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Apex Legends Global Series Championship 2021: Schedule, format, prize pool, and more

The biggest tournament on Apex Legends competitive is just a couple of weeks away. Prepare yourself for everything around it with this guide.
Apex Legends Global Series Championship 2021: Schedule, format, prize pool, and more

After a season full of big clashes around the world and with the Winter Circuit Playoffs and LCQs already over, the best Apex Legends teams are now preparing for the biggest competitive summit and a chance to get a share of the $ 1 million USD prize pool in the Apex Legends Global Series Championship 2021.

Due to the current global situation, this year’s ALGS Championship will be divided around five major regions, with more than a hundred teams fighting to get crowned as the Apex Legends regional champions, so now it’s time to take a look on the schedule, format, and more to be prepared for the upcoming war.

ALGS Championship 2021: Schedule and Format

As this tournament will be played around specific servers and regions, the number of teams qualified in each of them will vary depending on the players population and their international performance as a whole, with the distribution being as follows:

ALGS Championship Spots

Winter Circuit

ALGS Points

Last Chance

Total

North America

10

North America

25

North America

5

40

EMEA

10

Europe

21

EMEA

5

40

Middle East & Africa

4

APAC South

10

Greater Southeast Asia

12

APAC South

4

30

Australia & New Zealand

4

APAC North

10

Japan

13

APAC North

4

30

Korea

3

South America

10

South America

16

South America

4

30

With this, a total of 170 teams from all around the world will get the opportunity to show their best performances around many rounds of competition, in the search for the best squads in this year’s competitive.

apex legends global series championship algs 2021(Picture: EA / Respawn Entertainment)

As for the format, every single team will begin the Championship in the Group Stage where they’ll be divided into groups of up to 10 teams. You can take a look on the Group Seedings through the ALGS website.

A Round Robin schedule will see each group compete against each other before total points across the Group Stage are used to advance 20 teams into their region’s Championship Finals.

Up next is the confirmed schedule for the North America and EMEA regions:

TOURNAMENT

DATE

TIMES

Group Stage - Day 1

June 1

June 2

EMEA @ 6 PM BST

North America @ 4 PM PDT

Group Stage - Day 2

June 3

June 4

EMEA @ 6 PM BST

North America @ 4 PM PDT

Group Stage - Day 3

June 5

June 6

EMEA @ 6 PM BST

North America @ 2 PM PDT

Championship Finals

June 12

June 13

EMEA @ 4 PM BST

North America @ 2 PM PDT

The schedules for both APAC and South America regions will be defined later on, while all their broadcasts will start on 22nd May.

ALGS Championship 2021: Prize Pool

The Finals of the tournament will use the Match Point format, giving a prize pool of $ 1 million USD distributed among the Top 20 teams from each of the regional championships, and with a bonus to the player who gets the Apex Predator title.

CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS

Finishing Rank

North America

EMEA

APAC North

APAC South

South America

1st

$102,000

$102,000

$68,100

$68,100

$42,000

2nd

$51,000

$51,000

$33,900

$33,900

$21,000

3rd

$30,000

$30,000

$20,100

$20,100

$12,000

4th

$18,000

$18,000

$12,000

$12,000

$7,500

5th

$13,500

$13,500

$9,000

$9,000

$5,400

6th

$10,200

$10,200

$6,900

$6,900

$4,200

7th

$7,500

$7,500

$4,800

$4,800

$3,000

8th

$5,700

$5,700

$3,600

$3,600

$2,400

9th

$4,200

$4,200

$2,700

$2,700

$1,800

10th

$3,000

$3,000

$2,100

$2,100

$1,200

11th - 15th

$2,100

$2,100

$1,440

$1,440

$900

16th - 20th

$1,500

$1,500

$900

$900

$600

Apex Predator

$4,800

$4,800

$2,400

$2,400

$1,600

 

apex legends global series championship algs 2021(Picture: EA / Respawn Entertainment)

ALGS Championship 2021: How to Watch

The Apex Legends Global Series Championship 2021 will take place from 22nd May to 13th June, 2021. You can watch it live through its official YouTube and Twitch channels.

We've embedded the Twitch channel below for your viewing convenience.

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