FaZe spoil Ultra s perfect run, advance in CDL Stage 3 Major
Field Level Media
15 May 2021, 11:55 GMT+10
Atlanta FaZe held on for a 3-2 upset of top-seeded Toronto Ultra and the New York Subliners swept the Florida Mutineers on Friday to advance to the upper-bracket final of the Call of Duty League Stage 3 Major.
Atlanta and New York will play Sunday with a berth in the title match on the line. The losing side still has a chance to reach the final through the elimination bracket.
FaZe jumped out to a 2-0 lead by beating the Ultra 250-210 on Garrison Hardpoint and 6-2 on Checkmate Search and Destroy. Toronto started to turn things around, winning 3-2 on Garrison Control and 250-174 on Raid Hardpoint to even the contest.
FaZe, Mutineers advance in CDL Stage 3 Major
Field Level Media
14 May 2021, 12:05 GMT+10
The Atlanta FaZe and Florida Mutineers won their openers on Thursday in the Call of Duty League Season 3 Major, advancing to the upper-bracket semifinals.
The FaZe swept the Dallas Empire 3-0, and the Mutineers got past the Los Angeles Thieves 3-1.
The winners will be in action again Friday, with Atlanta opposing the Toronto Ultra while Florida squares off with the New York Subliners.
The Empire and Thieves fall into losers-bracket third-round matches on Friday, with their opponents to be determined earlier in the day.
Action in the losers bracket also began Thursday, with the Los Angeles Guerrillas defeating the Seattle Surge 3-1 and the London Royal Ravens ousting the Paris Legion 3-1.
Empire, FaZe lock up Major seeding with Stage 3 wins
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10 May 2021, 11:05 GMT+10
The Dallas Empire earned a decisive win in the final match of their home series in the Call of Duty League Stage 3, taking care of the Minnesota Rokkr 3-1 to clinch the final available spot in the winners bracket for the upcoming Stage 3 Major.
The Atlanta FaZe also finalized their seeding for the major Sunday by sweeping OpTiC Chicago to finish second in Group B.
Dallas and Minnesota entered Sunday tied at 2-2 in Group A. The scores were close early on, with the Empire clawing their way to a 2-0 lead by winning 250-232 on Moscow Hardpoint and 6-4 on Miami Search and Destroy. The Rokkr gained one back by taking the next round, Raid Control, 3-2.
The Toronto Ultra became the second team this season to complete a stage with an undefeated record, beating the Paris Legion 3-0 on Saturday to improve to 5-0 i
FaZe, Mutineers score CDL Stage 3 wins
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08 May 2021, 11:05 GMT+10
The Atlanta FaZe climbed into a three-way tie for first place in their Call of Duty League Stage 3 group thanks to a 3-1 win over the Seattle Surge on Friday.
The FaZe (3-1), by beating the last-place Surge (0-4), pulled level in Group B with the New York Subliners (3-1) and Los Angeles Thieves (3-1)
In the only other match on the second day of Week 3, the Florida Mutineers (2-2) rolled to a 3-0 victory over the defending CDL champion Dallas Empire (2-2) in Group A.
In Stage 3, the 12 Call of Duty League teams are divided in two groups for three weeks of round-robin play through Sunday. The teams group standings will determine their seeding for the Stage 3 Major, scheduled for Monday through May 16.