CDL Major 3 qualifiers: Biggest storylines in week 2 \u2013 FaZe over OpTic, Paris Legion on the up? Call of Duty LeagueCDL Major 3 looks set to be one of the most competitive events in CoD history, with teams like Minnesota R\u00d8KKR and Paris Legion looking capable of taking wins despite their low standing on the leaderboards. But what are the biggest storylines in week 2 of qualifiers? Week 1 of Major 3 qualifiers saw some interesting results. Minnesota R\u00d8KKR flew up our CDL power rankings after a 2-0 start to the Major 3 cycle, not dropping a map at all. Meanwhile, Major 2 winners LA Guerrillas went 0-6 map count across their two series, and announced the day after Week 1 finished that Peirce \u2018Gunless\u2019 Hillman would be returning to the starting roster, replacing Kris \u2018Spart\u2019 Cervantez. Here are the biggest storylines to watch out for in Week 2. Paris Legion finally find wins? Paris Legion have clearly improved from the start of the season, but they\u2019re still struggling to get their feet over the line and actually win the important matches. Champs qualification seems like a pipe dream at this point, with Paris having earned just 20 CDL points so far this season. For comparison, 10th-placed Toronto Ultra are on 70 points, so there\u2019s some real catching up to do. Luckily for them, that doesn\u2019t seem as impossible as it once did. LA Guerrillas: Really just a flash in the pan? Nobody saw the LA Guerrillas\u2019 Cinderella run at Major 2 coming, and while many predicted it could be a huge turnaround for the franchise\u2019s success, that looks like it might have just been wishful thinking. The question is, were they really just a flash-in-the-pan, one-hit-wonder? They looked so good against teams like Atlanta FaZe that it\u2019s almost unfathomable, but with two relatively easy fixtures against Florida Mutineers and Paris Legion this week, they\u2019re going to want to come out swinging in preparation for the big teams. Minnesota R\u00d8KKR finding form at perfect time again? In the Cold War season in 2021, Minnesota R\u00d8KKR were a decent side for much of the year, until the Stage 5 Major when they pulled off the greatest comeback and reverse sweep in Call of Duty history. Read More: CDL 2022 standings & schedule – Now, R\u00d8KKR are showing signs of improvement, and it begs the question: Can they do the same thing again and become a championship-caliber squad at the remaining tournaments leading up to Champs? Perfect time for FaZe to topple OpTic FaZe vs OpTic is a storied matchup in Call of Duty, and this year, it\u2019s no different. They\u2019ve both got the better of each other over the years, winning multiple championships at the expense of the other, but this year the Greenwall has a clear advantage. OpTic has a 3-0 series record against FaZe in Vanguard, but with Prolute stepping in as a temporary replacement for iLLeY, this is FaZe\u2019s best chance to turn the tide. The question is whether they can do it \u2014 especially by the time LAN rolls around.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
CDL Major 3 qualifiers: Biggest storylines in week 2 \u2013 FaZe over OpTic, Paris Legion on the up? Call of Duty LeagueCDL Major 3 looks set to be one of the most competitive events in CoD history, with teams like Minnesota R\u00d8KKR and Paris Legion looking capable of taking wins despite their low standing on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24412"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24412\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}