The Toronto Ultra swept OpTic Texas 3-0 on Sunday to secure the No. 1 seed at the Call of Duty League’s Stage 4 Major.
On the final day of qualifying, Toronto dethroned the Atlanta FaZe as the top team in the standings, beating Texas 250-175 on Sub Base Hardpoint, 6-2 on 6 Star Search & Destroy and 3-2 on Highrise Control.
Tobias “CleanX” Jonsson of Denmark led the Ultra with 71 kills and a plus-1.31 kill-death ratio, with both marks serving as match bests.
With the victory, Toronto finished qualifying with a 6-1 record. Atlanta did, too, but when it came to individual games, the Ultra had a higher win percentage, going 20-8 while the FaZe went 20-9.
All 12 teams that took part in qualifying made the Stage 4 Major, which begins Thursday in Burbank, Calif., and runs through next Sunday. Seeding for the event’s bracket was determined by the qualifying matches.
The tournament will have a double-elimination format, with all matches best-of-five until the grand final, which is best-of-seven. The winner will get 100 CDL points and $150,000 of the $375,000 prize pool, while the runner-up will come away with 75 CDL points and $90,000.
In other action Sunday, the Carolina Royal Ravens downed the Boston Breach 3-1, and the Los Angeles Thieves edged the New York Subliners 3-2.
After taking the first two maps in its meeting with Boston, Carolina saw the Breach stick around with a 3-0 shutout on Karachi Control, but the Royal Ravens responded with a 250-239 win on 6 Star Hardpoint to wrap up the victory.
New York had Los Angeles on the ropes thanks to wins on Vista Hardpoint (250-129) and Invasion Search & Destroy (6-3), but the Thieves came roaring back. They prevailed 3-2 on Invasion Control, then took Sub Base Hardpoint 250-227 and Highrise Search & Destroy 6-4 to complete the comeback.
The Stage 4 Major begins on Thursday with four matches, all of which are in the winners bracket:
–Toronto Ultra vs. Los Angeles Guerrillas
–Los Angeles Thieves vs. Miami Heretics
–Atlanta FaZe vs. New York Subliners
–Seattle Surge vs. Vegas Legion
Stage 4 Major seeding:
1. Toronto Ultra
2. Atlanta FaZe
3. Seattle Surge
4. Los Angeles Thieves
5. Miami Heretics
6. Vegas Legion
7. New York Subliners
8. Los Angeles Guerrillas
9. Carolina Royal Ravens
10. Minnesota Rokkr
11. Boston Breach
12. OpTic Texas
–Field Level Media
