The first major Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 LAN event of 2019 is quickly approaching.
CWL Fort Worth is set to take place from March 15 to 17. The top 16 teams in the world will compete in the main event, while hundreds of amateur squads will battle it out in a separate open bracket tournament.
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Here is a viewer’s guide to CWL Fort Worth 2019.
Stream
CWL Fort Worth matches can be viewed starting Friday, March 15 via several streams. The event will be available on MLG’s website, the official Call of Duty Twitch channels, and through the in-game World League Hub in Black Ops 4.
Format
CWL Fort Worth 2019 will feature a unique format unlike other LAN events over the past few years. This event will essentially be separated into two different tournaments. The 16 teams from the 2019 CWL Pro League will compete in the professional tournament for a $325,000 prize pool. All other teams, however, will compete in a separate open bracket event with a $75,000 prize pool.
For the main event, though, the 16 CWL Pro League teams have been split into four groups. The top two teams from each pool will advance to the winners bracket of the double-elimination championship bracket. The other teams will be placed in the championship losers bracket.
Unlike past events, the best open bracket teams will not join the group stage at CWL Fort Worth 2019.
Teams
Here are the pool play groups for CWL Fort Worth 2019.
Pool A
- Gen.G: Chance “Maux” Moncivaez, Michael “MajorManiak” Szymaniak, Jared “Nagafen” Harrell, Colt “Havok” McLendon, and Dylan “Envoy” Hannon
- Heretics: Alejandro “Lucky” López, Juan “JurNii” Antonio González, Jorge “MethodZ” Bancells, Endika “Sukry” Andres, and Adrian “MeTTalZz” Serrano
- UYU: Mehran “Mayhem” Anjomshoa, Nicholas “Proto” Maldonado, Anthony “Methodz” Zinni, Aidan “GorgoKnight” Provenzano, and Saul “Parzelion” Masse-Siguenza
- Denial Esports: Wailers Locart, Ryan “ZeeK” Lapierre, Lucas “rizK” Derambure, Paul “Breszy” Breszynski, and Nathan “Natshay” Dupuis
Pool B
- 100 Thieves: Kenny Williams, Preston “Priestahh” Greiner, Sam “Octane” Larew, Austin “SlasheR” Liddicoat, and Ian “Enable” Wyatt
- Red Reserve: Joseph “Joee” Pinnington, Rhys “Rated” Price, Trei “Zer0” Morris, Matthew “Skrapz” Marshall, and Ben Bance
- Enigma6: Jordon General, Steven “Diabolic” Rivero, Matthew “KiSMET” Tinsley, Bradley “Frosty” Bergstrom, and Martin Chino
- Evil Geniuses: John “Xotic” Bruno, Tyler “FeLo” Johnson, Jevon “Goonjar” Gooljar-Lim, Matthew “Royalty” Faithfull, and Dillon “Attach” Price
Pool C
- Midnight Esports: Devin “LlamaGod” Tran, Renato “Saints” Forza, Christopher “Parasite” Duarte, Andres Lacefield, and Rasim “Blazt” Ogresevic
- Splyce: Jordan “Jurd” Crowley, Donovan “Temp” Laroda, Ulysses “Aqua” Silva, Daniel “Loony” Loza, and Lamar “Accuracy” Abedi
- Luminosity: Josiah “Slacked” Berry, Johnathan “John” Perez, Matthew “FormaL” Piper, Peirce “Gunless” Hillman, and Nicholas “Classic” DiCostanzo
- Excelerate Gaming: Christopher “ProFeeZy” Astudillo, Mike “MRuiz” Ruiz, Eric “JetLi” Phan, Carson “Brack” Newberry, and Cesar “Skyz” Bueno
Pool D
- eUnited: James “Clayster” Eubanks, Alec “Arcitys” Sanderson, Preston “Prestinni” Sanderson, Jordan “JKap” Kaplan, and Tyler “aBeZy” Pharris
- OpTic Gaming: Seth “Scump” Abner, Ian “Crimsix” Porter, Damon “Karma” Barlow, Tommy “TJHaLy” Haly, and Brandon “Dashy” Otell
- Team Envy: Patrick “ACHES” Price, Adam “Assault” Garcia, Justin “SiLLY” Fargo-Palmer, Bryan “Apathy” Zhelyazkov, and Cuyler “Huke” Garland
- Team Reciprocity: Thomas “Tommey” Trewren, Bradley “Wuskin” Marshall, Sean “Seany” O’Connor, Zach “Zed” Denyer, and Dylan Henderson
Schedule
Matches begin at 2pm CT on Friday and Saturday. On Sunday, however, the first match will start at 10am CT.
Friday, March 15
- 2pm CT: 100 Thieves vs. Evil Geniuses
- 2pm CT: Midnight vs. Splyce
- 2pm CT: Red Reserve vs. Enigma6
- 2pm CT: Luminosity vs. Excelerate
- 3:30pm CT: Gen.G vs. Heretics
- 3:30pm CT: OpTic Gaming vs. Reciprocity
- 3:30pm CT: eUnited vs. Team Envy
- 3:30pm CT: UYU vs. Denial Esports
- 5pm CT: 100 Thieves vs. Red Reserve
- 5pm CT: Midnight vs. Luminosity
- 5pm CT: Splyce vs. Excelerate
- 5pm CT: Enigma6 vs. Evil Geniuses
- 6:30pm CT: OpTic Gaming vs. Team Envy
- 6:30pm CT: eUnited vs. Reciprocity
- 6:30pm CT: Heretics vs. UYU
- 6:30pm CT: Gen.G vs. Denial Esports
- 8pm CT: Splyce vs. Luminosity
- 8pm CT: 100 Thieves vs. Enigma6
- 8pm CT: Red Reserve vs. Evil Geniuses
- 8pm CT: Midnight vs. Excelerate
- 9:30pm CT: eUnited vs. OpTic Gaming
- 9:30pm CT: Team Envy vs. Reciprocity
- 9:30pm CT: Heretics vs. Denial Esports
- 9:30pm CT: Gen.G vs. UYU
