Atlanta FaZe win $500K CDL 2021 Stage 4 Major: highlights, results, recap Dexerto \/ Call of Duty LeagueThe Atlanta FaZe have gone back to back and won the Call of Duty League\u2019s 2021 Stage 4 Major. It was LAN and the penultimate CDL tournament ahead of Champs, so here are all the recaps, highlights, and results from a wild event. FaZe go back-to-back, winning Stage 4\u2019s $200K. – Impressive Empire run jumped them to No. 2 in the standings. – OpTic made Loser\u2019s Bracket push, but fell short. – The Stage 4 Major had $500,000 up for grabs as well as a ton of valuable CDL Points. While all 12 teams qualify for each Major, only eight will be invited to the $2.5 million CDL Champs \u2014 making those CDL Points more valuable than ever. Last week, the LA Thieves Home Series, saw new rosters struggle in debuts while others bounced back. The Stage 4 Major saw even newer rosters struggle, while the dominant FaZe maintained their form. After a historic series, @ATLFaZe are the Stage 4 Champs! They beat Dallas 5-4, capping off an undefeated tourney run and earning $200K \ud83c\udfc6 pic.twitter.com\/krziE2b8Q3 \u2014 Dexerto Esports (@DexertoEsports) June 21, 2021 CDL Stage 4 Major: results, recaps, and highlights DAY 1 \u2013 THURSDAY, JUNE 17 Match 1: Surge ruin London\u2019s LAN debuts The Royal Ravens came in with two highly touted rookies making their LAN debuts. Unfortunately, the Surge has some vets who have been dying to get back on LAN and one of those, Octane, was way too much for London to handle. Match 2: Guerrillas upset new-new-look Thieves Just before the Battle for LA, the Thieves revealed that Huke would be missing the contest and replaced by Drazah due to some\u2026 miscellaneous difficulties. While Drazah had some big plays, the Guerrillas cohesion ultimately earned them a win. MOVING DIFFY \ud83e\udd2f @Drazah_ helps the Thieves take Guerrillas to Map 5! pic.twitter.com\/LkKdcpk6kR \u2014 Dexerto Esports (@DexertoEsports) June 17, 2021 Match 3: Dallas dismantle OpTic After a week of anticipation, this premium grudge match ended in the blink of an eye. Thanks to a nasty 1.32 K\/D from Vivid, the Empire absolutely demolished an OpTic club, sending many\u2019s tourney favorite to the loser\u2019s bracket. Match 4: ROKKR sweep undermanned Subliners High expectations dimmed for New York when it was revealed that Asim wouldn\u2019t be playing in the Stage 4 Major due to visa issues. Then the ROKKR quickly snuffed out remaining hopes, with Standy excelling in his LAN debut. DAY 2 \u2013 FRIDAY, JUNE 18 Match 1: Surge continue their LAN dominance Was Seattle\u2019s LAN dominance on Day 1 a fluke? If this game was any indication, then nope. LAN \u2018Octane\u2019 Larew continued to feast as he and the Surge earned a trip to loser\u2019s Round 3. Match 2: Mutineers prove they\u2019re no \u201conliners\u201d Many wondered if Florida\u2019s Owakening and Neptune could maintain momentum in their CDL LAN debuts \u2014 and they most certainly did. The Mutineers quickly eliminated an upsurging Guerrillas roster. Match 3: Ultra clutch up vs Empire What a series this was, back and forth with multiple comebacks. Eventually, it all came down to the last second, as Cammy went under a bus to spot Vivid\u2019s defuse attempt and give Ultra the win. Ice in their veins \ud83e\udd76 Went to Map 5, Round 11 \u2014 but the @TorontoUltra send Dallas to the loser’s bracket!https:\/\/t.co\/aoutq1FjjN \u2014 Dexerto Esports (@DexertoEsports) June 18, 2021 Match 4: FaZe dominate ROKKR The ROKKR looked great against a suddenly changed Subliners lineup, but Atlanta simply look like an All-Star team. The S&D was close, but FaZe absolutely crushed Minnesota and sent them down to the loser\u2019s bracket. DAY 3 \u2013 SATURDAY, JUNE 19 Match 1: Subliners outduel Mutineers Quickly meshing, New York proved they may be a pick-up team \u2014 but they\u2019re still a team to be reckoned with. As Decemate popped off on S&D, Subliners eliminated Florida and moved into the next round. The pick-up team advances! Dece gets 3 and NYSL get the W \ud83d\ude24 pic.twitter.com\/qfgI2esqXO \u2014 Dexerto Esports (@DexertoEsports) June 19, 2021 Match 2: OpTic survive Surge Seattle looked fantastic on LAN, but OpTic regained and made sure the Surge would have to work for a W. With huge plays from Envoy, the Green Wall eked out the win and drowned the Surge. Match 3: Empire ruin New York\u2019s Cinderella run The Clayster grudge match, the pick-up team vs the home team \u2014 whatever narrative you chose, this matchup was spicy. Unfortunately for New York, Dallas was too cohesive to slip up (again) in their home arena. Match 4: OpTic regain and knock out ROKKR There needed to be a proper regain for OpTic to make a loser\u2019s bracket run and regain they did. With huge numbers from a rejuvenated FormaL, OpTic earned their spot on Championship Sunday. Match 5: FaZe punish Ultra FaZe are a Call of Duty team that is good at Call of Duty. First, Simp almost put up a 3.0 K\/D in the first Hardpoint. Then, Cell was squad wiping by his lonesome on the last Hardpoint. FaZe were filthy here. Just a casual squad wipe for @Cellium \ud83d\ude28 pic.twitter.com\/7wCezQ4rT2 \u2014 Dexerto Esports (@DexertoEsports) June 20, 2021 DAY 4 \u2013 SUNDAY, JUNE 20 Match 1: Empire dismantle OpTic A wild start to Championship Sunday, OpTic\u2019s form was put to the test by a rejuvenated Empire squad and that form failed under pressure. Match 2: Empire reverse sweep Ultra Toronto immediately put a red-hot Empire in the blender to start this match before Dallas regained, stormed back, and flew toward a reverse sweep. Match 3: FaZe survive scare, beat Empire in Map 9 It wasn\u2019t going to be easy, but FaZe got it done. Coming in cold against a warmed-up Empire, FaZe needed hero plays from everywhere to get the win in the CDL\u2019s first-ever Map 9. The spicy six-piece for @aBeZy \ud83d\udd25pic.twitter.com\/TAJGokWNxV \u2014 Dexerto Esports (@DexertoEsports) June 21, 2021 Watch now: Top 10 CDL Plays | LA Thieves Home Series CDL Stage 4 Major placement & prizing CDL Stage 4 Major format & details Location: Dallas – Prize pool: $500,000 – Format: Double-elimination bracket – Seeding determined by Stage 3 standings: 1st place teams start in Winners Round 2 – 2nd & 3rd place teams start in Winners Round 1 – 4th place teams start in Losers R2 – 5th & 6th place teams start in Losers R1 – – CDL Points: Based on placement (see placements section above for breakdown) – Series are best-of-five (HP, S&D, Control, HP, S&D) – Grand finals is best-of-nine (HP, S&D, Control, HP, S&D, Control, S&D, Hardpoint, S&D) – Maps & Modes: Hardpoint: Apocalypse, Checkmate, Garrison, Moscow, Raid – Search & Destroy: Express, Miami, Moscow, Raid, Standoff – Control: Checkmate, Garrison, Raid – – Watch now: BEST Roster Moves in CDL History CDL Stage 4 Major teams & lineups A bunch of lineups were different from Stage 3\u2019s Major, and multiple changed just ahead of Stage 4 \u2014 as visa issues forced the Subliners to sub in Decemate for Asim and a name misspell forced the Thieves to sub in Drazah for Huke. Check out our CDL 2021 Season hub for everything you need to know about this season, including a full event schedule, the latest standings, and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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