Thieves earn two playoff wins on CDL Major 2

The Los Angeles Thieves won two lower-bracket matches on Friday in Dallas to stay alive at the Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major.

In the lower-bracket opening round, the Thieves defeated the Miami Heretics 3-1. Los Angeles then swept the Carolina Royal Ravens 3-0.

The Ravens blitzed the Vegas Falcons 3-0 before bowing out.

In the other two first-round matches in the lower bracket, OpTic Texas trounced the Minnesota Rokkr 3-0, and the Toronto Ultra blasted the Los Angeles Guerrillas M8 3-0.

The Stage 2 Major qualifying round included all 12 teams, with each playing seven matches to determine seeding for the double-elimination playoffs, which run through Sunday. The championship team will $150,000.

In their first match of the day, the Thieves fell 232-218 to the Heretics on Vault Hardpoint before claiming Red Card Search and Destroy 6-4, Hacienda Control 6-2 and Hacienda Hardpoint 250-207.

The Thieves then downed the Royal Ravens 250-65 on Vault Hardpoint, 6-1 on Hacienda Search and Destroy and 3-1 on Vault Control.

Carolina got past Vegas 250-172 on Red Card Hardpoint, 6-2 on Red Card Search and Destroy and 3-1 on Protocol Control.

OpTic stopped Minnesota 250-232 on Skyline Hardpoint, 6-2 on Hacienda Search and Destroy and 3-0 on Protocol Control.

The Ultra eliminated the Guerrillas 250-104 on Skyline Hardpoint, 6-5 on Skyline Search and Destroy and 3-0 on Vault Control.

Five matches are scheduled for Saturday:

--Upper-bracket semifinal: Boston Breach vs. Vancouver Surge

--Upper-bracket semifinal: Atlanta FaZe vs. Cloud9 New York

--Lower-bracket second round: OpTic Texas vs. Toronto Ultra

--Lower-bracket quarterfinal: Team TBD vs. Los Angeles Thieves

--Lower-bracket quarterfinal: Team TBD vs. Team TBD

Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major prize pool

1. $150,000, 100 CDL points

2. $90,000, 75 CDL points

3. $60,000, 60 CDL points

4. $30,000, 45 CDL points

5-6. $15,000, 30 CDL points

7-8. $7,500, 15 CDL points -- Carolina Royal Ravens, one team TBD

9-12. No money, no CDL points -- Miami Heretics, Vegas Falcons, Minnesota Rokkr, Los Angeles Guerrillas M8

--Field Level Media