Riyadh Falcons sweep two 3-0 matches

Riyadh Falcons opened the Call of Duty League Stage 3 Major with the cleanest record in Friday’s group play, sweeping both of their matches 3-0 in Atlanta. The official CDL schedule shows the Falcons beat Cloud9 New York 3-0 and then beat FaZe Vegas 3-0 in Group D on May 15. (callofdutyleague.com) Field Level Media reported the Falcons were the only team to post two 3-0 results on opening day. The event runs May 15-17 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, according to the league’s event page. The result put Riyadh at the top of Group D after two matches, while FaZe Vegas also advanced out of the group despite the loss to the Falcons. (callofdutyleague.com) Cloud9 New York and ROC Esports did not win the group. Saturday’s playoff bracket lists Paris Gentle Mates as Riyadh’s next opponent. ### Which teams did Riyadh Falcons beat on Friday? The official CDL schedule lists Riyadh Falcons’ first win as a 3-0 result over Cloud9 New York on Friday in Group D. Later in the same group, Riyadh beat FaZe Vegas by the same 3-0 score. Both matches were part of the opening day of Stage 3 Major group play in Atlanta. (callofdutyleague.com) Field Level Media said Riyadh was the lone team to complete two 3-0 sweeps on Friday. Other group winners also went unbeaten, but not all of them did it without dropping a map. (callofdutyleague.com) ### How did the rest of the group winners fare? OpTic Texas, Toronto KOI and Los Angeles Thieves also won both of their Friday matches to finish as group champions, Field Level Media reported. The official schedule shows OpTic beat OMiT 3-0 and G2 Minnesota 3-1 in Group A, Toronto KOI beat Huntsmen 3-0 and Miami Heretics 3-1 in Group B, and Los Angeles Thieves beat Project Notorious 3-1 and Boston Breach 3-0 in Group C. (callofdutyleague.com) Miami Heretics, Paris Gentle Mates, G2 Minnesota and FaZe Vegas took the remaining playoff berths, according to Field Level Media’s roundup of the day. Those eight teams moved on from the four groups into Saturday’s bracket. (newsbreak.com) ### How was this tournament set up in Atlanta? The Call of Duty League event page says Major III is being held May 15-17 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. Liquipedia’s tournament page lists 16 teams in the field and a $365,000 prize pool for the offline event organized by Activision and DreamHack. (callofdutyleague.com) Field Level Media reported that all 12 CDL teams began play alongside four outside qualifiers, split into four groups in the opening phase. Matches are best-of-five until the best-of-seven grand final on Sunday, and the winning team receives $150,000 and 100 CDL points, according to that report. (newsbreak.com) ### Did any non-league teams break through? Field Level Media reported that no Challengers teams reached the elimination bracket. The outside qualifiers were part of the 16-team field, but the playoff spots went to league-affiliated teams after Friday’s group matches. (callofdutyleague.com) The official schedule reflects that outcome by listing only advancing teams such as Toronto KOI, G2 Minnesota, Los Angeles Thieves, FaZe Vegas, OpTic Texas, Miami Heretics, Paris Gentle Mates and Riyadh Falcons in Saturday’s bracket. (newsbreak.com) ### Who does Riyadh Falcons play next? Saturday’s official CDL schedule lists Paris Gentle Mates against Riyadh Falcons at 11:30 a.m. local time in Atlanta. The same slate also includes G2 Minnesota against Toronto KOI, FaZe Vegas against Los Angeles Thieves, and Miami Heretics against OpTic Texas. (newsbreak.com) Sunday, May 17, is reserved for the final rounds, with the grand final scheduled for 12:30 p.m. local time on the league schedule. The tournament winner will take the title at Major III before the season moves on to Major IV qualifiers later in May. (callofdutyleague.com)