Field Level Media
23 Feb 2025, 14:29 GMT+10
(Photo credit: Nick Oza/The Republic via Imagn Content Services, LLC)
The Vancouver Surge lived up to their name on Saturday, surging to the top of the Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major standings with a 3-1 win over Los Angeles Guerrillas M8.
The Atlanta FaZe, Carolina Royal Ravens and Toronto Ultra also picked up wins Saturday.
The Stage 2 Major qualifying round consists of 12 teams, with each playing seven qualifying matches through March 16 to determine seeding for the Stage 2 Major playoffs, slated for March 20-23 in Dallas.
The Surge opened their match against the Guerrillas with a 201-140 win on Red Card Hardpoint and a 6-5 win on Protocol Search and Destroy. LA was able to avoid the sweep with a 3-1 win on Vault Control, but could not pull off the comeback as Vancouver ended the match with a 250-205 win on Protocol Hardpoint.
The FaZe opened against the Miami Heretics with a 250-174 win on Red Card Hardpoint. Atlanta, however, tied it on the map with a 6-5 win on Vault Search and Destroy. FaZe regained the advantage with a 3-1 win on Protocol Control and then put it away with a 250-192 win on Hacienda Hardpoint.
Carolina breezed past OpTic Texas -- 250-140 on Protocol Hardpoint, 6-1 on Red Card Search and Destroy, and 3-2 on Hacienda Control. But the Ultra had a much more difficult time in their match with Boston, losing 250-172 on Protocol Hardpoint before taking the next two maps: 6-2 on Vault Search and Destroy and 3-2 on Red Card Control. The Ultra responded with a 250-221 win on Hacienda Hardpoint before the Ultra closed it out with a 6-4 win on Skyline Search and Destroy.
Week 2 continues Sunday with three matches scheduled.
Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major schedule
Sunday
-- Minnesota Rokkr vs. Vegas Falcons
--Toronto Ultra vs. Los Angeles Thieves
--Cloud9NY vs. Boston Breach
Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major qualifying standings (with match record and map differential):
1. Vancouver Surge, 3-0, plus-5
2. Los Angeles Thieves, 2-0, plus-5
3. Cloud9 New York, 2-1, plus-5
4. Atlanta FaZe, 2-1, plus-3
T5. Boston Breach, 2-1, plus-2
T5. Minnesota Rokkr, 2-1, plus-2
7. Toronto Ultra, 2-1, 0
8. Carolina Royal Ravens, 2-2, plus-1
9. Miami Heretics, 1-2, minus-1
10. Los Angeles Guerrillas M8, 0-3, minus-6
11. Vegas Falcons, 0-3, minus-7
12. OpTic Texas, 0-3, minus-9
--Field Level Media
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