The following content features interviews, deep dives, and news stories throughout the ALGS 2023 Split 2 Playoffs.

​DarkZero win ALGS Split 2 Playoffs event in London: Interview with Apex Legends esports champ Genburten

DarkZero won the Apex Legends ALGS Split 2 Playoffs at London’s Copper Box Arena following a confident finals performance.
The team dominated the lobby from the start, joined at the top only by fellow North American team and previous winners TSM. Before the finals, Dark Zero were less assertive in their gameplay earlier in the tournament, coming 8th in the winner’s bracket to reach the finals. However, their use of Catalyst abilities in the final game proved their strategic prowess.   

​Meet the ALGS superfan who drove for 20 days from China to get to London LAN | Esports News UK

ALGS LCQ format explained: everything you need to know ahead of the Apex Legends 2023 Last Chance Qualifiers | Esports News UK
‘Passion’ is a word often thrown around with little meaning attached, but one member of the Apex Legends esports community has proven that true passion is impossible to deny.
In a journey of epic proportions, this ALGS superfan drove for 20 days from China to the UK in a customised Apex Legends car. You could say they would drive 5,000 miles, and they would drive 5,000 more. Hannah Marie caught up with them to find out more.

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Following London’s Split 2 Playoffs, 30 Apex Legends teams have qualified for the ALGS Championship 2023, to be held at Resorts World Birmingham. However, before the Championship begins, teams have the opportunity to fill one of the final 10 slots through the ALGS LCQ (Last Chance Qualifiers). The LCQ format is implemented across all five regions, and will determine the final teams to progress to the last LAN of the season.
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LCQs are played in each individual region, meaning that five LCQ tournaments will be taking place, covering North America, EMEA, APAC-North, APAC-South and South America. Only two teams from each region will qualify for the ALGS Championship.
No challenge can overshadow the experience of finally making it to the ALGS Split 2 Playoffs. Amidst interviews, ALGS superfan Vita has been able to watch the game he travelled so far to see.
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When asked what the most beautiful part of his journey was, he simply responded: “London. It was the most beautiful part.”

​ALGS 2023 rostermania: LCQ Roster Lock in force – Championship-qualified teams continue confirming rosters as Last Chance Qualifiers are on the horizon | Esports News UK

Following the ALGS London LAN, teams falling short of qualification for Birmingham’s ALGS Championship 2023 are scrambling to confirm their players before roster-lock and LCQs (the Last Chance Qualifiers).
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The so-called ALGS 2023 ‘rostermania’ of roster changes started with a bang after Furia, Vexed Gaming and Element 6 all revealed changes. Now, several major teams have confirmed player swaps and new team members, including Northeption, BLVKHVND, and Naked. A full list of transfers and LCQ teams can be found at the end of this article.

​‘On-site technical issues’ disrupt first ALGS Split 2 Playoffs game at London LAN, EA says ‘no evidence’ of suspected ALGS DDoS attack | Esports News UK

​"We're the Most Boring People in Apex Legends" - Jlingz UK Coach coldjyn (ALGS Interview Part 1) | YouTube - Esports News UK
A DDoS attack is a Distributed Denial-of-Service, where an online server is flooded with traffic, shutting it down and rendering it unusable. Live LAN tournaments are usually hosted on a designated LAN server. This protects the server from DDoS attacks or other disruptions.
However, EA has since responded to Esports News UK saying they had “on-site technical issues and no evidence of a DDoS attack”.