They are bullying the weak ones in the low-level Nordic league to heap up their stats; all of the 2023 members are participating in the 2024 EMEA league, and all of them have dropped their ratings significantly.
So even if this year's Apeks members join the EMEA league next year, they are not expected to perform well.
2023 POLARIS split2 : 2024 EMEA stage1 rating
Keiko 1.31 : 0.97 (-0.34)
Enzo 1.29 : 0.91 (-0.38)
Mistic 1.22 : 0.92 (-0.3)
MAGNUM 1.17 : 0.98 (-0.19)
ShadoW 1.14 : 0.73 (-0.41)
2023 EMEA : 2024 POLARIS split1 rating
soulcas 0.97 : 1.46 (+0.49)
AvovA 0.93 : 1.26 (+0.33)
MOLSI 0.97 : 1.20 (+0.23)