With year five of the Apex Legends Global Series now only about a month away, the big organizations are locking in their rosters in North America, including some of the scene’s biggest names.
Today, 100 Thieves, NRG, and the newly reformed Envy all made it official with their squads in with plenty of familiar faces donning new jerseys. The headliner of the day was undoubtedly 100 Thieves, who just saw iiTzTimmy leave the org as a pro and content creator this week. But they more than made up for it in firepower, pairing former world champ Genburten with another ALGS champion in Verhulst, fresh off his run with TSM over the past couple of years. Leading the team as IGL will be Phony, who also has a LAN championship under his belt after taking the the ALGS Split Two Playoffs with Spacestation Gaming last year.
The team instantly figures to be one of the top squads in North America if they can gel, as all three players are noted for their fighting prowess on controller and have mountains of LAN success on their resume.
Not to be outdone, NRG quickly swooped in for the aforementioned iiTzTimmy as the headliner of their squad alongside Mexican star YanYa and while retaining the services of Gild to round out the team. And Envy made it a party as well with their previously reported roster of Dropped, Sikezz, and the former TSM duo of zap and coach Talmadge making the switch over to the legendary esports brand.
Alongside other NA powerhouses like Team Falcons and Shopify Rebellion, the new squads are a shot in the arm for an NA scene looking to return to the top of the heap in international Apex. While the region is frequently well represented in finals lobbies on LAN, it was EMEA that got the better of NA for the first time at the year four ALGS Championship, as GoNext Esports and Alliance went one-two, with GoNext securing Europe’s first ever ALGS crown on LAN.
Year five of ALGS Pro League play begins on April 6.
Published: Mar 7, 2025 06:54 pm