Draft:ALGS Year 4

The ALGS features players competing in the Battle Royale mode of Apex Legends. "Storm Point" and "World's Edge" were the two maps utilized in the previous season of ALGS play.{{cite web|last=Landis|first=Robbie|url=https://www.si.com/esports/news/tsm-storms-algs-split-1-playoffs-finals|title=TSM Storms ALGS Split 1 Playoffs Finals|work=Esports Illustrated|date=March 17, 2023|orig-date=February 7, 2023|access-date=June 16, 2024}} Teams also play unofficial matches against each other called scrimmages, or "scrims".{{cite web|last=Bull|first=Tom|url=https://esports.gg/news/apex-legends/xset-nocturnal-claims-the-level-of-pro-apex-has-deteriorated/|title=XSET Nocturnal claims the level of pro Apex play has deteriorated|website=esports.gg|date=July 9, 2023|access-date=June 17, 2024}} During the offseason between ALGS Year 3 and 4, EA considered introducing "Olympus" as an ALGS map.{{cite web|last=Bull|first=Tom|url=https://esports.gg/news/apex-legends/ea-reportedly-considering-olympus-for-algs-year-4/|title=EA reportedly considering Olympus for ALGS Year 4|website=esports.gg|date=September 19, 2023|accessdate=February 13, 2025}} Olympus was used for offseason scrims due to an issue with Storm Point. EA also asked pro players to test Olympus in scrim matches.{{cite web|last=Bennett|first=Connor|url=https://www.dexerto.com/apex-legends/apex-legends-pros-testing-possible-new-map-for-algs-year-4-2301110/|title=Apex Legends pros testing possible new map for ALGS Year 4|work=Dexerto|date=September 20, 2023|accessdate=February 13, 2025}} Apex maps feature several points of interest (POI), which teams select to land at prior to games.{{cite web|last=Landis|first=Robbie|url=https://www.si.com/esports/apex-legends/algs-championship-2023-where-are-teams-dropping|title=ALGS 2023 Championship: Where Are Teams Dropping?|work=Esports Illustrated|date=September 1, 2023|access-date=June 16, 2024}} As such, other teams know the landing locations (called "drop spots") of their opponents; this convention is in place so that teams can practice their rotations and looting routes.{{cite web|last=Landis|first=Robbie|url=https://www.si.com/esports/apex-legends/algs-2023-split-2-playoffs-where-are-teams-dropping|title=Apex Legends Global Series: 2023 Split 2 Playoffs, Where Are Teams Dropping?|work=Esports Illustrated|date=July 12, 2023|access-date=June 16, 2024}} Teams that land nearby each other often contest each other early in a match. As a match goes on, the map closes in on a fixed point, or "final circle", with this game element being referred to as the "ring closing".

Rosters are made up of three players each selecting a character in the game, called "Legends". Patches to the game in the forms of buffs and nerfs to characters cause changes in their selection rates, thus impacting team compositions and the game's meta.{{cite web|last=Labilles|first=Justin-Ivan|url=https://dotesports.com/apex-legends/news/diverse-meta-at-algs-split-one-playoffs-promises-more-new-comps-and-experimentation-in-split-2|title= Diverse meta at ALGS Split One Playoffs promises more new comps and experimentation in Split 2 |work=Dot Esports|date=March 1, 2023|access-date=June 16, 2024}}{{cite web|last=Bull|first=Tom|url=https://esports.gg/news/apex-legends/alliance-use-newcastle-to-full-effect/|title=Alliance use Newcastle to full 'Effect' in the ALGS Pro League|website=esports.gg|date=April 30, 2023|access-date=June 20, 2024}}{{cite web|last=Bull|first=Tom|url=https://esports.gg/news/apex-legends/algs-split-2-playoffs-10-things-to-watch-2023/|title=ALGS Split 2 Playoffs: 10 Things to watch|website=esports.gg|date=July 12, 2023|access-date=June 17, 2024}} ALGS games are played a patch or two off of the game's most recent patch update.{{cite web|last=Landis|first=Robbie|url=https://www.si.com/esports/apex-legends/what-patch-algs-split-2-playoffs-played-on|title=What Patch is the Apex Legends Global Series Split 2 Playoffs Played On?|work=Esports Illustrated|date=July 12, 2023|access-date=June 16, 2024}} Though teams usually play in-line with the current meta of the game, some teams opt to play "off meta" and incorporate unorthodox playstyles.{{cite web|last=Landis|first=Robbie|url=https://www.si.com/esports/apex-legends/apex-legends-global-series-2023-split-2-playoffs-5-teams-to-watch|title=Apex Legends Global Series: 2023 Split 2 Playoffs, 5 Teams to Watch|work=Esports Illustrated|date=July 11, 2023|access-date=June 16, 2024}}{{cite web|last=Duckworth|first=Joshua|url=https://gamerant.com/apex-legends-2-rats-1-controller-2r1c-interview/|title=2 Rats 1 Controller Team Talks ALGS Playoffs, The Current Meta, and More|work=Game Rant|date=May 8, 2024|accessdate=February 13, 2025}}

Changes to the game's meta also occur when new seasons of Apex Legends are released by EA. ALGS gameplay during Year 3 influenced game development for Season 19 of Apex Legends; the popularity of the 30-30 weapon caused its hipfire to be nerfed. Respawn's game designer for balance, John Larson, also announced changes to the Bangalore and Catalyst characters, due to their high usage in the "can't-see-shit meta".

On September 10, 2023, the official @PlayApexEsports Twitter account confirmed ALGS would be returning for a fourth season beginning in the fall.{{cite web|last=Labilles|first=Justin-Ivan|url=https://dotesports.com/apex-legends/news/algs-confirms-year-4-of-the-competition-will-begin-this-fall|title=ALGS confirms year 4 of the competition will begin this Fall|work=Dot Esports|date=September 10, 2023|accessdate=February 13, 2025}} That day, Chris Pipher, the director of league operations for the ALGS, also stated details on "Year 4" would be released "in the next few weeks".{{cite web|last=Sledge|first=Ben|url=https://www.thegamer.com/algs-year-4-chris-pipher-interview/|title=ALGS Director "Tweaking, Iterating, And Improving" Esports Format For Year 4|work=TheGamer|date=September 10, 2023|accessdate=February 13, 2025}} EA and Respawn formally announced the ALGS Year 4 circuit on October 5.{{cite web|url=https://www.ea.com/games/apex-legends/compete/news/algs-year4-announce|title=Year 4 of the Apex Legends™ Global Series|publisher=Electronic Arts|date=October 5, 2023}}

The prize pool for Year 4 remained at USD$5 million it was set at for Year 3.{{cite web|last=Bull|first=Tom|url=https://esports.gg/news/apex-legends/algs-year-4-details/|title=ALGS Year 4 details: schedule, LANs and how you can play|website=esports.gg|date=October 5, 2023|accessdate=February 13, 2025}} Preseason qualifiers (PSQ), regional Pro Leagues, and the Challenger Circuit (CC) also returned. Following PSQs, the season was split into two halves.{{cite web|last1=Labilles|first1=Justin-Ivan|last2=Snavely|first2=Adam|url=https://dotesports.com/apex-legends/news/every-team-qualified-for-year-4-of-the-algs-pro-league|title= Here is every team qualified for Year 4 of the ALGS Pro League|work=Dot Esports|date=January 3, 2024|accessdate=February 7, 2025}} The series retained the three in-person LAN schedule (one per split and an end-of-season ALGS Championship tournament), as well. Key differences in ALGS Year 4 included the addition of the People's Republic of China as its own region, and the removal of a Pro League system for the South American region. The regional Pro Leagues featured 30 teams in each region, with 22 being invited automatically and eight others clinching spots through PSQs.

The Split 1 LAN tournament involved 40 teams, 36 of which qualified through the Pro League regular season; twelve of the LAN event berths were awarded to North American teams, with eight each coming from EMEA, APAC North, and the APAC South regions.{{cite web|last=Landis|first=Robbie|url=https://www.si.com/esports/apex-legends/gnaske-algs-4-interview|title=Gnaske Talks Counter-Strike History and New Team for ALGS Year 4|work=Esports Illustrated|date=November 9, 2023|accessdate=February 13, 2025}} Instead of a Pro League system determining qualification spots for the LAN events, the China and South America regions each had at least two guaranteed berths; China had its teams invited by the ALGS itself, while South American teams qualified through a series of CC tournaments ahead of a match point regional final.{{cite web|last=Snavely|first=Adam|url=https://dotesports.com/apex-legends/news/algs-year-4-kicks-off-in-2024-with-new-region-and-big-buffs-for-apac-south|title=ALGS Year 4 kicks off in 2024 with new region and big buffs for APAC South|work=Dot Esports|date=October 5, 2023|accessdate=February 13, 2025}} Prize pools for the regional Pro Leagues were set at USD$125,000.{{cite web|last=Mclaughlin|first=Declan|url=https://www.dexerto.com/apex-legends/algs-announces-big-changes-for-apex-legends-esports-as-china-comes-in-year-4-2324482/|title=ALGS announces big changes for Apex Legends esports as China comes in Year 4|work=Dexerto|date=October 5, 2023|accessdate=February 13, 2025}} Each regional Pro League had its own playoff tournament, with some spots in the playoffs coming from official ALGS invitations.{{cite web|last=Vincent|first=Hadley|url=https://dotesports.com/apex-legends/news/apex-legends-year-4-global-series-invitations-finalized-which-pro-teams-made-the-cut|title=Apex Legends Year 4 Global Series invitations finalized: Which pro teams made the cut?|work=Dot Esports|date=October 23, 2023|accessdate=February 13, 2025}}

Additionally, each team's final split placement earned them circuit points; the 30 teams with the highest cumulative score qualified for the ALGS Championship after the conclusion of Split 2. An additional final ten spots in the Championship tournament were decided by the Last Chance Qualifiers (LCQ), which occurred following the second split.{{cite web|last=Lyons|first=Ben|url=https://www.gamereactor.eu/apex-legends-global-series-fourth-year-features-a-5-million-prize-pool-1312693/|title=Apex Legends Global Series' fourth year features a $5 million prize pool|work=Gamereactor|date=October 6, 2023|accessdate=February 13, 2025}}

Heading into ALGS Year 4, Moist Esports relocated from the APAC South region to the NA region.{{cite web|last=Bull|first=Tom|url=https://esports.gg/news/apex-legends/moist-esports-relocating-to-north-america-for-algs-year-4/|title=Moist Esports relocating to North America for ALGS Year 4|website=esports.gg|date=October 11, 2023|accessdate=February 13, 2025}}{{cite web|last=Labilles|first=Justin-Ivan|url=https://dotesports.com/apex-legends/news/moist-esports-changes-region-for-year-4-of-algs-and-the-orgs-new-home-may-surprise-you|title=Moist Esports changes region for Year 4 of ALGS—and the org's new home may surprise you|work=Dot Esports|date=October 11, 2023|accessdate=February 13, 2025}}

During the off-season, many organizations changed their rosters to varying degrees, a period which many in the ALGS scene refer to as "rostermania".{{cite web|last=Sledge|first=Ben|url=https://www.thegamer.com/algs-championship-apex-legends-season-19/|title=How The ALGS Championship Shaped Apex Legends Season 19|work=TheGamer|date=October 29, 2023|accessdate=February 13, 2025}} The following organizations dropped their rosters, announcing they would be leaving the ALGS scene completely: Ascend, Complexity, Entropiq, Horizon Union, KCP, and NRG.{{cite web|last=Landis|first=Robbie|url=https://www.si.com/esports/apex-legends/algs-rostermania-2023|title=Apex Legends Global Series Rostermania: 2023 Off-Season|work=Esports Illustrated|date=September 20, 2023|accessdate=February 13, 2025}} 100 Thieves, NORTHEPTION, and Team Singularity also dropped their entire rosters. Team Liquid, Cloud9, Spacestation Gaming (SSG), and G2 were also among teams that left the ALGS scene.{{cite web|last=Labilles|first=Justin-Ivan|url=https://dotesports.com/apex-legends/news/algs-year-4-teams-confirmed-respawn-reaffirms-commitment-to-apex-esports|title=ALGS Year 4 teams confirmed, Respawn reaffirms commitment to Apex esports|work=Dot Esports|date=November 30, 2023|accessdate=February 13, 2025}}

Fnatic overhauled their roster, releasing two players.{{cite web|last=Mclaughlin|first=Declan|url=https://www.dexerto.com/apex-legends/fnatic-overhauling-apex-legends-roster-for-2024-season-2308530/|title=Fnatic overhauling Apex Legends roster for 2024 season|work=Dexerto|date=September 25, 2023|accessdate=February 13, 2025}} Other organizations to drop and replace players included Element 6 (E6) and Team PULVERX (PVX), meanwhile Team UpperMoon and Already There formed as orgless teams made up of players looking to be signed by organizations.

Following many organizations leaving the ALGS scene, citing a lack of support from EA, the publisher announced an ALGS Partnership Program on November 30, 2023.{{cite web|last=Landis|first=Robbie|url=https://www.si.com/esports/apex-legends/algs-year-4-partner-teams-tsm-darkzero|title=EA and ALGS Announce Year 4 Partnership Program|work=Esports Illustrated|date=November 30, 2023|accessdate=February 13, 2025}} The program provided a financial stipend, in addition to media and content support for 12 organizations.{{cite web|last=Bull|first=Tom|url=https://esports.gg/news/apex-legends/algs-partnership-programme-unveiled/|title=ALGS Partnership programme unveiled – EA seeking to up support|website=esports.gg|date=November 30, 2023|accessdate=February 13, 2025}}{{cite web|last=Landis|first=Robbie|url=https://www.si.com/esports/apex-legends/algs-year-4-partner-teams-tsm-darkzero|title=EA and ALGS Announce Year 4 Partnership Program|work=Esports Illustrated|date=November 30, 2023|accessdate=February 13, 2025}}

The 12 teams announced as part of the program were:

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• Alliance
• DarkZero
• Disguised
• FaZe
• Fnatic
• FURIA
• LG Chivas
• Moist Esports
• OpTiC Gaming
• Riddle
• TSM
• XSET

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During the preseason qualifiers, Furia dropped its roster and signed new players, including HisWattson who unretired to join the roster.{{cite web|last=Bull|first=Tom|url=https://esports.gg/news/apex-legends/furia-drop-apex-roster-reportedly-signing-immadness-and-keon/|title=FURIA drop Apex roster, reportedly signing ImMadness and Keon|website=esports.gg|date=December 13, 2023|accessdate=February 13, 2025}}{{cite web|last=Labilles|first=Justin-Ivan|url=https://dotesports.com/apex-legends/news/rumors-were-real-hiswattson-unretires-to-join-furias-year-4-algs-roster|title=Rumors were real: HisWattson unretires to join FURIA's Year 4 ALGS roster|work=Dot Esports|date=December 17, 2023|accessdate=February 13, 2025}}

Teams with an ALGS slot had until a January 16, 2024 cutoff date to finalize changes to their roster. Just ahead of the Split 1 Pro League period, Disguised (DSG) announced the signing of "iiTzTimmy", "Enemy", "Dezignful", and coach "Bronzey"; the group previously competed as an orgless squad under the name "The Dojo".{{cite web|last=Landis|first=Robbie|url=https://www.si.com/esports/apex-legends/disguised-toast-signs-iitztimmy-and-the-dojo|title=Disguised Toast Signs iiTzTimmy and the DOJO for Year 4 ALGS|work=Esports Illustrated|date=January 18, 2024|accessdate=February 13, 2025}}

Preseason qualifier (PSQ) events ran from November 25 through December 18, 2023.{{cite web|last=Labilles|first=Justin-Ivan|url=https://dotesports.com/apex-legends/news/algs-year-4-teams-confirmed-respawn-reaffirms-commitment-to-apex-esports|title=ALGS Year 4 teams confirmed, Respawn reaffirms commitment to Apex esports|work=Dot Esports|date=November 30, 2023|accessdate=February 13, 2025}} The PSQs were played to "determine the last eight teams for each region's Pro League". The first preseason qualifier (PSQ) event ran from November 25 to 27, 2023.{{cite web|last=Labilles|first=Justin-Ivan|url=https://dotesports.com/apex-legends/news/algs-year-4-preseason-qualifier-one-scores-and-standings|title=ALGS Year 4: Preseason Qualifier One scores and standings|work=Dot Esports|date=November 28, 2023|accessdate=February 13, 2025}} Over 300 teams entered the PSQ, with the first event seeing Elev8 Gaming (E8), No Days Off, Playoutside, and MDY Black qualify for the NA, EMEA, APAC North, and APAC South regional Pro Leagues, respectively. GKS, Oblivion, and Tempr clinched spots in the NA Pro League in the following three PSQ events. Team Passion, Players, and LVH qualified for the EMEA Pro League through latter three PSQ events. APAC North saw Yokoyari, Team Mellst, and O2 Esports qualify for the regional Pro League; meanwhile, teams that qualified for the APAC South Pro League through PSQ events also included MnK, Akuma, and MDY Red.{{cite web|last=Bull|first=Tom|url=https://esports.gg/news/apex-legends/algs-pre-season-qualifiers-year-4/|title=ALGS Pre Season Qualifiers: Who's headed to Pro League?|website=esports.gg|date=December 19, 2023|accessdate=February 13, 2025}}

Oversleepers finished in fifth place in the NA PSQ tournaments, but due to "sweetdreams" announcing his intentions to join "Fuhhnq" and "Slayr" of Stallions, using the ex-NRG Pro League spot in the process, Oversleepers was awarded the final spot in the NA Pro League. The Stallions duo and sweetdreams were signed by Luminosity Gaming.

Three Dragons originally qualified for the EMEA region's Pro League, but one of their players ("Sunzyyy") was banned prior to the last PSQ; the team originally earned enough placement points despite playing as a duo, but all of Sunzyyy's points were revoked, dropping the team out of qualification. The team 40%Worse was elevated through to the Pro League.

Although Mellst originally qualified for the APAC North Pro League, "Kanehira" announced his withdrawl from team, making them ineligible for qualification. Team Wasshoi was sent through in Mellst's place, with the organization Realize signing the Wasshoi roster.

During Split 1, the game's meta mainly centered around Bangalore, Bloodhound, and Caustic. Bangalore, Catalyst, Conduit, and Horizon proved to be common selections by ALGS players during the 2024 Split 1 Pro League period.{{cite web|last=Landis|first=Robbie|url=https://www.si.com/esports/apex-legends/top-legends-algs|title=What Legends are the Pros in the ALGS Pro League Playing?|work=Esports Illustrated|date=January 25, 2024|accessdate=February 13, 2025}}

On October 14, 2023, Zac Conely, the ALGS League Ops Manager announced that the "first wave" of automatic invitations to regional Pro League playoffs were made. Among teams to earn automatic invitations to their regional Pro League playoffs were: TSM, Furia, Luminosity Gaming (LG), Moist Esports, The Dojo, DNO, Already There, Team o7, Team GREGGS, and UpperMoon. Other teams invited were officially released to Battlefy, a company involved in organizing esports tournaments.{{cite web|url=https://battlefy.com/about|title=About Us|publisher=Battlefy|accessdate=February 17, 2025}} By October 23, these additional teams included DarkZero, XSET, Alliance, Oxygen Esports (OXG), E6, 100 Thieves, Aurora, Fnatic, PVX, Enter Force.36, GoNext, VEXED, Realize, Meat Lovers, Phoenix Legacy, Sentinels, BLVKHVND, DreamFire, and OpTic Gaming. Some of these organizations ultimately did not participate in ALGS Year 4, such as 100 Thieves, which withdrew from the competitive scene despite having a team.{{cite web|last=Labilles|first=Justin-Ivan|url=https://dotesports.com/apex-legends/news/100-thieves-not-returning-for-algs-year-4-despite-having-a-team-for-2024|title=100 Thieves not returning for ALGS Year 4 despite 'having a team for 2024'|work=Dot Esports|date=November 28, 2023|accessdate=February 13, 2025}}{{cite web|last=Landis|first=Robbie|url=https://www.si.com/esports/apex-legends/100-thieves-out-algs-4|title=Breaking: 100 Thieves Will Not Participate in ALGS Year 4|work=Esports Illustrated|date=November 29, 2023|accessdate=February 13, 2025}}

The Split 1 Pro Leagues began play on January 20, 2024, and ran through April 1, with a prize pool of USD$125,000.{{cite web|last=Landis|first=Robbie|url=https://www.si.com/esports/news/algs-pro-league-2024-everything-you-need-to-know|title=ALGS Pro League 2024: Everything You Need to Know|work=Esports Illustrated|date=January 16, 2024|accessdate=February 13, 2025}}{{cite web|last=Landis|first=Robbie|url=https://www.si.com/esports/apex-legends/algs-pro-league-year-4-teams|title=What NA Teams are in the Year 4 ALGS Pro League?|work=Esports Illustrated|date=December 19, 2023|accessdate=February 13, 2025}}

On March 18, the North American Pro League finals were interrupted by a hacker known as "Destroyer2009".{{cite web|last=Richardson|first=Tom|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-68596055|title=Apex Legends esports final delayed by hack claims|publisher=BBC|date=March 18, 2024|accessdate=February 7, 2025}}{{cite web|last=Bull|first=Tom|url=https://esports.gg/news/apex-legends/tsm-win-algs-regional-finals-played-in-secret/|title=TSM win ALGS Regional Finals played in secret|website=esports.gg|date=March 26, 2024|accessdate=February 13, 2025}} During the third match of the finals, DarkZero's "Genburten" was given a wallhack, which revealed the location of other players. Genburten also had no control over his aiming and the hacker was able to spam his in-game chat.{{cite web|last=Bull|first=Tom|url=https://esports.gg/news/apex-legends/algs-hit-by-major-hacking-genburten-and-imperialhal-get-cheats/|title=ALGS Regional Finals suspended after ALGS hack *UPDATED*|website=esports.gg|date=March 19, 2024|accessdate=February 13, 2025}} DarkZero initially continued playing as a duo, finishing in second place for the match and heading into the fourth match with an overall lead. During that fourth match, the hacker granted TSM's "ImperialHal" an aimbot, which automatically locked Hal's aim onto opposing players. Hal asked if he could continue playing, with the caveat that he did not shoot.{{cite web|last=Moorcroft-Sharp|first=Jamie|url=https://www.destructoid.com/what-happened-with-the-apex-legends-hack-during-algs-and-is-the-game-safe/|title= What happened with the Apex Legends hack during ALGS, and is the game safe?|work=Destructoid|date=March 20, 2024|accessdate=February 13, 2025}} However, the match was abandoned and the ALGS suspended the regional finals. Regarding Apex play outside of the ALGS, Respawn "quickly got to work adding layers of security to Apex Legends to make it safe and secure for everyone". The ALGS organized a replay of the NA regional finals, holding them the following week in secret; TSM won, scoring 80 points. The matches were recorded and broadcast on March 26, via the PlayApex Twitch channel.

;undated

• {{cite web|url=https://battlefy.com/apex-legends-global-series-year-4|title=Apex Legends Global Series Year 4|publisher=Battlefy|accessdate=February 7, 2025}}

;January

• {{cite web|last1=Lemay|first1=Ryan|last2=Labilles|first2=Justin-Ivan|url=https://dotesports.com/apex-legends/news/algs-2024-full-pro-league-split-one-schedule-and-how-to-watch|title=ALGS 2024: Full Pro League Split One schedule and how to watch|work=Dot Esports|date=January 18, 2024|accessdate=February 13, 2025}}
• {{cite web|last=Marie ZT|first=Hannah|url=https://dotesports.com/apex-legends/news/apex-legends-emea-team-makes-history-as-the-first-team-with-two-women-in-the-pro-league|title=Apex Legends EMEA team makes history as the first team with 2 women in the pro league|work=Dot Esports|date=January 28, 2024|accessdate=February 13, 2025}}

;March

• {{cite web|last1=Lemay|first=Ryan|last2=Labilles|first2=Justin-Ivan|url=https://dotesports.com/apex-legends/news/algs-pro-league-2024-full-split-1-scores-and-standings|title=ALGS Pro League 2024: Full Split One scores and standings|work=Dot Esports|date=March 26, 2024|accessdate=February 13, 2025}}

In March, EA announced the Split 1 Playoffs LAN event would be held at the Galen Center in Los Angeles, California, from May 2–5, 2024.{{cite web|last=Bull|first=Tom|url=https://esports.gg/news/apex-legends/algs-split-1-playoffs-to-be-held-in-los-angeles/|title=ALGS Split 1 Playoffs to be held in Los Angeles|website=esports.gg|date=March 17, 2024|accessdate=February 13, 2025}}

;March

• {{cite web|last=Bull|first=Tom|url=https://esports.gg/news/apex-legends/all-teams-qualified-for-the-algs-split-1-playoffs/|title=Here are all teams qualified for the ALGS Split 1 Playoffs|website=esports.gg|date=March 27, 2024|accessdate=February 13, 2025}}

;April

• {{cite web|last=Bull|first=Tom|url=https://esports.gg/news/apex-legends/algs-pro-league-qualifiers-standings-who-qualified-and-more/|title=ALGS Pro League Qualifiers: Standings, who qualified and more|website=esports.gg|date=April 21, 2024|accessdate=February 13, 2025}}
• {{cite web|last=Moorcroft-Sharp|first=Jamie|url=https://www.destructoid.com/algs-year-4-split-1-playoffs-groups-stages-and-schedule/|title= ALGS Year 4 Split 1 Playoffs groups, stages, and schedule|work=Destructoid|date=April 22, 2024|accessdate=February 13, 2025}}
• {{cite web|last=Bull|first=Tom|url=https://esports.gg/news/apex-legends/monsoon-hits-out-at-algs-partner-organisations-leaving-the-algs/|title=Monsoon hits out at ALGS partner organisations leaving the ALGS|website=esports.gg|date=April 27, 2024|accessdate=February 13, 2025}}
• {{cite web|last=Bull|first=Tom|url=https://esports.gg/news/apex-legends/verhulst-algs-split1-playoffs-2024/|title=Verhulst: "A lot of fights that I get into, I'll literally not even shoot my gun"|website=esports.gg|date=April 28, 2024|accessdate=February 13, 2025}}

;May

• {{cite web|last=Chen|first=Amy|url=https://esports.gg/news/apex-legends/imperialhal-interview-red-bull-gaming-algs-split-1-playoffs-2024/|title=ImperialHal talks Red Bull Gaming and ALGS Split 1 Playoffs: "Other teams are not really an issue"|website=esports.gg|date=May 1, 2024|accessdate=February 13, 2025}}
• {{cite web|last=Fisher|first=Carver|url=https://www.dexerto.com/apex-legends/imperialhal-explains-what-has-to-change-about-algs-to-keep-apex-legends-pro-play-alive-2656809/|title=ImperialHal explains what has to change about ALGS to keep Apex Legends pro play alive|work=Dexerto|date=May 2, 2024|accessdate=February 13, 2025}}
• {{cite web|last=Marie ZT|first=Hannah|url=https://dotesports.com/apex-legends/news/apex-icons-tsm-alliance-and-more-face-elimination-in-algs-playoffs-lower-bracket|title=Apex icons TSM, Alliance, and more face elimination in ALGS Playoffs lower bracket|work=Dot Esports|date=May 4, 2024|accessdate=February 13, 2025}}
• {{cite web|last1=Vincent|first1=Hadley|last2=Labilles|first2=Justin-Ivan|url=https://dotesports.com/apex-legends/news/algs-2024-split-one-playoffs-scores-and-standings|title=ALGS 2024 Split One Playoffs: Scores and standings|work=Dot Esports|date=May 5, 2024|accessdate=February 13, 2025}}
• {{cite web|last=Snavely|first=Adam|url=https://dotesports.com/apex-legends/news/reject-win-algs-split-one-playoffs-breaking-darkzero-tsm-dominance-in-pro-apex|title= REJECT win ALGS Split One Playoffs, breaking DarkZero, TSM dominance in pro Apex|work=Dot Esports|date=May 6, 2024|accessdate=February 7, 2025}}
• {{cite web|last=Duckworth|first=Joshua|url=https://gamerant.com/apex-legends-2-rats-1-controller-2r1c-interview/|title=2 Rats 1 Controller Team Talks ALGS Playoffs, The Current Meta, and More|work=Game Rant|date=May 8, 2024|accessdate=February 13, 2025}}
• {{cite web|last=Switzer|first=Eric|url=https://www.thegamer.com/if-youre-not-watching-competitive-apex-legends-you-should-be/|title=If You're Not Watching Competitive Apex Legends, You Should Be|work=TheGamer|date=May 10, 2024|accessdate=February 13, 2025}}

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• {{cite web|last=Sheehan|first=Gavin|url=https://bleedingcool.com/games/apex-legends-global-series-reveals-split-2-pro-league-details/|title=Apex Legends Global Series Reveals Split 2 Pro League Details|work=Bleeding Cool|date=May 29, 2024|accessdate=February 13, 2025}}
• {{cite web|last=Lyons|first=Ben|url=https://www.gamereactor.eu/the-apex-legends-global-series-year-4-split-2-starts-this-week-1395733/|title=The Apex Legends Global Series Year 4 Split 2 starts this week|work=Gamereactor|date=May 30, 2024|accessdate=February 13, 2025}}
• {{cite web|url=https://saiganak.com/event/apex-legends-global-series-year4-split2-notice/|title=Apex Legends Global Series Year 4 Split 2, a world tournament with a total prize pool of 5 million dollars, will be distributed from June 1, 2012 Japan time!|publisher=Saiga NAK|date=May 31, 2024|accessdate=February 13, 2025}}

Following the Split 2 Playoffs LAN, EA announced the "BLGS", a series of online open tournaments taking place between the Split 2 LAN and the season's ALGS Championship tournament.{{cite web|url=https://algs.ea.com/split-2-2024/news/blgs|title=EYNTK about the BLGS|publisher=Electronic Arts|date=September 18, 2024|accessdate=September 20, 2024}}{{cite web|last=Moorcroft-Sharp|first=Jamie|url=https://www.destructoid.com/blgs-match-schedule-dates-times/|title= BLGS match schedule, dates & times |work=Destructoid|date=September 15, 2024|accessdate=September 20, 2024}}

• {{cite web|last=Sledge|first=Ben|url=https://www.thegamer.com/apex-legends-algs-championship-gonext-hiarka/|title=ALGS Championship Win "Changes How People Look At Us" Says GoNext's Hiarka|work=TheGamer|date=February 2, 2025|accessdate=February 7, 2025}}

The broadcast lineup for Split 1 Pro League included Raynday, SpiderTiff, VikkiKitty, Gaskin, Onset, GlitterXplosion, Zephyr, Genome, DiA, and Stella. North American and EMEA Pro League matches were streamed on the official Apex Legends Esports YouTube and Twitch channels.

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|{{cite web|last=Labilles|first=Justin-Ivan|url=https://dotesports.com/apex-legends/news/algs-year-4-preseason-qualifier-3-scores-and-standings|title=ALGS Year 4: Preseason Qualifier 3 scores and standings|work=Dot Esports|date=December 12, 2023|accessdate=February 13, 2025}}

|{{cite web|last=Labilles|first1=Justin-Ivan|last2=Snavely|first2=Adam|url=https://dotesports.com/apex-legends/news/algs-year-4-preseason-qualifier-4-scores-and-standings|title=ALGS Year 4: Preseason Qualifier 4 scores and standings|work=Dot Esports|date=December 19, 2023|accessdate=February 13, 2025}}

|{{cite web|last=Marie ZT|first=Hannah|url=https://dotesports.com/apex-legends/news/top-players-you-need-to-watch-in-algs-year-4|title=Top players you need to watch in ALGS Year 4|work=Dot Esports|date=December 31, 2023|accessdate=February 13, 2025}}

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|{{cite web|last=Bull|first=Tom|url=https://esports.gg/news/apex-legends/luminosity-announce-themselves-to-the-algs/|title=Luminosity announce themselves to the ALGS with a big victory|website=esports.gg|date=January 27, 2024|accessdate=February 13, 2025}}

|{{cite web|last=Bull|first=Tom|url=https://esports.gg/news/apex-legends/aurora-dominate-algs-pro-league-with-phenomenal-display/|title=Aurora dominate ALGS Pro League with phenomenal display|website=esports.gg|date=January 27, 2024|accessdate=February 13, 2025}}

|{{cite web|last=Bull|first=Tom|url=https://esports.gg/news/apex-legends/model-sets-out-algs-lan-chances-for-tsm-alliance-more/|title=Model sets out ALGS LAN chances for TSM, Alliance & more|website=esports.gg|date=March 7, 2024|accessdate=February 13, 2025}}

|{{cite web|last=Bull|first=Tom|url=https://esports.gg/news/apex-legends/alliance-find-their-groove-in-the-algs-pro-league/|title=Alliance find their groove in the ALGS Pro League|website=esports.gg|date=March 10, 2024|accessdate=February 13, 2025}}

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