The Call of Duty League Playoffs are finally here and the first day of matches have been played. Two series have been completed and two teams have been sent packing. Here is how it all went down.
Legion make light work of Surge
Both Paris Legion and Seattle Surge haven’t had the greatest season. Both teams sit at the bottom end of the standings and never looked too impressive.
The first map of the series went the way of Paris Legion as they took the Hardpoint 250-110. Legion looked hot out the gates and this performance was a sign of things to come.
An assertive opening Hardpoint for @ParisLegion, they take it 250-110 against @SeattleSurge.
— Call of Duty League (@CODLeague) August 19, 2020
S&D coming up: https://t.co/YiCIqjW4Uq#EnGarde | #CDLPlayoffs | #CDL2020 pic.twitter.com/OjDo8vioss
With an impressive performance from Louqa, Legion went 2-0 up in the series after winning the S&D 6-4. The boys on Paris certainly came to play and finished things up by completing the 3-0 sweep.
Defending their flag! 🇫🇷@ParisLegion end @SeattleSurge’s season with the 3-0 SWEEP, guaranteeing themselves a minimum $100,000 and a continued run at #CDLPlayoffs.#EnGarde | #CDL2020 pic.twitter.com/9EuBglMa76
— Call of Duty League (@CODLeague) August 19, 2020
This win has secured Paris Legion a minimum of $100,00 and sends Seattle Surge home. Seattle had quite the difficult year and will definitely look to improve next season.
OpTic send Guerillas packing
The two Los Angeles based teams have had an unsurprising rivalry throughout the year. Both teams have underperformed and looked to prove their worth at playoffs.
LA Guerillas took map one of the series as OpTic’s Kenny disconnected during the Hardpoint. With the new rules in the online format, players cannot restart the map after a certain amount of time.
A 250-217 Hardpoint win for @LAGuerrillas open the series against @OpTicGaming LA. https://t.co/YiCIqjW4Uq#HoodsUp | #CDLPlayoffs | #CDL2020 pic.twitter.com/XGU3bZUF8O
— Call of Duty League (@CODLeague) August 19, 2020
OpTic fought back in the series and put themselves 2-1 up against their rivals. Guerillas then forced the fifth map as they levelled it at 2-2.
With Kenny still facing technical issues, Dashy came in as a substitute and replaced him for the final map. Dashy was anything but rusty as he put in a shift and helped OpTic to the 3-2 win.
It’s @OpTicGaming on top in the battle of Los Angeles, they win the series 3-2 and eliminate the @LAGuerrillas from #CDLPlayoffs. pic.twitter.com/W7a37uQpGH
— Call of Duty League (@CODLeague) August 19, 2020
OpTic have now also secured $100,000 and will continue their run in the CDL Playoffs 2020. LA Guerillas are officially eliminated.
Day 2 schedule of CDL Playoffs 2020
Matches on day two will resume at 3pm ET (8pm GMT) with London, Toronto, New York and Minnesota competing. Here is a look at the full schedule:
Day 1️⃣ of #CDLPlayoffs has wrapped and we’re down to 🔟 teams still pursuing the championship.
— Call of Duty League (@CODLeague) August 19, 2020
Action resumes tomorrow at 12pm PT/3pm ET on https://t.co/wmB1gxuPFf. pic.twitter.com/jHFpuhRd80
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