The New York Subliners and Atlanta FaZe secured wins Friday to jump into a tie for second place in Call of Duty League Major II qualifying.
Both teams improved to 3-1, joining the Toronto Ultra behind 3-0 OpTic Texas.
The Subliners swept Vegas Legion while the FaZe needed a reverse sweep to eke out a 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Guerrillas.
Also on Friday, the Florida Mutineers edged the London Royal Ravens 3-2.
The FaZe lost the first two maps, 250-233 on Embassy Hardpoint and 6-2 on Breenbergh Hotel Search and Destroy. But they were unfazed, taking El Asilo Control 3-1 and then Mercado Las Almas Hardpoint 250-102. The FaZe completed the comeback with a 6-5 win on El Asilo Search and Destroy.
The Subliners had no such drama, kicking off their sweep with a 250-226 win on Breenbergh Hotel Hardpoint. They took El Asilo Search and Destroy 6-2 and clinched with a 3-0 win on Breenbergh Hotel Control.
The Mutineers clawed out of a hole after dropping the first map to the Royal Ravens, 250-248 on Zarqwa Hydroelectric Hardpoint. Florida rebounded with a 6-4 win on Al Bagra Fortress Search and Destroy then took Breenbergh Hotel Control 3-2. London replied with a 250-170 win on Breenbergh Hotel Hardpoint to knot the match before the Mutineers clinched on Embassy Search and Destroy, 3-2.
Week 3 action resumes Saturday with four matches:
Los Angeles Guerrillas vs. Toronto Ultra
Vegas Legion vs. OpTic Texas
Boston Breach vs. Florida Mutineers
Seattle Surge vs. New York Subliners
Call of Duty League Major II qualifying, with match win-loss record and game win-loss differential:
1. OpTic Texas, 3-0
T2. Toronto Ultra, 3-1
T2. New York Subliners, 3-1
T2. Atlanta FaZe, 3-1
5. Boston Breach, 2-1
T6. Los Angeles Guerrillas, 2-2
T6. Minnesota Rokkr, 2-2
T6. Florida Mutineers, 2-2
T9. Las Vegas Legion, 1-3
T9. Los Angeles Thieves, 1-3
11. London Royal Ravens, 1-4
12. Seattle Surge, 0-3
–Field Level Media
