{"id":7480,"date":"2019-05-31T00:54:59","date_gmt":"2019-05-31T00:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=7480"},"modified":"2020-10-05T23:15:46","modified_gmt":"2020-10-06T03:15:46","slug":"first-officially-licensed-apex-legends-tournament-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/first-officially-licensed-apex-legends-tournament-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"First officially licensed Apex Legends tournament announced"},"content":{"rendered":"

FACEIT will sponsor the first-ever Apex Legends tournament, named FACEIT Pro Series: Apex Legends, which will feature eight separate tournaments and a $50,000 prize pool. The first event is set to take place on May 31, with seven more to come between now and July 26.<\/p>\n

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Featuring 14 teams from major esports organisations and two teams who will come out of qualifiers, the FACEIT Pro Series will mark the first-ever officially licensed Apex Legends event. The announcement was made on FACEIT’s Twitter account on May 27 and received a lot of positive responses from fans of the game.<\/p>\n

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We're delighted to announce we\u2019ll be hosting the first officially-licensed @PlayApex<\/a> tournament: FACEIT Pro Series: Apex Legends <\/p>\n

Sixteen of the world\u2019s best Apex Legends teams will compete for $50,000 over eight events, beginning May 31st! #FACEITApex<\/a>
https:\/\/t.co\/Ub2hZuNUsa<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/cEfQg7zXpb<\/a><\/p>\n

— FACEIT Apex (@FACEITApex) May 27, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n