Tournaments can be found inside of the Compete tab available in Fortnite: Battle Royale. This tab hosts a variety of online competitions whose availability may depend on the player's rank. It is important to note that you must be 13 years of age or more to compete in tournaments.
How Tournaments Work[]
- Each tournament has a series of scheduled dates and times that the competition will be run. A carousel of all upcoming competitions and times are available to browse, so players can plan and practice.
- Every scheduled session is a completely clean slate with all players starting on an equal footing at the beginning of play.
- Compete over the course of several hours to earn points by eliminating multiple opponents or surviving against the competition for a prize.
- Players are matched against opponents with similar scores during the session.
- Tournament matches are usually played with their own ruleset. This means Siphon, increased material harvesting, and "moving" storm circles are ofteFNCS Community Cupn present in tournaments. Limited Time Mode tournaments can provide exceptions.
- Tournaments uses the Competitive loot pool. Limited Time Mode and Zero Build tournaments can provide exceptions.
- Tournament matches are typically more stacked compared to a public or a ranked match, with matches going to small moving storm circles. Active Storm Surge is a frequent occurrence in tournament matches, especially in games of high point players.
Rank Requirements[]
| Tournament | Minimum Rank | Mode | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FNCS Community Cup | 
|
Bronze I | Battle Royale |
| Duos Fill Cup | 
|
Silver I | Battle Royale |
| Zero Build Duos Fill Cup |
|
Silver I | Zero Build |
| Solo Victory Cash Cup | 
|
Gold I | Battle Royale |
| Zero Build Duos Victory Cash Cup |
|
Gold I | Zero Build |
| Duos Cash Cup |
|
Gold I | Battle Royale |
| Console Champions Cup | 
|
Platinum I | Battle Royale |
| Fortnite Champion Series |
|
Platinum I | Battle Royale |
Viewing Tournament Matches[]
Players can use the Replay Client to watch a live or replay a past tournament match. To view a replay of a tournament, select a tournament, session, and a player. From Match History, selecting a match enters replay mode. If a tournament is in progress, the "Watch Live Matches" appears above the standings, where players can watch a live match.
Recurring Tournaments[]
Cash Cup[]
Cash Cups are weekly online competitions for players with high rank. Players with high rankings at the end of the competition earn cash prizes. Cash cups are available in Solos and Trios format. Each of Fortnite's six regions have their own cash cups and is region locked, so players can not compete in multiple cash cups.
Cash Cups can consist of one or two rounds. For one round cash cups, the players at the top of the leaderboard receive a share of the prize when the tournament concludes. For two round cash cups, the top 100 players (50 teams in Duos, 33 teams in Trios) will battle it out in 6 more games in a new session, and the prize money will be distributed to the top ranked players of the second round.
Victory Cash Cup[]
A Cash Cup variation where players earn a Victory Royale in the final round to earn prize money.
Fortnite Performance Evaluation[]
Fortnite Performance Evaluation tournaments are held the day a major update is released. The purpose of Performance Evaluation tournaments is to evaluate the performance and the changes to the loot pool and mechanics as a result of the new update. Fortnite Performance Evaluation are hosted on the Europe server region and feature cash prizes.
Open Cup[]
A tournament open to all players with no prizing.
Cosmetic Cup[]
Outfit Cups allows players to earn an Outfit and other cosmetics without having to purchase them in the Item Shop. Cosmetic Cups are usually hosted before the cosmetic's release on the Item Shop. This competition is usually open to all players. Most Cosmetic Cups are Collaboration Cosmetics.
Fortnite Champion Series[]
The Fortnite Champion Series (FNCS) is the premier competition of Fortnite: Battle Royale in a Trios (2021) or Duos (2022) format. The tournament usually starts near the end of each season and open to players with a high rank. Each region have a separate FNCS and is region locked. FNCS winners from the 6 regions earn the The Axe of Champions 2.0 Harvesting Tool.
Console Cup[]
The Console Cup is a tournament for players who play the game on a console (PlayStation or Xbox). It can be seen as the console equivalent of the FNCS as it offers the largest cash prize to console players. It is open to Champion League players. There are some Console tournaments that are only on one platform, the example being the PlayStation Cup.
Ranked Cup[]
Ranked Cups are tournaments in which all players participating are matched with those who are in the same rank pool. These tournaments are held for all players, with specific cosmetics being granted to those who reach the required point threshold.
Other tournaments[]
- Limited Time Mode tournaments (Lightning Cups)
- Third Party tournaments (hosted by a professional player, content creator, or eSports organization). These tournaments make use of Custom Matchmaking as they are not found in Compete tab.
- College and High School tournaments
- Tournaments in Fortnite: Creative (such as MrBeast's Extreme Survival Challenge).
See Also[]
Trivia[]
- Prior to a certain update, earning enough points in a tournament would reward the user with a pin on that tournament's in-game page.
- Since the introduction of the NA-Central region, NA-East and NA-West tournaments are merged into a single region taking place on NA-Central servers.