ALGS commissioner John Nelson reflects on the first season of Apex Legends esports

The first season of the Apex Legends Global Series has come to a close, culminating in the intense month-long ALGS Championship competition. Over the past 18 months, Apex Legends esports has gone from practically a non-entity - with only a couple of show matches and one-off tournaments - to hosting a worldwide tournament with a $2.5 million prize pool.

With BLAST and Dreamhack also looking to get in on the Apex Legends esports action, things are looking positive for the battle royale's high-level scene. However, the journey hasn't been easy. The first major Apex Legends events, the EXP Invitational at X Games Minneapolis and the Preseason Invitational hosted in Kraków, Poland, were held in August and September 2019 respectively. Since then, fans haven't been able to attend a single tournament in-person, and players have been forced to play online for reasons beyond their control.

The effects of the global pandemic on the esports industry are clear, but the Apex Legends Global Series was set to launch just as lockdowns began and events shut down. As such, ALGS commissioner John Nelson had to scrap his roadmap of a year of in-person tournaments and adapt to an era of online competition.

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