The Atlanta FaZe blew by the Boston Breach for a 3-0 victory on Saturday in the quarterfinals of the Call of Duty Modern Warfare III event at the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Atlanta prevailed 250-209 on Rio Hardpoint before taking Invasion Search & Destroy 6-3 and Invasion Control 3-1. The FaZe are headed to the semifinals to face OpTic Gaming, who beat Cloud9 3-1.
The $1.8 million tournament began with 16 teams divided into four groups for double-elimination action involving best-of-five matches. The top two teams in each group advanced to the single-elimination playoffs, which features best-of-five matches until the best-of-seven grand final on Sunday.
The winning side will earn $600,000 and 1,000 Esports World Cup club points. The runner-up will receive $320,000 and 600 points.
After falling on 6 Star twice — losing 250-149 in Hardpoint and 6-1 on Search & Destroy — Cloud9 stayed alive with a 3-0 shutout on Karachi Control. However, OpTic answered with a 250-239 victory on Rio Hardpoint to move on to the semifinals.
In Saturday’s other quarterfinal matches, 100 Thieves and the Vancouver Surge both beat their respective opponents 3-2.
100 Thieves fell behind 2-1 in their match with the Toronto Ultra, but they rallied to win 250-201 on Sub Base Hardpoint and 6-4 on Karachi Search & Destroy.
Vancouver was also down 2-1, but it then topped the Carolina Royals Ravens on Rio Hardpoint (250-113) and Invasion Search & Destroy (6-2) to complete the comeback.
The tournament concludes Sunday with the semifinals and the grand final:
–OpTic Gaming vs. Atlanta FaZe (semifinals)
–100 Thieves vs. Vancouver Surge (semifinals)
–Winner of OpTic Gaming/Atlanta FaZe vs. winner of 100 Thieves/Vancouver Surge (grand final)
Call of Duty Modern Warfare III event at the Esports World Cup prize pool, with money and Esports World Cup club points
1. $600,000, 1,000 points
2. $320,000, 600 points
3-4. $160,000, 275 points
5-8. $80,000, 60 points — Cloud9, Boston Breach, Toronto Ultra, Carolina Royal Ravens
9-12. $40,000, no points — Las Vegas Legion, Gentle Mates, Stallions, Lore Gaming
13-16. $20,000, no points — OMiT Brooklyn, G2 Esports, Team Heretics, Team Falcons
–Field Level Media
