Digital Arts (EA) has revealed that Japanese rapper Reo ‘OZWorld‘ Okuma will headline the Apex Legends International Sequence (ALGS) Championship subsequent 12 months.
OZWorld, previously referred to as ‘R’kuma‘, is a rapper from Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture. He is a well-liked musician with over 200,000 subscribers on YouTube and 160,000 followers on X.
OZWorld has carried out at esports occasions prior to now, together with the 2023 Pink Bull House Floor VALORANT event, and has labored with organisations that area skilled groups reminiscent of FENNEL.
The rapper has even participated in Apex Legends tournaments such because the 2022 Over Zenith Cup, which he co-organised with FENNEL, that includes 19 groups of trios competing in a best-of-four sequence.
Reviews state that OZWorld will carry out a number of songs on the ALGS crowning occasion, together with a few of his hottest tracks reminiscent of ‘NINOKUNI’, with an LED set-up and 24-person dance crew.
What’s the ALGS Championship?
The ALGS Championship is the crowning occasion of the Apex Legends esports circuit, with the 2026 event marking the tip of 12 months 5. The highest Apex Legends groups collect to determine the champion of the season earlier than kickstarting the following aggressive 12 months.
40 groups, from Alliance in EMEA to Gen.G Esports in APAC South, will compete from January fifteenth to 18th, 2026, for the lion’s share of its $2m (~£1.48m) prize pool.
The LAN competitors options three totally different phases, all happening in Sapporo, Japan. Groups will first play within the Group Stage, can be divided into 4 teams of ten squads, and play a single six-match sequence in opposition to each different group. The competitors then strikes to the Bracket Stage, the place the ultimate 20 groups (10 from every bracket) will transfer on to the Finals.
The Match Level Finals will happen on January 18th, 2026, and can undertake a single Match Level format sequence. To develop into the ALGS 12 months 5 Champion, a staff have to be the primary to safe a win after reaching the 50-point threshold.
Varied groups have gained the ALGS Championship through the years, although no organisation has taken house the trophy twice. Followers should wait till 2026 to see the conclusion of 12 months 5 and discover out which staff can be topped this season’s champion.
