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ALGS Year 3
The 2022–23 ''Apex Legends'' Global Series (ALGS) season or ALGS Year 3 was the third season of ALGS play. The series is organized by the game's publisher and developer, Electronic Arts (EA) and Respawn Entertainment, respectively. The season ran from preseason qualifiers in October 2022 through the 2023 ALGS Championship in September 2023. The tournament encompassed five regions: North America (NA), South America (SA), Asia–Pacific North (APAC North), Asia–Pacific South (APAC South), and Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). Game background and meta The series features players competing in the Battle Royale mode of ''Apex Legends''. "Storm Point" and "World's Edge" are the two maps utilized in ALGS play. The maps feature several points of interest (POI), which teams select to land at prior to games. 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 loot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apex Legends Global Series
The ''Apex Legends'' Global Series (ALGS) is a global competitive esports tournament series for the video game ''Apex Legends'' run by Electronic Arts and Respawn Entertainment. The series uses a promotion and relegation system throughout each season, culminating in the ALGS Championship. The ALGS was announced in 2019, with its ALGS Year 1, inaugural season taking place in 2020–21. Format As of the 2021–22 season, the ALGS season format consists three phases: Split One, Split Two, and the ALGS Championship. Each split consists of a regular season, called the Pro League, and playoffs. Each split consists of a regional Pro League regular season in each of its five regions: North America, EMEA, APAC South, APAC North, and South America. A total of 40 teams in each region compete in their region's Pro League, with teams coming from online qualifiers and direct invites based on previous performance. A total of 40 teams from the Pro Leagues then advance to the split playoffs. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LAN Gaming Center
A LAN Gaming Center is a business where one can use a computer connected over a LAN to other computers, primarily for the purpose of playing multiplayer computer games. Use of these computers or game consoles costs a fee, usually per hour or minute; sometimes one can have unmetered access with a pass for a day or month, etc. It may or may not serve as a regular café as well, with food and drinks being served. Many game centers have evolved in recent years to also include console gaming. Other centers offer computer repair and consulting, custom built computers, web design, programming classes or summer camps, and other technology related services. LAN gaming centers can come in various sizes and styles, from the very small (6-8 computers) to the very large (400+ computers). Most have computer systems with higher-end hardware built specifically for computer gaming. Customers can play games with (or against) in-house opponents and most also include a high-speed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fnatic
Fnatic (pronounced "fanatic"; also stylised as fnatic or FNATIC) is a professional esports organisation headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Founded on 23 July 2004, it has players from around the world competing in several games. Fnatic's ''League of Legends'' team competes in the League of Legends EMEA Championship, ''League of Legends'' EMEA Championship (LEC) and is one of the most successful organisations in the league. The team won the first League of Legends World Championship, ''League of Legends'' World Championship in 2011, and it held the record for most LEC titles from 2011 to 2020. Fnatic's ''Counter-Strike'' team, which has traditionally been located in Sweden, won the first ever Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championships, ''CS:GO'' Major in Dreamhack Winter 2013, 2013 and two more between 2013 and 2015. After a series of poor results dating back to the start of 2021, Fnatic made a move towards an international roster for the first time since 2013. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XSET
XSET is an American professional gaming and lifestyle media brand based in Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded in 2020 by Greg Selkoe, Marco Mereu, Clinton Sparks, and Wil Eddins. History XSET was launched on July 16, 2020, by a group of former executives from FaZe Clan. Selkoe, who previously founded Karmaloop, wanted to create a more inclusive and diverse gaming organization that reflected the racial and gender diversity in the gaming world. XSET has professional teams competing in various esports titles such as Fortnite, Rocket League, Call of Duty: Warzone, Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG Mobile, Madden NFL, Apex Legends, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, Halo Infinite, and iRacing. In October 2020, Ozuna and Swae Lee joined XSET as investors. In February 2021, hip-hop record label Quality Control invested in XSET during a $10 million funding round. On October 10, 2023, Cody "Clix" Conrod joined XSET as a co-owner and ambassador in a multi-year partnership deal. Clix releas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dexerto
''Dexerto'' is a video game and entertainment news website operated by Dexerto Limited. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in London, the site originally focused on esports but later shifted towards tabloid-style coverage of video games and internet culture, with a particularly strong focus on internet personalities. History ''Dexerto'' was founded on 19 March 2015 by Joshua Nino, Chris Marsh, Mike Kent, and Nicolas Hulsmans to cover esports. It originally launched as two websites, one in English and the other in French. A Spanish website was also launched. The coverage of the website subsequently shifted. A 2022 ''Business Insider'' article described its coverage as "evolv ngto chronicle broader online culture, with a flair for drama in the gaming space and beyond", with a particular focus on drama and controversies involving internet personalities, who attract broader interest than esports, while continuing to cover esports to some degree. Esports analyst Rod Breslau d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serpentine System
The serpentine system, also known as snake seeding, is a method of organization used in competitions to define the seeded teams and arrange them into pools. The ''n'' ranked teams that will be involved in the tournament are distributed in ''m'' pools according to the following algorithm In mathematics and computer science, an algorithm () is a finite sequence of Rigour#Mathematics, mathematically rigorous instructions, typically used to solve a class of specific Computational problem, problems or to perform a computation. Algo ...: For instance, 12 teams would be organized in four-team pools as follows: To improve competitivity, this method is sometimes used in conjunction with the drawing of lots. The serpentine system is used only for some of the teams involved in the competition ("seeds"), and the rest are distributed in pools following a drawing of lots. Sports terminology Tournament systems {{Sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 14.9 million. London stands on the River Thames in southeast England, at the head of a tidal estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years. Its ancient core and financial centre, the City of London, was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans as Londinium and has retained its medieval boundaries. The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has been the centuries-long host of Government of the United Kingdom, the national government and Parliament of the United Kingdom, parliament. London grew rapidly 19th-century London, in the 19th century, becoming the world's List of largest cities throughout history, largest city at the time. Since the 19th cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copper Box Arena
The Copper Box Arena is a multi-sport venue built for the 2012 Summer Olympics, located in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London, England. Previously known as the Handball Arena, it was renamed because, aside from Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics, handball, it hosted Modern pentathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics, modern pentathlon (fencing, shooting, swimming, horse jumping and running) during the Olympics and was the Goalball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, goalball venue for the 2012 Summer Paralympics. History London's Olympic bid proposed that there would be four indoor arenas in the Olympic Park, in addition to other main venues, but the revised masterplan published in 2006 reduced this to three, with the volleyball being moved to Earls Court Exhibition Centre. The fencing arena was also cancelled, and the fencing took place at ExCeL. Construction of the building was completed on time in early 2011 and came in under budget. The design incorporates Light tube, light ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spacestation Gaming
Spacestation Gaming (also referred to as SSG) is a multi-regional professional esports organization based in Utah, founded and owned by social media influencer Shaun " Shonduras" McBride. Since its founding, SSG has grown to include teams in eight different leagues and is active in esports content creation. They won the Rainbow Six Siege world championship in 2020. History 2018 In March 2018, SSG introduced its new Rainbow Six and Rocket League rosters. On April 27, SSG announced a strategic partnership with the NBA's Utah Jazz, designed to foster collaboration and growth within the two Utah-based organizations. That same month, the organization also entered the Battlerite competitive scene, with players Averse, Bloom, and Proster joining their roster. This team went on to win the Battlerite Pro League at Dreamhack. In June, SSG announced its partnership with Uber Eats – a first for Uber Eats in esports. On September 12, SSG announced its new partnership with gaming cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fire Beavers
Fire Beavers is an inactive European esports team. Founded in 2019, the team competed in professional ''Apex Legends'' play, including the ''Apex Legends'' Global Series (ALGS) competition. In 2023, the team's players were signed by the Serbian esports organization Aurora Gaming. History In August 2019, the team was signed by the Russian esports organization, Gambit Esports. In December, Electronic Arts (EA) and Respawn Entertainment, ''Apex''s publisher and developer, respectively, announced they would be launching the ''Apex Legends'' Global Series (ALGS) tournament. Fire Beavers competed in the tournament's EMEA region. During the 2020–21 season (ALGS Year 1), the orgless team competed in the ALGS Championship. That season's championships were limited to regional championships; Fire Beavers placed second in the EMEA region's championship tournament, narrowly losing to Scarz. Playing as an orgless team for six months, they were one of the last unsigned Commonwealth of Ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aurora Gaming
Aurora Gaming, or simply Aurora (stylized in all caps), is an esports organization. Founded in Serbia in 2022, Aurora currently fields professional rosters in ''Apex Legends'', ''Counter-Strike 2'' (''CS2''), ''Dota 2,'' and '' Mobile Legends: Bang Bang'' (''MLBB'') competitions. Its ''MLBB'' team is based in the Philippines. Founding and sponsor Aurora Gaming was founded in 2022 in Serbia. Their main sponsor/partner is 1xBet. In November 2023, their ''CS2'' roster appeared in an ad campaign with Russian adult film actress Eva Elfie; the ad received criticism, with some fans calling it "misogynistic". 1xBet is one of both Aurora's and Elfie's main sponsors. History in ''Apex Legends'' A Serbian org, Aurora competes in the EMEA region for the ''Apex Legends'' Global Series (ALGS) competition. ALGS Year 3 Aurora played with an all-Russian squad to being the 2022–23 (ALGS Year 3) season, with the players previously completing on Team Empire roster, from which they were droppe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Double Round-robin
A round-robin tournament or all-play-all tournament is a competition format in which each contestant meets every other participant, usually in turn.''Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged'' (1971, G. & C. Merriam Co), p.1980. A round-robin contrasts with an elimination tournament, wherein participants are eliminated after a certain number of wins or losses. Terminology The term ''round-robin'' is derived from the French term ('ribbon'). Over time, the term became idiomized to ''robin''. In a ''single round-robin'' schedule, each participant plays every other participant once. If each participant plays all others twice, this is frequently called a ''double round-robin''. The term is rarely used when all participants play one another more than twice, and is never used when one participant plays others an unequal number of times, as is the case in almost all of the major North American professional sports leagues. In the United Kingdom, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
