Surge shine in CDL Stage 3 Major qualifying opener

The Vancouver Surge recorded the lone sweep as qualifying for the Call of Duty League’s Stage 3 got underway on Friday.

The Surge topped G2 Minnesota 3-0, albeit in three tight maps. In the opening day’s other results, the Paris Gentle Mates downed the Carolina Royal Ravens 3-1, and the Los Angeles Thieves topped the Miami Heretics 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, Vancouver eked past Minnesota 250-249 on Gridlock Hardpoint, 6-4 on Raid Search and Destroy and 7-5 on Scar Overload.

Carolina opened with a 250-138 victory on Gridlock Hardpoint, but Paris responded by capturing Den Search and Destroy 6-3, Den Overload 4-1 and Sake Hardpoint 250-188.

The Thieves began by claiming Sake Hardpoint 250-137 and Fringe Search and Destroy 6-5. The Heretics extended the match by taking Scar Overload 5-3, but Los Angeles wrapped up the win by prevailing 250-197 on Colossus Hardpoint.

The weekend schedule:

Saturday

–FaZe Vegas vs. Boston Breach

–Toronto KOI vs. Riyadh Falcons

–Paris Gentle Mates vs. G2 Minnesota

–Vancouver Surge vs. Carolina Royal Ravens

Sunday

–Toronto KOI vs. Boston Breach

–Riyadh Falcons vs. FaZe Vegas

–OpTic Texas vs. Cloud9 New York

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

1. Vancouver Surge, 1-0, 3-0

T2. Los Angeles Thieves, 1-0, 3-1

T2. Paris Gentle Mates, 1-0, 3-1

T4. Boston Breach, 0-0, 0-0

T4. Cloud9 New York, 0-0, 0-0

T4. FaZe Vegas, 0-0, 0-0

T4. OpTic Texas, 0-0, 0-0

T4. Riyadh Falcons, 0-0, 0-0

T4. Toronto KOI, 0-0, 0-0

T10. Carolina Royal Ravens, 0-1, 1-3

T10. Miami Heretics, 0-1, 1-3

12. G2 Minnesota, 0-1, 0-3

–Field Level Media