Can Atlanta FaZe save Their Legacy? CDL Preview Show Activision With the CDL Stage 3 Major set to kick off, Reverse Sweep hosts Katie Bedford, Ian \u2018Enable\u2019 Wyatt and Jonathan \u2018Pacman\u2019 Tucker look ahead to the huge event and discuss their expectations, prediction,s and biggest storylines. With Atlanta FaZe and Toronto Ultra continuing to dominate the Call of Duty League, Enable and Pacman assess each team\u2019s biggest assets, as well as how outsider teams such as New York Subliners and LA Thieves can push to reach their level. With the Stage 3 Major firmly on the eyes of the Call of Duty community, the Reverse Sweep CDL Preview Show first looks at the reigning champions. Will Toronto Ultra go back-to-back? Fans and analysts alike see no other option but Atlanta or Toronto winning it all at the Major, with a spot at the top of the power rankings and the title of \u2018best team in the game\u2019 on the line. With the two expected to meet in Winner\u2019s Bracket round 2, they\u2019ll both have to be on their absolute A-game to get the better of the other, and while Enable thinks Toronto are likely to take the cake, Pacman says there\u2019s some pressure on FaZe. He says: \u201cThe cool thing about this is if FaZe beat Empire, they play Toronto in the second round. FaZe get to protect their own record. What more could you ask for? Right now, this FaZe is scary, and between these two it\u2019s like clash of the titans.\u201d The OpTic Chicago conundrum \u201cWe’re practicing every day, then we go into our matches and we’re losing. The past three weeks have been so sh*tty.”” Hours away from the #CDL2021 Stage 3 Major, @scump reflects on OpTic’s recent struggles. pic.twitter.com\/skcO6LMmhp \u2014 Dexerto Esports (@DexertoEsports) May 13, 2021 OpTic have found themselves in a pretty shocking situation, especially by their standards. Starting in the Loser\u2019s Bracket, it\u2019s very possible that they don\u2019t place inside the top eight, especially if they go on to meet Dallas Empire or Atlanta in Round 3. \u201cYou don\u2019t have time anymore to have a rough weekend,\u201d Enable says of the struggling team. \u201cEveryone\u2019s got to be playing lights out from here on until the end of the season. It\u2019s going to be an insane Major.\u201d Pacman backs Enable up, saying that this is \u201cChamps time\u201d and OpTic need to find form at this point, especially if they won\u2019t make a roster change. ARs vs SMGs Recent updates have seen the Krig 6 and assault rifles across the board brought up a notch, and as a result, 8 of the top 10 Stage 3 KDs were assault rifle players. The only exceptions are Chris \u2018Simp\u2019 Lehr and Paco \u2018HyDra\u2019 Rusiewiez. Enable says, though, this only highlights the importance of a great sub duo. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of great AR players, and I feel like you can\u2019t say the same for subs. That\u2019s why it\u2019s so important to have such a great sub duo.\u201d Players to watch: Huke, Shotzzy & Clayster \u201cHuke needs to perform,\u201d Enable says. \u201cIf LAT want to win, Huke has to be great\u2026 If they can get that consistency out of Huke, they\u2019ll be a very scary team.\u201d Speaking of dominant subs, Huke needs to reach his Stage 1 level if the Thieves want to win. That isn\u2019t lost on our Reverse Sweep hosts, and it definitely won\u2019t be lost on Huke and the team either. Pacman looks to a similar player, with Huke\u2019s former teammate Anthony \u2018Shotzzy\u2019 Cuevas-Castro. \u201cShotzzy hit a point last year where he was the best player in the world\u2026 He hasn\u2019t hit that point yet. He\u2019s been fine, but for Dallas to reach that next level, it\u2019s going to have to be him.\u201d Finally, Katie says her eyes will be on James \u2018Clayster\u2019 Eubanks at the Stage 3 Major. \u201c[At the Stage 2 Major] I felt like I got to watch Clay give up. I felt like I watched the light die in his eyes\u2026 I want to see Clay still be able to bring those vibes and that composure.\u201d Bold prediction: Subliners, OpTic make the run In Call of Duty, anything can happen on any given day. While the best usually prevail, that isn\u2019t always the case, and Enable and Pacman expect some upsets at the Stage 3 Major. While Pacman says that he says Subliners making it into the grand final, beating either Toronto or Atlanta on the way, Enable says Chicago could make the run through loser\u2019s bracket and place in the top four. With Toronto and Atlanta such heavy favorites, both these predictions are pretty bold \u2014 but we\u2019ll have to wait and see what happens. For all Reverse Sweep CDL news, head over to our dedicated page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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