Thieves extend perfect run in CDL Stage 2 Major qualifying

The Los Angeles Thieves maintained their perfect record with a 3-0 blowout of OpTic Texas on Friday as the final week of qualifying for the Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major got underway.

The Thieves improved to 6-0. The second-place Toronto Ultra completed the qualifying phase with a 5-2 mark after edging the Vancouver Surge 3-2 on Friday.

In the day's other match, the Carolina Royal Ravens swept the Miami Heretics 3-0.

The Stage 2 Major qualifying round includes all 12 teams, with each playing seven matches through Sunday to determine seeding for the Stage 2 Major playoffs, slated for Thursday through March 23 in Dallas.

On Friday, the Thieves topped OpTic 250-151 on Hacienda Hardpoint, 6-3 on Hacienda Search and Destroy and 3-0 on Vault Control.

Vancouver opened with a 250-195 win on Hacienda Hardpoint before Toronto took Vault Search and Destroy 6-4 and Hacienda Control 3-1. The Surge extended the match by claiming Protocol Hardpoint 250-137 before the Ultra sealed the match with a 6-2 triumph on Protocol Search and Destroy.

Carolina defeated Miami 250-199 on Vault Hardpoint, 6-1 on Hacienda Search and Destroy and 3-1 on Protocol Control.

The remaining qualifying matches:

Saturday

--Miami Heretics vs. Boston Breach

--Los Angeles Thieves vs. Minnesota Rokkr

--Vegas Falcons vs. Carolina Royal Ravens

--Los Angeles Guerrillas M8 vs. Atlanta FaZe

Sunday

--Los Angeles Guerrillas M8 vs. OpTic Texas

--Minnesota Rokkr vs. Vancouver Surge

--Cloud9 New York vs. Atlanta FaZe

Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major qualifying standings (with match record and map differential):

1. Los Angeles Thieves, 6-0, plus-17

2. Toronto Ultra, 5-2, plus-3

3. Atlanta FaZe, 4-1, plus-7

T4. Cloud9 New York, 4-2, plus-9

T4. Carolina Royal Ravens, 4-2, plus-6

T4. Vancouver Surge, 4-2, plus-3

7. Minnesota Rokkr, 3-2, plus-2

T8. Miami Heretics, 2-4, minus-3

T8. Boston Breach, 2-4, minus-5

10. Los Angeles Guerrillas M8, 1-4, minus-6

T11. Vegas Falcons, 0-6, minus-15

T11. OpTic Texas, 0-6, minus-18