LA Thieves first team eliminated from CoD Champs 2023, ending back-to-back title hopes
There will be no repeat champion at the 2023 Call of Duty League Championship, as the Seattle Surge eliminated the defending champions, the Los Angeles Thieves, with a 3-2 victory today to advance to the elimination bracket’s second round.
Seattle, who had struggled for much of the latter part of the season, came out hot in the series’ first map. Led by their second-year duo of Sib and Pred, who dropped 1.44 and 1.33 K/Ds, respectively, the Surge took the Embassy Hardpoint by a count of 250-161. All four members of Seattle dropped at least 23 kills, with veteran AR player Accuracy leading the lobby with 26 kills while also dealing the most damage in the lobby.