The League returned for the Major 2 Qualifiers, giving fans some of the best series of the season in the opening weeks. While the top teams are still the ones on top of the standings, they have been pushed to the limit in multiple series so far.
Entering the third week of qualifiers for Major 2, Breaking Point has updated our rankings for the Rookie of the Year race. Players are ranked based on their performances from all matches so far into the season. These rankings will continue to change, as the new patch will spice up the competition, but this piece serves to give a great insight into how the season has gone so far!
Previous Rankings
Entering Major 2 Qualifiers - Feb 13th
Best Performance of the Qualifiers - Jan 22nd
Opening two-week performance - Jan 8th
Storylines to watch
Two Top Rookies Collide: In Week 4 of the Major 2 Qualifiers, the Seattle Surge will take on the Minnesota Rokkr. Both teams will be looking for wins to both climb the season CDL points leaderboard and possibly get into the Upper Bracket to start Major 2. With Lynz red-hot on the SMG and Abuzah back on the AR, this will be one of the best rookie matchups of the season.
New Rookies proving week: Gio & the Las Vegas Legion will take on the Boston Breach in Week 3 of the Major 2 Qualifiers. After finishing with a 1.05 KD and a 2-1 record in the first two weeks, Gio is knocking on the door to crack the Top 5 of the Rookie of the Year Ladder. Finishing the Qualifier strong & putting in a solid performance at the Major will certainly put Gio within the Top 5 and it all starts with a tilt against Snoopy & the Breach.
1) Thomas "Lynz" Gregorio - Minnesota RØKKR
Team Record: 5-6 Series Record, 21-22 Map Record, 75 CDL Points (4th)
Next Match: Sunday, February 18th vs Toronto Ultra at 4:30 pm EST
Form during Major 2 Quals: A
After breaking out during the Major, Lynz has continued to perform at a high level in the Major 2 Qualifiers. Currently, the French rookie has a 1.08 overall KD and 80.4 Slayer Rating. His best mode is SnD, as he has a 1.29 KD in the mode with 0.88 kills per round, 82.4% opening duel win rate, and 172.6 ADR. While the Rokkr are 0-3, Lynz has been doing everything he can to fight back.
Advanced Season Stats
Overall
KD: 1.05
Slayer Rating: 79.3
aKD: 1.09
TES: 58.1%
Hardpoint
KD: 1.02
Kills per 10 minutes: 21.4
Hill Time per 10 minutes: 43.9
Damage per 10 minutes: 3977.5
SND
KD: 1.21
Kills per round: 0.83
ADR: 164.2
Opening Duel Win Percentage: 61.8%
Control
KD: 1.03
Kills per 10 minutes: 18.3
Caps per ATK Round: 1.4
Damage per 10 minutes: 3348.5
2) Isaiah "Gwinn" Gwinn - Carolina Royal Ravens
Team Record: 2-7 Series Record, 12-24 Map Record, 25 CDL Points (10th)
Next Match: Friday, February 16th vs New York Subliners at 4:30 pm EST
Form during Major 2 Quals: B
Gwinn has continued to impress with the Carolina Royal Ravens. While the team initially struggled in week 1, they finished week 2 strong. They are currently 1-2 with a very manageable schedule ahead. Gwinn has led the team with the only positive overall KD at 1.07 and leads all rookies with an 81.2 Slayer Rating. His best mode is Control, where he leads Carolina in kills per 10 minutes (23.6), KD (1.25), and damage per 10 minutes (4314.6). If his SND improves the rest of the Stage, Gwinn could be back at the top of the Ladder.
Advanced Season Stats
Overall
KD: 1.03
Slayer Rating: 77.2
aKD: 0.95
TES: 58.6%
Hardpoint
KD: 1.07
Kills per 10 minutes: 22.0
Hill Time per 10 minutes: 56.8
Damage per 10 minutes: 4001.2
SND
KD: 0.71
Kills per round: 0.59
ADR: 144.3
Opening Duel Win Percentage: 42.1%
Control
KD: 1.14
Kills per 10 minutes: 20.2
Caps per ATK Round: 1.4
Damage per 10 minutes: 3785.5
3) Eric "Snoopy" Pérez - Boston Breach
Team Record: 2-6 Series Record, 14-19 Map Record, 20 CDL Points (11th)
Next Match: Saturday, February 17th vs Carolina Royal Ravens at 3:00 pm EST
Form during Major 2 Quals: A
While the top two players on the Rookie of the Year Ladder have been ahead of the pack, Snoopy has been crawling that deficit back with a great Major 2 Qualifier. Snoopy leads all rookies with a 1.10 overall KD and a 1.16 Hardpoint KD. The Mexican rookie is the only one to have a positive KD in each of the three gamemodes as well. With his new SMG duo Asim, Snoopy is playing his best Call of Duty of the season.
Advanced Season Stats
Overall
KD: 1.02
Slayer Rating: 80.0
aKD: 1.04
TES: 57.5%
Hardpoint
KD: 1.03
Kills per 10 minutes: 21.9
Hill Time per 10 minutes: 56.4
Damage per 10 minutes: 3937.5
SND
KD: 1.10
Kills per round: 0.78
ADR: 154.8
Opening Duel Win Percentage: 58.8%
Control
KD: 0.97
Kills per 10 minutes: 19.0
Caps per ATK Round: 1.4
Damage per 10 minutes: 3709.5
4) Jordan "abuzah" François - Seattle Surge
Team Record: 5-6 Series Record, 20-26 Map Record, 60 CDL Points (6th)
Next Match: Saturday, February 17th vs New York Subliners at 6:00 pm EST
Form during Major 2 Quals: B-
Seattle Surge have had a qualifier to forget, and there is still three more weeks to go. The break after Major 1 was tumultuous for the Surge, with iLLeY being benched in favor of Breszy. The move worked out well for Abuzah, bring in an old teammate and switched Abuzah from the SMG to AR role. Even with the team struggling, Abuzah currently has a 1.02 KD in Hardpoint & 1.18 in SND. In SND, the Beligan has 0.72 kills per round, 179.8 ADR, and 75.0% opening duel win rate. If the team can come together and improve throughout the stage, Abuzah should start to regain his individual form.
Advanced Season Stats
Overall
KD: 0.97
Slayer Rating: 74.6
aKD: 1.03
TES: 56.4%
Hardpoint
KD: 0.96
Kills per 10 minutes: 20.0
Hill Time per 10 minutes: 70.0
Damage per 10 minutes: 3811.1
SND
KD: 1.26
Kills per round: 0.79
ADR: 167.6
Opening Duel Win Percentage: 53.7%
Control
KD: 0.90
Kills per 10 minutes: 17.2
Caps per ATK Round: 1.5
Damage per 10 minutes: 3461.2
5) Justice "Estreal" McMillan - LA Guerrillas
Team Record: 4-7 Series Record, 17-25 Map Record, 50 CDL Points (8th)
Next Match: Sunday, February 18th vs Las Vegas Legion at 3:00 pm EST
Form during Major 2 Quals: B
The inconsistent year for the Guerrillas continues. After qualifying for the Upper Bracket for Major 1 and finishing Top 6, LA have started 0-2 in the current qualifiers. While individually Estreal has struggled in Hardpoint, he has been lights out in both SND and Control. For the qualifiers, Estreal has a 0.99 overall KD and a League-high 78.9% non-traded kill percentage. He has a 1.18 KD in SND and 1.14 KD in Control, leading LAG in slaying in both modes. Even with the team struggling, Estreal is playing very good Call of Duty.
Advanced Season Stats
Overall
KD: 0.96
Slayer Rating: 73.3
aKD: 0.93
TES: 56.6%
Hardpoint
KD: 0.92
Kills per 10 minutes: 20.2
Hill Time per 10 minutes: 53.9
Damage per 10 minutes: 3387.8
SND
KD: 0.81
Kills per round: 0.60
ADR: 125.1
Opening Duel Win Percentage: 47.6%
Control
KD: 1.07
Kills per 10 minutes: 19.8
Caps per ATK Round: 1.9
Damage per 10 minutes: 3718.7
