ALGS 2026 Championship results: Oblivion makes esports history with LCQ-to-title run!

Amy Chen

Amy Chen

The ALGS Year 5 Championship has concluded in Sapporo, Japan with Oblivion players taking home the gold! Read on for the ALGS 2026 Championship results and final standings.

The Apex Legends Global Series 2026 Championship (ALGS 2026 Championship), also known as the ALGS Year 5 Championship, has concluded in Sapporo, Japan with Oblivion players as the winners! What's remarkable about this victory is team Oblivion's journey to the top. It's the first team from a Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ) to ever life an ALGS trophy! Read on for the ALGS 2026 Championship results.

Oblivion players win ALGS 2026 Championship

In the end, Oblivion players Miguel "Blinkzr" Quilestook, Bowen "Monsoon" Fuller, and Brandon "FunFPS" Groombridge took home the gold with a total of 86 points. Blinkzr also became the tournament's MVP! Meanwhile, Team Falcons and ENTER FORCE.36 fought well and earned respectable silver and bronze placements. Below are the ALGS Year 5 Championship results for the last stage plus when each team became eligible for the Match Point Finals.

Placement
Team
Total Points
Match Point Eligible Game
1Oblivion86Game 7
2Team Falcons75Game 6
3ENTER FORCE.3675Game 7
4GROW Gaming65Game 7
5S8UL Esports64Game 7
6Crazy Thieves61Game 8
7TSM59Game 8
8Ninjas in Pyjamas56Game 7
9Fnatic50-
10UNLIMIT50Game 9
11Supernova49-
12GoNext Esports49-
13Hotdog Mafia46-
14Alliance45-
15Gen.G Esports41-
16LEGACY39-
17SBI e-Sports35-
18Virtus.pro28-
19Shopify Rebellion24-
20Five Fears23-

ALGS Year 5 Championship scores: Bracket Stage

Here are the ALGS 2026 Championship results for the Bracket Stage as well. Only the top teams from the Group Stage duked it out in these brackets.

Lower bracket semifinal standings

Placement
Team
Total Points
1stSBI e-Sports53
2ndAurora52
3rdFaZe Clan51
4thFive Fears46
5thTeam Mango42
6thFYR Strays37
7thCrazy Thieves37
8thVK Gaming37
9thKINOTROPE gaming33
10thSYRALE33
11thRIDDLE32
12thRRQ31
13thTeam Liquid31
14thREIGNITE29
15thSentinels29
16thGaimin Gladiators25
17thMen Of Culture25
18thAl Qadsiah22
19thROC Esports17
20thCupid eSports5

Upper bracket final results

Placement
Team
Total Points
1stTeam Falcons60
2ndGoNext Esports48
3rdTSM47
4thHotdog Mafia46
5thVirtus.pro44
6thAlliance43
7thSupernova42
8thGen.G Esports42
9thENTER FORCE.3638
10thShopify Rebellion36
11thGROW Gaming36
12thWolves Esports34
13thFnatic32
14thLEGACY29
15thCitadel Gaming22
16thUNLIMIT21
17thS8UL Esports19
18thOblivion16
19thNinjas in Pyjamas16
20thBoogie Boarders5

Lower bracket final

Placement
Team
Total Points
1stUNLIMIT74
2ndLEGACY61
3rdOblivion54
4thCrazy Thieves53
5thS8UL Esports43
6thNinjas in Pyjamas43
7thFnatic41
8thFive Fears40
9thGROW Gaming40
10thSBI e-Sports39
11thTeam Mango32
12thFYR Strays27
13thWolves Esports24
14thAurora23
15thVK Gaming21
16thFaZe Clan20
17thBoogie Boarders19
18thKINOTROPE gaming12
19thSYRALE5
20thCitadel Gaming4
The ALGS 2026 Championship took place in the Daiwa House Premist Dome (Image via EA)
The ALGS 2026 Championship took place in the Daiwa House Premist Dome (Image via EA)

ALGS 2026 Championship results: Group Stage

Here are the ALGS 2026 Championship results for the Group Stage, too.

Team
Points
A vs B
C vs D
B vs D
A vs C
B vs C
A vs D
Team Falcons
166
-
91
-
32
43
-
Citadel Gaming
158
58
-
-
74
-
26
UNLIMIT
158
-
43
-
50
65
-
ENTER FORCE.36
157
-
75
58
-
-
24
Supernova
136
-
32
28
-
-
76
Virtus.pro
131
-
27
-
31
73
-
GoNext Esports
131
-
33
59
-
-
39
S8UL Esports
129
39
-
47
-
43
-
GROW Gaming
127
-
24
50
-
-
53
LEGACY
120
46
-
-
41
-
33
Gen.G Esports
118
30
-
28
-
60
-
Wolves Esports
116
31
-
-
47
-
38
Shopify Rebellion
116
45
-
20
-
51
-
Alliance
115
62
-
-
38
-
15
Fnatic
112
23
-
47
-
42
-
Boogie Boarders
108
32
-
-
28
-
48
Hotdog Mafia
106
45
-
43
-
18
-
TSM
106
-
54
-
24
28
-
Oblivion
106
-
18
45
-
-
43
Ninjas in Pyjamas
103
-
26
34
-
-
43
Crazy Thieves
101
24
-
-
17
-
60
FaZe Clan
101
-
19
-
52
30
-
ROC Esports
100
43
-
24
-
33
-
Sentinels
98
24
-
-
32
-
42
SYRALE
98
25
-
41
-
32
-
Team Mango
93
18
-
-
47
-
28
Five Fears
85
-
34
-
32
19
-
Gaimin Gladiators
83
30
-
-
23
-
30
Team Liquid
82
-
33
-
26
23
-
Al Qadsiah
82
-
15
-
25
42
-
KINOTROPE gaming
80
-
19
43
-
-
18
FYR Strays
79
35
-
33
-
11
-
RIDDLE
77
-
16
-
39
22
-
Aurora
76
-
38
18
-
-
20
REIGNITE
60
27
-
13
-
20
-
VK Gaming
59
-
15
34
-
-
10
Cupid eSports
56
-
33
-
17
6
-
RRQ
39
11
-
-
3
-
25
SBI e-Sports
36
-
23
2
-
-
11
Men Of Culture
26
11
-
9
-
6
-
ALGS Year 5 Championship schedule (Image via PlayApexEsports)
ALGS Year 5 Championship schedule (Image via PlayApexEsports)

ALGS 2026 Championship schedule

This Apex Legends esports competition began with the Group Stage between Jan. 15 and Jan. 16. After that, the Bracket Stage featured the top 20 and bottom 20 teams fighting in the winner and elimination brackets on Jan. 17. The Finals Stage then happened on Jan. 18.

  • Group Stage: Jan. 15 and Jan. 16.
  • Bracket Stage: Jan. 17
  • Finals Stage: Jan. 18
ALGS 2026 Championship Match Point Finals information (Image via PlayApexEsports)
ALGS 2026 Championship Match Point Finals information (Image via PlayApexEsports)

ALGS Championship Japan 2026 teams and groups

A total of 40 teams that entered the ALGS Year 5 Championship. They were all first divided into four groups of 10 to kick everything off. Oblivion began the tournament in Group D before making it to the Bracket Stage and then the Finals Stage. Its players then became eligible for the Match Point Finals in Game 7.

Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
AllianceGen.G EsportsTeam FalconsVK Gaming
Crazy ThievesShopify RebellionLiquid AlienwareNinjas in Pyjamas
Wolves EsportsS8ULFive FearsGrow Gaming
Citadel GamingROC EsportsUnlimitEnter Force.36
SentinelsFnaticAlqadsiahEsportsGoNext
Gaimin GladiatorsFYR StraysVirtus.proAurora
LegacyHotdog MafiaTSMSBI E-Sports
Team MangoReigniteCupid EsportsKinotrope Gaming
Boogie BoardersSyraleFaZe ClanSupernova
Rex Regum QeonMen of CultureRiddle OrderOblivion

ALGS 2026 Championship matches

During the ALGS Year 5 Championship, the Group A teams first faced off against the ones in Group B, Group C teams duked it out against those in Group D, and so on. All of the groups faced each other before the Bracket Stage. The Bracket Stage then featured two elimination rounds plus a winners round before the Finals Stage, where only the top 20 teams battled under the aforementioned Match Point format.

ALGS 2026 Championship Stage
Details
Group StageTeams are split into four groups of 10 based on Championship Points and their Last-Change Qualifier (LCQ) performance. Each group plays against every other group. Teams advance to a double-elimination bracket based on their performance.
Bracket Stage Each Bracket Stage round consists of six matches. The top 20 teams advance to the Finals Stage.
Finals StageTeams must reach the 50-point threshold to become eligible for the Match Point Finals. The eligible teams must win an additional match to win the ALGS 2026 Championship.

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