EA and Respawn Entertainment Announce $3M Apex Legends Global Series
EA and Respawn Entertainment have announced the Apex Legends Global Series, an international esports program with a total prize pool of $3 million.
In a nutshell about Apex Legends Global series
- ➤Initially 12 events planned throughout the year
- ➤The first online tournament will take place January 25, 2020 (registration will open on January 11)
- ➤The first Major tournament will be held March 13-15, 2020
- ➤The total prize pool will be more than $3 million
- ➤Participation can be PC players from over 60 countries (see below)
- ➤Take the first step registering at the Global Series today
What is Apex Legends Global series
Online Tournaments. This is the start of your journey to Apex Legends Global Series. By achieving high results in official online tournaments on PC, you can earn points Apex Legends Global Series and qualify for offline event teams. The organization of online tournaments will be handled by battlefy.
Challenger Tournaments. At such events, the strongest players from your region will be able to show everyone what they are capable of. Winning these competitions Apex Legends, which will take place all over the world, will bring the victors a guaranteed place in the upcoming Major tournament.
Premier Tournaments. These events will allow online tournament stars from each region to compete against each other. The best Premier players will receive an increased number of points Apex Legends Global Series and premium places in Majors teams. These events will be supported and organized by PGL and GLL.
Major tournaments. Top-tier EA esports events. It is here that throughout the year the best teams in the world will compete for the biggest prize pools. Major Tournament Winners Apex Legends will have every right to be called the best players in the world.
More about Major tournaments
В Apex Legends The Global Series will have four Major tournaments. In each of the first three Majors, 300 players (100 teams of 3 players) will compete for a $500 prize pool. The fourth Major is the championship Apex Legends Global Series Championship, where only 60 of the best Global Series teams will be represented, and the prize pool will be $1 million.
Every Major will end with a finale with a groundbreaking match point system Apex Legends, first used on Apex Legends Preseason Invitationalwhich took place this year in Poland. Under this system, teams must score a certain number of points in order to reach a match point threshold. The tournament ends when the team that reaches the match point threshold wins the match and becomes the champion. Apex Legends.
Schedule
All over the world we meet with enthusiastic support from the players, so it's time to see the world. Apex Legends The Global Series will start with the following three tournaments:
- January 25 and 27, 2020 - online tournament, qualification for Major 1
- February 29 and March 2, 2020 - online tournament, qualification for Premier 1
- From 13 to 15 March 2020 — Major 1, Esports Stadium, Arlington, Texas, USA ($500 in prize money)
Detailed information about future tournaments will appear on www.playapex.com/algs!
How to watch
All events Apex Legends The Global Series of the Major and Premier categories, as well as some online tournaments, will be broadcast. If you want to watch the stream or are looking forward to seeing everything live and supporting your favorite teams, stay in touch, we will tell you soon all the details!
Participating countries
To participate in the Global Series, all players must meet PC requirements, be legal residents of one of the countries listed below, and meet all other requirements listed in official rules.
- Argentina
- Australia
- Austria
- Byelorussia
- Belgium
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Croatia
- The Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Egypt
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hong Kong, SAR of China
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Indonesia
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Kuwait
- Luxembourg
- Malaysia
- Malta
- Mexico
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto-Rico
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- USA
- Vietnam
Let the competition begin!