This occurrence is quite unusual for the Apex Legends community and the esports community at large. It is typical that players receive all their prize money almost immediately after tournaments. However, this particular matter of concern has sprung up for about four to five-month

This delay of payment caught public interest after the Australian player from Moist Esports, Ben “Wxltzy” Walton, revealed that he was going to compete at the Split One Playoffs LAN event, without being paid his previous winnings in July 2022 at the ALGS Championship LAN.

Esports commentator and co-owner of Full Squad Gaming, Jake Lucky, confirmed on December 28 that the players have finally been paid their winnings, which is suspected to be a result of the spiralling public attention it was garnering.

Yesterday Apex Pro Wxltzy complained about not being paid from the teams last LAN ($18,000 owed by EA/PGL)

Happy to say with the help of some public attention that the lads have been paid within 24 hours of posting

— Jake Lucky (@JakeSucky) December 28, 2022

Reports also suggested that most of the players who were paid first and shortly after the public outcry were the players who had made the complaint to co-event organisers PGL, and those who had taken to their social media pages to disclose the situation.

The Danish in-game leader, Casper “Gnaske” Prstensgaard, from European esports outfit Pioneer, said on Twitter: “Finally got my prize money from the championship. Only took 5 1/2 months Fuck you @pglesports for making me spend hours solving this shit and the endless disrespect I received from your staff.”

“Only when I provided the legal actions I was gonna pursue did you do shit.”

Gnaske said that regardless of finally being paid, they still ran at a loss, as the value of the money has declined from all the months wasted without payment.

“During this time the currency conversation rate dropped heavily which lead me to lose around 2850 USD…”

Reports revealed prior to the Apex Legend event early this year, all participating players were asked to sign a “Prize Winner Declaration and Release” which stated payments of the winnings will be done three months after.

However, with how things later unfolded, it took more than just three months before the players were rewarded for their winnings.

Following this controversy, other players, coaches, and Apex Legends teams such as DarkZero and Cloud9 have also reported not being paid winnings in a much earlier event, the Split Two playoffs, which were in May 2022 in Sweden.

Gnaske urged players who are still affected to make a public outcry and make sure to constantly send them an email in this regard.

“Spam email them, it’s worked for everyone who’s been paid so far,” he said.

Currently, neither of the game organizers, EA nor PGL, have made any public statements reporting what the reason was for the delayed payment and why some other players from an earlier event are still yet to be paid.

This silence, however, has driven speculation that the organisers had no intention of paying and may only be doing so now because it was made public.

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This is one of the most intriguing success stories in title history. DarkZero, who joined Apex Legends on July 5 after signing the former Reignite roster, have won one of the biggest tournaments in the ALGS.

The victory would be more fulfilling for team captain Noyan “Genburten” Ozkose. The Australian-Turkish player was unavailable to help his team during the ALGS Split 2 Playoffs in Stockholm due to COVID-19.

However, the team won the event with Jake “Jmw” Walters, who was Genburten’s replacement for the tournament. With the Australian reunited with his compatriots, they won their second straight Apex title.

It was not an excellent start for DarkZero in the ALGS Championship. Although they finished 13th in the group stage, they failed to record a single kill in the first two maps. Fortunately, they went on an incredible spree to finish in the top 20 and secure a winners bracket berth.

Although DZ were the ultimate champions, they were not the first team to become ‘Match Point Eligible’. The ALGS format maintains that the first team to win a match after they are Match Point Eligible is declared the winner.

To get to that point, teams have to gather minimum total points of 50 in the finals. FURIA Esports were the first team on match point after accumulating 64 points in the first five rounds. Unfortunately, that single win to get over the hump seemed elusive.

DZ reached match point in Round 8, joining eight other teams who needed one victory to be declared champions. Where every other team failed, the Aussie team succeeded.

OpTic Gaming, TSM, and Cloud9 needed a victory to deny DZ and stop the tournament from ending. However, DZ collected six kills in the final circle to win first place.

FURIA finished second with 85 total points, the most in the finals. 100 Thieves, Fnatic, and GMT Esports round up the top five.

The tournament was rife with inconsistencies, as there were several complaints from players each passing day. Several teams complained of visa issues, with most having to field substitutes.

Sadly, Team Empire, who were considered one of the favorites to win the event, did not make it to Raleigh, North Carolina. All three Russian team players were denied visas, forcing the organization to withdraw from the competition.

AYM Esports replaced Team Empire in the competition but did not do as well as the Russian team might have done. They finished 14th with 46 total points and won US$24,000 after the nine-round finals.

Along with bragging rights, DZ walked away with $500,000 from the $2 million prize pool.

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Before the start of the ALGS season, Reignite had two active teams in Apex Legends. However, they had to disband one because no organization is allowed to field multiple teams in the competition.

With Reignite North disbanded, the Japanese esports organization focused on their APAC South roster. Even after winning the ALGS Split Two Playoffs, the organization released their roster on July 4.

Shortly after, DarkZero marked their entry into the Apex scene by signing the trio of Rhys “Zer0” Perry, Rick “Sharky” Wirth, and Noyan “Genburten” Ozkose. The American esports organization made the announcement via their official Twitter page.

In the ALGS Championship scheduled to commence on July 7, Zer0, Sharky, and Genburten will fly the DarkZero banner. The signing plays right into the hands of two of the players, who have been wanting to move to America.

Zer0 and Genburten are looking for better competition, and ease of work as regards a stable internet connection. Now that they are signed to DarkZero, their chances of getting visas to live and work in the region have been greatly improved.

The squad have shown their strength on the international scene, and DarkZero will be hopeful the players lead the organization to a championship in their first attempt. DarkZero is one of 40 teams participating in the championship scheduled to be held at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina.

The LAN event has brought together the best teams around the world, each fighting for a piece of the $2 million prize pool. The finals will be played on July 10, where 20 teams will slug it out to be crowned world champions.

Reignite was arguably the best team in Apex. Now, DarkZero has a unique opportunity to manage the same roster that took Reignite to those heights.

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