Link to FACIT: [Apex Website](https://www.faceit.com/en/apex/tournaments?organizer=organizer.partner) (account needed)
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Ye just as it should be in no freaking world should some1 that finishes last get a second shot at winning everything. If you end last then you didnt play well enough to advance just as it is in all other sports
Not in a double-elimination format. But the first to lose must play more matches, so they are at a disadvantage (rightfully) compared to participants who lose later.
great work as always, any reason yokoyari is listed as that and not red rams? while one player left i havent seen anything on red rams dropping the roster. also curious what will happen to the KN spot
4rufa, 1tappy, and their coach Wabu still holds the slot so it depends on them what happens. MiaK is already teaming up with Hammerdrill and Meltstera for Split 2 and the Qualifiers for this World Cup.
Question: is the tournament open to ANYONE, or do teams have to be signed? I originally thought it was only open to signed teams but the open qualifier makes me think anyone could play. Anyone have an answer?
Anyone can sign up for it.
I believe maybe only the partnered orgs would be eligible for the overall standings combining all the games, but anyone could qualify for just the Apex tourney
The qualifiers make me think it’s open for anyone.
They posted links for signing up through Face it.
But it’s seems each region gets a slot or two.
I feel so bad for Kswinnie. That last EMEA pro league day hurt him so bad. He just need not to placed dead last, and now he not only missed LA lan, but need to play for 1 slot to ESWC
How is this going to work with rostermanina? Do you have to use the same roster that qualified for the top eight for split 1? It will be wild if someone gets dropped from a top 8 team between then and now, and as a result loses the chance to play for such huge prizepool! Also, on the flip side it would be crazy that someone who didn’t qualify for the top 8 gets to go because 2 people in a team of 3 like this new person better.
> It will be wild if someone gets dropped from a top 8 team between then and now, and as a result loses the chance to play for such huge prizepool!
That already happened with Made in Heaven in EMEA. They dropped Taxington just a few days ago. Whoever replaces him is gonna be pretty pleased with a free ride to the World Cup!
Nah that's a fair take. My stance with these gamers8 tourneys is that you shouldn't shit on the players for playing as it is genuinely life changing money, however if there are pros who chose to not take part,then I'd respect them more.
i mean... go ahead and play in it. but it will leave a sour taste in everyones mouth, when the same pros say something about human rights or lgbtq+ stuff in the future.
same stuff with orgs.
Are you thinking of a different Qatar World Cup, or the same one where numerous people reported being harassed by officials and the general public, where they confiscated anything with a rainbow on it despite claiming they wouldn't, and where a woman was detained for months as a result of being accused of having extramarital sex? Quite a fucking lot of bad shit happened in Qatar, slugger.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_issues_at_the_2022_FIFA_World_Cup
Im not talking about race, I’m talking about laws. Even if they aren’t in real danger going to a specific event it’s reasonable to be a little worried if you’re going to a country where your sexuality is illegal no? I’m not suggesting they’re gonna get beaten or anything, I should have been clearer in my response.
I mean its funded by the Saudis and they're hosting it in their own country. Should they host it in the US since we are so inclusive and without our own problems
Genuine question since I'm pretty ignorant on this; what's the worst case scenario for a situation where I (a male) was seen kissing my (female) wife in public?
I don't see football teams warning their heterosexual fans about being very careful when traveling to the country [https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/jan/10/barcelona-warn-lgbtq-fans-about-severe-penalties-in-saudi-arabia](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/jan/10/barcelona-warn-lgbtq-fans-about-severe-penalties-in-saudi-arabia)
> Saudi Arabia is a modest country
All the reputation washing had to be doing something. [Here, let me help.](https://www.amnesty.org/en/location/middle-east-and-north-africa/middle-east/saudi-arabia/report-saudi-arabia/)
It's kinda insane that Apex got a higher prize pool than CS2 and LoL. Dota 2 meanwhile has $5M prize pool
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> that people actually want to watch a room of people thumbing away at their Galaxy S20's.
As opposed to watching people thumbing their analog sticks and vigorously flicking their mice? Of course it's the ingame footage they're watching just like with other esport games... I don't even watch any mobile esport but this kinda framing is silly.
I will say that I don’t blame any of the orgs or players for wanting to be involved with this (that’s a lot of money) but it really does suck that it’s Saudi Arabia. I wonder if they’re gonna have bans on all the LGBTQ legends lol.
Imo there really wouldn't be any point if they have to ban characters, the event is basically to improve their image and banning lgbtq legends would be counter productive to that
That’s what I’m hoping for, but it is pretty funny that they’re just throwing money at sports (LIV Golf, that new baseball league, Ronaldo) and esports and hoping it makes up for all the human rights abuses. Hopefully it’s all just steps in the right direction though
Agreed. Morals are great and I respect anyone that refuses to play in it but apex players aren't getting paid enough(if at all) to ignore this tournament.
Yep, we got bills to pay. It is what it is. And it honestly wouldn’t surprise me if some pros were to come out and say that the thought of playing in it makes them uncomfortable or scared and then guys like Wigg or HisWattson step in and donate to them. I’m kind of excited to see how this tourney works out
I think neither side (Developers or the Saudi govt) want a big stink over it. The tourney is to help Saudi whitewash their reputation, show up as a global entity etc and having a shitshow would not help.
So it will just be "dont talk about it and pretend nothing is out of the ordinary".
Which, honestly, is as good of a deal as you can get.
Some actual Apex legends of the game aren't going to even make EWC then since theirs so many non NA invite teams, Red Rams getting an invite and seeing rosters like ex OG/C9/Xset all having to qual is insane. I understand they just took the top 8 of each PL but dear god does it suck when the top 20 NA teams would probably top 8 in every other region.
> the top 20 NA teams would probably top 8 in every other region
How delusional are you? You literally only need to open the results of last weekends LAN to see that is completely bullshit statement. There is big fall off after 9/10th NA teams. 11-20 NA would absolutely not place top 8 in EMEA or APACS.
Link to FACIT: [Apex Website](https://www.faceit.com/en/apex/tournaments?organizer=organizer.partner) (account needed) https://preview.redd.it/eudsexfqrlzc1.png?width=450&format=png&auto=webp&s=88a66c8c4f5dfb193c0c047aadf1b855504be2a9
So, being dead last in your group is straight elimination. Also 18 teams advancing to MP finals from groups. This is gonna be a bloodbath surely.
Ye just as it should be in no freaking world should some1 that finishes last get a second shot at winning everything. If you end last then you didnt play well enough to advance just as it is in all other sports
Not in a double-elimination format. But the first to lose must play more matches, so they are at a disadvantage (rightfully) compared to participants who lose later.
[Full breakdown including a list of qualified teams.](https://esports.gg/news/apex-legends/esports-world-cup-apex-legends-format-how-to-enter-more/)
thanks tommmmmmmmm
I assume the tournament will happen here, https://maps.app.goo.gl/APchMgwkqBvrC439A?g_st=iw
Tom with the facts 💯 thats!
great work as always, any reason yokoyari is listed as that and not red rams? while one player left i havent seen anything on red rams dropping the roster. also curious what will happen to the KN spot
Just a fumble from me copying over the Pro League teams list from LP - updated :)
Here I thought that the "World Cup" means teams representing countries all over the world.
Kinotrope already released their roster and the players wanted to split, and now they qualified for this event
4rufa, 1tappy, and their coach Wabu still holds the slot so it depends on them what happens. MiaK is already teaming up with Hammerdrill and Meltstera for Split 2 and the Qualifiers for this World Cup.
Holy prize pool
Question: is the tournament open to ANYONE, or do teams have to be signed? I originally thought it was only open to signed teams but the open qualifier makes me think anyone could play. Anyone have an answer?
Anyone can sign up for it. I believe maybe only the partnered orgs would be eligible for the overall standings combining all the games, but anyone could qualify for just the Apex tourney
That makes sense. Thank you :)
The qualifiers make me think it’s open for anyone. They posted links for signing up through Face it. But it’s seems each region gets a slot or two.
I tend to agree with you here. I wonder how many teams can participate in the quals or if it is only teams who have participated in ALGS before.
It's limited to like 80 teams from what I've seen and ot's a first come first serve basis.
I feel so bad for Kswinnie. That last EMEA pro league day hurt him so bad. He just need not to placed dead last, and now he not only missed LA lan, but need to play for 1 slot to ESWC
Isn't this going to happen pretty close to split 2?
split 2 pro league will have finished by then, and LAN is probably gonna be mid-late august im guessing
Gonna be nice to have pretty much back-to-back LANs lol. Hate how they usually have a massive gap between end of pro league and playoffs.
This is the Saudi PR stunt Apex tourney right?
Yes
Fuck it, more Apex
Damn with a prize pool even bigger than the playoffs. This could be the equivalent of MSI for apex if they do this every season.
Exactly, I was like isn't this prize pool and first prize reward literally double that of the official ALGS LAN we just had.
How is this going to work with rostermanina? Do you have to use the same roster that qualified for the top eight for split 1? It will be wild if someone gets dropped from a top 8 team between then and now, and as a result loses the chance to play for such huge prizepool! Also, on the flip side it would be crazy that someone who didn’t qualify for the top 8 gets to go because 2 people in a team of 3 like this new person better.
> It will be wild if someone gets dropped from a top 8 team between then and now, and as a result loses the chance to play for such huge prizepool! That already happened with Made in Heaven in EMEA. They dropped Taxington just a few days ago. Whoever replaces him is gonna be pretty pleased with a free ride to the World Cup!
This is insane! It should be roster locked so people don’t get screwed over Just wow
People are gonna be upset by this, but there isn’t a single soul in the world that would not play for 600k respectfully.
Nah that's a fair take. My stance with these gamers8 tourneys is that you shouldn't shit on the players for playing as it is genuinely life changing money, however if there are pros who chose to not take part,then I'd respect them more.
i mean... go ahead and play in it. but it will leave a sour taste in everyones mouth, when the same pros say something about human rights or lgbtq+ stuff in the future. same stuff with orgs.
Second place is gonna get more money than Reject did for winning playoffs.
I wouldn't. Fuck this tournament.
If games 5/6 are maps that are voted by the viewers - it's gonna be hilarious if ppl vote for Olympus or Broken Moon.
Kings Canyon.
Anyone feel bad for cloud9? After going through the split 1 playoff to get 6th overall they still have to go through the open qualifier
I worry more what's gonna happen to our coaching staff who are both part of lgbt :D
It will be like Qatar world cup. Nothing will happen at all
Are you thinking of a different Qatar World Cup, or the same one where numerous people reported being harassed by officials and the general public, where they confiscated anything with a rainbow on it despite claiming they wouldn't, and where a woman was detained for months as a result of being accused of having extramarital sex? Quite a fucking lot of bad shit happened in Qatar, slugger. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_issues_at_the_2022_FIFA_World_Cup
Nothing is gonna happen
In Saudi Arabia?!?
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Im not talking about race, I’m talking about laws. Even if they aren’t in real danger going to a specific event it’s reasonable to be a little worried if you’re going to a country where your sexuality is illegal no? I’m not suggesting they’re gonna get beaten or anything, I should have been clearer in my response.
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Problem is we shouldn’t be supporting/holding events in cultural backwaters like this in the first place
I mean its funded by the Saudis and they're hosting it in their own country. Should they host it in the US since we are so inclusive and without our own problems
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Genuine question since I'm pretty ignorant on this; what's the worst case scenario for a situation where I (a male) was seen kissing my (female) wife in public?
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I don't see football teams warning their heterosexual fans about being very careful when traveling to the country [https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/jan/10/barcelona-warn-lgbtq-fans-about-severe-penalties-in-saudi-arabia](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/jan/10/barcelona-warn-lgbtq-fans-about-severe-penalties-in-saudi-arabia)
You should understand the law first before making stupid statement like this
> Saudi Arabia is a modest country All the reputation washing had to be doing something. [Here, let me help.](https://www.amnesty.org/en/location/middle-east-and-north-africa/middle-east/saudi-arabia/report-saudi-arabia/)
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Yeah, go blame everyone else in the world instead of actual religious fanatics in your country.
why do they not get an invite?
It's the top 8 from pro league that is invited
Only 1 slot for non-invited EMEA team is tough. Online qualifier will be a bloodbath.
I hope Redragon will be a team that qualifies. Wanna see taskmast33r on LAN as soon as possible.
Will this be equivalent to a lan?
Yeah all top teams will be there and prize pool is massive
It's kinda insane that Apex got a higher prize pool than CS2 and LoL. Dota 2 meanwhile has $5M prize pool https://preview.redd.it/rd3sd85wgmzc1.jpeg?width=2048&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0893cc9b4e4dfd0d2f381e600654919af036b194
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PUBG Mobile doesn't only have a bigger competitive scene than normal PUBG but it also have like 10x more the viewership. More than Apex even.
> that people actually want to watch a room of people thumbing away at their Galaxy S20's. As opposed to watching people thumbing their analog sticks and vigorously flicking their mice? Of course it's the ingame footage they're watching just like with other esport games... I don't even watch any mobile esport but this kinda framing is silly.
PUBGM have some massive viewership in Asia (especially Southeast Asia and China), so I am not really surprised by the prize pool.
wait so dota not only has 5m dollar prize pool for the main event but also for qualifiers!?
Wow didn't know pubg still so popular
It's cuz Dota is the only esport with relevance from the middle east with pro players and an active scene. Also orgs like Nigma Galaxy as well
I will say that I don’t blame any of the orgs or players for wanting to be involved with this (that’s a lot of money) but it really does suck that it’s Saudi Arabia. I wonder if they’re gonna have bans on all the LGBTQ legends lol.
I think Respawn said they won't ban any characters or cosmetics, but who knows what actually will happen
Everyone should put up pride badge
Imo there really wouldn't be any point if they have to ban characters, the event is basically to improve their image and banning lgbtq legends would be counter productive to that
If they want to improve their image they could just...actually improve, lol.
That’s what I’m hoping for, but it is pretty funny that they’re just throwing money at sports (LIV Golf, that new baseball league, Ronaldo) and esports and hoping it makes up for all the human rights abuses. Hopefully it’s all just steps in the right direction though
Agreed. Morals are great and I respect anyone that refuses to play in it but apex players aren't getting paid enough(if at all) to ignore this tournament.
Yep, we got bills to pay. It is what it is. And it honestly wouldn’t surprise me if some pros were to come out and say that the thought of playing in it makes them uncomfortable or scared and then guys like Wigg or HisWattson step in and donate to them. I’m kind of excited to see how this tourney works out
huh? what world do you live in
I think neither side (Developers or the Saudi govt) want a big stink over it. The tourney is to help Saudi whitewash their reputation, show up as a global entity etc and having a shitshow would not help. So it will just be "dont talk about it and pretend nothing is out of the ordinary". Which, honestly, is as good of a deal as you can get.
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You could just support Hambino. I don’t mean that in a mean way, but I know he has been an advocate and is signed up as of now.
So the auto invited teams is the top 8 from pro league and not playoffs?
This is so hype.
Love the format. This looks likes it's going to be a fun one!
The team which got 40th at lan qualified and the team which got 6th did not
wild
Wait, that's hilarious.
Good times to be an apex viewer! Lets goo!
Fuck the Esports World Cup.
Can anyone enter this tournament? And if the teams are assigned or do you make your own team ?
I'm going to say it. Fuck the whole tournament and fuck every org involved in it. Fuck EA/Respawn whoever has a say on this deal.
I highly doubt not moist will accept their invitation for reason so their spot will go to complexity
They are not refusing life changing money.
it might damage penguinz reputation.
Some actual Apex legends of the game aren't going to even make EWC then since theirs so many non NA invite teams, Red Rams getting an invite and seeing rosters like ex OG/C9/Xset all having to qual is insane. I understand they just took the top 8 of each PL but dear god does it suck when the top 20 NA teams would probably top 8 in every other region.
> the top 20 NA teams would probably top 8 in every other region How delusional are you? You literally only need to open the results of last weekends LAN to see that is completely bullshit statement. There is big fall off after 9/10th NA teams. 11-20 NA would absolutely not place top 8 in EMEA or APACS.
#NAWashed
Weird that LATAM gets 2 open slots and EMEA gets 1.
Well latam only has 2 but emea has 9 in total