Major II Day 2: Breach Win Instant Classic to Advance
The second day of Call of Duty League’s Boston Major was highlighted by one of the most epic moments in Boston Breach history. The Breach escaped a last-second onslaught in Map 4 to take down the Seattle Surge, 3-1, and move on to Saturday’s Elimination Round 2.
Boston went up big early in Map 4, a Hardpoint battle at Fortress, before Seattle stormed back to take the lead late. A key assist from Nero in the waning seconds allowed Vivid to hold the hardpoint, securing a 250-239 victory that sent the MGM crowd into a frenzy.
The Breach fans’ reaction said it all:
In a touching moment post-match, before a live audience, Methodz saluted his family watching from the stands.
And that was just for starters, on an action-packed Friday.
Perfect first day for Breach Academy at Challengers
Ninety-six teams from across the globe descended on Fenway Park’s State Street Pavilion to open the first day of the Call of Duty Challengers tournament. It was a clean day for Boston Breach Academy, who won both their matches.
LA’s THIEVES, GUERRILLAS ADVANCE
Day 2 was capped with the tournament’s first upset, as top seed and Major I champion New York Subliners were swept out of the elimination bracket by the Los Angeles Thieves.
Every map of the 3-0 Thieves sweep was a nail-biter. They narrowly won Hardpoint in the first map, 250-246, and won 3-2 in the Control in the third map thanks to stellar play from Envoy, who led with a 1.26 K/D.
That was the second sweep of the day for the Thieves. They swept the Florida Mutineers in the first match of the afternoon.
Elsewhere, the Los Angeles Guerrillas knocked off Vegas Legion 3-1, to set up a do-or-die matchup with the Breach in the first game of Day 3 to round off Elimination Round 2.
Saturday’s Schedule
Elimination Round 2
1:30 p.m. Boston Breach vs. LA Guerrillas
Winners Round 2
3 p.m. — Toronto Ultra vs. Atlanta FaZe
4:30 p.m. — OpTic Texas vs. Minnesota RØKKR
Elimination Round 3
6 p.m. — LA Thieves vs. Toronto/Atlanta loser
7:30 p.m. — Boston/LAG winner vs. Texas/Minnesota loser