The first team has qualified for the 2019 CWL Pro League at this week’s qualifier.
Midnight Esports, a team full of amateur players, secured a spot in the CWL Pro League with a 3-1 win against Team Space on Friday. The victory against Space marked Midnight’s fifth in the event, which locked in their first-place standing in Pool C.
While Australian team Mindfreak had a similar opportunity, they lost their match against Red Reserve, which would have secured their own spot in the league. They will have another chance Saturday when they finish out their Pool D matches with a matchup against UYU, who sit directly behind Mindfreak.
Related: Pool play results for the 2019 CWL Pro League Qualifier
Several teams made the most of Friday’s matches, including Enigma6, Heretics, Team Envy, and 100 Thieves, who all won their two series near the conclusion of pool play.
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 Sween: 3-1 (9-3)
2) Enigma6: 3-1 (11-5)
3) FC Black: 3-2 (9-8)
4) Team Reciprocity: 3-2 (10-8)
5) Project 18: 2-3 (8-11)
6) FaZe Clan: 1-3 (5-9)
7) Team Divine: 1-4 (4-12)
Pool B
1) Team Envy: 4-0 (12-4)
2) Heretics KFC: 4-1 (14-4)
3) G2 Esports: 3-1 (11-5)
4) Fact Revolution: 3-2 (10-8)
5) Tainted Minds: 1-4 (4-13)
6) Vodafone Giants: 1-4 (4-13)
7) Lightning Pandas: 0-4 (4-12)
Pool C
1) Midnight Esports: 5-0 (15-6)
2) Excelerate Gaming: 3-2 (11-9)
3) 100 Thieves: 3-2 (10-11)
4) Pittsburgh Knights: 2-2 (8-7)
5) Overtime Esport: 2-3 (11-9)
6) Team Space: 1-3 (6-9)
7) Mazer Gaming: 0-4 (2-12)
Pool D
1) Mindfreak: 4-1 (13-7)
2) UYU: 3-1 (11-4)
3) Evil Geniuses: 3-1 (11-6)
4) Red Reserve: 2-2 (9-8)
5) Movistar Riders: 2-3 (6-13)
6) The Imperial: 2-3 (10-13)
7) Mazer Gaming: 0-5 (6-15)
100 Thieves vs. Excelerate Gaming, a match that very well may decide who will automatically qualify for the CWL Pro League, will kick off tomorrow’s action at 11am CT.
