This roster consists of the American in-game leader Brandon “Nocturnal” Singer, Brandon “FunFPS” Goombridge, Nicholas “Sikezz” Odom, and coach Haris “Hodsic” Hodzic.

The gang's all together.

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— XSET (@XSET) December 16, 2022

The organization stated in a press release that they have always wanted to make headway in the Apex Legends scene, and hence this newly acquired team is a good fit as they are one of the best Apex Legends teams in North America.

“We’ve seen the rapid growth of the Apex Legends Global Series League, we knew we had to participate and make a huge impact if we were to enter,” the team said.

“Since the beginning of XSET, we’ve always wanted to cultivate a winning culture no matter what game or collaboration we entered. With Nocturnal, FunFPS, Sikezz, and Hodsic leading the charge into Apex Legends, we’re only going to continue that tradition.”

XSET IGL Nocturnal also stated that they are optimistic about their new organization, and assured everyone that they will maintain their winning streak under their new banner.

“We’re really looking forward to a new scenery and new faces to call a family and home. Happy that this was incredibly smooth and looking forward to be able to play our own game without any worries anymore. We’re here to stay as a team and here to continue dominating under XSET,” Nocturnal said.

In an early news release, Team Liquid released a press release, stating their exit from the game due to financial constraints.

“On the financial side of things, the ALGS and how it is moving forward with monetization for teams simply doesn’t fit with our operations, and so we need to take our leave, though we take no pleasure in doing so.”

The organization noted that parting with the team was a very difficult move for them, and they regret letting go of the super team, which have brought them countless highlights.

“In stepping away, we had to make tough decisions that unfortunately caused our team to get less coverage than they deserved. We fielded a roster that grew into a world-class competitor – led by what could be the best coach and IGL in Apex history – and as they grew we were scaling up our Apex content team to match them,” Team Liquid’s press release read.

“We had a number of great content pieces planned that would let the squad—and their fans—shine. We had to cut these pieces down early due to the shift in direction of the ALGS. We do regret missing the opportunity to highlight this superstar squad—and our talented Apex staff.”

The new XSET team had already qualified for the LAN before the transfer. Under their new banner, they will be making their debut on December 18 at the upcoming regional finals to qualify for the Split One Playoffs LAN, which is scheduled for next year.

XSET will rise to the absolute top of the Apex esports scene right away. The new team is currently ranked second overall in the NA Pro League. This have made XSET’s purpose of winning more realistic.

Also, after Storm Point was included in the ALGS, Team Liquid was the first team to develop gameplay for it. They have also survived many metas while keeping their dominance on the map.

Prior to this comeback into the Apex Legends scene, XSET had since left the scene last in July 2022. The esports organisation had acquired the current free-agent North American squad SZN, although their run last season was not successful, as they only earned a few top spots and minor events and did not make the top 10 teams of the ALGS Pro League.

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The latest team to share their experience on their path to the 2022 ALGS Championship is Luminosity Gaming. The North America-based team took to Twitter to announce that they will have to field replacements for the event.

Two of their players were unable to secure visas for the tournament, despite the efforts of PGL, RESPAWN Entertainment, and the host city.

“Due to issues securing visas, YanYa (Ghanja) and Neazul will not be able to attend the upcoming ALGS Championship. We would like to thank the City of Raleigh, PGL, and RESPAWN for their assistance throughout the process and working with us to try to secure the visas in time for the event.

“As temporary substitutes, we will have Monsoon and Shiny joining us from Complexity for next weekend’s event.”

The tournament is scheduled to be held at the PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina USA. Action will commence on July 7 with group stage bouts and will run through to July 10.

During the second split of the Pro League, LG were one of the teams with an incredible campaign in NA. It will be a shame to not witness them operate at full strength on the world stage.

The Mexican trio of Jacobo “NMEgo” Rios, Luis Enrique “Neazul” Ramos Suarez, and Saul “YanYa” Ocampo (also known as GhanjaMen) qualified for the Stockholm LAN despite competing as free agents, thanks to YanYa’s enthralling display.

In April, they were signed by LG just before the ALGS Split 2 playoffs, and have since flown the banner of the organization. They ended up finishing fifth in Sweden, which earned them a prize of $60,000 and a spot in the ALGS Championship.

Unfortunately, they will have to compete in the upcoming event without YanYa and Neazul. YanYa’s absence will prove to be a devastating loss for LG.

The talented team has taken a significant hit as a result of losing YanYa, in particular. The 18-year-old finished fifth overall after the conclusion of North America’s Pro League Split 2 in terms of the number of total kills. Added to that was a third-place finish in the Split Two Playoffs for most total damage registered.

One area where Luminosity Gaming could be thankful for, compared to other teams, is the ease of finding substitutes because they are based in the region. As stated in the press release, Complexity’s Bowen “Monsoon” Fuller and Bryan “iShiny” McCarthy will be the stand-ins.

Complexity’s failure to qualify for the event made it a lot easier for LG to attract both players. Although they failed to lead complexity to the LAN event, Monsoon and iShiny are two skilled veterans who have built chemistry over the years.

While they are undoubtedly not LG’s first choice, one could argue that they are the best available.

Recall that pros have expressed their displeasure with how events have unfolded in the past. Element 6’s Ali “Naghz” Naghawi will not be participating as the UK-based player failed to secure a visa early enough. He blamed the organizers for the late announcement of the schedule.

Team Empire also announced their withdrawal from the event after all three players were denied visas to the US. As things stand, only 39 teams will be competing as EA and Respawn have not announced a replacement for Empire.

LG is the first NA team to use substitutes for the tournament, which promises a prize pool of $2 million.
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The announcement that the Apex Legends Global Series Championship would be played in the US state came via the Apex Legends’ official Twitter page.

“GET THOSE TICKETS! We’re bringing the #ALGS Year 2 Championship to the PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, on July 7-10! Get your tickets now and learn about schedules, teams, prizing, and more. We’ll see you there.”

GET THOSE TICKETS!

We’re bringing the #ALGS Year 2 Championship to the PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, on July 7-10!

Get your tickets now and learn about schedules, teams, prizing and morehttps://t.co/0dN1nE72O8

We'll see you there pic.twitter.com/OBvwgGjWMy

— Apex Legends Esports (@PlayApexEsports) June 6, 2022

Fans will be allowed to witness every stage of the tournament, unlike other esports events which limit fan presence to the playoff stages. Although details regarding the size of the crowd to be expected were not given, they will likely be in their thousands.

Note that this will be the first time a live audience will be admitted into an ALGS event since the game’s debut in 2019, with the covid pandemic wiping out any hope of crowds attending.

In EA’s press release, they revealed the size of the arena and are also looking forward to welcoming the ALGS community to a live location.

“For the first time, the ALGS community will be able to come together to cheer on their favorite teams live at the PNC Arena, in Raleigh, NC. The 700,000-square-foot space will accommodate thousands of fans from around the world for the largest ALGS competition to-date.”

The Senior Direction and Commissioner of Apex Legends at EA John Nelson spoke about the event. He highlighted that it was a major milestone for the brand.

“Bringing ALGS to the PNC Arena is a major milestone for the Apex brand and indicative of the title’s continued growth in the competitive scene,” he said.

“The ALGS Championship is a true celebration of fandom, and we’re looking forward to delivering the first-ever live ALGS Championship experience for our community of players and the residents of Raleigh.”

The folks at PNC are also thrilled to be hosting the event as it will also be a first for them. Don Waddell, PNC Arena and Carolina Hurricanes President, talked about their excitement in delving into the esports scene.

“We are excited to work with Electronic Arts to stage their first Apex Legends Global Series Championship to a live audience.

“We proudly present a variety of sports and entertainment events at PNC Arena, and we are looking forward to hosting our first-ever major esports competition.

“The ALGS Championship will allow us the opportunity to further solidify Greater Raleigh and PNC Arena as a global esports and entertainment destination.”

Forty teams will compete in the offline event, all fighting for a larger piece of the $2 million prize fund. While every team will not go home empty-handed, the winner of this event will walk away with $500,000.

The event is scheduled to run from July 7 to July 10. On opening day, fans will be treated to a plethora of matches as all 40 teams square off against each other in the group stage.

While every team will advance to the bracket stage, their standings will determine where they will be seeded to. The best 10 teams in the group stage will get slots in the winners’ bracket round 2.

The 11th to 30th-placed teams will get seeded to the winners’ bracket round 1. The remaining ten teams with the worst group stage score will start the bracket stage in the losers bracket round 1.

EA is coming off a record-breaking event and will be looking to keep the streak going. The recently-concluded Stockholm ALGS Split 2 playoffs was their first LAN event this year, and it broke all-time viewership records.

Reignite won the event with 78 total points in the finals, walking away with $250,000 of the $1 million prize pool.

Given the recent state of things, several changes regarding roster and representatives are expected. Russian players might be denied visas to the US (US betting sites) while those from Ukraine might not be able to leave their country.

The COVID-19 travel restrictions in China (best Chinese esports betting sites) might also affect some players from China to make it to the offline event.

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