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While the most dominant team in Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major qualifying had the day off on Sunday, the rest of the field tried to separate themselves and close in on a playoff spot.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Mission accomplished for some teams.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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A day that began with four teams sitting at .500 ended with only team holding a break-even record and clear line of separation between the sixth and seventh spots in the standings with one weekend remaining.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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The 12 Call of Duty League teams are playing a full qualifying round robin to determine seeding for the second major of the season, to be held March 27-29 in Marston Green, England, as part of the DreamHack Birmingham event.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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The top six teams in qualifying head straight into the Stage 2 Major playoffs, while the teams in seventh through 10th place will compete in a play-in round.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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The Stage 2 Major champion will receive $150,000 and 100 Call of Duty League points, while the runner-up will get $90,000 and 75 CDL points.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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OpTic Texas is lapping the field, sitting at 9-0 and holding a three-game lead with only two to play. The Miami Heretics took advantage of the schedule — and got some help from the Riyadh Falcons — to close in on grabbing the No. 2 spot in the standings, beating the lowly Vancouver Surge 3-0. Miami won 250-199 on Exposure Hardpoint, 6-2 on Den Search and Destroy, and 5-2 on Den Overload to improve to 6-3.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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G2 Minnesota bumped up to 5-4 with a 3-1 win over Boston, winning 250-244 on Den Hardpoint before the Breach answered with a 6-4 win on Colossus Search and Destroy. Minnesota jumped in front again with a 2-1 win on Exposure Overload then closed out the match with a 250-130 win on Colossus Hardpoint.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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The Riyadh Falcons jumped into the mix with a 3-0 sweep of the Los Angeles Thieves that put both teams at 5-4. Riyadh took Den Hardpoint 250-244 to start the match, then won 6-3 on Raid Search and Destroy and 5-4 on Scar Overload to put the match away.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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FaZe Vegas swept the Carolina Royal Ravens to put both teams at 4-5, winning 250-137 on Scar Hardpoint, 6-4 on Den Search and Destroy, and 5-1 on Scar Overload.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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The final weekend of qualifying begins with a trio of matches on Friday followed by four on Saturday and four more on Sunday.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major qualifying Week 6 Friday matches<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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–Paris Gentle Mates vs. FaZe Vegas<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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–Cloud9 New York vs. Carolina Royal Ravens<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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–G2 Minnesota vs. Vancouver Surge<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major qualifying standings (match record, map differential)<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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1. OpTic Texas, 9-0, +20<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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2. Miami Heretics, 6-3, +9<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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3. Riyadh Falcons, 5-4, +5<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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4. G2 Minnesota, 5-4, 0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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5. Los Angeles Thieves, 5-4, +5<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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6. Toronto KOI, 5-5, +2<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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7. FaZe Vegas, 4-5, -1<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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8. Paris Gentle Mates, 4-5, -2<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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9. Carolina Royal Ravens, 4-5, -3<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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10. Vancouver Surge, 3-6, -10<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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11. Boston Breach, 3-7, -10<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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12. Cloud9 New York, 2-7, -15<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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–Field Level Media<\/p>\n<\/section><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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