November 5, 2022; San Francisco, California, USA; Fans cheer during the League of Legends World Championship between T1 and DRX at the Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-Imagn Image OpTic Texas survived a stern test from the Paris Gentle Mates, but kept their undefeated record intact with a 3-2 win on Friday as week five of the Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major qualifiers began.
Texas improved to 9-0 after the second-place Miami Heretics swept the Riyadh Falcons 3-0 to improve to 5-3.
In other games of the day, last place Cloud9 New York defeated Toronto KOI 3-2.
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.
On Friday, OpTic took a 250-165 win over Colossus Hardpoint before Paris took on Raid Search and Destroy 6-5 and Scar Overload 2-1. Texas rallied to take Scar Hardpoint 250-200 and Scar Search and Destroy 6-5.
Miami beat Riyadh 250-233 at Scar Hardpoint, 6-5 at Raid Search and Destroy, and 6-2 at Scar Overload.
Toronto opened with a 250-166 win at Scar Hardpoint. New York responded by picking Colossus Search and Destroy 6-3 and Exposure Overload 5-4. KOI won 250-154 on Colossus Hardpoint to extend the series, but Cloud9 closed out the win with a 6-4 win on Raid Search and Destroy.
Remaining Week 5 games:
Saturday
–G2 Minnesota vs. Carolina Royal Ravens
–Vancouver Surge vs. Toronto KOI
–Los Angeles Thieves vs. Cloud9 New York
–Paris Gentle Mate vs. boston breeches
sunday
–G2 Minnesota vs. Boston Breach
–Vancouver Surge vs. Miami Heretics
–Riyadh Falcons vs. los angeles thieves
–FaZe Vegas vs. Carolina Royal Ravens
Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major Qualifier Standings (Match Record, Map Difference)
1. OpTic Texas, 9-0, +20
2. Miami Heretics, 5-3, +6
3. Los Angeles Thieves, 4-3, +6
4. GS Minnesota, 4-3, +1
5. Riyadh Falcons, 4-4, +2
6. Toronto KOI, 4-5, 0
7. Carolina Royal Ravens, 3-4, -3
8. Vancouver Surge, 3-4, -5
9. Boston Offense, 3-5, -6
T10. FaZe Vegas, 3-5, -4
T10. Paris Gentle Mate, 3-5, -4
12. Cloud9 New York, 2-6, -13
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