Miami, Minnesota, and Toronto Go Perfect in CDL Stage 3 Minor Round 1, and the Bracket Just Got Scary
Three teams walked through Round 1 of the Call of Duty League Stage 3 Minor on Friday without dropping a single match, and now the tournament's quarterfinals are set to get brutal. The Miami Heretics, G2 Minnesota, and Toronto KOI each posted clean sweeps to punch their tickets, while the Riyadh Falcons also advanced after a strong comeback win. All 12 CDL teams are competing for a piece of $20,000 and 30 CDL points going to the champion.
Three Teams Go Untouchable
Miami absolutely dismantled Boston Breach in their first matchup. The Heretics won Colossus Hardpoint 250-199, then steamrolled Raid Search and Destroy 6-0, and closed it out on Exposure Overload 4-3 to seal the sweep. Minnesota made their own statement against Cloud9 New York, rolling wins on Scar Hardpoint 250-93, Scar Search and Destroy 6-1, and Exposure Overload 6-5. Toronto faced Carolina Royal Ravens and came out firing with a razor-thin 250-249 Scar Hardpoint victory, followed by a 6-4 win on Raid Search and Destroy before wrapping up the sweep 4-1 on Scar Overload.
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Vancouver Surge actually took the opening map against Riyadh with a 250-246 Den Hardpoint win, but the Falcons flipped the script instantly. Riyadh rattled off three straight, winning 6-2 on Plaza Search and Destroy, 4-3 on Scar Overload, and 250-174 on Sake Hardpoint to claim the match and move forward.
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Saturday's bracket is stacked. You've got OpTic Texas facing Toronto KOI, Los Angeles Thieves taking on G2 Minnesota, FaZe Vegas squaring off with Riyadh Falcons, and Paris Gentle Mates matching up against Miami Heretics. The single-elimination format means one loss and you're done, and the seeding came straight from where these teams landed after Major 2. Every match is best-of-five, so expect some serious sweat on Saturday.
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