Apex Legends Esports 2026: Oblivion's Miracle, UNLIMIT in Paris and Liquid in Las Vegas
An unsigned qualifier team won the world title, a Japanese trio conquered the Esports World Cup and Team Liquid took Las Vegas. Next stop: Sapporo again.
On 1 November 2026, at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Team Liquid won the ALGS Split 2 Playoffs. The trio of Zer0, Sikezz and Panic, coached by Kapreme, took $600,000 from a $2 million prize pool and 3,000 ALGS points. It was also a personal milestone: Zer0's 100th ALGS match win.
It was the third very different champion of a strange and exciting Apex Legends Global Series year.
How ALGS works
The ALGS is EA and Respawn's official Apex Legends circuit. Teams of three players drop into the same map, and points come from both placement and kills. A season builds through regional Pro League play and international Split Playoffs towards one Championship at the end.
The points system means one great game is never enough. Champions have to survive dozens of chaotic final circles without making the one mistake that sends them back to the lobby.
Oblivion's miracle in Sapporo
The ALGS Year 5 Championship took place at the Daiwa House PREMIST DOME in Sapporo, Japan, early in 2026. 40 teams made the trip, and the winners were the ones almost nobody had picked.
Oblivion, an unsigned team of Monsoon, FunFPS and Blinkzr, had to come through the Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ) just to make the main event. They then won the whole thing with 86 points, ahead of Falcons and ENTER FORCE.36, who both finished on 75. The prize was $600,000.
UNLIMIT rules Paris
The next big stage was the Esports World Cup 2026 in Paris, which doubled as the ALGS Year 6 Split 1 Playoffs. Japan's UNLIMIT, with Yulariman, Xtsuvi and Peace and coach Yona, won the title and $600,000 from a $2 million prize pool, finishing ahead of fellow Japanese club ZETA DIVISION. Peace was named MVP.
The win also gives the next Championship an extra storyline, because it will be held in Japan once again.
Team Liquid takes Las Vegas
The Split 2 Playoffs ran at the Orleans Arena from 29 October to 1 November. Team Liquid's win came ahead of Team Vision, who finished second with 80 points and earned $300,000.
For Liquid, it was the kind of result that turns a strong team into a favourite. The 3,000 points matter for qualification, and the timing could hardly be better, with the Championship less than three months away.
Put the three results side by side and the 2026 season looks remarkably open:
- Sapporo: an unsigned team from the last-chance qualifier
- Paris: a Japanese club winning a world-level FPS title
- Las Vegas: one of esports' biggest organisations, led by a veteran
That variety is part of Apex's appeal as an esport. Battle royale scoring leaves room for surprises, and the field is deep enough that no team can relax.
What to watch
The ALGS Year 6 Championship returns to Sapporo from 28 to 31 January 2027. Watch whether Team Liquid can turn Las Vegas form into a world title, whether UNLIMIT can win again in front of a home crowd, and whether another LCQ team can repeat Oblivion's run.
For the wider esports calendar, the ALGS is also part of the growing world of Esports World Cup titles; our Esports Nations Cup explainer covers what is next for national-team events.
WGC's take: Apex Legends is free to play on PC, consoles and Switch. Before the Championship, try a few ranked games with friends: you will quickly understand why pros talk so much about "rotations" and "zone".