The Seattle Surge posted a win on Sunday and moved up to fourth place in qualifying for the Call of Duty League’s Major III as Week 2 of the competition drew to a close.
The Surge defeated the Florida Mutineers in three maps. In the day’s other two matches, OpTic Texas won with a sweep, and the London Royal Ravens got their first victory in the qualifying stage.
Major III, which includes all 12 Call of Duty League teams, will be hosted by OpTic Texas March 9-12 in Arlington, Texas. Qualifying for tournament weekend runs through March 5.
The Surge fell behind early, losing 250-188 to the Mutineers on Breenbergh Hotel Hardpoint. But Seattle turned things around with consecutive wins on Breenbergh Hotel Search & Destroy (6-2), Breenbergh Hotel Control (3-2) and Embassy Hardpoint (250-148).
Amer “Pred” Zulbeari of Australia led the Surge with 87 kills and a kills-deaths ratio of plus-1.18. Kenyen “Capsidal” Sutton of the United States topped the Mutineers with 73 kills, but no player on the team had a positive K-D ratio.
OpTic Texas began their sweep of the Minnesota Rokkr with a 250-111 victory on Embassy Hardpoint, kept rolling 6-1 on El Asilo Search & Destroy and clinched with a 3-2 triumph on Al Bagra Fortress Control.
Cuyler “Huke” Garland of the U.S. posted 60 kills and countryman Anthony “Shotzzy” Cuevas-Castro finished with a plus-1.38 K-D for OpTic, which saw all four of its players record positive ratios. Marcus “Afro” Reid of Great Britain paced the Rokkr with 48 kills, but the team had no players with a positive ratio.
The Ravens won a back-and-forth match with the Los Angeles Guerrillas. London took the first map, Al Bagra Fortress Hardpoint, 250-172. Los Angeles came back with consecutive wins on Mercado Las Almas Search & Destroy (6-4) and Breenbergh Hotel Control (3-2).
The Ravens grabbed momentum back, however, winning 250-216 on Mercado Las Almas Hardpoint and clinching the match with a close 6-5 win on El Asilo Search & Destroy.
Matthew “Skrapz” Marshall of Great Britain had 95 kills and a plus-1.22 K-D ratio to lead London, and teammate Paul “PaulEhx” Avila of the U.S. added 90 kills. Joseph “JoeDeceives” Romero of the U.S. posted 90 kills and a plus-1.13 ratio, while Kaden “Exceed” Stockdale, also of the U.S., added another 90 kills for Los Angeles.
Week 3 of qualifying begins Friday with three matches:
–London Royal Ravens vs. Seattle Surge
–Las Vegas Legion vs. Minnesota Rokkr
–Los Angeles Guerrillas vs. Florida Mutineers
Call of Duty League Major III qualifying, with match win-loss record and game winning percentage
1. Toronto Ultra, 3-1, 71.4 percent
2. Atlanta FaZe, 3-1, 71.4 percent
3. Boston Breach, 3-1, 62.5 percent
4. Seattle Surge, 2-1, 63.6 percent
5. Los Angeles Thieves, 2-1, 58.3 percent
6. New York Subliners, 2-1, 54.6 percent
7. OpTic Texas, 2-1, 54.6 percent
8. Las Vegas Legion, 1-2, 41.7 percent
9. London Royal Ravens, 1-2, 38.5 percent
10. Florida Mutineers, 1-3, 28.6 percent
11. Los Angeles Guerrillas, 0-3, 30.8 percent
12. Minnesota Rokkr, 0-3, 18.2 percent
–Field Level Media