In the final day of qualifying for the Call of Duty League's Major III, all six teams in action ended qualifying with winning records -- headlined by the victorious Seattle Surge and Boston Breach.
The Surge moved to 4-1 in finishing their strong qualifying run with a 3-0 sweep over the New York Subliners, who dropped to 3-2. The Breach upped their mark to 4-1 in defeating the Los Angeles Thieves in a five-map, 3-2 thriller.
In the day's other bout, OpTic Texas downed the Atlanta FaZe 3-1, leaving both teams with 3-2 records through qualifying.
Major III, which includes all 12 Call of Duty League teams, will be hosted by OpTic Texas from Thursday through March 12 in Arlington, Texas. The four-day tournament weekend stage begins on Thursday.
Seattle wasted no time with New York, taking successive maps on Hardpoint Embassy (250-181), Search & Destroy Embassy (6-2) and El Asilo Control (3-2). Amer "Pred" Zulbeari of Australia led the way for the Surge, compiling a match-best 79 kills and a plus-1.34 kills-deaths ratio. Paco "HyDra" Rusiewiez of France had 67 kills for the Subliners.
Boston and Los Angeles traded map triumphs throughout their back-and-forth battle.
The Breach opened with a 250-188 win on Breenbergh Hotel Hardpoint, but the Thieves tied the match by winning 6-4 on Breenbergh Hotel Search & Destroy. Boston took the lead again, taking El Asilo Control 3-0 before Los Angeles tied it again by claiming Zarqwa Hydroelectric Hardpoint 250-217. The Breach finally won with a convincing 6-1 win on El Asilo Search & Destroy.
Boston's Dylan "Nero" Koch led all players with 90 kills, while Kenneth "Kenny" Williams led the Thieves with 86 kills. Both players hail from the United States.
OpTic began with a 250-247 victory on Breenbergh Hotel Hardpoint. Atlanta drew even, beating their foes 6-3 on El Asilo Search & Destroy, but the event hosts conquered the next two maps, winning 3-0 on Breenbergh Hotel Control and 250-207 on Mercado Las Almas Hardpoint. The United States' Anthony "Shotzzy" Cuevas-Castro produced 84 kills and a plus-1.24 K-D ratio for OpTic, while Tyler "aBeZy" Pharris, also of the U.S., posted 85 kills for FaZe.
The Major III tournament begins Thursday, featuring four matches:
--New York Subliners vs. Toronto Ultra
--Los Angeles Guerillas vs. Seattle Surge
--OpTic Texas vs. Boston Breach
--Los Angeles Thieves vs. Atlanta FaZe
Call of Duty League Major III qualifying, with match win-loss record and game winning percentage:
1. Seattle Surge, 4-1, 72.2 percent
2. Boston Breach, 4-1, 61.9 percent
3. Toronto Ultra, 3-2, 63.2 percent
T4. Atlanta FaZe, 3-2, 61.1 percent
T4. Los Angeles Thieves, 3-2, 60.0 percent
6. New York Subliners, 3-2, 52.9 percent
7. OpTic Texas, 3-2, 50.0 percent
8. Los Angeles Guerrillas, 2-3, 45.5 percent
9. London Royal Ravens, 2-3, 40.9 percent
10. Las Vegas Legion, 2-3, 42.9 percent
11. Florida Mutineers, 1-4, 31.6 percent
12. Minnesota Rokkr, 0-5, 21.1 percent
--Field Level Media