"He's not even a bad dude": Apex Legends community react to ImperialHal's great sportsmanship at ALGS

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ALGS is the pinnacle of the competitive scene of Apex Legends, where only the best from around the globe feature in the finals. Such is the extensive rivalry and competition that Respawn organizes the loser's bracket - an extended chance for some teams to qualify for the finals. Given the nature of it, the competition is supposed to be ruthless.

Amidst all that, what TSM's ImperialHal did was courteous, something many wouldn't have done in the same place. He found a player who had disconnected, but instead of killing them right away, he asked his fellow teammates to let them go.

The ALGS has grown bigger and bigger, as has the game of Apex Legends itself. Respawn's concentrated efforts to evolve the game has allowed it to become more popular as time has gone by. The loser's bracket allows a handful of teams to qualify for the finals and vie for a massive reward pool.

However, teams must come to a certain place to reach that level, which requires outdoing the opposition. Incidentally, ImperialHal and his team had an opportunity to reduce at least one opposition side without any fuss. However, they decided not to do so, which has won over fans on social media.

The main post was put up on Reddit by user u/HollowLoch, who shared a clip from Twitch about the incident in the discussion. The user also explained why ImperialHal's decision-making was an act of remarkable sportsmanship.

As mentioned above, the match was conducted in the loser's bracket, and at that moment, TSM was at risk of being eliminated.

At one such moment, ImperialHal noticed an opponent who was disconnected. It would have been easy for him to take the opponent down, and it would have done the team a huge favor. TSM and the player from the disconnected team were