ESPN has finally released all the participants of the first-ever Apex Legends EXP Pro-Am, which will feature some of the most popular Apex streamers and pro players pairing up with some of the best athletes and sports personalities the world has to offer.
The tournament will take place on Thursday, July 11 at 8pm CT and will award a $25,000 grand prize to the winning three-person squad—all the prize money will be donated to the V Foundation for Cancer Research on behalf of the winning three players.
There are plenty of notable Apex pros and streamers playing in the event, including Guy “DrDisrespect” Beahm, NRG Esports’ Coby “dizzy” Meadows, Federico “Fedmyster” Gaytan, Houston Outlaws’ Lucas “Mendokusaii” Håkansson, and TSM’s Colton “Viss” Visser.
Meanwhile, there are multiple popular sports athletes and personalities that will be participating as well, including big names like Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker, Chicago Bears’ Tarik Cohen, WWE star Xavier Woods, and even musician Dillon Francis. Check out the whole list here:
| Pros/gaming personalities/ESPN talent | Athletes/celebrities |
| Casper, Team Liquid Dizzy, NRG Esports DrDisrespect, Gaming Personality Dropped, Rogue Tennp0, FaZeClan Gigz, 100Thieves HusKers, Rogue Jericho, Gaming Personality Jessica Chobot, Gaming Personality Kingrichard, NRG Esports Malik Forte, Gaming Personality Mendokusaii, Gaming Personality Naomi Kyle, Gaming Personality Nick EH 30, YouTube Creator Stonemountain64, Facebook Streamer Sweetdreams, Rogue Sydnee Goodman, IGN Host Teenage, 100Thieves Viss, TSM Fedmyster. Gaming Personality Xchocobars, Gaming Personality Clinton Yates, ESPN Host Israel Gutierrez, ESPN Host Jack Mitrani, X Games Host Marcus Spears, ESPN Host Maria Taylor, ESPN Host Sarah Spain, ESPN Host | Bernardrick McKinney, Houston Texans Blake Cashman, New York Jets Breanna Stewart, Seattle Storm Chris Thompson, Washington Redskins Connor Ball, The Vamps Darius Miles, Former NBA Player Devin Booker, Phoenix Suns Dillon Francis, electronic musician Eli Apple, New Orleans Saints Emmanuel Sanders, Denver Broncos Jey Uso, WWE Jimmy Uso, WWE Joejuan Williams, New England Patriots Kenneth Faried, Houston Rockets Kenny Omega, AEW Marcus Scribner, Actor on Blackish Marcus Williams, New Orleans Saints Martellus Bennett, Former NFL Player Mike Davis, Chicago Bears Mitchie Brusco, X Games gold medalist Orlando Scandtrick, NFL Player Quentin Richardson, Former NBA Player Rasheem Green, Seattle Seahawks Ryan Decenzo, X Games gold medalist Sam Witwer, Actor on The Walking Dead Stephen Weartherly, Minnesota Vikings Shawne Merriman, Former NFL Player Tatiana Suarez, UFC Tom Schaar, X Games gold medalist Troy Gentile, Actor on The Goldbergs Xavier Woods, WWE Zach Moore, Arizona Cardinals |
The event will be streamed on ESPN app, both the ESPN Esports and Electronic Arts Twitch channels, ESPN Esports’ YouTube, Twitter, ESPN Play, ESPN Player, and WatchESPN. Catch all the action this coming Thursday.
Published: Jul 9, 2019 11:29 am