The “CEO” of Apex Legends, Phillip “ImperialHal” Dosen has become the first player in ALGS history to reach 2,000 career kills. At the Year 5 Championship in Sapporo, Japan, the seven-year veteran crossed a threshold that seemed unreachable just years ago. The achievement further cements ImperialHal’s position as Apex‘s most dominant competitive force—a player whose consistent excellence sets him apart from every other competitor in the game’s history.
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Before ImperialHal became synonymous with Apex Legends greatness, he was grinding through the battle royale circuit. Cloud9 signed him to its H1Z1 roster in April 2018, but when that league collapsed just one split in, he pivoted to Fortnite. When Apex Legends launched in February 2019, ImperialHal found his calling. He abandoned Fortnite almost immediately and never looked back.
Team SoloMid came calling in March 2019. Paired with Jordan “Reps” Wolfe in a partnership that would last five glorious years, ImperialHal transformed TSM into the most dominant force in competitive Apex. TSM captured back-to-back LAN wins at the X Games Minneapolis and the Preseason Invitational before the ALGS formally kicked off.
The addition of Evan “Verhulst” Verhulst in December 2021 elevated the dynasty to another level. Throughout 2022 and 2023, TSM set new standards for competitive consistency. The 2023 ALGS Championship victory epitomized ImperialHal’s clutch factor. In the face of elimination, TSM rattled off three consecutive game wins to claim the title in match eight of the grand finals. ImperialHal earned the MVP award at the tournament, validating his status as both elite fragger and tactical mastermind.
Technically too, ImperialHal occupies a tier far beyond the ordinary. The player mastered both controller and mouse-and-keyboard at the highest level, successfully switching to controller as his primary input during the 2023 championship run.
The Falcons era began in May 2024 when ImperialHal departed TSM to join forces with his former rival Rhys “Zer0” Perry. In a strategic shift, ImperialHal relinquished the in-game leader role to Zer0, allowing himself to focus purely on fragging.
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The partnership delivered immediate results: A dominant victory at the 2025 ALGS Open earned him $300,000 and pushed his career earnings past $1.3 million—the highest in Apex history. A third-place finish at the 2025 Championship confirmed what everyone already knew: ImperialHal’s dominance transcended any single organization.
Year 5 Championship: Dominance despite adversity
The Sapporo championship began under extraordinary adversity. Just 12 hours before opening matches, ALGS officials banned ImperialHal’s primary controller—the ZD Ultimate Controller. This decision was made due to the presence of Wireless and Macro features in the controller that could not be disabled. The timing could have been disastrous: Months of muscle memory and calibration for his mechanics were suddenly rendered useless, hours before he would step on the game’s biggest stage.
What incensed ImperialHal more was the fact that he had used the same controller at the Esports World Cup, another ALGS event. For most players such a last-minute disruption would prove insurmountable. For ImperialHal, it became another obstacle to overcome.
Competing in Group C, ImperialHal was easily the strongest individual at the event. In the Group C vs. Group D match that kicked off the event, he opened with a whopping 27 kills. Yulariman was the next highest on the leaderboard with 18 kills, just two-thirds of ImperialHal’s tally. In particular the American was dominant on Storm Point, helping his team secure 70 of their 91 points on that map.
The subsequent matches saw Hal inch ever closer to the 2,000 kills mark, with nine and ten kills in the games against Group A and Group B respectively. At the end of the Group Stage, Falcons stood strong at the top of the leaderboard, with its 166 points earning the team a Winners Round berth for the Bracket Stage.
After a 9 kill game in the winners round, ImperialHal came into the Match Point Finals in incredible form. And right off the bat, Falcons were at the top of the charts, taking the first map win on Storm Point to put themselves on championship point. But it was on Map 2, fittingly titled Olympus, where ImperialHal took his place in the pantheon, hitting the 2000 kill mark. In the end though, Falcons fell just short of the trophy, as Oblivion took the second victory necessary to secure the title of ALGS Year 5 Champions.
It may have been just another kill during the match, but ImperialHal’s achievement carried weight beyond the large number. ALGS kills represent performance at the absolute highest competitive level, against the world’s best teams. The delta that ImperialHal has over his closest rival, Zer0, is nearly 300 kills, demonstrating the sustained mechanical superiority and competitive consistency that he has showcased throughout his career.
The 2,000-kill milestone isn’t just a number—it’s validation of seven years of sustained excellence against the world’s best competition. In a battle royale esports defined by chaotic moments and high variance plays, ImperialHal’s consistency separates him from the rest. Three major LAN championships, over $1.3 million in career earnings, and now the first player to 2,000 ALGS kills—The CEO of Apex, remains one of one.
