The Call of Duty League’s Stage 4 Major in Burbank, Calif. saw the Los Angeles Guerrillas and Atlanta FaZe both securing 3-0 sweeps on Saturday, setting up a showdown in the winners-bracket final. The Guerrillas triumphed over the Los Angeles Thieves, while Atlanta dominated the Seattle Surge. The two teams will clash on Sunday, with the victor advancing to the grand final and the loser dropping into the elimination bracket.
The Guerrillas managed to secure a 250-233 victory on Rio Hardpoint, a 6-4 win on Highrise Search & Destroy, and a 3-2 triumph on Invasion Control to stay in the winners bracket. On the other hand, Atlanta emerged victorious with a 250-188 score on Sub Base Hardpoint, a close 6-5 win on Karachi Search & Destroy, and a 3-1 victory on Highrise Control against the Surge.
In the elimination bracket, the Toronto Ultra defeated the Seattle Surge 3-2, while the New York Subliners ousted the Thieves with a 3-1 victory. Toronto initially took a commanding 2-0 lead, but the Surge managed to tie the score at 2-all. However, the Ultra bounced back with a 6-1 win on Invasion Search & Destroy to advance to the next round.
Before facing Seattle, Toronto also secured a 3-1 win against the Miami Heretics on Saturday. The tournament, which concludes on Sunday, follows a double-elimination format, with all matches being best-of-five until the grand final, which will be a best-of-seven showdown.
The stakes are high, with the winner set to receive 100 CDL points and a share of the $375,000 prize pool, with $150,000 going to the champion. The runner-up will walk away with 75 CDL points and $90,000. The final four matches scheduled for Sunday include the Toronto Ultra vs. New York Subliners in the fourth round of the elimination bracket, the Los Angeles Guerrillas vs. Atlanta FaZe in the winners-bracket final, the elimination-bracket final between the winner of the fourth round of the elimination bracket and the loser of the winners-bracket final, and the grand final between the winners of the winners-bracket and elimination-bracket finals.
