A brand new 160 team Apex Legends LAN event.
Brand new in ALGS Year 5 is the ALGS Open, a brand new 160 team LAN event that anyone could qualify for. This will be the most teams ever competing at an ALGS LAN event and will be one of the most memorable Apex Legends events in history. This is part of a reshuffled and revamped ALGS format for the fifth year of the programme.
So, how will this event work and more importantly, how can you enter and earn your spot at the first ever ALGS Open?
You can hear directly from ALGS Comissioner John Nelson on ALGS Year 5 below:
How will the ALGS Open work?
Of course, with 160 teams, the ALGS Open will have to follow a different format to the ALGS Split 1 and Split 2 Playoff events that we are used too. Instead, a bit like last summers Esports World Cup, it will follow a double Elimination bracket format.
However, don't worry, there will still be the iconic Championship Sunday Match Point Format to award the $1,000,000 in event prizing. This event will also be crucial for the ALGS Championship. The ALGS open awards crucial ALGS Championship Points.
That means that teams have a chance at going from Preseason Qualifiers, all the way to having a secured spot at the ALGS Championship, without having to play a single Pro League game.
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How can you enter the ALGS Open?
In order to have a chance at the ALGS Open, you will need to fight your way through the Preseason Qualifiers. There is a lot of slots up for grabs in each region though, that will result in a lot of LAN debuts at this event. It could be yours!
- 8 teams per region qualify for the Split 1 Pro League and ALGS Open.
- Another 16 teams in the Americas region and another 8 teams each in the EMEA, APAC North, and APAC South regions qualify for the ALGS Open.
The Preseason Qualifiers spans four events, with winning teams directly qualifying and then other teams earning their spot from points accumulated across the events. That means that you could get a team together and work all the way through to a spot on the main stage at the ALGS.
When is the ALGS Open?
At the moment, we don't have confirmed dates for the ALGS Open or a confirmed location. However, we do first have the Pre Season Qualifiers, so we know that the event cannot be before April.
Stay tuned for more information on when and where this ground breaking event will take place.
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