In Fortnite, players and their friends lead a group of Heroes to reclaim and rebuild a homeland that has been left empty by a mysterious darkness only known as “the Storm.”

Players will band together online to explore the world for resources, build extravagant forts, find or build insane weapons and traps as they protect their towns from the strange monsters that emerge during the Storm.

Fortnite Battle Royale is the FREE 100-player PvP mode in Fortnite. One giant map. A battle bus.

The last one standing wins.

Fortnite competitors,

It’s time to kick off the first Fortnite Champion Series (FNCS) in 2022 with a bang!  You will have an opportunity to compete in the Chapter 3 Season 1 FNCS for a share of $3,008,500 beginning February 17.  We have a lot of new information to share with you, so let’s get to it.

Chapter 3 Season 1 FNCS Begins February 17

As stated previously in our Fortnite Competitive Announcements for 2022 blog post, the Chapter 3 Season 1 FNCS will have two Qualifiers, followed by two weeks of competition including Semi-Finals and Finals. Let’s break down the dates:

Qualifiers (February 17-18 & February 19-20)

We’re keeping the same number of Qualifiers as last season, but in the new Duos format, we have increased the number of teams that directly qualify for Finals. The top eight teams from each Qualifier will advance directly to the FNCS Finals. 

Semi-Finals (February 24-27)

Semi-Finals will also work slightly differently this FNCS season. Achieving a Victory Royale in any single-lobby tournament match is a pinnacle Fortnite achievement. We’re excited to deliver more Victory Royale focused action this season along with rewarding consistent performance. For any Session, you’ll either need to win a game, or be one of the top six most consistent teams during that Session to advance to the Finals.

Only the top 50 teams from the Series Point Leaderboard will compete during Session 1 in each region. Session 1 will consist of five matches, and 11 teams from this Session will advance to the Finals (5 Victory Royale winners and top 6 consistent teams).

Session 2 will fill the 11 vacant team spots with the 51st-61st teams on the Series Point Leaderboard. This new 50-team lobby will also run five matches and advance 11 teams to the Finals. (5 Victory Royale winners and top 6 consistent teams).

Session 3 will fill the new 11 vacant team spots with the 62nd-72nd teams on the Series Point Leaderboard. This new 50-team lobby will compete across six matches and advance 12 total teams to the Finals. (6 Victory Royale winners and top 6 consistent teams). Here’s a condensed description of how Finals advancement works for each day:

• Session 1: 5 Matches; 2.5 Hours; 1st - 50th on the Series Points Leaderboard
• Session 2: 5 Matches; 2.5 Hours; 1st - 61st on the Series Points Leaderboard
• Session 3: 6 Matches; 3 Hours; 1st - 72nd on the Series Points Leaderboard

Finals (March 5-6)

The FNCS Finals will be a similar format as previous seasons, but with the new Match Point variable. A team can end the competition early by earning 500 total points and 3 Victory Royales. Once a team has met both of these thresholds, it will be declared the FNCS Champions. If no team meets both of these thresholds by the end of 12 games, the Finals will play out exactly how it has the past few seasons. Match Point will be extremely challenging to achieve, and is only reserved for a completely dominant performance for the first iteration.

Prize Pool

We’re keeping our FNCS seasonal prize pool relatively the same with a $3,008,500 shared prize pool for Chapter 3 Season 1. Here’s how the prize pool is broken down per region.

Prize Pool per Region

EU	NAE	BR	NAW	ASIA	ME	OCE
$1,362,500	$637,500	$418,000	$239,500	$145,000	$114,000	$92,000

For all the details on the Chapter 3 Season 1 FNCS competition, please read the Chapter 3 Season 1 FNCS Official Rules.

FNCS Community Cup

Get into the FNCS spirit by competing in the Community Cup on February 28!

This Duos event will have teams compete in 10 matches across three hours to try and earn the most points possible. The top performing teams in each region will earn the FNCS 3:1 Champion Outfit and Winner’s Mark Back Bling. Please note that these prizes may take up to a week to be awarded after the conclusion of the competition. Additionally, the Prizes and Rewards section of the FNCS Community Cup, under the career tab, will list “Unknown Items” as the FNCS Community Cup prize but rest assured that those do, in fact, refer to the FNCS 3:1 Champion Outfit and Winner’s Mark Back Bling.

The FNCS Community Cup Official Rules will be posted in our Rules Library as we approach the tournament date.

We look forward to seeing you compete!

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