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G2 Minnesota swept the Vancouver Surge 3-0 on Friday to move into third place in Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major qualifying.
Minnesota (6-4) trails only OpTic Texas (9-0) and Miami Heretics (6-3). The latter two clubs were both idle on Friday.
In the other two Friday matches as the final weekend of qualifying got underway, FaZe Vegas edged the Paris Gentle Mates 3-2, and the Carolina Royal Ravens downed last-place Cloud9 New York 3-1.
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.
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.
The Stage 2 Major champion will receive $150,000 and 100 Call of Duty League points. The runner-up will get $90,000 and 75 CDL points.
On Friday, Minnesota cruised past Vancouver 250-70 on Blackheart Hardpoint, 6-3 on Exposure Search and Destroy and 7-3 on Den Overload.
Paris jumped in front with a 250-196 win on Scar Hardpoint before Vegas captured Raid Search and Destroy 6-1 and Exposure Overload 6-5. The Gentle Mates leveled the series by taking Den Hardpoint 250-240, but FaZe sealed the victory by prevailing 6-2 on Scar Search and Destroy.
Carolina claimed Blackheart Hardpoint 250-135, but New York replied with a 6-5 win on Exposure Search and Destroy. The Royal Ravens then closed out the set with a 5-2 triumph on Exposure Overload and a 250-187 victory on Scar Hardpoint.
The remaining qualifying schedule:
Saturday
–Miami Heretics vs. Carolina Royal Ravens
–FaZe Vegas vs. Cloud9 New York
–Riyadh Falcons vs. OpTic Texas
–Los Angeles Thieves vs. G2 Minnesota
Sunday
–Vancouver Surge vs. Riyadh Falcons
–Paris Gentle Mates vs. Los Angeles Thieves
–Miami Heretics vs. Boston Breach
–Toronto KOI vs. OpTic Texas
Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major qualifying standings (match record, map differential)
1. OpTic Texas, 9-0, +20
2. Miami Heretics, 6-3, +9
3. G2 Minnesota, 6-4, +3
T4. Riyadh Falcons, 5-4, +5
T4. Los Angeles Thieves, 5-4, +5
6. Toronto KOI, 5-5, +2
7. FaZe Vegas, 5-5, 0
8. Carolina Royal Ravens, 5-5, -1
9. Paris Gentle Mates, 4-6, -3
10. Boston Breach, 3-7, -10
11. Vancouver Surge, 3-7, -13
12. Cloud9 New York, 2-8, -17
–Field Level Media
