{"id":326,"date":"2022-03-15T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/virlan.com\/game\/?p=326"},"modified":"2022-03-15T07:08:18","modified_gmt":"2022-03-15T11:08:18","slug":"call-of-duty-league-2022-major-and-post-major-power-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/virlan.com\/game\/trends\/call-of-duty-league-2022-major-and-post-major-power-rankings\/","title":{"rendered":"Call of Duty League 2022 Major and Post-Major Power Rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Major 2 qualifiers<\/strong> are officially underway, with some new-look squads taking to the server and getting their journey to the Minnesota R\u00d8KKR LAN underway. Here are our updated CDL<\/strong> power rankings after week 1 of Major 2 qualifiers<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Call of Duty League 2022 power rankings: Major 2 Qualifiers (Week 1)<\/h2>\n

Paris Legion have entered Major 2<\/strong> with two new players in Jimbo and GRVTY, while the New York Subliners brought Neptune back into the fold after an unsuccessful couple of weeks with Royalty.<\/p>\n

Towards the top of the standings, London Royal Ravens<\/strong> are playing with PaulEhx as a sub for Gismo, who has gone back to the UK for personal reasons.<\/p>\n

How did that affect results though and, ultimately, the CDL power rankings<\/strong>? Here\u2019s what changed.<\/p>\n

CDL power rankings<\/h3>\n

12. New York Subliners (-)<\/h4>\n

It just goes from bad to worse for the Subliners, who, despite clearly having the make-up of a championship-winning side, are barely even a map-winning side.<\/p>\n

They\u2019re not good at Hardpoint<\/strong>, the roster is a mess, and nobody can even figure out why it\u2019s going so horribly wrong for this team. Something needs to change soon, and the Subliners<\/strong> could be due a huge overhaul.<\/p>\n

11. Paris Legion (-)<\/h4>\n

Paris didn\u2019t look great, and there are some clear growing pains with their two newest recruits, but there are still signs of promise there.<\/p>\n

The fact they\u2019re not bottom of our power rankings isn\u2019t so much a testament to Paris\u2019 ability, but more so how poor Subliners<\/strong> look despite having a championship side on paper.<\/p>\n

10. LA Guerrillas (-1)<\/h4>\n

LA Guerrillas have shown flickers of brilliance, but they\u2019re few and far between and, at this point, results should be a major cause for concern.<\/p>\n

3-0 losses to Florida Mutineers<\/strong> and Paris Legion should be downright embarrassing for this group of players, and it might take a miracle to see them become even a top 6 team, let alone championship contenders.<\/p>\n

9. Florida Mutineers (+1)<\/h4>\n

The Mutineers looked great against both the Guerrillas and Subliners, winning both matches 3-0 convincingly.<\/p>\n

The biggest issue with this side is that their wins only come against bottom-of-the-table squads. Their only other wins this season have come against Paris and Seattle \u2014 we\u2019ll need to see them beat a genuine top-half team before moving them up the power rankings.<\/p>\n

8. Minnesota R\u00d8KKR (-)<\/h4>\n

A loss to Ultra was expected, but they had to pull off some heroics to beat a Paris Legion<\/strong> side that is still yet to win a regular-season game.<\/p>\n

Paris had rookie Jimbo dropping a 0.49 KD and R\u00d8KKR still struggled to notch the win, in a match that could have spelled disaster for the 2021 Stage 5 Major winners<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

7. Seattle Surge (-)<\/h4>\n

Seattle Surge have really fallen off since their fiery hot start to the season. At one point they were a clear-cut top two team in the game, but have since gradually fallen further and further from the top.<\/p>\n

They would have moved up this week following their victory over FaZe, but their loss to Breach meant they had to stay below the Boston side.<\/p>\n

6. Boston Breach (-)<\/h4>\n

Boston beat Seattle Surge 3-1<\/strong> in their only match of the weekend, which turned out to be pretty big considering Seattle then beat FaZe 3-2 the next day.<\/p>\n

Next week\u2019s matchups against Minnesota R\u00d8KKR and Toronto Ultra should give us an idea of where exactly Boston stands among the top teams.<\/p>\n

5. LA Thieves (-)<\/h4>\n

This could be a very different list if LA Thieves<\/strong> had clutched up in that game 5, round 11 against OpTic Texas, but ultimately they just couldn\u2019t do it.<\/p>\n

Thieves definitely have the capacity to go head-to-head against the very best \u2014 they just really need to get these close matches over the line.<\/p>\n

4. Toronto Ultra (-)<\/h4>\n

Bance and Cammy Toronto Ultra CDL playersCall of Duty League<\/strong>
With some work on certain modes, Toronto Ultra could be winning championships once again.
Toronto Ultra\u2019s win over Minnesota R\u00d8KKR was convincing enough, and they looked as good as ever.<\/p>\n

If they want to move up, though, they\u2019re going to have to beat some top teams \u2014 or see those top teams lose more.<\/p>\n

3. Atlanta FaZe (-1)<\/h4>\n

Atlanta FaZe are undoubtedly one of the best teams in the game, but they\u2019ve had moments this year where they simply don\u2019t look as formidable as in Cold War.<\/p>\n

They could definitely take down any team on their day, but cheap losses to the likes of Seattle Surge prove there\u2019s work to be done.<\/p>\n

2. London Royal Ravens (+1)<\/h4>\n

London might have been playing with a substitute, but such is the prowess of this squad that you would hardly have noticed.<\/p>\n

London beat New York Subliners then dropped LA Thieves<\/strong> with relative ease, hence moving up, thanks to FaZe\u2019s strange loss to Seattle Surge. PaulEhx also proved he should be on a CDL franchise across just two matches, so don\u2019t be surprised to see more of him in the future.<\/p>\n

1. OpTic Texas (-)<\/h4>\n

OpTic Texas remain top of the power rankings following their victory over LA Thieves<\/strong>, but they didn\u2019t make it easy.<\/p>\n

While many were expecting a 3-0, or perhaps a 3-1 given the maps, OpTic went all the way to a game 5 round 11, not looking quite as dominant as they did at Major 1. Nonetheless, they retain their top spot and still look like the best team in the game.<\/p>\n