TSM take home ALGS Split 1 Playoffs win: Results, placements & recap
Joe Brady (@joebradyphoto)/ALGSTSM 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.
