The Apex Legends Global Series Regional Finals marked the end of the Split 1 Regular Season and solidified ALGS Midseason qualifications.
Set to be held at the Esports World Cup, the ALGS Midseason Playoffs offers a $2,000,000 USD (~£1,475,000 GBP) prize pool and crucial Championship Points for later in the year.
ALGS Midseason Qualifications by Region
The ALGS features four regional leagues: The Americas, EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa), APAC-N (Asia/Pacific North, including Japan and South Korea), and APAC-S (Asia/Pacific South, including Australia and South/South East Asia).
Each region has an individual competitive circuit. This regional circuit ends with the Regional Finals.
Pressure on teams during the Regional Finals can be immense. The finals are the last opportunity for rosters to accumulate points and climb the regional leaderboard before the next major tournament.
For many, their qualification hopes can soar or die, all at the whim of their performance in the Regional Finals.
Although many teams will miss the Esports World Cup and Midseason Playoffs, others stormed the competition to grab their ticket.
The Americas
With 16 total qualification slots available, the Americas has the highest regional representation in the ALGS.
Due to their performance in the ALGS Open earlier this year, Falcons, Shopify Rebellion, and 100 Thieves automatically took the first three qualification slots.
As winners of the ALGS Open, Falcons are also one of the favourites to win at the Esports World Cup hosted Playoffs on UK betting sites.
After their 10-game Regional Finals, won by ROC esports, the following teams are qualified for the Midseason Playoffs.
Listed in order of qualification seeding (determined by Championship Points, finishing rank in Pro League Split 1, and Pro League Points):
- Falcons
- ShopifyRebellion
- 100 Thieves
- NinjasInPyjamas
- All Gamers Global
- NRG
- Twisted Minds
- Sentinels
- FURIA
- Team Liquid Alienware
- Virtus.pro
- Team Orchid
- TSM
- ROC
- FUSION
- MOVISTAR KOI
EMEA
The remaining regions have eight qualification slots each.
Due to their performance in the ALGS Open earlier this year, Alliance automatically took the first qualification slot.
All remaining qualification slots were determined by the region’s Pro League, including the 11-game EMEA Regional final won by GoNext.
Despite failing to close out the Regional Final in their favour, Alliance are still one of the favourites to win the Midseason Playoffs after their Esports World Cup victory in 2024.
Listed in order of qualification seeding:
- Alliance
- NAVI
- TeamNemesis
- GoNext
- GaiminGladiators
- Zero Tenacity
- MOUZ
- Ronin
APAC-N
After eight games, SBI e-Sports won the APAC-N Match Point Regional Final. The region did not have any pre-qualified teams from the ALGS Open. Therefore, all eight qualification slots were finalised after the regional Pro League.
Listed in order of qualification seeding:
- UNLIMIT
- SBI e-Sports
- NOEZ FOXX
- ENTER FORCE.36
- FNATIC
- KINOTROPE gaming
- RRX
- CrazyRaccoon
APAC-S
Due to their performance in the ALGS Open earlier this year, Al Qadsiah automatically took a qualification slot.
The remaining seven teams were determined after the seven-game Regional Final, which JD Gaming won.
Listed in order of qualification seeding:
- Gen.G Esports
- Al Qadsiah
- VK GAMING
- S8UL
- Rival Esports
- JD GAMING
- Wolves
- EDward Gaming
ALGS Midseason Playoffs Groups: Pool 1 and Pool 2
The Midseason Playoffs will begin with a Group Stage. The 40 qualified teams are divided into two pools of 20.
Each pool competes in 10 matches, accumulating points through kills and placement. The top seven teams by points in each pool advance directly to the Match Point Finals.
The ten teams ranked 8th to 17th place from each pool in the Group Stage move forward to a Last Chance Semifinal. Here, they compete for the remaining six spots in the Match Point Final.
Teams that finish the Group Stage in 18th to 20th place, or the Last Chance Semifinal in 7th to 20th place, are eliminated.
Zac Conely, Lead League Ops Manager for Apex Legends Esports, released the Pool 1 and Pool 2 lists for the Group Stage.
Hannah is a writer specialising in the esports, gaming, and technology sectors. Working for outlets such as Dot Esports, Esports Insider, and of course ENUK, she has developed a love for wider esports and Apex Legends, although it may never surpass her drive to passionately beat her friends in every game of Mariokart. You may have seen her at various esports and gaming events, including ESI London, EGX, Discover: Esports and many League of Legends watch parties.
