Empire pounce on Ultra for 1st place at CDL Stage 5
Field Level Media
26 Jul 2021, 11:55 GMT+10
The Dallas Empire pounced on the previously unbeaten Toronto Ultra Sunday to claim first place in Group B on the final day of group-stage play at the Call of Duty League s Stage 5.
The Empire (4-1) powered their way to a 3-1 victory over the Ultra (4-1), giving Dallas the top seed in the group by virtue of the head-to-head tiebreaker.
Dallas started by taking the first two maps, winning 250-231 on Raid Control and 6-4 on Express Search and Destroy. Toronto responded with a 3-2 win on Raid Control, but the Empire clinched the match with a 250-216 decision on Garrison Hardpoint.
Thieves rally, beat first-place OpTic in CDL Stage 5
Field Level Media
25 Jul 2021, 11:05 GMT+10
The Los Angeles Thieves pulled off a reverse sweep Saturday to top OpTic Chicago 3-2, handing OpTic their first loss of the Call of Duty League s Stage 5.
Chicago (4-1) easily won the first two maps, taking Moscow Hardpoint 250-72 and Express Search and Destroy 6-1, but Los Angeles claimed Checkmate Control 3-1 and Checkmate Hardpoint 250-196.
The Thieves (3-2) earned a 6-3 victory on Moscow Search and Destroy to complete the comeback. On the decisive fifth map, the United States Zack Drazah Jordan led Los Angeles with an 8-4 kill-death ratio.
Thieves, OpTiC stay perfect in CDL Stage 5
Field Level Media
12 Jul 2021, 11:05 GMT+10
The Los Angeles Thieves and OpTiC Chicago improved to 2-0 while the Toronto Ultra won their Stage 5 debut Sunday in the Call of Duty League.
The Thieves took down the London Royal Ravens 3-1. They opened with a 250-164 win on Moscow Hardpoint, and after dropping the next map 6-1 on Standoff Search and Destroy, they wrested back control with a 3-0 win on Garrison Control and 250-242 squeaker on Raid Hardpoint.
OpTiC swept the skidding New York Subliners 3-0, winning 250-200 on Moscow Hardpoint, 6-5 on Express Search and Destroy and 3-1 on Raid Control. New York fell to 0-2 in its home series and lost its third in a row overall.
Toronto Ultra took down the previously unbeaten New York Subliners on Sunday to win Group B and earn a first-round bye in next week major, adding some intrigu