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The Winter Circuit is Coming

High stakes competitive play continues with the Winter Circuit starting January 15.

Hi ALGS Competitors,

The Autumn Circuit Playoffs are nearly here. On December 19 and 20, new rulers of the Arena will be crowned, along with a remaining prize pool of USD $451,000. But they won’t be able to rest on their laurels, the Winter Circuit will begin early next year! And we’re increasing the stakes for the upcoming three-month series with a USD $750,000 prize pool! Whether you want to take your shot at riches and glory, or just watch all the action unfold, read on to get all the Winter Circuit details!

Broadcast Calendar

Regional broadcasts are moving to Sundays in the Winter Circuit. Watch your favorite teams battle for a spot in the Winter Circuit Playoffs on Twitch, YouTube and Mildom! We’ll be live streaming the biggest matches all Winter Circuit long.

Winter Circuit Live Stream Dates

TOURNAMENT

DATE

TIMES

Winter Circuit Preliminary
Online Tournament (“WC OT”) 1

January 17

APAC North @ 6:00 PM JST 

Europe @ 5:45 PM GMT 

North America @ 2:15 PM PST

WC OT 2

January 31

APAC North @ 6:00 PM JST 

Europe @ 5:45 PM GMT 

North America @ 2:15 PM PST

WC OT 3

February 21

APAC North @ 6:00 PM JST 

Europe @ 5:45 PM GMT 

North America @ 2:15 PM PST

WC OT 4

March 7

APAC North @ 6:00 PM JST 

Europe @ 5:45 PM GMT 

North America @ 2:15 PM PST

Last Chance Qualifiers

March 21

APAC North @ 6:00 PM JST

Playoffs - Day 1

March 27

North America @ 3 PM PDT

Playoffs - Day 2

March 28

APAC North @ 6 PM JST

EMEA @ 4 PM BST

Freecam

All Winter Circuit broadcasts will include the brand new Freecam technology, bringing you the action like you’ve never seen it before. Feast your eyes on 360 degrees of epic battles, and learn from the best teams in the world how to win with expert setups, focus fire, and flanking maneuvers.

Regional Rivalries

Alliance, Athaim, ATK, BRAZUCAS, JUPITER VEGA, MiTH Team 1, T1, and Team SoloMid lead their respective regions in the Autumn Circuit. Can they maintain their dominance next year or will new teams reign supreme? The Winter Circuit culminates with the Playoffs in March where champions of the following regions will emerge:

  • APAC North = Japan, Korea
  • APAC South = Greater Southeast Asia, Australia & New Zealand
  • EMEA = Europe, Middle East & Africa
  • North America
  • South America

Fight for Your Spot

The Winter Circuit kicks off early next year. If you want to compete, WC OT1 begins on January 15, with registration opening on January 5. Registration for WC OT1 will be open to all eligible players who have achieved Gold IV Rank on PC, in Series 6 Split 2, by 12 PM PT on January 14. Register here!

 

North America

South America

APAC South

APAC North

Europe

MEA

WC OT 1

3

3

3

3

2

0

WC OT 2

3

3

3

3

2

0

WC OT 3

3

3

3

3

2

0

WC OT 4

3

3

3

3

2

0

WC Points

3

3

3

3

4

3

LCQ

5

5

5

5

5

Total

20

20

20

20

20

*Teams qualifying by WC Points will increase if a region has repeat winners in the first four WC tournaments

Prize Table

All prizes listed below will be distributed equally among the participating competitors of the winning teams in accordance with the rules. All amounts are in USD.

 

PRELIMINARY ONLINE TOURNAMENTS 1-4

Finishing Rank

Europe

North America

   

1st

$6,000

$6,000

   

2nd

$3,000

$3,000

   

3rd

$1,500

$1,500

   

4th

$1,000

$1,000

   

5th

$1,000

$1,000

   

6th

$750

$750

   

7th

$750

$750

   

8th

$750

$750

   

9th

$750

$750

   

10th

$750

$750

   
         

Finishing Rank

APAC North

APAC South

Middle East & Africa

South America

1st

$4,500

$4,500

$3,000

$3,000

2nd

$2,250

$2,250

$1,500

$1,500

3rd

$1,125

$1,125

$750

$750

4th

$750

$750

   
5th

$750

$750

   

 

 

PLAYOFFS

Finishing Rank

North America

EMEA

APAC South

APAC North

South America

1st

$48,000

$48,000

$30,000

$30,000

$18,000

2nd

$24,000

$24,000

$15,000

$15,000

$9,000

3rd

$15,900

$15,900

$9,900

$9,900

$6,000

4th

$10,800

$10,800

$6,720

$6,720

$4,080

5th

$7,860

$7,860

$4,920

$4,920

$3,000

6th

$5,790

$5,790

$3,630

$3,630

$2,220

7th

$4,350

$4,350

$2,730

$2,730

$1,650

8th

$3,360

$3,360

$2,100

$2,100

$1,260

9th

$2,640

$2,640

$1,650

$1,650

$990

10th

$2,130

$2,130

$1,320

$1,320

$800

11th

$1,500

$1,500

$1,020

$1,020

$600

12th

$1,500

$1,500

$1,020

$1,020

$600

13th

$1,500

$1,500

$1,020

$1,020

$600

14th

$1,500

$1,500

$1,020

$1,020

$600

15th

$1,500

$1,500

$1,020

$1,020

$600

16th

$1,200

$1,200

$780

$780

$480

17th

$1,200

$1,200

$780

$780

$480

18th

$1,200

$1,200

$780

$780

$480

19th

$1,200

$1,200

$780

$780

$480

20th

$1,200

$1,200

$780

$780

$480

ALGS Championship

The Apex Legends Global Series Championship with a total prize pool of USD $1,000,000 will follow the Winter Circuit. Teams will qualify for the Championship through Winter Circuit Playoffs performance, cumulative ALGS Points, and Championship last-chance online tournaments. See ALGS Official Rules for more details.

ALGS Championship Spots

 

Winter Circuit

Last Chance

         

 

ALGS Points

North America

5

2

North America

9

EMEA

5

2

Europe

9

Middle East & Africa

2

APAC South

3

1

Greater Southeast Asia

5

Australia & New Zealand

2

APAC North

2

1

Japan

4

Korea

2

South America

2

1

South America

3

Apex Legends Global Series Official Rules are available at

https://www.ea.com/games/apex-legends/compete/overview/rules


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