The Apex Legends Global Series is back with the Split One Playoffs scheduled for May 2. The competition boasts a shared prize pool of one million dollars, with $300,000 up for grabs for the first-place finisher. The 40 teams that have qualified for the Split One Playoffs have been assigned groups and have been preparing for the event through scrims and the Oversight Pro Series.
The top contenders for the Split One Playoffs include teams like TSM and DZ, who have consistently performed well in LAN wins. However, it remains to be seen who will rise to the challenge and take down these giants. The teams to watch out for include DarkZero, TSM, Not Moist, Spacestation Gaming, Team Liquid Alienware (formerly Legacy), Fnatic, and Luminosity Gaming.
The teams that could potentially make it to the finals include Alliance, Disguised, Reject Winnity, o7, Legends Gaming, Elev8 Gaming, Oxygen Esports, Virtus.pro, Boogie Boarders, and Tom Yum Kung. Other teams that could qualify include Riddle Order, FURIA, Complexity, Cloud9, MDY White, wonton dumpling, Kinotrope Gaming, Northeption, Passion UA, Made in Heaven, Crazy Racoon, and Serenity.
Teams that may exit early include OMiT, Heroez, Red Rams, 2 Rats 1 Controller, Natus Vincere, BR Demonz, Geared Gaming, HAO, Wmndy, and Never to Change. The wildcard team is Aurora.
There have been several surprising roster changes and ends for teams trying to qualify for the Playoffs. Popular teams like XSET, OpTic, FaZe, and PULVEREX failed to qualify, while new teams with consistent pro players like GKS (now Cloud9) took their place.
The rivalry between Dark Zero and TSM continues, with both teams being strong contenders for the Split One Playoffs finals. Other teams to watch out for include Luminosity Gaming, Team Liquid, Not Moist, Fnatic, Virtus.pro, Spacestation, Tom Yum Kung, and Aurora.
