OpTic, Royal Ravens sweep CDL Stage 3 Major qualifying openers
Nov 5, 2022; San Francisco, California, USA; Fans react during the League of Legends World Championships between T1 and DRX at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images 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
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