Toronto Ultra claim \u201ctalent, composure, and leadership\u201d gave them an edge at CDL Major 3 Call of Duty LeagueToronto Ultra tuned out the home faithful and pulled off a grueling 4-2 series victory over OpTic Texas in the CDL Major 3 Grand Final. To be the best, you have to beat the best. Toronto just defeated Major 1 winners New York, Major 2 winners Atlanta, and the home town OpTic Texas on route to the organization\u2019s first major victory since Call of Duty Cold War in 2021. Toronto shocked the entire competitive CoD community by replacing Eli \u2018Standy\u2019 Bentz with Charlie \u2018Hicksy\u2019 Hicks at the start of Major 3 Qualifiers. Hicksy was on the verge of returning home to Europe, yet a month later, he instead joined Tornoto\u2019s main roster and lifted a Major trophy. Thomas \u2018Scrappy\u2019 Ernst put his money where his mouth is, as the rookie phenom secured a first taste of major glory and tournament MVP honors. Jamie \u201cInsight\u201d Craven reminded everyone why he is one of CoD\u2019s brightest stars, and Tobias \u2018CleanX\u2019 didn\u2019t miss a shot in the Grand Finals. \u201cLook at us now we are the champs baby\u201d In the very first match of CDL Major 3, Toronto Ultra set the tone by defeating New York. Scrappy knew that his had what it took after winning the first series. \u201cAfter our first-round game against New York, we knew we could bring this home. The composure all weekend was insane from the boys,\u201d Scrappy said After sweeping OpTic Texas in Major 3 qualifiers, he joked, \u201cslamming them is fun.\u201d He kept that same energy in Arlington, cutting short OpTic\u2019s magical losers bracket run. In the Grand Finals, the rookie sensation posted a 1.20 overall KD, going 1.36 in SnD, 1.30 in Control, and 1.11 in Hardpoint. CleanX has been a member of Toronto for over three years and Insight\u2019s been onboard for about two years. The pair have seen several roster iterations and spoke about what sets this Ultra team apart. \u201cFor me it\u2019s just the composure,\u201d Insight said. \u201cYou listen to that final there, I am so proud of the boys. The map was going our way, we stayed composed, and came out with a dub.\u201d \u201cI think this team stands out because it is so well-balanced,\u201d CleanX added. \u201cThere is talent, composure and leadership. There is quite literally everything and we are the youngest team in the league so I don\u2019t know how.\u201d Hicksy became the second-ever rookie to win his first pro LAN event since Scump at MLG Dallas 2011 under Quantic Leverage. He spent nearly a year and a half on Toronto as a substitute, and almost moved on before getting the call-up. \u201cI still don\u2019t know how we have just won that. Like I said, I nearly went home probably a month ago because I thought I would get more opportunities in the EU Challengers and signing with a different team.\u201d But a month later I just won my first bloody major so I actually don\u2019t know what to say.\u201d Scrappy never shies away from letting opponents know how he feels. With or without a Major trophy or MVP accolades, he never planned on changing his ways. \u201cWith the trophy, without the trophy, I\u2019ll talk no matter what because everyone is still trash.\u201d In May, Toronto has a chance to win a major on its own soil for a change, as the Ultra are set to host Major V. However, before turning our attention that far in the future, all eyes will be on Scrap and company heading into Major IV qualifiers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Toronto Ultra claim \u201ctalent, composure, and leadership\u201d gave them an edge at CDL Major 3 Call of Duty LeagueToronto Ultra tuned out the home faithful and pulled off a grueling 4-2 series victory over OpTic Texas in the CDL Major 3 Grand Final. To be the best, you have to beat the best. Toronto just […]<\/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-31957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31957","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=31957"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31957\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31957"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}