Fortnite Champions Series (FNCS) is a series of major tournaments, appearing once a season and being Fortnite's main competitive event. To be eligible to participate, you must have reached the Champion League rank in Arena — i.e. hold at least 6,000 points.
For more information on the competitive calendar, please see this article.
Schedule
FNCS will take place along four qualifying sessions, followed by a grand final:
- Qualifier 1: August 1
- Qualifier 2: August 2
- Qualifier 3: August 8
- Qualifier 4: August 9
- Season Finals: August 14-16
Format
Each Qualifier consists of three rounds. To advance from the first to the second round, you'll have to place yourself among the 3,000 best players in your region/platform. Then, the 100 best players will advance to the second round and the first 50 will be qualified for the Finals.
At the end of Qualifier 4, 200 players will be qualified and 200 others will be added via regularity points throughout the tournament. They will compete against each other in four heats. The 25 best players of each heats will be qualified for the Season Finals.
Scoring System
The tournament is a Solo event. Each Elimination scores 1 point, capped at 20 elimination points per match. Points are distributed as follows:
Reward
NA East
NA West
As part of the Fortnite Champion Series in August, Epic Games is giving us another opportunity to earn exclusive rewards by watching the competition.
