SK Telecom has sights on EA's Apex Legends for its next big-hit esports team
EA's new battle royale game, Apex Legends is expected to do well enough that SK Telecom is making plans for an esports team.
SK Telecom is planning to run a team for a game that's but a few months old. Apex Legends has been out barely long enough for it to set a record by pulling in $92 million through in-game microtransactions alone and now SK Telecom has announced plans to put together a squad with Comcast Spectacor called T1 Esports.
Apex Legends has proven to be a big hit, fusing together multiple games, including Fortnite and PUBG. T1 won't only focus on Apex Legends, however as the highly successful SKT T1 League of Legends team will be brought under the same umbrella, rebranding to simply T1 with Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok as the face of the organization.
The squad for Apex Legends has already been announced, comprising of Michael "Sonii" Sherman, Brendan "BcJ" Jensen, Kurtis "Kurt" Gallo, and Haydin "ZerG" Gordon.
FNATIC hits back hard on the rift
If you haven't yet watched the League of Legends series between Vitality and FNATIC, you totally should. Don't read this section if you plan on watching the broadcast as I'll spoil pretty much everything. Not only has FNATIC turned around its rather hectic LEC season, but the squad also showcased why it's still one of the best European teams.
Vitality isn't a bad team either, but how FNATIC played made it seem so with such a clean 3-0 series. Nemesis still has much to prove, according to some critics, and he showed up on the day to score a pentakill with Kayle. He had a fantastic series, but it was Broxah who was awarded MVP and it was thoroughly deserved with his sneaky Karthus assassin and all-out bruise inflicting Rek'Sai.
It's going to be interesting to see how the LEC games play out this coming weekend, but FNATIC is looking as though the team has finally fused together, found its stride and is ready to take it to Worlds once again. Also, as a side note; Riot Games' production team is killing it with the LEC broadcasts. The refreshed, modern-looking graphics and fantastic production value is a wonderful addition to each match.
Upcoming live events
- PUBG PEL — starting April 16, watch on Twitch.
- Hearthstone Grandmasters — Season one starts May 17, watch on Twitch.
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