A backlit keyboard is part of the gear online video game streamer Jordan Woodruff uses in his Gilbert home. Jordan Woodruff The Vancouver Surge lived up to their name on Saturday, surging to the top of the Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major standings with a 3-1 win over Los Angeles Guerrillas M8.
The Atlanta FaZe, Carolina Royal Ravens and Toronto Ultra also picked up wins Saturday.
The Stage 2 Major qualifying round consists of 12 teams, with each playing seven qualifying matches through March 16 to determine seeding for the Stage 2 Major playoffs, slated for March 20-23 in Dallas.
The Surge opened their match against the Guerrillas with a 201-140 win on Red Card Hardpoint and a 6-5 win on Protocol Search and Destroy. LA was able to avoid the sweep with a 3-1 win on Vault Control, but could not pull off the comeback as Vancouver ended the match with a 250-205 win on Protocol Hardpoint.
The FaZe opened against the Miami Heretics with a 250-174 win on Red Card Hardpoint. Atlanta, however, tied it on the map with a 6-5 win on Vault Search and Destroy. FaZe regained the advantage with a 3-1 win on Protocol Control and then put it away with a 250-192 win on Hacienda Hardpoint.
Carolina breezed past OpTic Texas — 250-140 on Protocol Hardpoint, 6-1 on Red Card Search and Destroy, and 3-2 on Hacienda Control. But the Ultra had a much more difficult time in their match with Boston, losing 250-172 on Protocol Hardpoint before taking the next two maps: 6-2 on Vault Search and Destroy and 3-2 on Red Card Control. The Ultra responded with a 250-221 win on Hacienda Hardpoint before the Ultra closed it out with a 6-4 win on Skyline Search and Destroy.
Week 2 continues Sunday with three matches scheduled.
Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major schedule
Sunday
— Minnesota Rokkr vs. Vegas Falcons
–Toronto Ultra vs. Los Angeles Thieves
–Cloud9NY vs. Boston Breach
Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major qualifying standings (with match record and map differential):
1. Vancouver Surge, 3-0, plus-5
2. Los Angeles Thieves, 2-0, plus-5
3. Cloud9 New York, 2-1, plus-5
4. Atlanta FaZe, 2-1, plus-3
T5. Boston Breach, 2-1, plus-2
T5. Minnesota Rokkr, 2-1, plus-2
7. Toronto Ultra, 2-1, 0
8. Carolina Royal Ravens, 2-2, plus-1
9. Miami Heretics, 1-2, minus-1
10. Los Angeles Guerrillas M8, 0-3, minus-6
11. Vegas Falcons, 0-3, minus-7
12. OpTic Texas, 0-3, minus-9
–Field Level Media
