YMCA member Austin Manengu works his keyboard while playing Fortnite during the unveiling of a new gaming lab at the Maplewood Family YMCA in Rochester, Thursday, June 20, 2024. The YMCA of Greater Rochester, in partnership with Metro Sports & Entertainment Group, will open two gaming labs for youth and young adults this year. OpTic Texas advanced to first place in qualifying for the Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major on Saturday, defeating the Los Angeles Thieves in a 4-0 team battle.
In other Day 2 matches of the Week 3 competition, G2 Minnesota beat the Riyadh Falcons, Toronto KOI beat the Miami Heretics, and Carolina Royal Ravens beat the Vancouver Surge.
Twelve Call of Duty League teams are competing in a full qualifying round robin to determine seeding for the season’s second major, which will be held March 27-29 in Marston Green, England, as part of the DreamHack Birmingham event.
The top six teams from the qualifiers will advance directly to the Stage 2 Major Playoffs, while teams ranked 7th-10th will advance to the play-in round.
The Stage 2 Major Champion will receive $150,000 and 100 Call of Duty League points, while the runner-up will receive $90,000 and 75 CDL points.
After the Los Angeles Thieves earned a 250-238 Den Hardpoint victory in the opener, OpTic Texas won the next three games to take a 3-1 victory. A 6-2 Exposure Search and Destroy win was followed by a 4-2 Den Overload win, sealing the result as a 250-173 Colossus Hardpoint victory.
In the first game on Saturday, G2 Minnesota won the last two games to go 3-2. Riyadh opened with a 250-229 win at Scar Hardpoint and took a 2-1 lead with a 5-0 win at Scar Overload. G2 took first place with a 6-1 Raid Search and Destroy win, tied for second with a convincing 250-134 Colossus Hardpoint win, and won the deciding Colossus Search and Destroy game 6-3.
Toronto swept Miami on the Den map with 250-182 Hardpoint, 6-4 Search and Destroy, and 4-2 Overload wins.
Carolina also earned its second win in a few days after starting 1-3, sweeping Vancouver. Starting with a 250-186 Blackheart Hardpoint win, followed by a 6-2 win over Den Search and Destroy, the team closed the win with an 8-2 Exposure Overload win.
Weekend Schedule:
sunday
–Toronto KOI vs. Paris Gentle Mate
–FaZe Vegas vs. Boston Breach
–Miami Heretics vs. Cloud9 New York
–Vancouver Surge vs. OpTic Texas
Call of Duty League Stage 2 Main Qualifier Standings (Match Record, Map Difference)
1. OpTic Texas, 5-0, +11
2. Los Angeles Thieves, 4-1, +8
3. Paris Gentle Mate, 3-1, +5
4. G2 Minnesota, 3-2, +1
5. Riyadh Falcons, 3-3, +2
6. Carolina Royal Ravens, 3-3, -1
7. FaZe Vegas, 2-3, 0
8. Toronto KOI, 2-3, -2
9. Miami Heretics, 1-3, -4
10. Vancouver Surge, 1-3, -6
11. Cloud9 New York, 1-3, -7
12. Boston Offense, 1-4, -7
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