus-2

T8. Atlanta FaZe, 1-2, minus-1

T8. Minnesota Rokkr, 1-2, minus-1

10. Vegas Falcons, 1-2, minus-2

11. Cloud9 New York, 0-2, minus-6

12. Los Angeles Guerrillas M8, 0-3, minus-7

--Field Level Media