FaZe Vegas move to 3-0 in Week 2 of CDL Stage 3 qualifying

FaZe Vegas outlasted the Carolina Royal Ravens 3-2 on Friday, improving to 3-0 as the second week of qualifying for the Call of Duty League’s Stage 3 got underway.

Los Angeles Thieves and OpTic Texas also recorded victories and are 2-0. The Thieves swept Cloud9 New York 3-0, while OpTic defeated the Boston Breach 3-1.

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 Friday, the Royal Ravens won the opening map, Colossus Hardpoint, 250-199, before FaZe rebounded with back-to-back wins on Gridlock Search and Destroy (6-3) and Den Overload (4-3). However, Carolina pushed Vegas to a decisive fifth map, pulling out a 250-190 victory on Den Hardpoint. On Fringe Search and Destroy, Vegas edged Carolina 6-5 to remain unblemished.

Chris “Simp” Lehr of the United States was selected as match MVP after leading Vegas with 105 kills and a plus-5 kill-death differential.

The Thieves opened with a 250-140 victory on Colossus Hardpoint, then followed it up with 6-1 win on Gridlock Search and Destroy before closing out Cloud9 New York 5-4 on Den Overload.

Paco “HyDra” Rusiewiez of France earned match MVP honors with 66 kills and a K-D differential of plus-14 for the Thieves.

Texas jumped out to a 2-0 lead with wins on Den Hardpoint (250-123) and Plaza Search and Destroy (6-3) before Boston battled back with a 3-2 victory on Den Overload. OpTic avoided a decisive fifth map with a 250-227 triumph on Sake Hardpoint.

Canadian/Lebanese player Brandon “Dashy” Otell was named MVP of the match, posting 81 kills and a plus-16 K-D differential.

The Week 2, Day 2 schedule for Saturday:

–Cloud9 New York vs. Carolina Royal Ravens

–Miami Heretics vs. FaZe Vegas

–Vancouver Surge vs. Riyadh Falcons

–Toronto KOI vs. OpTic Texas

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

1. FaZe Vegas, 3-0, 9-3

2. Los Angeles Thieves, 2-0, 6-1

T3. OpTic Texas, 2-0, 6-2

T3. Paris Gentle Mates, 2-0, 6-2

T3. Toronto KOI, 2-0, 6-2

T3. Vancouver Surge, 2-0, 6-2

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

8. Riyadh Falcons, 0-2, 2-6

T9. Cloud9 New York, 0-2, 1-6

T9. G2 Minnesota, 0-2, 1-6

T11. Carolina Royal Ravens, 0-3, 5-9

T11. Boston Breach, 0-3, 2-9

–Field Level Media