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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