OpTic, Royal Ravens sweep CDL Stage 3 Major qualifying openers

OpTic Texas, coming off a runner-up finish at the Call of Duty League Stage 3 Major, began Stage 4 qualifying with a 3-0 sweep of the Vancouver Surge on Friday.

In the day's other results, the Carolina Royal Ravens trounced the Toronto KOI 3-0, and G2 Minnesota dumped Cloud9 New York 3-1.

The 12 Call of Duty League teams are playing five qualifying matches apiece to determine seeding for the fourth major of the season, to be held June 25-28 at Nanterre, France. Each team receives 10 CDL points for every win.

On Friday, Texas toppled Vancouver 250-98 on Sake Hardpoint, 6-5 on Hacienda Search and Destroy and 4-3 on Den Overload.

Carolina beat Toronto 250-178 on Sake Hardpoint, 6-4 on Fringe Search and Destroy and 3-2 on Gridlock Overload.

Minnesota opened with a 250-140 victory on Den Hardpoint and a 6-3 triumph on Fringe Search and Destroy before New York captured Den Overload 6-2. G2 sealed the series by taking Scar Hardpoint 250-109.

The weekend schedule:

Saturday

--Los Angeles Thieves vs. FaZe Vegas

--Paris Gentle Mates vs. Carolina Royal Ravens

--Vancouver Surge vs. Boston Breach

--Riyadh Falcons vs. Miami Heretics

Sunday

--Riyadh Falcons vs. Paris Gentle Mates

--OpTic Texas vs. Miami Heretics

--Cloud9 New York vs. Boston Breach

Call of Duty League Stage 4 Major qualifying, with match record and map differential

T1. Carolina Royal Ravens, 1-0, +3

T1. OpTic Texas, 1-0, +3

3. G2 Minnesota, 1-0, +2

T4. Boston Breach, 0-0, 0

T4. FaZe Vegas, 0-0, 0

T4. Los Angeles Thieves, 0-0, 0

T4. Miami Heretics, 0-0, 0

T4. Paris Gentle Mates, 0-0, 0

T4. Riyadh Falcons, 0-0, 0

10. Cloud9 New York, 0-1, -2

T11. Toronto KOI, 0-1, -3

T11. Vancouver Surge, 0-1, -3

--Field Level Media