Simp tempers FaZe expectations ahead of CDL Stage 3: \u201cWe got the group of death\u201d Call of Duty LeagueDays before Stage 3 gets underway in the 2021 Call of Duty League season, Atlanta star Chris \u2018Simp\u2019 Lehr has outlined why Group B is the \u201cgroup of death,\u201d and why FaZe fans should temper their expectations. With new groups now locked in for the third stage of the year, we know which teams will be facing off over the next three weeks. While Atlanta FaZe topped their first two groups this season \u2013 with a 5-0 and 4-1 record respectively \u2013 Stage 3 could be the toughest yet. Five other teams are lined up to face them and Simp argues they form the \u201cgroup of death\u201d this time around. From OpTic looking to rebound after their heartbreaking Stage 2 defeat, to an upsurging Seattle roster, there won\u2019t be an easy matchup for FaZe in Stage 3. In comparison to Group A, Simp argues his side of the equation is far more stacked. With \u201cbasically four of the top five teams\u201d in the same group, Atlanta could be in store for its toughest challenge yet, according to Simp. Full schedule for all three weeks of #CDL2021 Stage 3! The big OpTic vs FaZe rematch will be on Sunday, May 9. pic.twitter.com\/vcPl3g4cs2 \u2014 Dexerto Esports (@DexertoEsports) April 16, 2021 GROUP B From the teams listed above, four of them boast positive records heading into Stage 3. Only Seattle and London are coming through with negative records, though both could be set to turn things around in a big way. While they closed out Stage 2 with just two victories under their belts, it was a notable improvement over their first showing. \u201cSeattle has been looking a lot better from the first to second Stage,\u201d Simp explained. If their upward trend is to continue, \u201cwho\u2019s to say they won\u2019t be really good in the third?\u201d Meanwhile, London \u201cis trying\u201d to break the mold with new roster changes at the last minute. With hot Challengers prospect Alex \u2018Zaptius\u2019 Bonilla replacing Thomas \u2018Dylan\u2019 Henderson, we could see a stronger Royal Ravens than before. When it comes to the Thieves, they may have finally found their footing at the tail end of Stage 2, \u201clooking really good\u201d in Simp\u2019s eyes. On the back of benching SlasheR, the Thieves went on to 3-0 both Paris and New York in the Major. Despite praising his competition and recognizing the challenge, Simp assured that he\u2019s not all too concerned. \u201cI\u2019m not worried,\u201d he said. \u201cThey are league matches after all.\u201d Stage 3 is all set to kick off on Thursday, April 22. Faze will be taking on the Subliners in their first match since the Stage 2 finals. Keep on top of all the action with our overview of the London Home Series.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Simp tempers FaZe expectations ahead of CDL Stage 3: \u201cWe got the group of death\u201d Call of Duty LeagueDays before Stage 3 gets underway in the 2021 Call of Duty League season, Atlanta star Chris \u2018Simp\u2019 Lehr has outlined why Group B is the \u201cgroup of death,\u201d and why FaZe fans should temper their expectations. […]<\/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-31244","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31244","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=31244"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31244\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31244"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}