OpTic Texas won a five-map battle with GS Minnesota on Saturday, the second day of Week 1 matches in qualifying for the Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major.
Other winners on Day 2 were Paris Gentle Mates, FaZe Vegas and the Los Angeles Thieves.
The 12 Call of Duty 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, while the runner-up will get $90,000 and 75 CDL points.
Paris Gentle Mates downed the Riyadh Falcons 3-1 on Saturday, dropping the opener on Colossus Hardpoint 250-194 before running together wins on Colossus Search and Destroy 6-2, Den Overload 4-3 and Scar Hardpoint 250-93.
Daniel 'Ghosty' Rothe recorded 91 kills and a plus-20 kill-death differential for Paris, while fellow American Travis 'Neptune' McCloud had 89 kills and a plus-12 K-D differential. American Arthur 'Cellium' Jovel was the only member of the Falcons with a plus K-D differential (83 kills, plus-6).
OpTic Texas rallied for a 3-2 win over G2 Minnesota, which took the first two maps, 250-154 on Den Hardpoint and 6-4 on Scar Search and Destroy. But Texas came back with must wins on Scar Overload (3-1), Scar Hardpoint (250-221) and Raid Search and Destroy (6-5).
Mason 'Mercules' Ramsey posted 97 kills and a plus-10 K-D differential, and fellow American Cuyler 'Huke' Garland had 103 kills and a plus-9 for OpTic Texas. Kyle 'Kremp' Haworth of the United States led Minnesota with 110 kills and a plus-17 differential.
FaZe Vegas swept Toronto KOI 3-0, winning 250-153 on Blackheart Hardpoint, 6-1 on Den Overload and 5-3 on Exposure Search and Destroy.
Zachary 'Drazah' Jordan of the United States paced Vegas with 61 kills and a plus-15 K-D differential, teammate Jordan 'Abuzah' Francois of Belgium had 55 kills and a plus-12, and Chris 'Simp' Lehr of the United States had 60 with a plus-12. No Toronto player had a plus differential.
The Los Angeles Thieves topped the Vancouver Surge 3-1. The Thieves opened with a 250-241 victory on Scar Hardpoint before the Surge drew even with a 6-3 win on Colossus Search and Destroy. Los Angeles then won 7-5 on Den Overload and 250-136 on Exposure Hardpoint.
Thomas 'Scrappy' Ernst of the United States led Los Angeles with 104 kills and a plus-28 K-D differential, and teammate Paco 'HyDra' Rusiewiez of France had 99 kills and a plus-25. No Vancouver players had a positive K-D differential.
Sunday's matches to conclude Week 1:
--Paris Gentle Mates vs. Miami Heretics
--Riyadh Falcons vs. Boston Breach
--Los Angeles Thieves vs. Carolina Royal Ravens
--G2 Minnesota vs. Cloud9 New York
Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major qualifiers standings (match record, map differential)
1. OpTic Texas, 2-0, +4
T2. Carolina Royal Ravens, 1-0, +3
T2. Miami Heretics, 1-0, +3
T4. Los Angeles Thieves, 1-0, +2
T4. Paris Gentle Mates, 1-0, +2
6. FaZe Vegas, 1-1, even
7. Cloud9 New York, 0-0, even
8. G2 Minnesota, 0-1, -1
T9. Riyadh Falcons, 0-1, -2
T9. Vancouver Surge, 0-1, -2
11. Boston Breach, 0-1, -3
12. Toronto KOI, 0-2, -6
--Field Level Media
