Los Angeles Thieves and Paris Light Mates joined OpTic Texas atop the standings on the Name of Obligation League Stage 2 Main on Sunday, every workforce profitable to enhance to 2-0 within the qualifying spherical.
Boston Breach and G2 Minnesota have been the day’s different winners, each groups getting their first win of the occasion to enhance to 1-1.
The 12 Name of Obligation League groups are enjoying a full qualifying spherical robin to find out seeding for the second main of the season, to be held March 27-29 in Marston Inexperienced, England, as a part of the DreamHack Birmingham occasion.
The highest six groups in qualifying head straight into the Stage 2 Main playoffs, whereas the groups in seventh by means of tenth place will compete in a play-in spherical.
The Stage 2 Main champion will obtain $150,000 and 100 Name of Obligation League factors, whereas the runner-up will get $90,000 and 75 CDL factors.
Paris acquired issues began towards the Miami Heretics on Sunday, profitable 250-224 on Scar Hardpoint earlier than dropping Raid Search and Destroy 6-4. After edging Miami 2-1 on Scar Overload, the Light Mates took the match with a 250-172 win on Den Hardpoint.
Daunte “Sib” Grey led the way in which for Paris, posting 101 kills with 93 deaths for a plus-8 kill-death differential. Just one participant for Miami completed with a optimistic differential. David “RenKoR” Isern of Spain posted a plus-20 differential that was the best by any participant on Sunday.
Within the subsequent match, the Riyadh Falcons took the lead towards Boston with a 250-204 win on Publicity Hardpoint. Nevertheless it was all Breach after that, with Boston profitable 6-5 on Colossus Search and Destroy, 4-3 on Den Overload and 250-217 on Colossus Hardpoint.
Byron “Nastie” Plumridge of the UK was the match MVP, posting a match-high plus-8 differential within the win. Amer “Pred” Zulbeari of Australia was the one Falcons participant with a optimistic differential — and simply barely at plus-1.
The Thieves have been by no means actually threatened their matchup of 1-0 groups towards Carolina Royal Ravens, with all 4 gamers posting optimistic differential whereas profitable 250-201 on Colossus Hardpoint, 6-4 on Publicity Search and Destroy, and once more 6-4 on Den Overload.
Tyler “aBeZy” Pharris was the perfect of the LA squad, posting a plus-15 differential with 55 kills as every of the Thieves recorded between 53 and 55 kills. Dylan “Nero” Koch was the one Royal Raven to complete within the black in differential at plus-3. The remainder of the Carolina workforce was a cumulative minus-46 differential.
Within the ultimate match of the day, Minnesota topped Cloud9 New York within the latter’s first match of the match, profitable 250-215 on Den Hardpoint, 6-2 on Publicity Search and Destroy, and 3-2 on Scar Overload.
Justice “Estreal” McMillan was the participant of the match, posting excessive totals of 70 kills and a plus-17 differential. Puerto Rico’s Jonathan “Nejra” Pabo’n was the perfect participant on the dropping aspect, posting a plus-3 differential for New York.
Play resumes subsequent week with one other three-day slate of 11 matches.
Name of Obligation League Stage 2 Main week 2 schedule
Friday
–Vancouver Surge vs. FaZe Vegas
–Riyadh Falcons vs. Cloud9 New York
–Toronto KOI vs. Los Angeles Thieves
Saturday
–Toronto KOI vs. G2 Minnesota
–Los Angeles Thieves vs. Boston Breach
–Paris Light Mates vs. Carolina Royal Ravens
–OpTic Texas vs. Miami Heretics
Sunday
–Riyadh Falcons vs. Carolina Royal Ravens
–Vancouver Surge vs. Boston Breach
–OpTic Texas vs. Cloud9 New York
–G2 Minnesota vs. FaZe Vegas
Name of Obligation League Stage 2 Main qualifiers standings (match report, map differential)
1. Los Angeles Thieves, 2-0, +5
T2. OpTic Texas, 2-0, +4
T2. Paris Light Mates, 2-0, +4
4. G2 Minnesota, 1-1, +2
5. Miami Heretics, 1-1, +1
T6. Carolina Royal Ravens, 1-1, even
T6. FaZe Vegas, 1-1, even
8. Boston Breach, 1-1, -1
9. Vancouver Surge, 0-1, -2
10. Cloud9 New York, 0-1, -3
11. Riyadh Falcons, 0-2, -4
12. Toronto KOI, 0-2, -6
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