The last stage in qualifying for Call of Duty’s premier league is almost here, and the best teams in the world will attempt to become one of the 16 squads in the 2019 CWL Pro League.
With OpTic Gaming, Splyce, eUnited, and Luminosity already qualifying for the pro league at CWL Las Vegas in December, only 12 spots remain. To fill those spots, 28 of the best Call of Duty teams will compete from Jan. 16 to 20 in an offline qualifier at the MLG Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
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Here is a viewer’s guide to the 2019 CWL Pro League Qualifier.
Stream
The CWL Pro League Qualifier can be viewed starting at 11am CT on Wednesday, Jan. 16 via both MLG’s website and the official Call of Duty Twitch channel.
Format
The 28 teams are split into four groups of seven teams each. The top two teams from each group will automatically qualify for the CWL Pro League. The teams that place third, fourth, and fifth in each group will be placed into a double-elimination bracket to determine the final four qualifying teams, while the bottom two squads in each pool will be eliminated.
Teams
The top 12 teams from this 28-team tournament will qualify for the CWL Pro League, which will span several months and offer $700,000 in prizes. The teams were placed into one of four pool play groups via a random drawing on Jan. 8.
Here are the pool play groups for the CWL Pro League Qualifier.
Pool A
Team Sween: Shea “QwiKeR” Sweeney, Connor “Weeman” Chilton, Nick Nolson, Dylan Henderson, and Brian “Braaain” Fairlamb
Team Reciprocity: Thomas “Tommey” Trewren, Bradley “Wuskin” Marshall, Sean “Seany” O’Connor, Zach “Zed” Denyer, and Denholm “Denz” Taylor
FaZe Clan: Tommy “ZooMaa” Paparatto, Dillon “Attach” Price, Preston “Priestahh” Greiner, James Crowder, and McArthur “Cellium” Jovel
Project 18: Ted “TeddyRecKs” Kim, Vlad “Ramby” Sanchez, Tanner “Super” Bowen, Alex “Zaptius” Bonilla, and Michael “Apox” Williams
FC Black: Tanner “Mosh” Clark, Timothy “Phantomz” Landis, Paul “Tisch” Tischler, Thomas “GRVTY” Malin, and “Asim”
Team 3G: Niall Sunderland, Josh “Creza” Burman, Deleo Devitt, Bradley “endurAAA” Hughes, and Kian “Keza”
Enigma6: Jordon General, Steven “Diabolic” Rivero, Matthew “KiSMET” Tinsley, Kade Jones, and Bradley “Frosty” Bergstrom
Pool B
Lightning Pandas: Dylan “MadCat” Daly, Joshua-Lee “Joshh” Sheppard, David “Dqvee” Davies, Alex “Alexx” Carpenter, and Adam “Peatie” Peate
Team Envy: Patrick “ACHES” Price, Adam “Assault” Garcia, Justin “SiLLY” Fargo-Palmer, Bryan “Apathy” Zhelyazkov, and Cuyler “Huke” Garland
G2 Esports: Martin Chino, Jacob “Decemate” Cato, Rasim “Blazt” Ogresevic, Anthony “Methodz” Zinni, and Andres Lacefield
Heretics KFC: Alejandro “Lucky” López, Juan “JurNii” Antonio González, Jorge “MethodZ” Bancells, Endika “Sukry” Andres, and Adrian “MeTTalZz” Serrano
Tainted Minds: Hayden “Damage” Handakas, Giancarlo “Nimble” Vagnini, Kainen “Swiftazor” Kini, Jayden “Setzyy” Hewitt, and Mark “Zepa” Zepackic
Fact Revolution: Gurdip “SunnyB” Bains, Cameron “Cammy” McKilligan, Sam “Chain” Dineley, Adam “Defrag” Mathews, and Jack “Maple” McCartney
Vodafone Giants: Antonio “TojoR” Jordà, Iván “YaKo” Rodríguez, Alejandro “Inven” Martin, Jose “Pepo” Morte, and Ángel “envdiaN” Miranda
Pool C
SpaceLy’s team: Michael “SpaceLy” Schmale, Chance “Maux” Moncivaez, Michael “MajorManiak” Szymaniak, Jared “Nagafen” Harrell, and Colt “Havok” McLendon
100 Thieves: Kenny Williams, Maurice “Fero” Henriquez, Sam “Octane” Larew, Austin “SlasheR” Liddicoat, and Ian “Enable” Wyatt
Pittsburgh Knights: Christopher “Parasite” Duarte, Adam “GodRx” Brown, Casey “Pandur” Romano, Richard “Ricky” Stacy, and Renato “Saints” Forza
Excelerate Gaming: Christopher “ProFeeZy” Astudillo, Ethan “FA5TBALLA” Wedgeworth, Michael “Beehzy” Said, Austin “Believe” Smith, and Mike “MRuiz” Ruiz
Midnight Esports: Eric “JetLi” Phan, Carson “Brack” Newberry, Saul “Parzelion” Masse-Siguenza, Dylan “Envoy” Hannon, and Devin “LlamaGod” Tran
Overtime Esport: Wailers Locart, Ryan “ZeeK” Lapierre, Lucas “rizK” Derambure, Paul “Breszy” Breszynski, and Nathan “Natshay” Dupuis
Mazer Gaming: Joesph “Destiny” DeLillo, Michael “Vicious” Santos, Joey “SupremeAgility” Torres, “Newbz,” and “Wrecks”
Pool D
Evil Geniuses: John “Xotic” Bruno, Tyler “FeLo” Johnson, Jevon “Goonjar” Gooljar-Lim, Matthew “Royalty” Faithfull, and Brice Faccento
Red Reserve: Joseph “Joee” Pinnington, Rhys “Rated” Price, Trei “Zer0” Morris, Matthew “Skrapz” Marshall, and Ben Bance
UYU: Mehran “Mayhem” Anjomshoa, Nicholas “Proto” Maldonado, Cesar “Skyz” Bueno, Tristan “Spoof” Green, and Adian “GorgoKnight” Provenzano
Mindfreak: Conrad “Shockz” Rymarek, Lincoln “Fighta” Ferguson, Luke “Louqa” Rigas, Daniel “Swifty” Hickey, and Jai “Beastn” Boone
The Imperial: Jordan “Reedy” Reed, Billy “Hawqeh” Harris, Stephen “Vortex” Allen, Tom “Moose” Handley, and Bjarne “Denza” Sleebus
Movistar Riders: Alejandro “PuNi” Navarro, Samuel “Sammy” Mateos, Daniel “Supraaz” Lechuga, Daniel “Oney” Flórez, and Enrique “Katru” Lapina
Nation of Power: Robert “RobbieB3319” Brugnoli, “Mizuno,” “Reign6,” “Slater,” and “Zinx”
Schedule
Matches begin at 11am CT on each day of the competition. The final match on Wednesday is scheduled to begin at 6:30pm CT, while the last series on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday is set for 5pm CT. Sunday’s final match is expected to begin at 8pm CT due to the double-elimination bracket.
