Phillip Dosen

Phillip Dosen (born May 31, 1999), better known by his online alias and gaming handle ImperialHal (or simply Hal), is an American professional Apex Legends player currently playing for Team Falcons.

Nicknamed "the CEO", Hal played as the In-Game Leader (IGL) for Team SoloMid (TSM) from 2019 to 2024. With TSM, he won three Apex Legends Global Series (ALGS) LAN tournaments, including the 2023 ALGS Championship. He left TSM in 2024 and was signed to Team Falcons, a Saudi esports organization.

Esports career TSM (2019–2024) ImperialHal has competed professionally in H1Z1 and Fortnite, though he is most notable for his Apex Legends play. He was then signed to play Apex for TSM in March 2019, alongside Jose "ProdigyAces" Soto and Taylor "THump" Humphries. Hal would be a mainstay for TSM and would eventually be joined by Jordan "Reps" Wolfe, who would be his long-time teammate until 2024. Over their time together, they were joined by several players in the third spot on the TSM roster including Mac "Albralelie" Beckwith, Eric "Snip3down" Wrona, and Evan "Verhulst" Verhulst.

He was a winner of both the EXP Invitational – Apex Legends at X Games Minneapolis event, as well as the Apex Legends Preseason Invitational; both invitationals took place in 2019. Prior to the win, it had been nearly a year since Hal and TSM won a major tournament. The team experienced further struggles later in 2022, placing sixth in the Split 2 Playoffs and seventh in the ALGS Championship. During the latter, Hal instructed his teammates to not shoot at a Scarz player, noticing his connection to the game's server had crashed. Viewers and fellow competitors praised Hal's sportsmanship. The team's lackluster performances at these LAN tournaments frustrated Hal who stated "I'm tired of fucking losing, bro," and suggested he was considering "either not playing competitive anymore or just joining another team".

For the 2022 Twitch Rivals LAN event at TwitchCon 2022, Hal partnered with "Sweetdreams" and "ReedzFPS"; the trio won the event. Hal and TSM would win the 2023 ALGS Split 1 Playoffs LAN. Hal's win made him the first player to win an international tournament as both a mouse and keyboard (MnK) and controller player. He was also named the tournament's MVP. In December 2023, Hal participated in the Apex Rising Charity Pro-AM event, helping raise money for the Product Red, an AIDS awareness and prevention charity.

A hacker disrupted the 2024 ALGS North American Split 1 Pro League Finals. Hal stayed in the match, though refrained to shoot until the server was shut down by admins. Hal and Verhulst were given bans and competitive cooldowns. TSM had a disappointing 17th-place finish at the Split 1 Playoffs LAN. Though it was initially unclear if the three would play for DarkZero or another organization, ImperialHal and Team Falcons won the 2025 ALGS Open, which featured a record-breaking 160 teams participating and a $1,000,000 prize pool. The team secured $300,000 with their victory. In an interview after the tournament, Hal cited League of Legends champion Faker as an inspiration.

Player and streamer profile Known for his aggressive style of play and previously serving as the IGL (in-game leader) of TSM, ImperialHal is considered one of the greatest Apex players of all time. His Apex success has earned him the nickname "The CEO". He originally played as an MnK player, before switching to controller and becoming known as a dual-input player, frequently switching between the two.

Hal has also garnered a reputation as one of the biggest Apex streamers through his presence on Twitch. In 2022, Adam Snavely of Dot Esports wrote that "The TSM leader pulls double duty as both the most successful pro player in the history of Apex and the game's most popular streamer. If there is a person that is an embodiment of Apex, it is ImperialHal: skillful, tactical, loud, and confident. Always confident." In April 2022, it was announced he signed to UTA. A high-profile streamer, Hal has also been the target of several swatting incidents.

In 2023, Hal was named Tournament MVP of the ALGS Championship after leading TSM to victory, and he also earned two Monster Energy MVP awards that year at the Split 1 Playoffs and the ALGS Championship. He was later nominated for Best Esports Athlete at The Game Awards 2023. In May 2024, Hal departed TSM after five years to join Team Falcons, forming a team with Zer0 and Genburten. With Falcons, he won the 2024 Split 2 Pro League (North America) and finished as runner-up at the 2024 Esports World Cup. In 2025, Hal and Falcons won the ALGS Open, a 160-team global event with a $1,000,000 prize pool, where he earned $300,000 in winnings. By 2025, his total career tournament earnings surpassed $1,000,000 USD.

Awards and honors ImperialHal was nominated for the "Best Battle Royale Streamer" category at the 2021 Streamer Awards. He was also nominated for "Best Esports Athlete" at The Game Awards 2023.