A day in the life of Apex Legends esports king ImperialHal

Apex Legends player Philip “ImperialHal” Dosen — who everyone simply refers to as “Hal” — first caught my eye with a display of excellent sportsmanship. During the 2022 Apex Legends Global Series (ALGS) Championship, an opposing team was experiencing some serious lag at a pivotal point in the match, and Hal and his team needed all the points they could get. He could have kept shooting. Instead, Dosen ordered his teammates to hold their fire so that the opposing team wouldn’t be eliminated over technical difficulties beyond their control. For a guy who makes millions every year for being extremely good at a cutthroat battle royale, Hal’s actions struck me as surprisingly humble.