In the most shocking upset in Apex Legends esports history, a third of last year’s ALGS Championship lobby is at risk of elimination in the lower bracket of today’s Split One playoffs. Reigning champions TSM finished the winners’ bracket in 17th place after a sluggish performance, much to the disappointment of their home crowd.
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After a turbulent first-round losers’ bracket that saw scores separated by mere points, hopes of a clearer winners’ classification were dashed by an incomprehensibly unstable bloc. Several of the most dominant teams in 2023 seemed unable to gain momentum, stuck at the bottom of the pack, while underdog teams surged forward, with APAC teams the biggest beneficiaries.
APAC North and South teams Fnatic, REJECT WINNITY, Serenity and Virtus.Pro have all secured a top 10 position. Meanwhile, Alliance, Spacestation Gaming, Legends Gaming, TSM, Complexity and FURIA will all have to fight to retain their place in a tournament with so many twists and turns.
The real stars of Saturday were the British squad o7. Still free agents and proving to anyone willing to watch that they’ve got what it takes, Gnaske, Naghz and Amphy made a last-minute run from the gutter to the final qualifying threshold, taking the win in game six and cruelly denying North American team Elev8 Gaming a spot in the top 10. The dramatic game was enough for them to win the tiebreaker with Elev8 based on the highest seed achieved in the block.
