OpTic Texas move to 7-0 at CDL Stage 2 Major qualifying

OpTic Texas preserved their unbeaten record, sweeping FaZe Vegas in qualifying for the Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major during Week 4 on Saturday.

In the day's other matches, G2 Minnesota swept Paris Gentle Mates and Riyadh Falcons swept Toronto KOI, while Boston Breach took down Cloud9 New York 3-1.

The 12 Call of Duty League teams are playing a full qualifying round robin to determine seeding for the second major of the season, to be held March 27-29 in Marston Green, England, as part of the DreamHack Birmingham event.

The top six teams in qualifying head straight into the Stage 2 Major playoffs, while the teams in seventh through 10th place will compete in a play-in round.

The Stage 2 Major champion will receive $150,000 and 100 Call of Duty League points, while the runner-up will get $90,000 and 75 CDL points.

On Saturday, OpTic Texas opened with a 250-190 win on Scar Hardpoint and followed that with wins on Den Search & Destroy (6-1) and Scar Overload (5-3) to improve to 7-0.

American/Dutch/Saudi Arabian player Cuyler "Huke" Garland paced OpTic Texas with 77 kills and a plus-22 kill-death differential. Jordan "Abuzah" Francois of Belgium topped FaZe Vegas with 69 kills and a plus-9 K-D differential.

G2 Minnesota picked up a 250-240 victory on Scar Hardpoint, a 6-3 win on Raid Search & Destroy and a 5-2 triumph on Exposure Overload to complete the sweep.

Cesar "Skyx" Bueno of the United States led Minnesota with 75 kills and a plus-18 K-D differential. Daunte "Sib" Gray of the U.S. wound up with 75 kills and a plus-16 K-D differential for Paris.

Riyadh had little trouble sweeping Toronto, posting victories on Blackheart Hardpoint (250-160), Raid Search & Destroy (6-5) and Exposure Overload (7-2).

Riyadh's Saud "Exnid" Alotai of Saudi Arabia posted a team-high 63 kills and finished with a plus-14 K-D differential. Nicholas "Kips" Lyons of the U.S. collected 48 kills for Toronto, which did not have a player with a positive K-D differential.

Boston jumped out to a 2-0 lead with wins on Scar Hardpoint (250-176) and Colossus Search & Destroy (6-2) before New York got on the board with a 3-2 victory on Scar Overload. Boston then put the match away, prevailing 250-156 on Colossus Hardpoint.

Eric "Snoopy" Perez of Mexico powered Boston's win, notching 105 kills and a plus-26 K-D differential. For New York, Mexico's Jacob "Hide" Bustillos led the way with 82 kills. No New York player finished with a positive K-D differential.

The remaining Week 4 matches:

Sunday

--Miami Heretics vs. Los Angeles Thieves

--Toronto KOI vs. Boston Breach

--OpTic Texas vs. Carolina Royal Ravens

--Vancouver Surge vs. Paris Gentle Mates

Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major qualifying standings (match record, map differential)

1. OpTic Texas, 7-0, +17

2. Los Angeles Thieves, 4-2, +7

3. G2 Minnesota, 4-3, +1

4. Riyadh Falcons, 4-3, +5

5. Paris Gentle Mates, 3-3, -1

6. Miami Heretics, 3-3, +2

7. Carolina Royal Ravens, 3-3, -1

8. Toronto KOI, 3-4, -2

9. Boston Breach, 3-4, -3

10. FaZe Vegas, 3-5, -4

11. Vancouver Surge, 2-4, -7

12. Cloud9 New York, 1-6, -14

--Field Level Media