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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

–Field Level Media