{"id":279,"date":"2025-06-27T21:20:27","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T21:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/venquorladise.com\/?p=279"},"modified":"2025-07-23T09:20:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T09:20:16","slug":"los-angeles-thieves-dumped-out-of-2025-cdl-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/venquorladise.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/27\/los-angeles-thieves-dumped-out-of-2025-cdl-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Thieves dumped out of 2025 CDL Championship"},"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\/la-thieves-cdl-champs-elimination-large.jpg\" alt=\"Image of Los Angeles Thieves holding CDL Major trophy\" class=\"wp-image-192021\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image credit: Call of Duty League<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6880a838e6855\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Widely considered favourites for the 2025 <strong>Call of Duty League (CDL)<\/strong> <strong>Championship<\/strong>, the <strong>Los Angeles Thieves<\/strong> have been eliminated early from the tournament.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6880a838e6e74\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>The franchise lost to Vancouver Surge in the first elimination round to suffer a swift exit from the  <strong>Call of Duty: Black Ops 6<\/strong> season-ending event.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"keep-reading \" id=\"kr-6880a838e7d4d\">\n<div class=\"heading section__title \"><span>Keep Reading<\/span><\/div>\n<ul class=\"d-flex flex-column\">\n<li id=\"post-188209\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/06\/call-of-duty-black-ops-7-reveal\">Call of Duty Black Ops 7 revealed ahead of Championship Weekend<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"post-186862\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/06\/call-of-duty-season-5-esports-world-cup-clash\">Call of Duty&#8217;s Season 5 update to clash with Esports World Cup<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"post-185658\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/05\/los-angeles-thieves-win-back-to-back-call-of-duty-league-majors\">Los Angeles Thieves win back-to-back Call of Duty League Majors<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-heading-6880a838e8adc\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"disappointment_for_los_angeles_thieves-2\">Disappointment For Los Angeles Thieves<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6880a838e9103\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>After winning two of the four regular-season Majors, Los Angeles headed into <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/03\/overactive-media-cdl-championship-weekend-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Championship Weekend <\/a><\/strong>as the top seed after scoring 540 CDL Points. With the top seed, the team opened its Champs campaign against <strong>Boston Breach<\/strong>, a franchise that spent most of the season battling for qualification.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6880a838e9719\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Despite demonstrating some impressive Hardpoint gameplay against Boston Breach, LA Thieves struggled in Search and Destroy, with its opponent outwitting any strategy to send the tournament favourites into the elimination bracket.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6880a838e9d26\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Los Angeles Thieves would then battle against <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/06\/call-of-duty-league-championship-vancouver-surge-preview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vancouver Surge<\/a><\/strong> earlier today to keep its Champs hopes alive. Vancouver Surge kicked off proceedings with a 250-218 win on Red Card Hardpoint to put LA Thieves on the back foot immediately. The momentum continued to favour Vancouver Surge in Red Card Search and Destroy, winning 6-4 to take a surprise 2-0 lead.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6880a838ea337\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>A resilient effort shown by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CODLeague\/status\/1938690971450945689\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LA Thieves<\/a><\/strong> in game two led many to believe that the organisation could extend the series beyond three maps. However, despite its best efforts, Vancouver Surge secured Vault Control with a 3-2 score line to complete a shock 3-0 sweep.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6880a838ea92b\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>As a result of the defeat, LA Thieves became the first team eliminated from the 2025 CDL Championship, a stark contrast from lifting the trophy.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-heading-6880a838eaf6a\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"will_la_thieves_make_a_roster_change-2\">Will LA Thieves Make A Roster Change?<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6880a838eb571\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>With the CDL season now over for LA Thieves, several franchises are expected to make changes to their starting lineup to prepare for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.callofduty.com\/uk\/en\/blackops7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Call of Duty: Black Ops 7<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s release.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6880a838ebb6c\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Treyarch\u2019s latest instalment in Activision\u2019s first-person shooter franchise is expected to add a range of new gameplay mechanics, which could influence the direction franchises could take when building a new roster.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6880a838ec168\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>However, considering LA Thieves won two Majors this season, a potential immediate roster change is unlikely for the time being.\u00a0 For LA Thieves, attention turns towards the Esports World Cup, where the team will compete under the <strong>100 Thieves <\/strong>banner for an opportunity to end the year on a high.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/06\/los-angeles-thieves-cdl-champs-elimination\">Los Angeles Thieves dumped out of 2025 CDL Championship<\/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 Widely considered favourites for the 2025 Call of Duty League (CDL) Championship, the Los Angeles Thieves have been eliminated early from the tournament.\u00a0 The franchise lost to Vancouver Surge in the first elimination round to suffer a swift exit from the Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 season-ending event. 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