Over the past few weeks, competitive Call of Duty has really found a new rhythm on multiple levels. Accordingly, the climax of Stage 3 will present itself at the CDL Stage 3 Major. Indeed, the $500,000 event is only a few days away. Bearing this in mind, we’ve gathered all of the essential viewership details in another episode of ‘How to Watch’ here at esportsguide!
Event Background
Within the competitive framework of the Call of Duty League, this is the third major out of five. Notably, this third event will be the last one held online. Once again, $500,000 are on the line together with a tonne of points, contributing to qualification for Champs at the end of the season. The event will take place in the weekend of May 13th, running up to May 16th.
Once again, I’d like to present the 12 franchised teams heading to this event. However, I’ll be listing them according to the Stage 3 groups and their seeding. Let’s see how they stacked up:
Group A
- Toronto Ultra (5-0)
- Florida Mutineers (3-2)
- Dallas Empire (3-2)
- Minnesota Rokkr (2-3)
- Los Angeles Guerrillas (1-4)
- Paris Legion (1-4)
Group B
- New York Subliners (4-1)
- Atlanta FaZe (4-1)
- Los Angeles Thieves (3-2)
- OpTic Chicago (2-3)
- London Royal Ravens (2-3)
- Seattle Surge (0-5)
Read on to see how these seeds have built up the bracket below. Indeed, all twelve teams will be attending the event.
Format
In terms of format, there’s nothing new here for the Call of Duty League. Specifically, teams will find themselves in a Double Elimination Bracket. For those unaware, this means that those in the upper bracket have a cushion of falling into Losers’ while those in Losers’ only have one shot. Furthermore, entering the Grand Finals through the Upper Bracket gives the team the advantage of playing less matches.
Accordingly, the following is how the bracket will play out:
Schedule for the CDL Stage 3 Major (CET)
In terms of schedule, this is likely the biggest change for this event. Since previous events, the league is now moving to a 3 day schedule over 4 days. Basically, games will run from Thursday instead of Wednesday down to Sunday. Notably, please find the first few days listed below, with their allocated times:
Thursday 13th May – Friday 14th May 2021
- Paris Legion vs London Royal Ravens (21:00)
- Seattle Surge vs Los Angeles Guerillas (22:30)
- Dallas Empire vs Atlanta FaZe (00:00)
- Los Angeles Thieves vs Florida Mutineers (01:30)
Friday 14th May – Saturday 15th May 2021
- To Be Determined vs Minnesota Rokkr (21:00)
- To Be Determined vs OpTic Chicago (22:30)
- TBD vs Toronto Ultra (00:00)
- TBD vs New York Subliners (01:30)
Be sure to visit the CDL page for the entire schedule here.
Watch the CDL Stage 3 Major 2021 on esportsguide
You can also watch the CDL Stage 3 Major League live stream via our very own website. Providing an extensive list of the biggest esports together with streams for each esports match live today or upcoming matches.
Predictions for the Stage 3 Major
Predictions for Call of Duty have never been so excitingly skewed. Multiple teams are on the rise while others simply look unpredictable. Clearly, Toronto Ultra are the favourites for the event following their dominant group stage run. Behind them, many consider FaZe and possibly New York Subliners as likely candidates also. At the lower end of this list of favourites, I would place Minnesota Rokkr too.
On the downfall, Dallas Empire and OpTic Chicago haven’t convinced fans of their potential as of late. Further down, the likes of newly formed rosters such as Florida and Los Angeles Thieves together with London also look strong.
Otherwise, dark horses such as Los Angeles Guerillas, Paris Legion and Seattle Surge need to get moving if they want a chance to qualify for the big event at the end of the year.
That was our HTW for the CDL Stage 3 Major event.
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