Surge First Team to 3-0 on Stage 2 Major Qualifying

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The Vancouver overpower lived up to its name on Saturday and grew to the top of the Call of Duty League Stage 2 large position with a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Guerrilla’s M8.

Atlanta Faze, Carolina Royal Ravens and Toronto Ultra also raised victories on Saturday.

Stage 2 Major Qualifying Round consists of 12 teams, with each who played seven qualified matches until March 16 to determine sowing for the scene 2 big playoffs, scheduled for March 20-23 in Dallas.

The over-voltage opened its match against the guerrillas with a victory 201-140 at Red Card Hardpoint and a 6-5 victory on protocol search and destroys. LA could avoid the sweep with a 3-1 victory on Vault Control, but could not pull off the comeback when Vancouver finished the match with a victory 250-205 on Protocol Hardpoint.

Faze was opened against the Miami chairs with a victory 250-174 at Red Card Hardpoint. However, Atlanta tied on the map with a 6-5 victory on Vault search and destroys. Faze regained the advantage of a 3-1 victory on the protocol control and then put it away with a victory 250-192 at Hacienda Hardpoint.

Carolina broke past the optical Texas-250-140 on Protocol Hardpoint, 6-1 on red card search and destruction and 3-2 on Hacienda control. But Ultra had a much more difficult time in his match with Boston and lost 250-172 on Protocol Hardpoint before taking the next two maps: 6-2 on Vault Search and Destroy and 3-2 on Red Card Control. Ultra replied with a victory 250-221 at Hacienda Hardpoint before Ultra closed it with a 6-4 victory on Skyline search and destroys.

Week 2 continues on Sunday with three planned matches.

Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major Schedule

Sunday

– Minnesota Rokkr vs. Vegas Falcons

-Toronto Ultra vs. Los Angeles thieves

-Cloud9ny vs. Boston Breach

Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major Qualifying Standings (with match record and map differential):

1. Vancouver Surge, 3-0, Plus-5

2. Los Angeles thieves, 2-0, plus-5

3. Cloud9 New York, 2-1, Plus-5

4. Atlanta Faze, 2-1, Plus-3

T5. Boston Breach, 2-1, Plus-2

T5. Minnesota Rokkr, 2-1, Plus-2

7. Toronto Ultra, 2-1, 0

8. Carolina Royal Ravens, 2-2, Plus-1

9. Miami heretas, 1-2, minus-1

10. Los Angeles Guerrillas M8, 0-3, minus-6

11. Vegas Falcons, 0-3, minus-7

12. Optic Texas, 0-3, minus-9

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