Source: Respawn Entertainment (official key art via Steam)
Team Liquid are the ALGS 2026 Split 2 Playoffs champions. The North American roster closed out a nine-match grand final in Las Vegas on November 1, scoring 91 points to beat Team Vision by 11 and claim $600,000 from the tournament's $2 million prize pool. It was a fitting end to a Split defined by chaos: a Match Point final where one good game could end the whole tournament, and Liquid were the team steady enough to land it.
How the ALGS 2026 Split 2 Playoffs grand final played out
The final used the Match Point format. Teams needed at least 50 points to become eligible for the championship, and from there the first team to win a match took the title. That format turns every late game into a pressure cooker, because half the lobby is playing to win while the other half is still chasing eligibility.
Liquid reached the ninth and deciding game on Storm Point in control of their own fate. They finished third in that match, but their positioning in the final zone let them outlast Team Vision and defeat RRQ in the decisive encounter, sealing the championship. It was not a blowout. It was a grind, and that is exactly what Match Point finals reward.
The final standings after nine matches told the story of the weekend:
Team Liquid, 91 points, champions, $600,000
Team Vision, 80 points, runners-up
Forged Wolves, 76 points, third
Aurora and Alliance rounded out the top five
Forty teams competed across several days in Las Vegas for a share of the $2 million pool, and the gap between first and second shows how tight the top of Apex competition has become.
The roster behind the ALGS 2026 Split 2 Playoffs title
Liquid's championship trio is Rhys "Zer0" Perry, Nicholas "Sikezz" Odum, and Nathaniel "Panic" Arthur, coached by Karim "Kapreme" Mardambey. Zer0 has been one of the most respected in-game leaders in Apex for years, and this title adds another major trophy to a roster that has repeatedly shown up when the format gets unforgiving.
What stood out in the final was discipline. Match Point rewards teams that do not panic when the lobby turns chaotic, and Liquid's endgame calls on Storm Point were the difference between a top-three finish and a trophy. Team Vision pushed them all the way, and Forged Wolves stayed in contention deep into the final, but Liquid were the team that kept making the right rotation at the right time.
What this result means for the ALGS season
Split 2 closes with Liquid holding serious momentum, and the win reshapes the conversation around the best team in the world heading into the next stage of the Year 6 season. Team Vision's second-place finish confirms them as a genuine contender rather than a one-event story, and the depth of the field, with Aurora and Alliance also in the top five, suggests the next Split will be even harder to call.
For Apex fans, the Las Vegas final was also a reminder of why the Match Point format works as a spectacle. Nine matches, a 50-point threshold, and a single deciding game on Storm Point produced a finish that a straight points race never could. For full match-by-match coverage, see the recap from Dot Esports and the tournament report from Players.com.ua. For more on this weekend's other champions, check our Worlds 2026 quarterfinal preview and the KRU Blaze Game Changers title.
