Evil Geniuses bounce back, finish 2-0 on the second day of the 2019 CWL Pro League Qualifier

The 2019 CWL Pro League Qualifier heated up on Thursday with some teams making resurgences, while others ran into trouble.

Red Reserve, arguably the top team from Europe, picked up their first win of the tournament but lost their other match of the day. 100 Thieves also finished Thursday with a 1-2 record after losing to Pittsburgh Knights in their only match of the day.

Related: Pool play results for the 2019 CWL Pro League Qualifier

And while Red and 100 Thieves had a tough day, Midnight Esports pushed to 4-0 with two wins on Thursday. While many fans and even some players believed that they had already qualified for the CWL Pro League, Midnight can win one of their final two matches to officially secure a spot.

Here are the pool play standings for the 2019 CWL Pro League Qualifier (each team’s record is followed by their map count in parentheses).

Pool A

1) Team Reciprocity: 2-1 (6-5)
2) Project 18: 2-1 (7-5)
3) Team Swen: 2-1 (6-3)
4) Enigma6: 1-1 (5-4)
5) FaZe Clan: 1-2 (5-6)
6) Team Divine: 1-2 (4-6)
7) FC Black: 1-2 (3-7)

Pool B

1) Team Envy: 2-0 (6-4)
2) G2 Esports: 2-1 (8-5)
3) Heretics KFC: 2-1 (8-4)
4) Fact Revolution: 2-1 (7-3)
5) Tainted Minds: 1-2 (4-7)
6) Vodafone Giants: 1-3 (4-10)
7) Lightning Pandas: 0-2 (2-6)

Pool C

1) Midnight Esports: 4-0 (12-5)
2) Pittsburgh Knights: 2-1 (7-4)
3) Excelerate Gaming: 2-2 (8-8)
4) Overtime Esport: 2-2 (10-6)
5) 100 Thieves: 1-2 (4-8) 
6) Team Space: 1-2 (5-6)
7) Mazer Gaming: 0-3 (0-9)

Pool D

1) Mindfreak: 4-0 (12-4)
2) UYU: 2-1 (8-4)
3) Evil Geniuses: 2-1 (8-5)
4) Movistar Riders: 2-2 (6-10) 
5) Red Reserve: 1-2 (6-7)
6) The Imperial: 1-3 (7-11) 
7) Mazer Gaming: 0-3 (3-9)

Day three of the CWL Pro League Qualifier will begin at 11am CT with Lightning Pandas vs. Team Envy.