The Atlanta FaZe swept OpTic Texas 3-0 on Sunday to go undefeated in qualifying action for the Call of Duty League’s Stage 1 Major.
Atlanta won 250-235 on Invasion Hardpoint, 6-3 on Invasion Search & Destroy and 3-1 on Highrise Control to lock down the No. 1 seed with a 7-0 record.
McArthur “Cellium” Jovel led the all-American FaZe with match bests in kills (61) and kill-death ratio (1.56). Amer “Pred” Zulbeari of Australia finished with 56 kills and a plus-1.04 K-D for Texas.
Seeding for the tournament was determined through a series of qualifying matches.
Each team played seven best-of-five qualifying matches, with Sunday being the final day of qualifiers. The top eight teams are set to be in the winners bracket in Boston. The ninth- through 12th-place teams will begin tournament play in the losers bracket.
In other action Sunday, the Los Angeles Thieves edged the Carolina Royal Ravens 3-2, while the New York Subliners downed the Boston Breach by the same score.
After falling 250-168 on Sub Base Hardpoint, Los Angeles prevailed 6-3 on Terminal Search & Destroy and 3-1 on Invasion Control to move in front. Carolina stayed alive with a 250-176 win on Karachi Hardpoint, but the Thieves took Karachi Search & Destroy 6-4 to grab the victory.
Great Britain’s Cameron “Cammie” McKilligan racked up 83 kills to go along with a plus-1.11 K-D ratio for Los Angeles, while American Isaiah “Gwinn” Gwinn totaled 94 kills in the loss.
Boston took two of the first three maps from the Subliners, but New York responded with victories on Invasion Hardpoint (250-203) and Highrise Search & Destroy (6-4).
All four Subliners amassed at least 85 kills, with Daunte “Sib” Gray notching a match-high 94.
Final seeding, qualifying record, Call of Duty League points earned:
1. Atlanta FaZe, 7-0, 70 points
2. Toronto Ultra 6-1, 60 points
3. New York Subliners, 6-1, 60 points
4. Miami Heretics, 5-2, 50 points
5. OpTic Texas, 4-3, 40 points
6. Minnesota Rokkr, 3-4, 30 points
7. Seattle Surge, 3-4, 30 points
8. Los Angeles Guerrillas, 2-5, 20 points
9. Los Angeles Thieves, 2-5, 20 points
10. Boston Breach, 2-5, 20 points
11. Carolina Royal Ravens, 1-6, 10 points
12. Las Vegas Legion, 1-6, 10 points
–Field Level Media
