Los Angeles Thieves are the CDL 2023 Stage 4 Major Champions

The fourth stage of the Call of Duty League 2023 season is over, and Los Angeles Thieves pulled off a pleasant surprise by taking down the green wall, OpTic Texas, in the grand finale of Major IV and taking home the champions trophy.

After six thrilling games, the Californian team left OpTic Texas with their second consecutive runner-up finish. In addition, the Thieves signed a completely clean run during Major IV and inflicted the only two defeats suffered by OpTic in the fourth stage.

Moreover, this victory becomes a back-to-back for LA Thieves, as let’s remember that they also won the Major IV in the 2022 season, defeating the New York Subliners with a score of 5-3.

LA Thieves smash the green wall to become Major IV champions

The last day of action in the CDL 2023 Major IV was full of emotions from start to finish, as we must remember that up to six matches were played during the day, including the Grand Final.

Both LA Thieves and OpTic Texas deserved to be in this defining match. Both teams excelled throughout the fourth stage, from the online qualifiers to the main event. However, LA Thieves was the one who was able to take the victory and thus be crowned for the second consecutive time in a Major IV.

The fall of the green wall began in the Winners Bracket final, when LA Thieves pulled off a remarkable 3-1 victory. Sam “Octane” Larew made life miserable for the OpTic boys throughout the series.

As a result, OpTic had to play for their lives in the Elimination Bracket against Atlanta FaZe, who in turn had knocked off the New York Subliners by a score of 3-2. Then, in the final of the Lower Bracket, OpTic Texas beat the New York Subliners with a score of 3-0 to qualify for the Grand Final.

LA Thieves vs. OpTic Texas – Grand Final Recap

There is no doubt that the Grand Final was very exciting from start to finish, as the teams started with a spectacular give-and-take making all the fans at home jump out of their chairs. LA Thieves won the first game of the series 250-200 at Zarqwa Hydroelectric (Hardpoint). Immediately after, OpTic Texas hit back with an excellent win at Breenbergh Hotel (Search&Destroy) with a 6-3.

Things continued the same way, as the next match at Himmelmatt Expo (Control) was won by the Thieves 3-1. OpTic hit again at Al Bagra Fortress (Hardpoint) to level the series 2-2.

We all expected the series to be decided in seven games, as the trend of the match and the results indicated so. However, LA Thieves had an ace up their sleeve in this series, and they pulled it out in El Asilo, which was the map that served as the venue for the Californian team to win in Search&Destroy (6-4) and Control (3-2), to take the series victory 4-2 and become Major IV champions.

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