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TSM take home ALGS Split 1 Playoffs win: Results, placements & recap

Declan Mclaughlin
Joe Brady (@joebradyphoto)/ALGS

TSM took home the first big event in the Apex Legends esports for 2023, the ALGS Split 1 Playoffs in London. Here is everything you need to know about the tournament standings including results and final placements.

  • TSM had a massive resurgence, climbing through the ranks at last minute and ultimately winning the entire split.
  • XSET, NRG, and ACEND had multiple rounds open where they could have taken the win, but TSM came out on top
  • ImperialHal took home MVP on his first big LAN playing with controller, and called himself the best IGL in a post-game interview.

The Copper Box Arena in London was filled with Apex Legends action as the final day of games took place. After days of competition, only 20 teams remained.

After having a lukewarm tournament up until the final days of competition, TSM rose up and won it all. Despite XSET, ACEND, and NRG giving them a run for their money, the fan-favorite organization filled with seasoned Apex Legends veterans took home the win.

To catch up on where your favorite team placed and see who didn’t make the cut for the final day’s games, you can find the full standings below.

ALGS 2023 Split 1 playoffs: How to watch

The ALGS 2023 Split 1 playoffs were streamed on the official PlayApex Twitch channel. We’ve embedded the stream below for your convenience.

ALGS 2023 Split 1 playoffs: Format

The event was split into three parts: the group stage starting February 2, the bracket stage and the finals. The group stage will see three rounds of play, with the teams vying for spots in the winners’ bracket.

The teams were split into four groups, which can be found below.

Note: Aurora, Fire Beavers and DEWA United have announced that they will not be attending the ALGS Split 1 playoffs due to visa issues. They will be replaced by Horizon Union, DreamFire and Passion.

Group A Group B Group C Group D
Horizon Union TSM Fnatic Iron Blood
XSET NORTHEPTION Acend Singularity
Moist Esports NorCal Esports The Guard Vexed
ENTER FORCE.36 DreamFire K1CK Crazy Raccoon
GØDFIRE Passion ONIC Esports Esports Arena
LeaveNoWitness Alliance EXO Clan Luminosity
PULVEREX Flora NRG Invictus
100 Thieves Oxygen Pioneers fun123
JLINGZ Esports Spacestation gambare otousan Element 6
GameWard FCD GHS DarkZero

Each group played each other in a 6-game series, for a total of 18 games for every team.

The top 20 teams advanced to the upper bracket for the first round of the bracket stage, while the bottom 20 were seeded into the lower bracket. The top 10 teams from each side of the bracket took part in the finals, a winner-take-all affair without a match limit. Once teams reached 50 points, they became “match point eligible.” The first team to win a match after being “match point eligible” was declared the winner of the event. The rest of the field’s placement was decided by total points in the finals.

ALGS 2023 Split 1 playoffs: Schedule and results

Finals: February 5 (12:00 pm GMT/4:00 am PT)

Winner based on placement. Kills in brackets.

Match Point Eligible: NRG, TSM, Acend, XSET

Round Winner Runner-Up Third
Round 1 Ganbare otousan [4] Esports Arena [8] TSM [14]
Round 2 Alliance [10] DarkZero [6] fun123 [2]
Round 3 Moist [8] Singularity [8] ONIC [4]
Round 4 NRG [20] Ganbare otousan [5] XSET [8]
Round 5 ONIC [8] TSM [9] Singularity [9]
Round 6 Acend [11]  NRG [3] Ganbare otousan [1]
Round 7 Element 6 [9]  XSET [7] The Guard [3]
Round 8 TSM [10] ACEND [6] Fnatic [5]

Bracket Stage: February 4

Loser’s Bracket Round 1 (10 am GMT/2 am PT)

Winner based on placement. Kills in brackets.

Round Winner Runner-Up Third
Round 1 Invictus [13] GØDFIRE [4] Singularity [13]
Round 2 Singularity [7] GØDFIRE [6] NorCal [5]
Round 3 FCD [11] DreamFire [5] NorCal [3]
Round 4 K1CK [10] ONIC [3] NorCal [1]
Round 5 Vexed [6] ONIC [6] Ganbare otousan [7]
Round 6 GØDFIRE [7] Invictus [4] ONIC [6]

Winner’s Bracket Round 1 (2:30 pm GMT/4:30 am PT)

Winner based on placement. Kills in brackets.

Round Winner Runner-Up Third
Round 1 PULVEREX [5] Acend [5] EXO Clan [2]
Round 2 The Guard [7] NRG [13] Element 6 [4]
Round 3 DarkZero [13] The Guard [4]  Spacestation [1]
Round 4 Esports Arena [10] fun123 [3] Moist [4]
Round 5 Alliance [8] Luminosity [7] XSET [9]
Round 6 Acend [9] Moist [4] fun123 [1]

Loser’s Bracket Round 2 (6:45 pm GMT/10:45 am PT)

Winner based on placement. Kills in brackets.

Round Winner Runner-Up Third
Round 1 DarkZero [5] Luminosity [6] ENTER FORCE.36 [3]
Round 2 Spacestation [14] DarkZero [13] K1CK [3]
Round 3 Ganbare otousan [5] Fnatic [6] ONIC [7]
Round 4 EXO Clan [10] Singularity [14] PULVEREX [4]
Round 5 Luminosity [23] PULVEREX [3]  ONIC [7]
Round 6 Fnatic [7] Luminosity [6] EXO Clan [9]

Group Stage: February 2 — 3

Placement Team Total
1 TSM 153
2 NORTHEPTION 152
3 EXO Clan 147
3 NRG 147
5 XSET 136
6 JLINGZ 133
7 Spacestation 131
8 Fnatic 129
9 Esports Arena 128
10 Acend 127
11 100 Thieves 123
12 The Guard 121
13 DarkZero 117
14 Moist 116
15 Element 6 114
16 fun123 113
17 Luminosity 109
18 ENTER FORCE.36 107
19 Alliance 106
20 PULVEREX 100
21 DreamFire 99
22 Iron Blod 95
22 ONIC 95
24 Fascination Colors Destroy 95
25 Singularity 94
26 Crazy Raccoon 86
26 GHS Professional 86
28 ganbare otousan 84
29 GameWard 82
30 Invictus 80
31 Pioneers 79
32 Vexed 69
33 Flora 67
34 Oxygen 59
35 Passion 53
36 Horizon Union 49
37 GØDFIRE 42
38 NorCal 41
39 LeaveNoWitness 40
40 K1CK 37

Round 1: February 2 (5 pm GMT/9 am PT)

Group A vs Group B

Winner based on placement. Kills in brackets.

Round Winner Runner-Up Third
Round 1 XSET [16] TSM [9] 100 Thieves [3]
Round 2 XSET [14] PULVEREX [0] Spacestation [6]
Round 3 NORTHEPTION [11] Moist Esports [6] Alliance [5]
Round 4 DreamFire [5] ENTER FORCE.36 [9] PULVEREX [0]
Round 5 JLINGZ Esports [2] GØDFIRE [5] Spacestation [9]
Round 6 FCD [9] JLINGZ Esports [17] Moist Esports [7]

Group C vs Group D

Winner based on placement. Kills in brackets.

Round Winner Runner-Up Third
Round 1 Fnatic [13] IG [2] Acend [1]
Round 2 GHS [8] Esports Arena [3] The Guard [2]
Round 3 Iron Blood Gaming [6] ONIC Esports [5] NRG Esports [3]
Round 4 NRG Esports [10] IG [6] Element 6 [6]
Round 5 EXO Clan [11] Luminosity Gaming [8] ONIC Esports [0]
Round 6 The Guard [3] EXO Clan [9] Pioneers [5]

Round 2: February 3 (10 am GMT/2 am PT)

Group A vs Group C

Winner based on placement. Kills in brackets.

Round Winner Runner-Up Third
Round 1 EXO Clan [16] ganbare otousan [0] NRG [4]
Round 2 EXO Clan [11] Moist [4] Acend [8]
Round 3 100 Thieves [6] NRG [12] Pioneers [3]
Round 4 ENTER FORCE 36 [12] 100 Thieves [6] Acend [4]
Round 5 The Guard [4] Acend [10] 100 Thieves [2]
Round 6 Acend [13] ONIC Esports [3] Fnatic [6]

Group B vs Group D

Winner based on placement. Kills in brackets.

Round Winner Runner-Up Third
Round 1 TSM [9] Flora [3] NORTHEPTION [6]
Round 2 DreamFire [10] Luminosity [5] DarkZero [2]
Round 3 Spacestation [11] Fun123 [5] Esports Arena [5]
Round 4 Luminosity [6] NORTHEPTION [8] Spacestation [9]
Round 5 Vexed Gaming [10] TSM [5] Esports Arena [5]
Round 6 NORTHEPTION [7] Alliance [5] Team Singularity [8]

Round 3: February 3 (3:15 pm GMT/7:15 am PT)

Group A vs Group D

Winner based on placement. Kills in brackets.

Round Winner Runner-Up Third
Round 1 PULVEREX [10] Singularity [4] Esports Arena [4]
Round 2 Singularity [9] Iron Blood Gaming [12] XSET [6]
Round 3 Dark Zero [11] Fun123 [7] Crazy Raccoon [6]
Round 4 GameWard [11] Element6 [3] 100 Thieves [7]
Round 5 Luminosity [7] Dark Zero [5] Fun123 [10]
Round 6 Esports Arena [6] Moist [9] Luminosity [1]

Group C vs Group B

Winner based on placement. Kills in brackets.

Round Winner Runner-Up Third
Round 1 Ganbare otousan [8] Alliance [7] Oxygen Esports [3]
Round 2 NORTHEPTION [12] GHS [3] The Guard [6]
Round 3 ONIC Esports [8] GHS [6] Pioneers [7]
Round 4 Alliance [13] TSM [7] FCD [2]
Round 5 The Guard [4] Spacestation Gaming [4] Acend [6]
Round 6 NRG Esports [7] Acend [5] Fnatic [8]

ALGS 2023 Split 1 playoffs: Final placements

Placement Team Prize Money (USD)
1 TSM $300,000
2 NRG $160,000
3 ACEND $105,000
4 XSET $85,000
5 Alliance $65,000
6 Moist Esports $50,000
7 ONIC $40,000
8 Fnatic $30,000
9 Element 6 $25,000
10 Luminosity $20,000
11 Team Singularity $16,000
12 ganbare otousan $15,000
13 Dark Zero $14,000
14 fun123 $13,000
15 Esports Arena $12,000
16 Spacestation $11,000
17 The Guard $10,500
18 ENTER FORCE.36 $10,000
19 EXO Clan $9,500
20 Dreamfire $9,000
21 PULVEREX N/A
22 JLINGZ Esports
23 100 Thieves
24 K1CK
25 GØDFIRE
26 Pioneers N/A
27 NorCal
28 NORTHEPTION
29 FCD
30 Invictus
31 Vexed N/A
32 Oxygen
33 GHS Professional
34 Iron Blood Gaming
35 Crazy Raccoon
36 GameWard
37 Horizon Union
38 Passion
39 LeaveNoWitness
40 Flora

ALGS 2023 Split 1 playoffs: Teams and players

Forty teams have qualified for the ALGS Pro League Split 2 playoffs from five different regions. This includes 10 teams from each of the three major regions (North America, EMEA and APAC North) and five from both APAC South and South America.

While some big-names organizations have pulled out of the esport, many smaller ones have entered the fray, signing free-agent teams that have qualified for this event. Some of the bigger names still around include TSM, NRG and 100 Thieves. One of the smaller organizations that have jumped into Apex esports is Iron Blood Gaming, who returned to the game by picking up the Chicken Sandwich lineup.

You can find the full list of teams competing in the ALGS 2023 Split 1 playoffs below.

Team Region Players
XSET North America oh Nocturnal, FunFPS, sSikezz
Luminosity North America YanYa, Neazul, jaguares
Esports Arena North America Phony, Lewda, Cody
100 Thieves North America Onmuu, Vaxlon, scuwry
NRG North America sweetdreams, nafen, Gild
The Guard North America Rkn, RamBeau, Keon
Spacestation North America Frexs, Xenial, Dropped
Oxygen North America Hill, Enemy, crook
TSM North America ImperialHal, Reps, Verhulst
DarkZero North America Zer0, Genburten, Sharky
Horizon Union EMEA jSavageW, Faenex, Gxnjy
Vexed EMEA unlucky, Tyler, MaTaFe
Passion EMEA Mimu, ZeroNothing, urban
Alliance EMEA Yuki, Hakis, Mande
Acend EMEA Lufka, PostKiLL, K4shera
Invictus EMEA Graceful, Noiises, Jmw
Pioneers EMEA Gnaske, SirDel, Pandxrz
JLINGZ Esports EMEA Zaine, Naghz, VJEIX
GameWard EMEA AimbotP, Yoloo, Cyqop
Element 6 EMEA Slayers, Amphy, KSWINNIIE
Fnatic APAC N YukaF, MatsuTash, Meltstera
Crazy Raccoon APAC N Ras, Parkha, Whisper
NORTHEPTION APAC N Taida, satuki, ReyzyGG
ENTER FORCE 36 APAC N Aimbot, ahn2e, YunD
PULVEREX APAC N saku, ShunMi, Ftyan
Flora APAC N MiaK, Yudu, Pinotr
fun123 APAC N dr1p, KaronPe, Obly
ganbare otousan APAC N JungHee, Dogma, Jusna
FC Destroy APAC N UmichanLoveti, HammerDrill, yukaPEROdator
GHS Professional APAC N Raygh, Karaaju, KinokoGenji
Iron Blood APAC S StarfingFlame, PlayerK, Panayie
Moist APAC S Emtee, Prycyy, Wxltzy
DreamFire APAC S Roieee, Taaaao, BoLin
ONIC Esports APAC S Fussy, shadi, Rakiiii
EXO Clan APAC S Dexter, Z1CKKY, Killoposz
Singularity South America Besk9, Elysium, artiNN1
NorCal South America Frog, Azazel, theesaar
K1CK South America Stalizy, KiingZ, Vanglorioso
GØDFIRE South America B1N, 1Worst, N3LAS
LeaveNoWitness South America PANIC, Zillach, renatricky

Note 1: Max-Strafe has announced that he is unable to attend the event due to the war in Ukraine. He will be replaced in Pioneers’ starting lineup by Pandxrz.

Note 2: Aurora, Fire Beavers and DEWA United have announced that they will not be attending the ALGS Split 1 playoffs due to visa issues. They will be replaced by Horizon Union, DreamFire and Passion.

Note 3: Alliance have announced that Effect was unable to secure a visa in time for the event. He will be replaced by Mande.

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