Team Liquid leaves Apex Legends esports as ALGS exodus continues EATeam Liquid has become the latest team to leave Apex Legends esports, farewelling their team on December 15. It comes following Cloud9\u2019s departure and a wider ALGS exodus, with a lack of support from EA cited as a leading reason. Apex Legends esports had a resurgence in 2022 with LAN events back on the calendar, but as 2023 approaches, many teams are reconsidering their place in the battle royale\u2019s esports ecosystem. Cloud9 were the first major player to pull the plug, dropping their team mid-way through the ALGS Year 3 Split 1 season. Now with competition coming to a close, Team Liquid has also announced their intention to leave Apex Legends esports. There was no mincing of words in Liquid\u2019s announcement. A lack of support from EA, plus a tightening of the budget, was the direct reason for pulling out of ALGS. \u201cThough the writing has been on the wall, and on social media, we understand this is probably confusing given how well the team has performed, even after they lost Gildersons,\u201d the organization said on December 15. \u201cAs with our experience in competitive PUBG, Team Liquid is an organization governed by the realities of this industry, both financial and social. On the financial side of things, the ALGS and how it is moving forward with monetization for teams simply doesn\u2019t fit with our operations, and so we need to take our leave, though we take no pleasure in doing so.\u201d Team Liquid had one of North America\u2019s more successful ALGS line-ups. They finished second behind Reignite (now DarkZero) at the Stockholm 2022 Split 2 Playoffs, and also qualified for the ALGS Championship in Raleigh. The team had also qualified for the first LAN event of 2023, finishing in second behind TSM in the latest domestic ALGS regular season. They are due to compete in December 19\u2019s NA finals, although it\u2019s unclear if they\u2019ll play under the Liquid banner. Liquid will still be committed to Apex Legends through content creators though, recently signing Tanner \u2018Rogue\u2019 Trebb as a streamer in November 2022 after his two year stint on NRG. They haven\u2019t said goodbye forever either, with Liquid CEO Steve \u2018LiQuiD112\u2019 Arhancet stating the door is open for a return if more support is offered down the line. \u201cWe are always going to be big fans of Apex Legends, of ALGS, and of our former players too,\u201d he said. \u201cI can tell there\u2019s a real love of Apex in the entire Team Liquid family, and so I wish that we could stay in the ALGS and make a long-term investment in our roster and the competitive scene. \u201cBut we strive to only participate in games where the developers support the teams, so the teams can support their players in turn. I\u2019m hopeful that, one day, competitive Apex could follow that model and that we could return to the competition then.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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