The Boston Breach team plays in the Call of Duty League Pro-Am Classic esports tournament at Belong Gaming Arena in Columbus on May 6, 2022.

Call Of Duty Esports Tournament

The Boston Breach came from behind to down the Vancouver Surge 3-2 on Saturday in qualifying action for the Call of Duty League’s Stage 1 Major.

Boston had the upper hand early thanks to a 250-165 win on Rewind Hardpoint, but it quickly fell into a 2-1 hole because of losses on Skyline Search & Destroy (6-2) and Vault Control (3-0). Vancouver couldn’t close the Breach out, though, and they made the Surge pay by taking Vault Hardpoint 250-169 and Red Card Search & Destroy 6-4.

OpTic Texas also prevailed 3-2, nearly blowing a commanding 2-0 advantage against the Los Angeles Guerrillas M8.

Los Angeles evened things at 2 by picking up a 3-2 win on Vault Control and a 250-175 victory on Skyline Hardpoint. On the decisive fifth map, Protocol, Texas came out on top 6-3 in a game of Search & Destroy.

The two other matches on Saturday ended up being 3-0 sweeps. The Toronto Ultra blanked the Vegas Falcons, while the Carolina Royal Ravens flew by the Atlanta FaZe.

The 12 CDL teams are competing online for seeding in the Stage 1 Minor, scheduled for Jan. 10-12, and the Stage 1 Major, scheduled for Jan. 30-Feb. 2 in Madrid.

Qualifiers continue Sunday with four matches:

–Toronto Ultra vs. Miami Heretics

–Atlanta FaZe vs. Vegas Falcons

–Carolina Royal Ravens vs. Cloud9 New York

–Los Angeles Thieves vs. Minnesota Rokkr

Call of Duty League 2025 Stage 1 Major qualifying, with win-loss record and map win-loss differential:

1. Carolina Royal Ravens, 3-0, +7

2. Toronto Ultra, 3-0, +6

3. Los Angeles Thieves, 3-0, +5

4. Boston Breach, 3-1, +2

5. OpTic Texas, 3-1, +5

6. Minnesota Rokkr, 2-1, 0