The Miami Heretics moved to the top of the Call of Duty League’s Stage 4 Major qualifying standings after earning a 3-1 win over the Vegas Falcons on Friday.
Miami (3-0) jumped a half-game in front of the idle Toronto Ultra (2-0). The Atlanta FaZe saw their record fall to 2-1 when they lost 3-1 to Cloud9 New York (2-1) on Friday.
In the day’s other match, the Boston Breach (1-1) registered a 3-2 victory over OpTic Texas (1-1).
The Stage 4 Major qualifying round has the league’s 12 teams playing five qualifying matches apiece through May 18 to determine seeding for the Stage 4 Major playoffs, slated for May 23-25 in Dallas.
The Heretics eked out the first two maps, 250-230 on Vault Hardpoint and 6-5 on Red Card Search and Destroy, before the Falcons claimed Vault Control 3-1. Miami sealed the series with a 250-220 triumph on Red Card Hardpoint.
Cloud9 opened with a 250-223 decision on Skyline Hardpoint, and Atlanta equalized by taking Red Card Search and Destroy 6-1. New York then won 3-2 on Hacienda Control and 250-181 on Rewind Hardpoint.
Boston built a two-map lead by capturing Hacienda Hardpoint 250-220 and Red Card Search and Destroy 6-3, then gave it all back when Texas took Hacienda Control 3-1 and Rewind Hardpoint 250-120. On the decisive fifth map, Hacienda Search and Destroy, the Breach prevailed 6-4.
Seven matches remain in Week 2 of qualifying:
Saturday
–Miami Heretics vs. Cloud9 New York
–Minnesota Rokkr vs. Los Angeles Guerrillas M80
–Los Angeles Thieves vs. Vegas Falcons
–Carolina Royal Ravens vs. OpTic Texas
Sunday
–Boston Breach vs. Vancouver Surge
–Los Angeles Guerrillas M80 vs. Atlanta FaZe
–Toronto Ultra vs. Minnesota Rokkr
Call of Duty League Stage 4 Major qualifying standings (with match record and map differential):
1. Miami Heretics, 3-0, plus-4
2. Toronto Ultra, 2-0, plus-4
3. Cloud9 New York, 2-1, plus-3
4. Atlanta FaZe, 2-1, plus-2
5. OpTic Texas, 1-1, plus-2
6. Carolina Royal Ravens, 1-1, plus-1
7. Boston Breach, 1-1, minus-2
8. Vegas Falcons, 1-2, minus-4
T9. Los Angeles Guerrillas M8, 0-1, minus-1
T9. Minnesota Rokkr, 0-1, minus-1
T11. Los Angeles Thieves, 0-2, minus-4
T11. Vancouver Surge, 0-2, minus-4
–Field Level Media
