Miami Heretics unblemished in CDL Stage 4 Major qualifying

The Miami Heretics remained the only unbeaten team at 5-0 with a sweep of the Carolina Royal Ravens on Saturday in Call of Duty League's Stage 4 Major qualifying.

Other winners were Atlanta FaZe, the Los Angeles Thieves and the Vancouver Surge.

The Stage 4 Major qualifying round has the league's 12 teams playing five matches apiece through Sunday to determine seeding for the Stage 4 Major playoffs, slated for May 23-25 in Dallas.

The second-place Atlanta FaZe routed the last-place Vegas Falcons, 250-113 on Red Card Hardpoint, 6-3 on Rewind Search & Destroy and 3-1 on Hacienda Control.

The Los Angeles Thieves swept Cloud9 New York, winning 250-205 on Rewind Hardpoint, 6-5 on Rewind Search & Destroy and 3-0 on Vault Control.

The Miami Heretics notched three straight maps in downing the Carolina Royal Ravens, winning 250-133 on Skyline Hardpoint, 6-5 on Red Card Search & Destroy and 3-0 on Hacienda Control.

The Vancouver Surge rallied after dropping the first map in a tight battle, 250-247 to Toronto Ultra on Red Card Hardpoint. The Surge captured the next three maps: 6-5 on Rewind Search & Destroy, 3-1 on Protocol Control and 250-116 on Hacienda Hardpoint.

Sunday's qualifying schedule:

--Los Angeles Guerrillas M8 vs. Boston Breach

--Toronto Ultra vs. OpTic Texas

--Minnesota Rokkr vs. Vancouver Surge

Call of Duty League Stage 4 Major qualifying standings (with match record and map differential)

1. Miami Heretics, 5-0, plus-9

2. Atlanta FaZe, 4-1, plus-8

3. Toronto Ultra, 3-1, plus-5

4. Los Angeles Thieves, 3-2, plus-5

5. OpTic Texas, 2-2, plus-4

6. Vancouver Surge, 2-2, plus-1

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

8. Cloud9 New York, 2-3, minus-2

9. Los Angeles Guerrillas M8, 1-3, minus-4

10. Boston Breach, 1-3, minus-8

11. Carolina Royal Ravens, 1-4, minus-7

12. Vegas Falcons, 1-4, minus-10

--Field Level Media