OpTic Texas keep rolling in CDL Major 3 qualifying
The hands of an esport gamer clutching the controler at Encore Esports Gaming Lounge in New Rochelle on Thursday, December 20, 2018.
E Sports OpTic Texas maintained their perfect record in qualifying for the Call of Duty League Stage 3 Major, sweeping the Paris Gentle Mates 3-0 on Friday.
Texas improved to 4-0, while Paris slipped to 3-1. The Los Angeles Thieves, who were idle on Friday, hold second place at 3-0.
In other action as the third week of qualifying got underway, the Riyadh Falcons downed the Miami Heretics 34-1, and the Toronto KOI crushed the Vancouver Surge 3-0.
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.
On Friday, Texas topped Paris 250-236 on Gridlock Hardpoint, 6-1 on Plaza Search and Destroy and 5-2 on Den Overload.
Riyadh opened with a 250-209 victory on Sake Hardpoint, but Miami pulled level by claiming Plaza Search and Destroy 6-4. The Falcons sealed the match by taking Den Overload 8-2 and Gridlock Hardpoint 250-191.
Toronto blitzed Vancouver 250-138 on Gridlock Hardpoint, 6-5 on Fringe Search and Destroy and 4-0 on Den Overload.
The remaining schedule for Week 3:
Saturday
--Los Angeles Thieves vs. Carolina Royal Ravens
--OpTic Texas vs. FaZe Vegas
--G2 Minnesota vs. Boston Breach
--Riyadh Falcons vs. Cloud9 New York
Sunday
--Paris Gentle Mates vs. Miami Heretics
--Los Angeles Thieves vs. G2 Minnesota
--Toronto KOI vs. Cloud9 New York
Call of Duty League Stage 3 Major qualifying, with match record and map differential
1. OpTic Texas 4-0, 12-4
2. Los Angeles Thieves, 3-0, 9-2
3. Toronto KOI, 3-1, 11-5
4. FaZe Vegas, 3-1, 10-6
5. Paris Gentle Mates, 3-1, 9-7
6. Riyadh Falcons, 2-2, 8-8
7. Vancouver Surge, 2-3, 8-11
8. G2 Minnesota, 1-2, 4-6
9. Carolina Royal Ravens, 1-3, 8-10
10. Miami Heretics, 1-3, 5-10
11. Cloud9 New York, 0-3, 2-9
12. Boston Breach, 0-4, 4-12
--Field Level Media
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