The New York Subliners increased their impressive start to 4-0 as Week 2 of qualifying action for the Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major came to a close on Sunday.
The Subliners defeated the Atlanta FaZe in five maps to remain atop the standings. Two other teams, OpTic Texas and the Toronto Ultra, are also unbeaten at 3-0. They were idle on Sunday.
The Boston Breach and the Carolina Royal Ravens also posted wins on Sunday. The Breach went the distance in defeating the Minnesota Rokkr in five maps, while the Royal Ravens got their first match win in qualifying by besting the Seattle Surge in four maps.
All 12 CDL teams will play seven qualifying matches ahead of the Stage 2 Major, scheduled for March 21-24 in Miami. Every team will advance to the double-elimination tournament, with the qualifying matches determining seeding.
Each qualifier win is worth 10 points. The prize pool for the tournament (money and CDL points) has yet to be announced.
The Ultra won the Stage 1 Major in January.
The Subliners and FaZe alternated wins and losses through their first four maps. Atlanta won 250-135 on Karachi Hardpoint, and New York responded with a 6-0 victory on Highrise Search & Destroy. The FaZe won 3-1 on Karachi Control, but the Subliners countered with a 250-210 victory on Skidrow Hardpoint.
On the deciding map, Invasion Search & Destroy, the Subliners won 6-4.
The Breach began their match with a 250-189 win on Invasion Hardpoint, but then fell behind when the Rokkr took Invasion Search & Destroy 6-2 and Invasion Control 3-2. The Breach responded with a tough victory on Sub Base Hardpoint 250-242, and clinched the match 6-1 on Karachi Search & Destroy.
The Royal Ravens and Surge traded wins on their first two maps, with Carolina winning 250-150 on Skidrow Hardpoint and Seattle replying 6-3 on Terminal Search & Destroy. Carolina then closed it out with wins on Highrise Control (3-0) and Rio Hardpoint (250-145).
Week 3 action begins Friday with two matches:
–Minnesota Rokkr vs. Atlanta FaZe
–Seattle Surge vs. Toronto Ultra
Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major qualifying standings (points, match win-loss record, map win-loss differential, map win-loss percentage):
1. New York Subliners, 40 points, 4-0, plus-8, 75 percent
T2. OpTic Texas, 30 points, 3-0, plus-6, 75 percent
T2. Toronto Ultra, 30 points, 3-0, plus-6, 75 percent
4. Vegas Legion, 20 points, 2-1, plus-1, 53.8 percent
5. Boston Breach, 20 points, 2-1, 50 percent
6. Atlanta FaZe, 10 points, 1-1, plus-1, 55.6 percent
7. Carolina Royal Ravens, 10 points, 1-2, minus-1, 46.2 percent
8. Los Angeles Thieves, 10 points, 1-1, minus-2, 37.5 percent
9. Minnesota Rokkr, 0 points, 0-3, minus-3, 40 percent
10. Los Angeles Guerrillas, 0 points, 0-2, minus-4, 25 percent
11. Seattle Surge, 0 points, 0-2, minus-5, 14.3 percent
12. Miami Heretics, 0 points, 0-4, minus-7, 29.4 percent
–Field Level Media