Field Level Media
07 Mar 2026, 15:25 GMT+10
(Photo credit: CLIFFORD OTO/THE STOCKTON RECORD / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
The Miami Heretics climbed into a five-way tie for fourth place in qualifying for the Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major, sweeping G2 Minnesota 3-0 on Friday as Week 4 got underway.
The result leaves the Heretics and G2 with 3-3 records, level with the Riyadh Falcons, the Toronto KOI and the Carolina Royal Ravens.
In the day's other matches, the Vancouver Surge topped Cloud9 New York 3-1, and FaZe Vegas rallied for a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Thieves.
The 12 Call of Duty League teams are playing a full qualifying round robin to determine seeding for the second major of the season, to be held March 27-29 in Marston Green, England, as part of the DreamHack Birmingham event.
The top six teams in qualifying head straight into the Stage 2 Major playoffs, while the teams in seventh through 10th place will compete in a play-in round.
The Stage 2 Major champion will receive $150,000 and 100 Call of Duty League points, while the runner-up will get $90,000 and 75 CDL points.
On Friday, Miami downed Minnesota 250-224 on Scar Hardpoint, 6-5 on Raid Search and Destroy and 6-3 on Scar Overload.
Spain's Diego 'SupeR' Escudero paced the Heretics with 75 kills and a plus-27 kill-death differential. The United States' Justice 'Estreal' McMillan topped G2 with 69 kills and a plus-9 K-D differential.
Vancouver jumped on top with a 250-203 win on Scar Hardpoint and a 6-1 rout on Den Search and Destroy. Cloud9 took Scar Overload before the Surge sealed the series with a 250-122 decision on Den Hardpoint.
The United States' Thomas 'TJHaLy' Haly led the Surge with 92 kills and a plus-22 K-D differential. Puerto Rico's Jonathan 'Nejra' Pabo'n wound up with 90 kills and a plus-19 K-D differential for Cloud9.
Vegas opened with a 250-243 triumph on Den Hardpoint before Los Angeles captured Den Search and Destroy 6-4 and Scar Overload 6-3. FaZe bounced back to take Blackheart Hardpoint 250-164 and Scar Search and Destroy 6-1.
The United States' Chris 'Simp' Lehr powered Vegas with 97 kills and a plus-7 K-D differential. Another U.S. player, Jeremiah 'Nium' Harrison, topped the Thieves with 97 kills and a plus-15 K-D differential.
The remaining Week 4 matches:
Saturday
--Paris Gentle Mates vs. G2 Minnesota
--OpTic Texas vs. FaZe Vegas
--Toronto KOI vs. Riyadh Falcons
--Cloud9 New York vs. Boston Breach
Sunday
--Miami Heretics vs. Los Angeles Thieves
--Toronto KOI vs. Boston Breach
--OpTic Texas vs. Carolina Royal Ravens
--Vancouver Surge vs. Paris Gentle Mates
Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major qualifying standings (match record, map differential)
1. OpTic Texas, 6-0, +14
2. Los Angeles Thieves, 4-2, +7
3. Paris Gentle Mates, 3-2, +2
T4. Miami Heretics, 3-3, +2
T4. Riyadh Falcons, 3-3, +2
T4. Toronto KOI, 3-3, +1
T4. Carolina Royal Ravens, 3-3, -1
T4. G2 Minnesota, 3-3, -2
9. FaZe Vegas, 3-4, -1
T10. Boston Breach, 2-4, -5
T10. Vancouver Surge, 2-4, -7
12. Cloud9 New York, 1-5, -12
--Field Level Media
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