2019 CWL Pro League
{{Infobox sport tournament
| name = 2019 CWL Pro League
| sport = Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
| year = 2019
| image =
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| location = Columbus, Ohio, United States
Miami, Florida, United States
| start_date = 4 February 2019
| end_date = July 2019
| administrator = Activision
| tournament_format =
| host = Major League Gaming
| venues = MLG Arena in Columbus, Ohio
Miami Beach Convention Center
| teams = 16
| purse = $2,400,000
| champions = {{proper name|eUnited}}
| runners-up1 = Gen.G esports
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| mvp = Chris "Simp" Lehr
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| previous = 2018
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The 2019 CWL Pro League was the Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 league on PlayStation 4 which took place from February through July, 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.callofduty.com/esports/story/2018-09/CWL2019_Announcements.html|title=Announcing the Call of Duty World League 2019 Season|accessdate=September 19, 2018}}
Format
The 2019 CWL Global Pro League will consist of a single stage, with 16 teams from North America, Europe and the APAC region participating. The 16 teams will be split into 2 different divisions. Unlike previous years, teams will also play against teams from the other division. Teams will be able to make changes to their roster throughout the season, with matches being broadcast on Monday through Thursday. The top teams will qualify for the CWL Finals.
=Tiebreakers=
In the event of two or more teams having the same win–loss record at the conclusion of the Regular Season, final placing will be determined via tiebreaker rules. Tiebreaker rules in order:
- Head to head match win percentage (Matches won vs tied teams / matches played vs. tied teams)
- Head to head game win percentage (Games won vs tied teams / games played vs. tied teams)
- Divisional match win percentage (Matches won vs same division teams / matches played vs same division teams)
- Divisional game win percentage (Games won vs same division teams / games played vs same division teams)
- Overall game win percentage (overall games won / overall games played)
If these tiebreakers cannot break a tie, the tied teams will be scheduled to play a best-of-five round-robin tiebreaker. A coin-flip will determine which team will act as home and away for pick ban process. After each team has played all other tied Teams in the tiebreaker, their records of games won and games lost will be used to break the tie.
If there is a tie involving more than two teams and a tiebreaker resolved the tie for a team(s), but leaves at least two teams tied, the tie(s) that remains will be broken by starting over with the Head to Head Match winning percentage tiebreaker.
Pro League
16 teams from around the world will participate in the CWL Pro League. The top four teams from CWL Las Vegas will automatically qualify for the CWL Pro League while teams placing 5th - 32nd will fight for the remaining 12 CWL Pro League spots, at a qualification event that will take place in January at the MLG Arena in Columbus, Ohio.{{cite web|url=https://www.callofduty.com/esports/story/2019-01/PLQ_Preview|title=CWL Pro League Qualifier Preview|accessdate=January 18, 2019}}
=Qualified teams=
| class="wikitable" style="display: inline-table;"
|+CWL Las Vegas |
| OpTic Gaming (1st) |
| {{Proper name|eUnited}} (2nd) |
| Splyce (3rd) |
| Luminosity Gaming (4th) |
| class="wikitable" style="display: inline-table; margin-left: 25px;"
|+Qualifiers Pool Winners |
| Enigma6 (Pool A) |
| Team Envy (Pool B) |
| Midnight Esports (Pool C) |
| Evil Geniuses (Pool D) |
| class="wikitable" style="display: inline-table; margin-left: 25px;"
|+Qualifiers Pool Runners-Up |
| Team Reciprocity (Pool A) |
| Team Heretics (Pool B) |
| 100 Thieves (Pool C) |
| UYU (Pool D) |
| class="wikitable" style="display: inline-table; margin-left: 25px;"
|+Qualifiers Playoff Winners |
| Excelerate Gaming (WB) |
| Team Space (WB) |
| Red Reserve (LB) |
| Overtime eSport (LB) |
Regular season
A total of 16 teams, spread across 2 Divisions, participate during the Regular Season of the Pro League. Each team will play 22 matches: two Best of Five series against the other teams in their Division and one Best of Five series against the eight teams in the other Division. The top 4 teams from each Division will directly qualify for the Playoff Bracket while the bottom 4 teams will have to play in the Play-In Bracket. Matches will be played from February 4 through July 5.{{cite web|url=https://www.callofduty.com/content/dam/atvi/callofduty/esports-new/2019-rules/2019_Pro_League_HB.pdf|title=Call of Duty World League 2019 Pro League Official Rules Version 1.1|accessdate=January 19, 2019}}
=Division A=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:middle" |
| Pos{{cite web|url=https://www.callofduty.com/esports/standings|title=Call of Duty World League Standings|accessdate=5 July 2019}}
! Team ! Overall Series ! Overall Games ! Divisional Series ! Divisional Games ! Qualification |
|---|
| style="text-align:center; background:#BBF3BB;"| 1
|style="text-align:left; background:#BBF3BB;"| OpTic Gaming |style="text-align:center; background:#BBF3BB;"| 16–6 |style="text-align:center; background:#BBF3BB;"| 53–38 |style="text-align:center; background:#BBF3BB;"| 11–3 |style="text-align:center; background:#BBF3BB;"| 37–19 |style="text-align:center; background:#BBF3BB;" rowspan="4"| Playoff Bracket |
| style="text-align:center; background:#BBF3BB;"| 2
|style="text-align:left; background:#BBF3BB;"| Gen.G esportsGen.G esports acquired the Team Space roster and the team's spot on 31 January 2019. |style="text-align:center; background:#BBF3BB;"| 15–7 |style="text-align:center; background:#BBF3BB;"| 54–36 |style="text-align:center; background:#BBF3BB;"| 8–6 |style="text-align:center; background:#BBF3BB;"| 32–27 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#BBF3BB;"| 3
|style="text-align:left; background:#BBF3BB;"| FaZe ClanFaZe Clan acquired the Red Reserve roster and the team's spot on 20 April 2019. |style="text-align:center; background:#BBF3BB;"| 13–9 |style="text-align:center; background:#BBF3BB;"| 51–36 |style="text-align:center; background:#BBF3BB;"| 10–4 |style="text-align:center; background:#BBF3BB;"| 36–17 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#BBF3BB;"| 4
|style="text-align:left; background:#BBF3BB;"| Team Reciprocity |style="text-align:center; background:#BBF3BB;"| 12–10 |style="text-align:center; background:#BBF3BB;"| 43–48 |style="text-align:center; background:#BBF3BB;"| 7–7 |style="text-align:center; background:#BBF3BB;"| 27–32 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 5
|style="text-align:left; background:#FFCCCC;"| Midnight Esports |style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 12–10 |style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 43–40 |style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 7–7 |style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 25–26 |style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;" rowspan="4"| Play-In Bracket |
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 6
|style="text-align:left; background:#FFCCCC;"| Evil Geniuses |style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 8–14 |style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 40–51 |style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 5–9 |style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 21–28 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 7
|style="text-align:left; background:#FFCCCC;"| Luminosity Gaming |style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 8–14 |style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 40–51 |style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 3–11 |style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 19–37 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 8
|style="text-align:left; background:#FFCCCC;"| UYU |style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 6–16 |style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 29–55 |style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 5–9 |style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 24–34 |
=Division B=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:middle" |
| Pos
! Team ! Overall Series ! Overall Games ! Divisional Series ! Divisional Games ! Qualification |
|---|
| style="text-align:center; background:#BBF3BB;"| 1
|style="text-align:left; background:#BBF3BB;"| {{Proper name|eUnited}} |style="text-align:center; background:#BBF3BB;"| 18–4 |style="text-align:center; background:#BBF3BB;"| 60–32 |style="text-align:center; background:#BBF3BB;"| 12–2 |style="text-align:center; background:#BBF3BB;"| 38–21 |style="text-align:center; background:#BBF3BB;" rowspan="4"| Playoff Bracket |
| style="text-align:center; background:#BBF3BB;"| 2
|style="text-align:left; background:#BBF3BB;"| 100 Thieves |style="text-align:center; background:#BBF3BB;"| 17–5 |style="text-align:center; background:#BBF3BB;"| 57–24 |style="text-align:center; background:#BBF3BB;"| 11–3 |style="text-align:center; background:#BBF3BB;"| 35–15 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#BBF3BB;"| 3
|style="text-align:left; background:#BBF3BB;"| Splyce |style="text-align:center; background:#BBF3BB;"| 11–11 |style="text-align:center; background:#BBF3BB;"| 46–43 |style="text-align:center; background:#BBF3BB;"| 7–7 |style="text-align:center; background:#BBF3BB;"| 29–27 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#BBF3BB;"| 4
|style="text-align:left; background:#BBF3BB;"| Team Heretics |style="text-align:center; background:#BBF3BB;"| 10–12 |style="text-align:center; background:#BBF3BB;"| 41–50 |style="text-align:center; background:#BBF3BB;"| 7–7 |style="text-align:center; background:#BBF3BB;"| 29–31 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 5
|style="text-align:left; background:#FFCCCC;"| Team Envy |style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 8–14 |style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 41–49 |style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 4–10 |style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 25–33 |style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;" rowspan="4"| Play-In Bracket |
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 6
|style="text-align:left; background:#FFCCCC;"| UNITSDenial Esports acquired the Overtime eSports roster and the organization's spot on 29 January 2019. On 31 May 2019, Denial Esports closed its doors and the team continued under the UNITS name. |style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 8–14 |style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 39–55 |style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 5–9 |style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 24–35 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 7
|style="text-align:left; background:#FFCCCC;"| Enigma6 |style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 7–15 |style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 39–54 |style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 5–9 |style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 26–33 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 8
|style="text-align:left; background:#FFCCCC;"| ElevateElevate acquired the Excelerate Gaming roster and the organization's spot on 19 April 2019. |style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 7–15 |style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 40–54 |style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 5–9 |style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 25–36 |
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Playoffs
The playoffs will take place from July 19–21, 2019 at the Miami Beach Convention Center.{{cite web|url=https://www.callofduty.com/esports/story/2019-05/cwl-finals-coming-to-miami--july-19-22|title=CWL Finals Coming to Miami, July 19–21|accessdate=July 5, 2019}}
=Play-in bracket=
The play-in bracket is a single-elimination bracket consisting of the teams who placed 5th–8th in their division during regular-season play. Once two teams remain in the play-in bracket, those teams will be moved to round one of the playoff bracket.
{{8TeamBracket
| RD1 = Semifinals
| RD2 = Finals
| RD3 = Qualified
| seed-width =
| team-width =
| score-width =
| RD1-seed1 = B5
| RD1-team1 = Team Envy
| RD1-score1 = 0
| RD1-seed2 = A8
| RD1-team2 = UYU
| RD1-score2 = 3
| RD1-seed3 = 6A
| RD1-team3 = Evil Geniuses
| RD1-score3 = 3
| RD1-seed4 = 7B
| RD1-team4 = Enigma6
| RD1-score4 = 0
| RD1-seed5 = 5A
| RD1-team5 = Midnight Esports
| RD1-score5 = 3
| RD1-seed6 = 8B
| RD1-team6 = Elevate
| RD1-score6 = 2
| RD1-seed7 = 6B
| RD1-team7 = UNITS
| RD1-score7 = 1
| RD1-seed8 = 7A
| RD1-team8 = Luminosity Gaming
| RD1-score8 = 3
| RD2-seed1 =
| RD2-team1 = UYU
| RD2-score1 = 0
| RD2-seed2 =
| RD2-team2 = Evil Geniuses
| RD2-score2 = 3
| RD2-seed3 =
| RD2-team3 = Midnight Esports
| RD2-score3 = 1
| RD2-seed4 =
| RD2-team4 = Luminosity Gaming
| RD2-score4 = 3
| RD3-seed1 =
| RD3-team1 = Evil Geniuses
| RD3-score1 = PI1
| RD3-seed2 =
| RD3-team2 = Luminosity Gaming
| RD3-score2 = PI2
}}
=Playoff bracket=
The playoff bracket is a ten-team double-elimination bracket which consists of the two teams who qualified via the play-in bracket and the top four teams from each division of regular-season play. The 4th-placed team from each division will be placed in the first round of the winners' bracket, facing one of the two teams which qualified via the play-in bracket.
==Winners' bracket==
{{10TeamBracket
| RD1= Round 1
| RD2= Round 2
| RD3= Round 3
| RD4= Round 4
| RD1-seed1= B4
| RD1-team1= Team Heretics
| RD1-score1= 2
| RD1-seed2= PI2
| RD1-team2= Luminosity Gaming
| RD1-score2= 3
| RD1-seed3= A4
| RD1-team3= Team Reciprocity
| RD1-score3= 3
| RD1-seed4= PI1
| RD1-team4= Evil Geniuses
| RD1-score4= 0
| RD2-seed1= A1
| RD2-team1= OpTic Gaming
| RD2-score1= 0
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2= Luminosity Gaming
| RD2-score2= 3
| RD2-seed3= B2
| RD2-team3= 100 Thieves
| RD2-score3= 0
| RD2-seed4= A3
| RD2-team4= FaZe Clan
| RD2-score4= 3
| RD2-seed5= A2
| RD2-team5= Gen.G esports
| RD2-score5= 3
| RD2-seed6= B3
| RD2-team6= Splyce
| RD2-score6= 1
| RD2-seed7= B1
| RD2-team7= {{Proper name|eUnited}}
| RD2-score7= 3
| RD2-seed8=
| RD2-team8= Team Reciprocity
| RD2-score8= 0
| RD3-seed1=
| RD3-team1= Luminosity Gaming
| RD3-score1= 1
| RD3-seed2=
| RD3-team2= FaZe Clan
| RD3-score2= 3
| RD3-seed3=
| RD3-team3= Gen.G esports
| RD3-score3= 1
| RD3-seed4=
| RD3-team4= {{Proper name|eUnited}}
| RD3-score4= 3
| RD4-seed1=
| RD4-team1= FaZe Clan
| RD4-score1= 1
| RD4-seed2=
| RD4-team2= {{Proper name|eUnited}}
| RD4-score2= 3
}}
==Final 3==
The Final 3 consists of the Winners Bracket Round 4 winners who enter in the Final, the Winners Bracket Round 4 losers and the winners of the Losers Bracket.
{{3TeamBracket
|legs = 1/3
|seeds = no
|RD1-team1 = FaZe Clan
|RD1-score1 = 0
|RD1-team2 = Gen.G esports
|RD1-score2 = 3
| RD2-team1 = {{Proper name|eUnited}}
| RD2-score1-1= 0
| RD2-score1-2= 3
| RD2-score1-3= W
| RD2-team2 = Gen.G esports
| RD2-score2-1= 3
| RD2-score2-2= 0
| RD2-score2-3= L
}}
=Prize money=
A total of $2,400,000 prize money for the 2019 CWL Pro League will be distributed as follows:
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
! Place ! Team ! Prize money ! Win bonusTeams also got a $2,500 bonus for each win during the Regular Season. ! Total prize money |
| style="text-align:center; background:gold;"| 1st
| {{Proper name|eUnited}} |style="text-align:right"| $544,375 | $45,000 | $589,375 |
| style="text-align:center; background:silver;"| 2nd
|style="text-align:right"| $344,375 | $37,500 | $381,875 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#c96;"| 3rd
|style="text-align:right"| $244,375 | $32,500 | $276,875 |
| style="text-align:center"| 4th
| Team Reciprocity |style="text-align:right"| $144,375 | $30,000 | $147,375 |
| style="text-align:center" rowspan="2"| 5th-6th
|style="text-align:right" rowspan="2"| $88,125 | $42,500 | $130,625 |
| Luminosity Gaming
| $20,000 | $108,125 |
| style="text-align:center" rowspan="2"| 7th-8th
|style="text-align:right" rowspan="2"| $63,125 | $40,000 | $103,125 |
| Splyce
| $27,500 | $90,675 |
| style="text-align:center" rowspan="2"| 9th-10th
| Team Heretics |style="text-align:right" rowspan="2"| $56,875 | $25,000 | $81,875 |
| Evil Geniuses
| $20,000 | $76,875 |
| style="text-align:center" rowspan="2"| 11th-12th
| Midnight Esports |style="text-align:right" rowspan="6"| $44,375 | $30,000 | $74,375 |
| UYU
| $15,000 | $59,375 |
| style="text-align:center" rowspan="4"| 13th-16th
| $20,000 | $64,375 |
| UNITS
| $20,000 | $64,375 |
| Enigma6
| $17,500 | $61,875 |
| Elevate
| $17,500 | $61,875 |
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