{"id":74430,"date":"2019-12-18T03:08:06","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T10:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.taterboy.com\/blog\/2019\/12\/respawn-is-launching-an-apex-legends-e-sports-tournament-with-3-million-in-prizes\/"},"modified":"2019-12-18T03:08:06","modified_gmt":"2019-12-18T10:08:06","slug":"respawn-is-launching-an-apex-legends-e-sports-tournament-with-3-million-in-prizes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taterboy.com\/blog\/2019\/12\/respawn-is-launching-an-apex-legends-e-sports-tournament-with-3-million-in-prizes\/","title":{"rendered":"Respawn is launching an Apex Legends e-sports tournament with $3 million in prizes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Respawn Entertainment today announced a new global e-sports tournament series<\/a> for its battle royale shooter Apex Legend<\/em>s, <\/em>the first official tournament for the game since its launch in February of this year.<\/p>\n

Called the Apex Legends<\/em> Global Series, the tournament will feature 12 live events around the world that are produced either by Respawn and its parent company Electronic Arts or by the tournament\u2019s event production partners PGL and GLL. The prize pool with total $3 million, with a $1 million prize pool specifically for the Apex Legends<\/em> Global Series Championship held at the end of the circuit. <\/p>\n

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