Apex Legends esports must learn from its ALGS Championships mistakes

Year 2 of the Apex Legends Global Series has now wrapped up. Culminating in the ALGS Championships Finals, we finally got to see Apex esports completely unshackled, with a big-money, high-stakes LAN event played in front of a live audience to crown the first ALGS world champion.

Apex Legends esports has quickly become a personal favourite of mine to watch, especially at a time where my interest in a few other FPS esports has faded. EA has built the ALGS up gradually throughout the COVID era, and has a genuinely amazing product on its hands that really shone on that final day of the Championships. However, there was one major blip that cannot be ignored, and that's the unacceptable amount of qualified players and coaches that missed some or all of the tournament due to positive COVID tests or visa issues.

According to Liquipedia, 15 qualified players or coaches were unable to attend the Championships in Raleigh, North Carolina this year due to visa issues. This includes the entirety of Team Empire's Russian roster, which was eventually replaced by AYM Esports, and two players from a further three teams.

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