ALGS Year 2
| ALGS Year 2 | |
|---|---|
| League | ALGS |
| Sport | Apex Legends |
| Split 1 Playoffs | |
| Split 2 Playoffs | |
| Champions | Reignite |
| 2022 Championship | |
| Champions | DarkZero |
The 2021–22 Apex Legends Global Series (ALGS) season or ALGS Year 2 was the second season of ALGS play. The series is organized by the game's publisher and developer, Electronic Arts (EA) and Respawn Entertainment, respectively.
Game background and meta
[edit]Apex Legends is a battle royale-hero shooter. Developed by Respawn Entertainment and published by Electronic Arts, it was released on the PS4, Xbox One, and PC platforms in February 2019.[1] The game received a positive critical reception upon its release and went on to win the award for Best Multiplayer Game at The Game Awards 2019 ceremony in December.[2] That month, EA announced an open tournament dubbed the "Apex Legends Global Series", or ALGS.[2][3] The announcement led esports organizations to create Apex rosters.[4]
In February 2022, the map "Storm Point" was added to the ALGS' competitive map pool alongside "World's Edge".[5]
Schedule and format
[edit]The second year of the ALGS introduced a pro league and challenger circuit format, divided across five regions (North America, South America, EMEA, APAC North, and APAC South).[6] Upon announcing ALGS Year 2, EA laid out the season's schedule as:[6]
- Preseason Qualifiers: September–October, 2021
- Pro League Regular Season - Split 1: October–December 2021
- Challenger Circuit - Split 1: October–December 2021
- Split 2 Pro League Qualifiers: January 2022
- Split 1 Playoffs: January 2022
- Pro League Regular Season - Split 2: February–March 2022
- Challenger Circuit - Split 2: February–March 2022
- Split 2 Playoffs: May 2022
- Championship Last Chance Qualifiers: May 2022
- Year 2 - ALGS Championship: July 2022
Tournaments for the year were played under a match point format.[7] In the format, any team that crossed the match point threshold of 50 points would clinch an overall tournament victory by then winning an additional game.[7]
Split 1
[edit]The previous season had its tournaments forced online due to COVID-19-related restrictions. EA and Respawn intended for in-person playoff LAN tournaments for ALGS Year 2, though those plans were scrapped for the ALGS Pro League Split 1 playoffs, due to travel restrictions.[8] COVID-related restrictions once again had a logistical impact on the ALGS schedule during Year 2.[9] The winners of the regional Pro Leagues during Split 1 were: TSM (North America), NEW Esports (EMEA), Riddle Order (APAC North), DreamFire (APAC South), and Team Singularity (South America).[8]
Split 2
[edit]The Split 2 Playoffs LAN Tournament was held in Stockholm and began on April 29, 2022.[10][11][12] Led by their in-game leader (IGL) Zer0, Reignite won the Split 2 LAN Tournament.[10][13] The team was playing without Genburten, one of their key players; due to testing positive for COVID-19, he was substituted for JMW.[10] Reignite finished with the LAN with 78 points, nine ahead of second-place Team Liquid.[14]
ALGS Championship
[edit]Running from July 7 to 10, 2022,[15] the ALGS Championship was held as a LAN tournament at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina.[9] COVID policies and travel restrictions affected the tournament, with many players failing to secure travel visas and left unable to attend. Some players were vocally critical of EA's COVID policies.[16]
Following their Split 2 LAN victory, the players on Reignite's roster were signed by DarkZero Esports.[15] DarkZero went on to win the ALGS Championship.[17][18] The championship's prize pool was $2 million, with DarkZero winning the top prize of $500,000.[16]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Apex Legends – February 8 Week One Update". Electronic Arts. February 8, 2019. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
- 1 2 Smith, Noah (December 17, 2019). "Apex Legends Global Series announced, featuring over $3 million total prizes". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
- ↑ O'Connor, James (December 17, 2019). "Apex Legends Global Series Is An International Tournament With A $3 Million Prize Pool". GameSpot. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
- ↑ Davison, Ethan (March 20, 2020). "Coronavirus could deal final blow to embattled Apex Legends pro scene". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
- ↑ McIntyre, Isaac (February 7, 2022). "ALGS map pool expands with Storm Point in big move for Apex Legends pro play". Dexerto. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
- 1 2 "Introducing Year 2 of the Apex Legends Global Series!". Electronic Arts. Retrieved February 20, 2026.
- 1 2 Sledge, Ben (January 17, 2022). "Is Apex Legends Esports' Match Point Format Fit For Purpose?". TheGamer. Archived from the original on January 17, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
- 1 2 Amos, Andrew (February 19, 2022). "ALGS Pro League 2022 Split 1: Results, placements & recap". Dexerto. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
- 1 2 Hore, Jamie (June 10, 2022). "ALGS Championship can cement Apex Legends in "top echelon" of esports". The Loadout. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
- 1 2 3 Bull, Tom (May 1, 2022). "Reignite, without star man Genburten, win ALGS Playoff LAN". esports.gg. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
- ↑ Amos, Andrew (May 1, 2022). "Reignite wins ALGS 2022 Split 2 Playoffs: Full recap & results". Dexerto. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
- ↑ Sledge, Ben (May 11, 2022). "Analysing The Final Circles Of The ALGS Playoffs With Jmw". TheGamer. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
- ↑ Lyons, Ben (May 4, 2022). "Reignite are the Apex Legends Global Series Split 2 Playoffs champions". Gamereactor. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
- 1 2 Davison, Ethan (July 15, 2022). "'Apex Legends' esports' stadium debut is a rebirth, not a victory lap". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
- ↑ Smith, David (July 11, 2022). "All-Australian Apex Legends Team Wins Apex Legends Global Series Championships". Kotaku. Archived from the original on July 11, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- ↑ Sledge, Ben (May 10, 2022). "The Story Of The ALGS' Greatest Ever Super Sub". TheGamer. Retrieved October 19, 2024.