ALGS Year 3 Announced: Format, Schedule, Invited Teams, & More

EA has announced the ALGS Year 3. By the look of it, it is going to be the biggest in Apex Legends’ history.

ALGS is the biggest esports event in Apex Legends. Players are always excited to see their favorite teams battle it out to win the ALGS Championship in big arenas. ALGS Year 2 ended with a blast, where DarkZero won the series and became the champion.

It’s been two months since ALGS 2022 Championship ended. And EA has already announced the third year of this massive event. To carry the year 2’s momentum, EA is planning to make the event even more promising than before.

EA is also making some changes in the Year 3 of ALGS. The first one is the introduction of the Regional Final on the last day of each regular season split. Also, the pro league now features 30 teams per region.

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Apex Legends Global Series Year 3

Similar to ALGS Year 2, the total prize pool of Year 3 ALGS is $5,00,000 USD. Registration for ALGS Preseason Qualifiers is already open for all. The Preseason Qualifier will start in October 2022. So, without further ado, let’s see what to overall expect from ALGS Year 3.

Format

Preseason Qualifiers

Year 3 of the ALGS will kick off with four online Preseason Qualifier tournaments. These competitions will determine the eight teams from each region that will qualify to begin Split 1 in the Pro League. These eight teams will join the already invited 22 squads to round out the field of 30 per region.

• Registration for the Preseason Qualifiers is open now at playapex.com/algs

Pro League – Split 1

The 30 teams in each region will be seeded into three groups of 10 teams each, using performance across ALGS Year 2 and the Year 3 Preseason Qualifiers. Each Split of the Pro League will consist of an online Regular Season in which teams will begin by competing in a triple round-robin format (each group plays each other group 3 times).

• The top 20 teams by Regular Season Standings will then compete in an online Regional Finals utilizing the Match Point format.
• In NA, EMEA, and APAC N, 10 teams will qualify for the Split 1 Playoffs, including the winner of the Regional Finals and the top nine teams ranked by Regular Season points.
• In SA and APAC S, 5 teams will qualify for the Split 1 Playoffs, including the winner of the Regional Finals and the top four teams ranked by Regular Season points.

Invited Teams

Pro League – Split 2

• For the Split 2 Playoffs, regional slot distribution will be determined by Split 1 Playoffs performance.
• The better a region’s teams perform in the Split 1 Playoffs, the more spots that region will gain for the Split 2 Playoffs.

Challenger Circuit – 1 & 2

The ALGS Challenger Circuit will run parallel to each Split of the Pro League Regular Season, providing amateur teams with an opportunity to compete in open-registration tournaments for the chance to qualify into the Split 2 Pro League Qualifier in Split 1 or the Last Chance Qualifier in Split 2.

• Each Challenger Circuit split will feature 4 open registration weekend tournaments in the following regions:
  • North America
  • EMEA
  • APAC North
  • APAC South
  • South America
• Following the 4 Challenger Circuit tournaments in Split 1, each tournament winner, as well as the next 18 teams by ALGS points earned throughout the Split in each region will qualify for the Split 2 Pro League Qualifier.
• Following the 4 Challenger Circuit tournaments in Split 2, at least the top 10 teams by ALGS points earned throughout the Split in each region will qualify for the Last Chance Qualifier. The exact number of qualifying Challenger Circuit teams participating in the LCQ will depend on the number of Championship qualified teams from each region and will be confirmed after the Split 2 Playoffs conclude.

Playoffs – Split 1 & 2

Each Split’s Playoffs will award $1,000,000 USD and feature 40 of the best Apex Legends teams from the five ALGS regions (NA, EMEA, APAC N, APAC S, and SA). The Playoffs will utilize a Group Stage to Double-Elimination bracket format.

• Group Stage: teams will be seeded into 4 groups of 10 teams each based on their Regular Season performance, and each group will play a single 6-match series against every other group (18 matches total per team).
• Double-elimination Bracket Stage: Teams will be assigned a starting position in the double-elimination Bracket Stage based on their Group Stage performance, and each round in the Bracket Stage will consist of a 6-match series.
  • The top 20 Group Stage teams will begin in the Winners Bracket
  • The bottom 20 Group Stage teams will begin in the Losers Bracket
• Match Point Finals: Following the Bracket Stage, 20 teams will compete in the Match Point Finals.
  • The top 10 teams from the Winners Bracket series
  • The top 10 teams from Losers Bracket Round 2

Split 2 Pro League Qualifier

The ALGS Split 2 Pro League Qualifier will take place prior to the Split 1 Playoffs. This online tournament pits the bottom 8 teams from each region’s Pro League Split 1 Regular Season against top teams in each region’s Split 1 Challenger Circuit to determine who will advance to the Pro League in Split 2.

Last Chance Qualifier

The ALGS Last Chance Qualifier will take place after the Split 2 Playoffs. This online tournament pits all Pro League teams who haven’t qualified for the Championship against top squads in each region’s Split 2 Challenger Circuit to determine who will take the last spots in the Championship.

ALGS Year 3 Championship

The ALGS Championship will feature the 40 best Apex Legends teams in the world, competing in person for $2,000,000 USD and the title of ALGS Year 3 Champions.

• The Championship will utilize a Group Stage to Double-Elimination bracket format:
  • In the Group Stage, teams will be seeded into 4 groups of 10 teams each based on their Playoff Points or LCQ performance, and each group will play a single 6-match series against every other group (18 matches total per team).
  • Following the Group Stage, teams will be assigned a starting position in the double-elimination Bracket Stage based on their Group Stage performance, and each round in the Bracket Stage will consist of an 8-match series.
    • The top 20 Group Stage teams will begin in the Winners Bracket
    • The bottom 20 Group Stage teams will begin in the Losers Bracket
  • Following the Bracket Stage, 20 teams will compete in the Match Point Finals to determine the ALGS Year 3 Champions.
    • The top 10 teams from the Winners Bracket series
    • The top 10 teams from Losers Bracket Round 2

ALGS Year 3 Schedule

Here is the complete schedule for Year 3 ALGS:

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