Team SoloMid came out on top in today’s ESPN EXP Invitational Apex Legends tournament at the X Games, making the trio strong contenders for top honors that include an X Games medal and a $30,000 prize. As the first professional competitive Apex event hosted on a private server, the PC tournament puts 20 of the best three-person teams against one another in a battle royale showdown with a total prize pool worth $150,000.

TSM_Reps, TSM_Albralelie and TSM_ImperialHal are representing the organization, and the day’s victors can attribute their Day 1 lead to strong placements and high kill counts. With one win, 30 kills and an average match ranking of fifth place, the players came out on top with a total of 62 points.

But, only six games into the twelve-game series, TSM will have to work hard to maintain the lead as they continue to compete among some of the world’s best Apex Legends players. Current standings put Tempo Storm in second with 58 points, followed by Reciprocity with 55 and Rogue with 52.

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But the competition is still anyone’s game. The match format awards points for both placement and kills, meaning teams that opt to change their tactical strategies may see different results tomorrow. A team can earn up to 12 points with a win, as well as additional points for each kill.

Throughout the day’s games, there was little deviation from lineups comprised of Wraith, Pathfinder and Wattson. With Wraith’s ability to avoid taking damage while in the void, Pathfinder’s ability to quickly reposition and Wattson’s fences - which support a camping meta as a long-game play strategy - it’s no wonder these were players’ top character choices.

Similar to games of competitive Fortnite, the first circles showed little conflict as players looted to find the best guns, gear and ammo. This conflict-avoidant strategy led to serious late-game brawls, with numerous players dying of storm damage or getting gunned down due to their placement within the game map’s geography.

Game One saw an unusual final circle that came down to Team Liquid and Luminosity Gaming, which were unfortunately divided into separate zones. With Luminosity safe in Artillery as the zone began to close, the Team Liquid was unable to escape the storm, giving Luminosity the win.

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The second game came down to skill and reflexes in an endgame showdown that took place near the respawn beacon Market and Caves. In the end, it was Reciprocity that took the win. Team member Snip3down is a Halo champion and 2016 X Games winner who is playing with a controller in the Apex Legends tournament.

The third game of the tournament involved an endgame fight at the perimeter of The Cage, offering viewers insight into the high level of quick thinking required to play at a professional level. Positioning proved extremely important as T1 deflected enemy advances and held out for the win by using well-placed Wattson traps.

The next game could have belonged to Lazarus had the team not dropped from their high-ground position, a decision that cost them valuable placement points as the other remaining teams jumped on them to take them down. In the end, that game went to TSM with a winning kill from TSM_Reps, who, in spite of missing several shots in a final 1v1 situation, managed to take out his opponent. Paired with 11 kills, the game netted them 23 points.

The fifth game ended in the area south of Repulsor, where Fnatic’s iShiny leveraged the power of the gold knockdown shield’s 750 damage bar to outlive opponents from Rogue and Lazarus, with a win that was the result of both snap judgments and a little bit of luck.

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In Game Six, Tempo Storm’s Solveful surfaced top-tier skills with a zip line hopping tactic to avoid a final circle fight going on below him. Solveful waited until just the right moment to drop down and surprise his opponent, winning the game for his team. Unfortunately, that wasn’t enough to secure the overall point lead for the game as Rogue defeated Tempo Storm due to points earned from kills.

One surprising upset was that of fan favorite Dizzy and NRG, which has failed thus far to make the top ten.

Given how today’s matches went, viewers will likely see some changes in strategy tomorrow as lower-ranked teams struggle to reclaim control of the leaderboard. As such, fans can likely expect more aggressive gameplay as well as more teams choosing engage in third-party combat situations.

ESPN eSports will livestream Day 2 of the tournament tomorrow on Twitch, starting at 4 p.m. Eastern Time.

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