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Pred Sets Kills Record for Season with Seattle Surge Victory Against Los Angeles Guerrillas

The kill record has a new owner as Pred goes off against LAG at Call of Duty League Major 4.

Zack Patraw

Pred Sets Kills Record for Season with Seattle Surge Victory Against Los Angeles Guerrillas
Pred Sets Kills Record for Season with Seattle Surge Victory Against Los Angeles Guerrillas /

In a win-or-go-home match, Seattle Surge matched up against Los Angeles in the Losers Bracket at the Call of Duty League Major 4. After losing to Atlanta FaZe the day before, this is a must-win for Seattle, who's currently considered one of the hottest teams in the CDL.

Seattle had FaZe's number coming into Major 4. They started the match right, beating FaZe 250-229 in Hotel Hardpoint. But it was downhill from there. FaZe took the next three rounds, dropping Seattle to the Losers Bracket and one loss away from having their Major 4 Championship hopes stripped away from them.

When a team comes off a loss, it's interesting to see how they handle those situations. Being a better team than the Guerrillas, the expectation was that they would quickly take care of business. 

The way Seattle was playing, specifically Pred, it appeared that that would be the case. The entire team was flying around the map, finding kill after kill through the first round of Hydro Hardpoint, which they took 250-209.

Seattle played well enough to win the next round of Fortress SnD but fell just short, dropping the round 6-4 to the Guerrillas.

The third game of Asilo Control is where things got interesting. Seattle was flying around the map, making things nearly impossible for the Guerrillas. Seattle went up 2-0 in what looked like the most dominant Control performance we've seen this year. They allowed the Guerrillas to climb back into the game, finally putting them away 3-2.

They gave away the Embassy Hardpoint in the next round, 250-194. The last thing Seattle wanted was to go to a game five SnD, which is one of their worst game modes on LAN this year. The Guerrillas made it an interesting game, bringing it to a 5-4 game before Pred clutched up the final two kills at the end of round ten.

Seattle gets a big win to keep their Major 4 Championship hopes alive, and they have Pred to thank for that. He was flying around the map, having a positive K/D in all five games. He ended the match with 119 kills, setting the 2023 Call of Duty League record in kills for an entire match, breaking the previous record held by OpTic Texas Brandon "Dashy" Otell (115). 

Who has the most kills in a match in the CDL this year?

Amer "Pred" Zulbeari

  • Map 1: 27 Kills 21 Deaths
  • Map 2: 13 Kills 6 Deaths
  • Map 3: 33 Kills 21 Deaths
  • Map 4: 33 Kills 31 Deaths
  • Map 5: 13 Kills 5 Deaths
  • Total: 119 Kills 84 Deaths

How to Watch the Call of Duty League

Viewers can watch the 2023 Call of Duty League through the Call of Duty Twitch and YouTube channels. If you are watching on Twitch, be sure to link your Activision and Twitch accounts to receive Twitch Drops during eligible events. The CDL will take place every Friday-Sunday over the course of four weeks.

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Zack Patraw
ZACK PATRAW

Zack is the Publishing Manager for Esports Illustrated. He grew up playing videos as a kid, mainly sports games and the Call of Duty series. Before his work at Esports Illustrated, Zack published content for the NFL Draft for various sites since 2017, including partner sites on FanNation and has appeared on various shows across the country and videos across the FanNation group. Outside of work, Zack enjoys spending time with his wife and three children. He loves playing football and video games with his son, taking his two daughters to get their favorite treats, and binge-watching shows with his wife. Zack began covering Esports at the end of 2022, mainly covering the Call of Duty League.

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