Rostermania is in full swing for Apex Legends professionals. The famed chaos of the ALGS switch window necessitates an Apex Roster Tracker to look at who’s shifting the place.
Ordered by date, this text continuously updates with main roster information. Observe alongside and see which groups stay collectively and the brand new groups that can type in summer season 2025!
LFT, LFO, LF1… decoding Apex professional’s rostermania lingo
For these new to the sport, understanding the language used throughout roster season will be difficult. Abbreviations are sometimes used to explain what gamers are in search of and their respective standing.
One of many core motivations for roster adjustments is CP, also referred to as Championship Factors. Gamers maintain particular person CP, so by altering groups, they will improve the variety of CP they’ve collectively. CPs are essential to qualifying for the 12 months 5 ALGS Championship in Sapporo, Japan.
“FA” stands for “Free Agent.” That is when gamers are launched from their contract or roster and sometimes search a brand new workforce to affix. They’re free to discover their choices and take part in trial intervals with new groups. FA will also be used to consult with gamers who’re competing in a workforce, however the workforce will not be signed to an organisation.
“LFT” is without doubt one of the most ceaselessly used abbreviations. This phrase stands for “Trying For Staff.” It’s mostly utilized by FA gamers and coaches searching for a brand new roster to signal with.
“LFO” signifies that a full roster (often three gamers and a coach) is in search of an organisation to characterize. Organisations are official firms {that a} workforce can signal to, reminiscent of TSM, Staff Liquid, Alliance, or VK Gaming. Unsigned gamers will sometimes search an organisation to characterize, because it helps with self-promotion and may present constant salaries.
“LF1” is a time period used when two gamers are searching for a 3rd participant to finish their workforce. In Apex Legends, three gamers should compete on every workforce. Gamers posting that they’re LF1 are often trying to have FA gamers check out on their workforce earlier than becoming a member of the roster.
Apex Roster Tracker: Following main LFT, LFO, and LF1 bulletins
This timeline can be up to date no less than as soon as per day to replicate new roster bulletins. For retweets of LFT/LF1/LFO posts and fast updates on main adjustments, observe Writer @hannahmariezt and Apex Roster Tracker @ApexRostermania on X (previously Twitter).
02/08/2025
The workforce of Mark ‘Dropped’Thees, Logan ‘Knoqs’ Layou, and Keon ‘Keon’ Berghout are LFO with coach Jamison ‘Jxmo’ Moore.
Dropped final performed for All Avid gamers World on the Esports World Cup. Each Keon and Knoqd had been taking part in collectively on the now-disbanded FURIA roster, with Jxmo as their coach.
The truth that they’re LFO means that FURIA will both be trying to signal a brand new workforce completely or doubtlessly withdraw from investing in Apex Legends esports in the interim, as Ryan ‘ImMadness’ Schlieve left the roster in July.
01/08/2025
NoezFoxx components methods with Syuya ‘4rufa’ Kizaki. He’s assumed LFT
31/07/2025
Brayden ‘Vodery’ Thompson publicizes that he’s LFT for Cut up 1
Gonzales ‘iknivezi’ Nathan joins DAX Esports as a coach
29/07/2025
Gaimin Gladiators half methods with their total Apex Legends roster. Jamie ‘Blasts’ Levine, Pawel ‘lighT’ Haratyk, Nicholas ‘Fuhhnq’ Wall, and coach Luca ‘Liuq’ Andenna are assumed to be both LFT or LFO.
Gaimin Gladiators signed the roster in Could 2024. The trio carried out nicely on the ALGS Cut up 2 Playoffs in August and September 2024, ending the match in 2nd place. Nonetheless, they struggled to attain the identical leads to 2025, with no top-five finishes in ALGS tournaments.
Burke publicizes that they’re LFT as a coach, ideally for a Cut up 2 Professional League workforce. He nonetheless has the choice to stick with his present workforce, Fusion (FS).
28/07/2025
Casper ‘Gnaske’ Præstensgaard and Francisco ‘k4shera’ Alves affirm that they’ve picked up Adam ‘AdaM_zZ’ Fekkari as their third participant. The trio additionally announce that they’re LFO.
Gnaske, K4shera, and AdaM_zZ can be taking part in underneath the identify “o7” in the interim—a workforce identify that Gnaske has used up to now as a FA workforce.
In his submit on X (previously Twitter) asserting the addition of AdaM_zZ to their workforce, Gnaske defined that they’re “preserving the o7 sag alive with this triple MNK god roster.” All three gamers on the workforce play on Mouse and Keyboard fairly than a controller.
The MNK/controller supremacy debate continues to rage in aggressive Apex. Nonetheless, latest high-profile wins from triple MNK groups present that, whereas the controller briefly reigned supreme, conventional enter is regaining its earlier standing. VK Gaming’s ALGS Midseason Playoffs win is the newest demonstration of this shift.
He additionally defined the thought behind the brand new workforce’s dynamic:
“For the individuals who don’t know Adam, he’s a MNK prodigy and would possibly simply have essentially the most insane MNK mechanics of all time […] K4shera and I are clearly veteran gamers and attributable to our expertise, we predict we’re the proper match to assist Adam attain his full potential!”
Gnaske and K4shera want a demon-like fragger to finish their workforce. AdaM_zZ’s uncooked expertise as an 18-year-old upcoming participant could be the excellent addition to push his two skilled teammates again to the highest.
This trio will definitely be one to look at.
Manuel ‘Nail’ Dhaene confirms that he’s LFT for professional league as a fragger/anchor
Federico ‘Shex’ Trevisan and Alessandro ‘Eccio’ D’Avino conform they’re LF1, prefarably in search of an IGL
25/07/2025
Brendan ‘Onmuu’ Pode confirms that he has retired from Aggressive Apex Legends
Onmuu has competed within the ALGS since its launch 12 months, 2019. He defined in his farewell submit that though he holds good reminiscences of his time competing, he’s “extra joyful not competing in Apex anymore.” He additionally talked about the state of the sport in his submit, which, in his opinion, “is actual unhealthy,” which has affected his enjoyment.
He additionally revealed that he has not too long ago accomplished an EMT certification and is planning to change into a paramedic. Different skilled gamers, retired gamers, streamers, and followers alike congratulated him on his new profession path, and the group needs him the perfect shifting ahead.
24/07/2025
Jason ‘Vudo’ Melton publicizes that he’s LFT for Professional League Qualifiers or Professional League
22/07/2025
Phillip ‘ImperialHal’ Dosen confirms that Staff Falcons plan to stay a roster, with no adjustments deliberate.
The announcement that Staff Falcons will stay collectively comes as a shock to many ALGS viewers who speculated that the workforce could change after their failure to win the ALGS Midseason Playoffs on the Esports World Cup.
Throughout follow video games forward of the match, IGL Rhys ‘Zer0’ Perry may very well be heard shouting at his teammate Ben ‘Wxltzy’ Walton and seemingly breaking objects within the background of ImperialHal’s livestream, suggesting that workforce relations could have turned bitter.
21/07/2025
Daniel ‘Luxford’ Castellano publicizes that he’s LFT
Luxford performed for Staff Orchid on the ALGS Midseason Playoffs (held on the Esports World Cup). His potential departure from Staff Orchid, mixed with Hambino’s confirmed departure introduced on July twentieth, means that the roster could disband completely.
Maksym ‘Max-Strafe’ Stadniuk publicizes that he’s LFT
Nijolaj ‘N1ks’ Baarts shares that he’s LFT
20/07/2025
Hambino confirms that he has left Staff Orchid and is now LFT
Lately, Hambino hit the headlines for not attending the Esports World Cup attributable to his id as a member of the LGBTQ+ group, re-sparking EWC controversy within the ALGS. This prevented them from buying essential CP, which might negatively affect the opposite Staff Orchid gamers in the event that they had been to stay on the roster. Due to this fact, they’re searching for a brand new workforce.
Additionally they confirmed that they’re open to teaching alternatives.
Tyler ‘Dezignful’ Gardner publicizes that after taking a break from aggressive Apex Legends, he’s LFT
19/07/2025
Vladimir ‘7ozzzus’ Vorotilov is confirmed as scrimming (taking part in follow video games) with Taylor ‘arctic’ McNeil and Emil ‘sherb’ Andren.
Relating to their follow video games with 7ozzzus, arctic acknowledged that “Once I was a noob and I simply began taking part in this sport I regarded on Twitch to see who was primary ranked and it was 7ozzzus on a regular basis. I used to be an enormous fan.” They confirmed that the primary scrim video games “went good”.
Each arctic and sherb confirmed they had been LFT/LF1 on July thirteenth.
Rodrigo ‘Chik1s’ Alquicira, Luis ‘Gyozey’ Mejia, Julian David ‘Buxtz’ Carreño Rojas, and coach ‘InZaneyy’ are LFO
Retired professional Timothy ‘iiTzTimmy’ An makes a quick reappearance as a professional participant for 100 Thieves within the “SoaR – For These Who Dare” Apex Legends match. He’s assumed to be nonetheless retired general.
18/07/2025
LFT coach Payton ‘Talmadge’ Koski publicizes that he’s providing paid teaching companies to groups eager to compete within the upcoming PLQs (Professional League Qualifiers)
LF1 participant Elwin ‘KSWINNIE’ Echeveria publicizes that he’s additionally LFT for teaching alternatives.
Retired professional participant Mikkel ‘Mande’ Hestbek states on-stream that he’s contemplating popping out of retirement
In a clip on Twitch, Mande talked about that they’re contemplating scrimming (taking part in in follow video games) and doubtlessly becoming a member of Casper ‘Gnaske’ Præstensgaard and Francisco ‘k4shera’ Alves, who’re presently LF1. Mande famously performed for Alliance in its place within the 2023 ALGS Cut up 1 Playoffs in London.
The All Avid gamers World Esports roster disbands (Mark ‘Dropped’ Thees, Nelson ‘zap’ Bangs, and William ‘SkittleCakes’ August)
Dropped introduced in a submit on X (previously Twitter) that he’s now FA and exploring his choices shifting ahead. SkittleCakes and zap are doubtlessly LF1 to create a brand new trio, however are additionally LFT and open to splitting up and shifting to new groups.
Alexis ‘zona’ publicizes that they’re LFT as a coach
James ‘AfrO4E’ Ofori publicizes that they’re LFT as a coach
Movistar KOI affirm that they’ve dropped their total Apex Legends roster. (Miguel ‘Blinkzr’ Quiles, Firdaws ‘yJely’ Abadi, Brandon ‘FunFPS’ Groombridge)
Miguel ‘Blinkzr’ Quiles confirms that they’re LFT. Alternatively, they’re LF1 with Brandon ‘FunFPS’ Groombridge
Firdaws ‘yJely’ Abadi publicizes that he’s LFT following the break up along with his fellow Movistar KOI gamers.
Ben ‘vasate’ Hagen publicizes that he’s LFT
17/07/2025
Andrea ‘Colo’ Colombo publicizes that he’s LFT as a coach
Colwyn ‘Darkside’ King publicizes that he’s LFT as a coach
16/07/2025
Coach Payton ‘Talmadge’ Koski publicizes that he’s LFT
Most not too long ago, Talmadge coached for All Avid gamers World on the Esports World Cup. Nonetheless, he has additionally coached for TSM and ENVY to this point in 2025.
Coach Colwyn ‘Darkside’ King publicizes that he’s LFT
Analyst Jonathan ‘Wait I’m Trash’ Naftzger publicizes that his is LFT
Former professional participant Aidan ‘aidanthedestroye’ Macmilan publicizes that he’s LFT as a coach
15/07/2025
Furia participant Ryan ‘ImMadness’ Schlieve formally confirms that he’s LFT
In his submit asserting LFT standing on X (previously Twitter), ImMadness defined that the organisation is permitting him to discover different roster choices.
He additionally defined concerning the workforce fracturing, “We simply really feel a contemporary begin would make everybody happier, this isn’t my name however I simply need the boys to be joyful.”
B4mbino is trying to coach an LCQ (Final Likelihood Qualifier) workforce for the Championship as he doesn’t presently have Championship factors to contribute.
Participant Aayan ‘Yanzz’ Shah is LFT
Yanzz got here 18th within the ALGS 2025 Cut up 1 EMEA Professional League and thirty ninth within the ALGS Open LAN. He additionally competed within the BLGS in December 2024.
The younger British participant got here underneath scrutiny in 2024 for competing in a number of collegiate Apex Legends matches underneath a distinct identify, thereby violating the principles.
14/07/2025
Casper ‘Gnaske’ Præstensgaard and Francisco ‘k4shera’ Alves are LF1
Gnaske hit the headlines in the course of the Cut up One EMEA Regional Circuit after getting dropped from his workforce mid-season. Since then, he has teamed up with k4shera to compete.
Initially, the duo had been taking part in with Rafael PostKiLL Jesus underneath the identify 10k Membership. Now, they’ve moved PostKiLL to a substitute place and are in search of a brand new participant to finish their primary roster.
Cybercats are LF1
Keon ‘Keon’ Berghout publicizes in Discord that he’s uncertain if he’ll stay with Furia, hinting on the workforce doubtlessly disbanding.
13/07/2025
Emil ‘sherb’ Andren publicizes that he’s LFT
Alex ‘scuwry’ Scala publicizes that he’s LFT, popping out of retirement
Bowen ‘Monsoon’ Fuller publicizes that he’s LFT, popping out of non permanent retirement
Monsoon final performed for Complexity earlier than the organisation exited aggressive Apex Legends after Cut up One. His reappearance within the scene is an thrilling addition to the Apex Roster Tracker attributable to his beloved standing in the neighborhood.
Taylor ‘arctic’ McNeil publicizes that he’s both LFT or LF1, relying on circumstance
10/07/2025
Brandon ‘Dutch’ Bridy indicators to Staff Orchid as a coach
09/07/2025
Timothy ‘iiTzTimmy’ An publicizes his pending retirement from aggressive Apex Legends
Common streamer {and professional} participant iiTzTimmy introduced forward of competing underneath NRG for the Esports World Cup that, whatever the match’s consequence, he’ll retire as soon as he has completed competing.
He defined in a video that he’s refocusing on streaming as his precedence.
04/07/2025
Keenan ‘Tax’ Mackey and ‘Calamitous’ announce that they’re LF1
Tax can be LFT, which means that if the chance arose, he would separate from Calamitous to compete elsewhere.
The organisation RiddleOrder components methods with coach Mihiro ‘1tappy’ Iseki and participant Shotaro ‘saku’ Sakata. Each people are FA
The organisation REJECT components methods with Ryo ‘MiaK’ Inagaki and ‘Raygh’, who are actually FA and LFT
03/07/2025
Adam ‘AdaM_zZ’ Fekkari publicizes he’s parting methods with Keenan ‘Tax’ Mackey and ‘Calamitous’ and can be LFT shifting ahead
30/06/2025
Contracts expire for your complete REIGNITE roster. Yuta ‘Curihara’ Sato, Miki ‘Pinotr’ Tsurumaki, Yuta ‘mo-mon’ Oshima, and coach Kota ‘Kontyan’ Nakamura are all LFT
28/06/2025
EVOS Esports signal ‘MGClutch’, Lewis ‘Hoody’ O’Rourke, and Manuel ‘Naid’ Dhaene to their organisation
24/06/2025
Former Exo Clan gamers Elwin ‘KSWINNIE’ Echeveria and Nathan ‘ChaoricMuch’ Gajkiewicz are LF1.
The 2 gamers are presently signed to Dragons Esports. They had been pressured to drop their third participant, Tyler ‘Tyler’ Wooden, attributable to his Twitch ban.
Hannah is a author specialising within the esports, gaming, and know-how sectors. Working for retailers reminiscent of Dot Esports, Esports Insider, and naturally ENUK, she has developed a love for wider esports and Apex Legends, though it might by no means surpass her drive to passionately beat her mates in each sport of Mariokart. You might have seen her at varied esports and gaming occasions, together with ESI London, EGX, Uncover: Esports and plenty of League of Legends watch events.
