The 2023 ALGS Split Two Playoffs kicked off today with the group stage, pitting all 40 participating teams against each other across 18 total matches. And one of the most impressive highlights from the first day of the event showcased how important movement can be in the endgame.<\/p>
EMEA darlings Alliance have already started the competition off with a bang. After the first two group stage blocks, they have managed to wrack up a total of 45 kills<\/a> and are sitting at the top of the leaderboard when it comes to playoff points. <\/p>
While the team’s Oscar “Yuki” Jiang may be a fan favorite (and one of ours, too<\/a>) there’s no denying that Miron “Effect” Novikov has been the one lighting up the scoreboard for the squad during the group stage. After only two blocks, he’s sitting at the top of the kills leaderboard with 23 kills across six games<\/a>. <\/p>
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But beyond being an extremely deadly opponent, Effect also showed off how good at in-game movement he can be<\/a> during the final circle of the sixth match of the A vs. B group. This endgame face-off was between Alliance and APAC South’s Onic Esports. <\/p>
