The opening event of the Apex Legends Global Series (ALGS) 2023 season is just a week away. The ALGS: Split 1 Playoffs will take place in London’s Copper Box Arena, featuring 40 teams from five regions and a live audience, with a prize pool of US$1,000,000 up for grabs. Despite some major esports organizations withdrawing from the game recently, the tournament will still feature familiar names as well as new and returning organizations.

NOTE: All Times & Dates will be in (UTC+8)

Details

Date: 2–5 February / 3–6  February (UTC+8)
Venue: Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London E20 3HB, United Kingdom

Format & Dates

Group Stage

40 teams will be split into 4 even groups of 10 teams each. Each group will play each other in a 6-game series for a total of 18 games for every team in the Group Stage. After this stage, all 40 teams will be sent to the Bracket Stage as follows:

20 teams with the highest Group Stage Score start in the upper bracket
20 teams with the lowest Group Stage Score start in the lower bracket round 1

• Date: 2 – 5 February
• Start Time: 1:00 AM (UTC+8)

Bracket Stage

There will be one 6-game series in the upper bracket and two 6-game series in the lower bracket, The teams will advance to the Finals as follows:

Winners bracket: The top 10 teams will advance to the Finals. The remaining teams from this round will fall to the lower bracket round 2.
Losers bracket round 1: The top 10 teams will advance to the lower bracket round 2. The remaining teams from this round are eliminated from the playoffs.
Losers bracket round 2: The top 10 teams will advance to the Finals. The remaining teams from this round are eliminated from the playoffs.

• Date: 4 February
• Start Time: 1:00 AM (UTC+8)

Finals

In the Finals for the Split 2 Playoffs, the 20 remaining teams will compete using the Match Point format. The 10 teams advancing from the upper bracket will be seeded by their placement from the upper bracket and will start the Finals with Advance Starting Points.

• Placement Rules
  • There is no match limit in the Finals
    • Once a Team reaches the minimum total points of 50 in the Finals, The next match becomes “Match Point Eligible” for that team.
    • The first team to win a match after they are “Match Point Eligible” is declared the winner.
      • After the winner is declared, 2nd-20th are ranked by total Finals points.
    • There is no limit to number of teams who can be “Match Point Eligible”.
• Seeding
  • The top 10 Teams from the upper bracket will start the Finals with points as follows:
    • To view the awarded points based on seeding Click here

• Date: 5 February
• Start Time: 1:00 AM (UTC+8)

RESULTS

Teams

Group A

• Aurora – EMEA
• XSET – North America
• Moist Esports – APAC South
• ENTER FORCE.36 – APAC North
• GØDFIRE – South America
• LeaveNoWitness – South America
• PULVEREX – APAC North
• 100 Thieves – North America
• VZN – EMEA
• GameWard – EMEA

Group B

• TSM – North America
• NORTHEPTION – APAC North
• NorCal Esports – South America
• DEWA United Esports – APAC South
• Fire Beavers – EMEA
• Alliance – EMEA
• Flora esports – APAC North
• Oxygen Esports – North America
• Spacestation Gaming – North America
• FC Destroy – APAC North

Group C

• Fnatic – APAC North
• Acend – EMEA
• The Guard – North America
• K1CK – South America
• ONIC Esports – APAC South
• EXO Clan – APAC South
• NRG – North America
• Pioneers – EMEA
• ganbare otousan – APAC North
• GHS Professional – APAC North

Group D

• Iron Blood Gaming – APAC South
• Team Singularity – EMEA
• Vexed Gaming – EMEA
• Crazy Raccoon – APAC North
• Esports Arena – North America
• Luminosity Gaming – North America
• Invictus Gaming – EMEA
• fun123 – APAC North
• Element 6 – EMEA
• DarkZero Esports – North America

Matches

3 February

1:00 AM (UTC+8) – Group A vs Group B (Round 1)

4:00 AM (UTC+8) – Group C vs Group D (Round 1)

7:00 AM (UTC+8) – Group A vs Group C (Round 2)

4 February

1:00 AM (UTC+8) – Group B vs Group D (Round 2)

4:00 AM (UTC+8) – Group A vs Group D (Round 3)

7:00 AM (UTC+8) – Group B vs Group C (Round 3)

5 February

1:00 AM (UTC+8) – Upper Bracket

4:00 AM (UTC+8) – Lower Bracket Round 1

7:00 AM (UTC+8) – Lower Bracket Round 2

6 February

1:00 AM (UTC+8) – Finals

Results

Group Stage – Round 1

Group Stage – Round 2

Group Stage – Round 3

Upper Bracket

Lower Bracket – Round 1

Lower Bracket – Round 2

Finals