In the final day of qualifying for the Call of Duty League’s Major III, all six teams in action ended qualifying with winning records — headlined by the victorious Seattle Surge and Boston Breach.
The Surge moved to 4-1 in finishing their strong qualifying run with a 3-0 sweep over the New York Subliners, who dropped to 3-2. The Breach upped their mark to 4-1 in defeating the Los Angeles Thieves in a five-map, 3-2 thriller.
In the day’s other bout, OpTic Texas downed the Atlanta FaZe 3-1, leaving both teams with 3-2 records through qualifying.
Major III, which includes all 12 Call of Duty League teams, will be hosted by OpTic Texas from Thursday through March 12 in Arlington, Texas. The four-day tournament weekend stage begins on Thursday.
Seattle wasted no time with New York, taking successive maps on Hardpoint Embassy (250-181), Search & Destroy Embassy (6-2) and El Asilo Control (3-2). Amer “Pred” Zulbeari of Australia led the way for the Surge, compiling a match-best 79 kills and a plus-1.34 kills-deaths ratio. Paco “HyDra” Rusiewiez of France had 67 kills for the Subliners.
Boston and Los Angeles traded map triumphs throughout their back-and-forth battle.
The Breach opened with a 250-188 win on Breenbergh Hotel Hardpoint, but the Thieves tied the match by winning 6-4 on Breenbergh Hotel Search & Destroy. Boston took the lead again, taking El Asilo Control 3-0 before Los Angeles tied it again by claiming Zarqwa Hydroelectric Hardpoint 250-217. The Breach finally won with a convincing 6-1 win on El Asilo Search & Destroy.
Boston’s Dylan “Nero” Koch led all players with 90 kills, while Kenneth “Kenny” Williams led the Thieves with 86 kills. Both players hail from the United States.
OpTic began with a 250-247 victory on Breenbergh Hotel Hardpoint. Atlanta drew even, beating their foes 6-3 on El Asilo Search & Destroy, but the event hosts conquered the next two maps, winning 3-0 on Breenbergh Hotel Control and 250-207 on Mercado Las Almas Hardpoint. The United States’ Anthony “Shotzzy” Cuevas-Castro produced 84 kills and a plus-1.24 K-D ratio for OpTic, while Tyler “aBeZy” Pharris, also of the U.S., posted 85 kills for FaZe.
The Major III tournament begins Thursday, featuring four matches:
–New York Subliners vs. Toronto Ultra
–Los Angeles Guerillas vs. Seattle Surge
–OpTic Texas vs. Boston Breach
–Los Angeles Thieves vs. Atlanta FaZe
Call of Duty League Major III qualifying, with match win-loss record and game winning percentage:
1. Seattle Surge, 4-1, 72.2 percent
2. Boston Breach, 4-1, 61.9 percent
3. Toronto Ultra, 3-2, 63.2 percent
T4. Atlanta FaZe, 3-2, 61.1 percent
T4. Los Angeles Thieves, 3-2, 60.0 percent
6. New York Subliners, 3-2, 52.9 percent
7. OpTic Texas, 3-2, 50.0 percent
8. Los Angeles Guerrillas, 2-3, 45.5 percent
9. London Royal Ravens, 2-3, 40.9 percent
10. Las Vegas Legion, 2-3, 42.9 percent
11. Florida Mutineers, 1-4, 31.6 percent
12. Minnesota Rokkr, 0-5, 21.1 percent
–Field Level Media