OpTic, Royal Ravens sweep CDL Stage 3 Major qualifying openers

OpTic Texas, coming off a runner-up finish at the Call of Duty League Stage 3 Major, began Stage 4 qualifying with a 3-0 sweep of the Vancouver Surge on Friday.

In the day’s other results, the Carolina Royal Ravens trounced the Toronto KOI 3-0, and G2 Minnesota dumped Cloud9 New York 3-1.

The 12 Call of Duty League teams are playing five qualifying matches apiece to determine seeding for the fourth major of the season, to be held June 25-28 at Nanterre, France. Each team receives 10 CDL points for every win.

On Friday, Texas toppled Vancouver 250-98 on Sake Hardpoint, 6-5 on Hacienda Search and Destroy and 4-3 on Den Overload.

Carolina beat Toronto 250-178 on Sake Hardpoint, 6-4 on Fringe Search and Destroy and 3-2 on Gridlock Overload.

Minnesota opened with a 250-140 victory on Den Hardpoint and a 6-3 triumph on Fringe Search and Destroy before New York captured Den Overload 6-2. G2 sealed the series by taking Scar Hardpoint 250-109.

The weekend schedule:

Saturday

–Los Angeles Thieves vs. FaZe Vegas

–Paris Gentle Mates vs. Carolina Royal Ravens

–Vancouver Surge vs. Boston Breach

–Riyadh Falcons vs. Miami Heretics

Sunday

–Riyadh Falcons vs. Paris Gentle Mates

–OpTic Texas vs. Miami Heretics

–Cloud9 New York vs. Boston Breach

Call of Duty League Stage 4 Major qualifying, with match record and map differential

T1. Carolina Royal Ravens, 1-0, +3

T1. OpTic Texas, 1-0, +3

3. G2 Minnesota, 1-0, +2

T4. Boston Breach, 0-0, 0

T4. FaZe Vegas, 0-0, 0

T4. Los Angeles Thieves, 0-0, 0

T4. Miami Heretics, 0-0, 0

T4. Paris Gentle Mates, 0-0, 0

T4. Riyadh Falcons, 0-0, 0

10. Cloud9 New York, 0-1, -2

T11. Toronto KOI, 0-1, -3

T11. Vancouver Surge, 0-1, -3

–Field Level Media