{"id":265,"date":"2025-06-29T18:19:35","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T18:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/venquorladise.com\/?p=265"},"modified":"2025-07-23T09:19:58","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T09:19:58","slug":"cdl-championship-2025-day-three-faze-elimnated-vancouver-surge-reaches-grand-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/venquorladise.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/29\/cdl-championship-2025-day-three-faze-elimnated-vancouver-surge-reaches-grand-final\/","title":{"rendered":"CDL Championship 2025 Day Three: FaZe elimnated, Vancouver Surge reaches Grand Final"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/venquorladise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/optic-texas-cdl-champs-2025-large.jpg\" alt=\"Image of OpTic Texas standing on stage at CDL Champs 2025\" class=\"wp-image-192103\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image credit: Call of Duty League<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6880a838c3be0\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>The <strong>Call of Duty League (CDL) Championship 2025<\/strong> event continues to offer plenty of surprises as the third day of the season-ending tournament comes to an end.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6880a838c4279\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>While <strong>OpTic Texas<\/strong> and <strong>Vancouver Surge <\/strong>managed to reach the Grand Final, <strong>Atlanta FaZe <\/strong>became one of the latest teams to be eliminated.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"keep-reading \" id=\"kr-6880a838c4f3f\">\n<div class=\"heading section__title \"><span>Keep Reading<\/span><\/div>\n<ul class=\"d-flex flex-column\">\n<li id=\"post-192030\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/06\/cdl-championship-2025-day-2-recap-optic-royal-ravens\">CDL Championship 2025 Day Two: Royal Ravens eliminated, OpTic marches on<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"post-192020\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/06\/los-angeles-thieves-cdl-champs-elimination\">Los Angeles Thieves dumped out of 2025 CDL Championship<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"post-191303\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/06\/scump-scuf-gaming-collaboration\">Scump and SCUF unveil latest collab ahead of CDL Championship<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-heading-6880a838c5d64\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"atlanta_faze_bested_by_miami_hereticsnbsp-2\">Atlanta FaZe Bested By Miami Heretics&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/venquorladise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/miami-heretics-cdl-champs-2025-large.jpg\" alt=\"Image of Miami Heretics celebrating on stage at CDL Championship 2025\" class=\"wp-image-192104\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image credit: Call of Duty League<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6880a838c6427\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>The opening elimination match saw Atlanta FaZe compete against a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/06\/call-of-duty-league-championship-2025-miami-heretics-preview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Miami Heretics<\/a> <\/strong>roster looking to represent Europe on Call of Duty\u2019s biggest stage. A nail-biting Skyline Hardpoint went in favour of Miami Heretics with a 250-233 scoreline to secure the lead against a team many consider to be contending for the overall victory.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6880a838c6a74\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Miami Heretics kept the ball rolling in Protocol Search and Destroy. Despite some accidental friendly fire from <strong>David \u2018RenKor\u2019 Isern<\/strong>, the all-Spanish lineup secured the map 6-3 to place Atlanta FaZe on the back foot heading into game three.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6880a838c708a\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>After winning the first two Majors of the regular season, Atlanta FaZe attempted to bounce back in Protocol Control, but it was Miami Heretics that managed to hold strong, scoring a 3-0 victory to complete a convincing 3-0 sweep.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-heading-6880a838c76b5\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"vancouver_surge_wins_canadian_clash-2\">Vancouver Surge Wins Canadian Clash<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/venquorladise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/vancouver-surge-cdl-champs-2025-large.jpg\" alt=\"Image of Vancouver Surge Abuzah shouting while on stage at CDL Championship 2025\" class=\"wp-image-192105\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image credit: Call of Duty League<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6880a838c7dbd\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/06\/toronto-ultra-amd-partnership-extension\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Toronto Ultra<\/a><\/strong> looked to keep its tournament hopes alive in an all-Canadian clash against <strong>Vancouver Surge<\/strong>. Vault Hardpoint went in favour of Vancouver Surge with a hard-fought 250-235 score line. Some impeccable plays from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cod-esports.fandom.com\/wiki\/Nastie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Byron \u2018Nastie\u2019 Plumridge<\/a><\/strong> saw Vancouver Surge pull ahead in Protocol Search and Destroy, taking the map 6-4 and a 2-0 lead over the hometown franchise.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6880a838c83c1\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Even with the support of the crowd, Toronto Ultra struggled to overturn the momentum established by Vancouver Surge. Vancouver Surge swept aside Toronto Ultra 3-0 on Vault Control to wrap up the series 3-0 to send Toronto Ultra home with a top-six finish.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6880a838c89bb\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Having reached two Grand Finals earlier in the year, Vancouver Surge looks to have peaked at the right time as it looks to earn a place in its third.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-heading-6880a838c8fc5\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"optic_texas_and_vancouver_surge_book_grand_final_place-2\">OpTic Texas And Vancouver Surge Book Grand Final Place<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6880a838c95b8\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>The winner\u2019s bracket final featured the seventh and eighth seeds of <strong>Boston Breach<\/strong> and <strong>OpTic Texas<\/strong> faced off for a place in the Grand Final. The Green Wall stood strong in Vault Hardpoint and dominated from the outset to secure a 250-73 victory to open proceedings.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6880a838c9c18\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>The team that struggled for the majority of the regular season looked like a distant memory, as OpTic Texas secured Protocol Search and Destroy with a convincing 6-1 victory, leaving Boston Breach with an impossible mountain to climb<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6880a838ca27e\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Boston Breach showed signs of life in Hacienda Control to take the map to a deciding fifth round, but OpTic Texas held strong, taking the map 3-2 and the series 3-0 to become the first team to earn a place in the Grand Final.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6880a838ca8a7\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Elsewhere, Vancouver Surge battled against Miami Heretics for a place in the elimination final. Vancouver Surge outlasted the all-Spanish roster in a thrilling five-game series that went down to the wire. Vancouver Surge managed to win Red Card Search and Destroy 6-5 to eliminate a defiant Miami Heretics with a top-six placement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6880a838caec0\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>With Vancouver Surge advancing, Boston Breach would await the Canadian franchise in the elimination bracket final. Vancouver Surge opened the series with a 250-235 victory on Rewind Hardpoint for the early lead. Boston Breach equalised the series with a convincing 6-2 win on Rewind Search and Destroy, continuing its excellent form in the game mode.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6880a838cb4ca\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>The momentum turned in favour of the Vancouver Surge once more, scoring a 3-0 sweep on Vault Control to earn a slender 2-1 series lead, putting the franchise one step away from the Grand Final. However, Boston Breach wasn\u2019t done yet. A 250-188 win on Skyline Hardpoint was enough to force a game five.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6880a838cbb31\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Vancouver Surge managed to overcome Boston Breach\u2019s strong Search and Destroy gameplay on Red Card, taking the map 6-2 and the series 3-2 to secure the second place in the CDL Championship 2025 Grand Final.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-heading-6880a838cc153\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"whats_next_in_cdl_championship_2025-2\">What\u2019s Next in CDL Championship 2025<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6880a838cc75b\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>With OpTic Texas and Vancouver Surge remaining in the tournament, the two franchises will compete in the final of the CDL Championship 2025 event for a chance to be crowned champion.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6880a838ccd5e\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Fans can watch the Grand Final by tuning into the CDL\u2019s <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCbLIqv9Puhyp9_ZjVtfOy7w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube channel<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/06\/cdl-championship-2025-day-3-recap\">CDL Championship 2025 Day Three: FaZe elimnated, Vancouver Surge reaches Grand Final<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\">Esports Insider<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image credit: Call of Duty League The Call of Duty League (CDL) Championship 2025 event continues to offer plenty of surprises as the third day of the season-ending tournament comes to an end.&nbsp; While OpTic Texas and Vancouver Surge managed to reach the Grand Final, Atlanta FaZe became one of the latest teams to be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":268,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/venquorladise.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/venquorladise.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/venquorladise.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/venquorladise.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/venquorladise.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=265"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/venquorladise.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":272,"href":"https:\/\/venquorladise.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265\/revisions\/272"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/venquorladise.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/venquorladise.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/venquorladise.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/venquorladise.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}