Professional Apex Legends player refuses to shoot disconnected opponent through $2 million tournament

What just took place? It is really not generally that we listen to constructive tales about good sportsmanship in the world of competitive gaming, but it does come about. This weekend noticed a professional Apex Legends participant choose not to shoot a competitor who had lost his link to the match, regardless of $2 million becoming up for grabs.

The incident took put in the course of the Apex Legends Global Series (ALGS) Championship on Saturday, an Apex Legends LAN party in which groups compete for a $2 million prize pool. Through 1 match, Philip "ImperialHal" Dosen and his TSM teammates noticed a lone player standing out in the open up and not shifting.

ImperialHal regarded that the participant experienced possible misplaced their link. Whilst there are no procedures against taking pictures opponents in this scenario, ImperialHal instructed his teammates not to consider edge of the player's misfortune.

"Will not shoot him. Never shoot him, bro! He's crashed," ImperialHal reported. "He 100 percent tabbed out or crashed or some thing. Don't shoot them – it can be Scarz." You can see what took place in the (sweary) tweet below.

Fans are heaping praise on @ImperialHal following he refused to eliminate a disconnected opponent through the $2m #ALGS Championship 🙌 pic.twitter.com/76iHuAfwaQ

— Apex Legends News (@alphaINTEL) July 10, 2022

ImperialHal rightly acquired plenty of praise for his steps from eSports enthusiasts and fellow specialists alike. Responding to the feedback, he stated: "It is the the very least every participant can do out below with these concerns," possible a reference to some of the link troubles Apex Legends has been dealing with a short while ago, which have led to calls for a No Apex August.

Becoming a great sportsman didn't arrive at a price, either TSM and Scarz built it as a result of the warmth and onto the championship rounds. The grand prize was at some point gained by Australian squad DarkZero for the 2nd time in a row.