Surge, Gentle Mates unbeaten in CDL Stage 3 Major qualifying

The Paris Gentle Mates and Vancouver Surge are atop the standings at 2-0 after Saturday, the second day of qualifying for the Call of Duty League's Stage 3.

The Surge outlasted the Carolina Royal Ravens 3-2, while Paris topped G2 Minnesota 3-1.

FaZe Vegas swept Boston Breach 3-0 to open play, and Toronto KOI got the better of the Riyadh Falcons 3-1 in the other match of the day.

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 Saturday, FaZe Vegas dominated Boston Breach, winning 250-98 on Sake Hardpoint, 6-3 on Fringe Search and Destroy and 3-2 on Scar Overload.

Toronto KOI started strong, winning 250-183 on Den Hardpoint and 6-2 on Plaza Search and Destroy before the Riyadh Falcons notched a 4-3 decision on Exposure Overload. Toronto closed out the match with a 250-179 victory on Sake Hardpoint.

The Paris Gentle Mates opened with a narrow 250-230 win on Sake Hardpoint before G2 Minnesota responded with a 6-4 win on Scar Search and Destroy. Paris edged Minnesota 6-5 on Den Overload before taking Colossus Hardpoint 250-157.

The Vancouver Surge emerged from a back-and-forth battle with the Carolina Royal Ravens. The Surge won on Sake Hardpoint (250-233) and Fringe Search and Destroy (6-1), then the Royal Ravens drew even with victories on Scar Overload (3-2) and Gridlock Hardpoint (250-223). Vancouver secured the victory with a 6-1 triumph on Plaza Search and Destroy.

Sunday's schedule:

--Toronto KOI vs. Boston Breach

--Riyadh Falcons vs. FaZe Vegas

--OpTic Texas vs. Cloud9 New York

Call of Duty League Stage 3 Major qualifying, with match record and map differential

T1. Paris Gentle Mates, 2-0, 6-2

T1. Vancouver Surge, 2-0, 6-2

3. FaZe Vegas, 1-0, 3-0

T4. Los Angeles Thieves, 1-0, 3-1

T4. Toronto KOI, 1-0, 3-1

T6. Cloud9 New York, 0-0, 0-0

T6. OpTic Texas, 0-0, 0-0

T8. Miami Heretics, 0-1, 1-3

T8. Riyadh Falcons, 0-1, 1-3

T10. Boston Breach, 0-1, 0-3

11. Carolina Royal Ravens, 0-2, 3-6

12. G2 Minnesota, 0-2, 1-6

--Field Level Media