With the official message of APL 2023 - "Echo of Glory" - Garena hopes that fans and professional players can join in the vibrant, bustling atmosphere with resounding cheers for the winners.
This year's APL 2023 tournament also marks the return of the Selection round. Accordingly, a domestic tournament can have up to 4 or more representatives participating in the Group Stage, for AOG - Vietnam, the total number of representatives can be up to 5 teams. In addition, on the closing day of the tournament on July 23, Lien Quan Mobile players can look forward to the Lien Quan festival with a series of interesting events and attractive gifts, along with the launch of completely new champion costumes!
APL 2023 schedule and format
The APL 2023 will kick off with a three-day online Qualifier from June 9 to June 11. The eight teams participating in this round include the fourth and fifth seeded teams from GCS (Chinese Taipei), RPL (Thailand), AOG (Vietnam), and the third and fourth seeded teams from ASL (Indonesia). Over the three days, the eight teams will compete for three spots in the APL 2023 Group Stage.
Qualified teams will travel to Bangkok, Thailand, to compete in the Group Stage from June 28 to July 9. The Group Stage will be played in a round-robin format, with 14 teams, including 3 seeded teams from the Qualifiers, the 3 best teams from GCS, RPL and AOG, and the 2 strongest teams from ASL. The teams will be divided into 2 groups of 7 teams each, and the top 4 teams from each group will advance to the Quarterfinals, taking place from June 13 to June 16. During this stage, 8 teams will compete in a single-elimination bracket to win 4 spots in the Semifinals.
Audiences can fully expect intense, high-level matches in the Semi-Finals taking place on July 22nd and 23rd before the Finals held on the same day, July 23rd. The Semi-Finals will be played in a single-elimination format, while the Finals will be played in a knockout format to determine the tournament champion.
The draw for the Selection round will be broadcast live on May 14 on the official channels of Lien Quan Mobile including Fanpage Cao Thu Lien Quan , Youtube Cao Thu Lien Quan and AOV TV right after the final match of Dau Truong Danh Vong Spring 2023 ends. After that, the audience can watch the Group Stage draw taking place on June 11 when the official Selection round results are available.
Teams participating in the competition
19 teams will compete in the 2023 APL, including four teams from the ASL and five teams each from the AOG, GCS, and RPL. The list of representatives participating in the 2023 APL includes:
Selection Round (8 participants):
- AOG - Vietnam: 4th and 5th seeded teams
- ASL - Indonesia: AEsir (AE), Draven (DRV)
- GCS - Chinese Taipei: Hong Kong Attitude (HKA), One Team Esports (ONE)
- RPL - Thailand: B Esports x Goldcity (BGC), eArena (EA)
Group stage (11 direct entries and 3 entries from the Selection round)
- AOG - Vietnam: 1st, 2nd and 3rd seeded teams (Results will be updated after the Arena of Glory Finals on May 14)
- ASL - Indonesia: Dewa United Esports (DU), Kagendra (KG)
- GCS - Chinese Taipei: Most Outstanding Player (MOP), BRO Esports (BRO), Flash Wolves (FW)
- RPL - Thailand: Bacon Time (BAC), Valencia CF Esports (VCF), Buriram United Esports (BRU)
- Qualifying Round: Top 3 Seeded Teams
Although the domestic tournaments ASL - Indonesia and RPL - Thailand have ended, the audience can still continue to follow the most exciting developments of Arena of Glory (AOG) - Vietnam and GCS - Chinese Taipei to find the king of these two tournaments. AOG will start the Playoffs and Finals from April 30 to May 14, the rankings of the five AOG representative teams participating in APL 2023 will also be officially revealed. Meanwhile, the GCS Finals taking place on April 29 will be the decisive battle between the three teams MOP, BRO and FW for the prestigious throne.
Lien Quan Festival
As part of the series of activities accompanying APL 2023, Garena will organize the Lien Quan festival on July 23 with a series of interactive events, exclusive gifts and the launch of a completely new champion skin!
Meanwhile, Arena of Valor generals will also be invited to attend the 5V5 Festival from April 26 to May 31 for a chance to receive free Lauriel and Kahlii costumes (for Chinese Taipei, Vietnam, Indonesia) and Krixi and Kahlii costumes (for Thailand). The goal of the 5V5 Festival is to unite the Arena of Valor community through a series of exciting activities, where everyone can form teams and participate in exciting matches with friends.
The APL 2023 tournament will be broadcast live on the official channels of Lien Quan Mobile including Youtube, Facebook, TikTok and AOV TV. Viewers can also participate in group viewing activities organized by famous streamers in the community.
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