Fortnite World Cup 2019: Everything You Need To Know

With the growth of Fortnite, both competitively and casually, Epic Games announced the groundbreaking Fortnite World Cup. The massive, four-month long event will see players from all over the world compete to earn points, cash, and a trip to New York City to prove they are the very best.

There’s a lot to know about the huge event. So, we created the ultimate Fortnite World Cup guide to make following it all dead simple.

Be sure to check back periodically. We’ll constantly update this guide with new information, results, and exclusive player interviews.

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What is the Fortnite World Cup?

Rules

Prize Pool

When is the Fortnite World Cup?

Schedule

Location

How to Qualify

Buy Tickets

How to Watch

Standings and Qualified Plplayer ayers

Watch Replays

Player Interviews

Afterparty

What is the Fortnite World Cup?

The Fortnite World Cup is a massive competition created by Epic Games. The competition will see players from around the world do battle for huge sums of money and bragging rights. The competitions will run over the span of four months and will see competitors do battle in solos, duos, and the unique Creative Trials. 

Fortnite World Cup Online Opens

The Online Open Qualifiers are relatively easy to understand. Players will compete in their region in either solos or duos competitions for points. The first day of each competition, which will always be a Saturday, will give competitors a three-hour window in which to play 10 games.

In those 10 games, players will receive points for where they place in the game, as well as the number of eliminations. The 3,000 players with the best scores will move onto Sunday when the points reset and the same process occurs.

The top scoring team from the Sunday will receive cash and an invite to the Fortnite World Cup Finals.

Fortnite World Cup Creative

The Creative Trials work a little bit differently than the Open Qualifiers.15 participants will be chosen to compete in the Trials. Each Trial will consist of five different events based on creations within the community.

Fortnite World Cup Rules

Once a player qualifies to compete in the Fortnite World Cup Qualifiers (see below), the rules are simple. Players compete in 10 matches in a specific three-hour time period.

Players compete in either solo or duos to earn points based on placement in matches and eliminations. The top 3,000 players from the first day of an open qualifier progress to day two, when everything resets and they do it again.

For a complete list of rules, check out the 2019 Fortnite World Cup Online Open Official Rules and the Fortnite World Cup Creative Competitions Official Rules.

Fortnite World Cup Prize Pool

The Fortnite World Cup prize pool consists of a whopping $100 million. Each week of the Fortnite World Cup, a prize pool of $1 million will be distributed internationally to the top players.

A large portion of the prize pool will end up going towards the competitors that make it to the Finals in New York. The 100 solo qualifiers and 50 duos qualifiers will all secure at least $50,000 for making it that far with the Solo Champion walking away with $3 million. 

When is the Fortnite World Cup?

The Fortnite World Cup spans over four months beginning on April 13, 2019, and ending on July 28, 2019.

Fortnite World Cup Schedule

The schedule for the Fortnite World Cup features three stages: Open Qualifiers, Creative Trials, and the Finals.

The Open Qualifiers will begin on the weekend of April 13th with solo players competing online for points. The following weekend will feature the first duos qualifiers for players. Solo and duos qualifiers will alternate weekends throughout the months leading up to the Finals. 

Fortnite World Cup Open Qualifiers Schedule

Throughout the Fortnite World Cup, there will also be Creative Trials. These trials will feature “Five events, Five different Creative Trials, all built by community Creators.”

Though participants don’t get to qualify for the Fortnite World Cup Finals, they are competing for cash and the chance to compete in the Fortnite World Cup Creative Competitions Finale held at the Fortnite World Cup Finals.

Fortnite World Cup Creative Trials Schedule

May 2-9: Trial 1
May 8-16: Trail 2
May 15-23: Trial 3
May 22-30: Trial 4
May 29-June 6: Trial 5
July 26: Creative Finals

Fortnite World Cup Finals Schedule

The Fortnite World Cup Finals will take place from July 26-28, 2019.

Where is the Fortnite World Cup?

The Fortnite World Cup Finals will take place at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center’s Arthur Ashe in Flushing, New York. Players can join the Open Qualifiers from basically anywhere in the world. There are six different server locations players can compete in for their chance to win money and a berth in the Finals.

How to Qualify for the Fortnite World Cup

Qualifications for the Fortnite World Cup is actually quite easy:
All players must be at least 13 years old – with anyone under 18 requiring a parent or guardians’ approval.
Players must be in good standing with Epic Games, receiving no violations.
The players’ account must be at least level 15.
Players must enable Two-Factor Authentication (2FA).
Players must compete and progress to the Champion League in Arena Mode, which then allows them to unlock the Fortnite World Cup Online Open tournaments. 

Buy Fortnite World Cup Tickets

Unfortunately, the pre-registration for Fortnite World Cup tickets is now closed. However, you can find the tickets for sale on ticket search engine sites like SeatGeek.

How to Watch Fortnite World Cup

The easiest way to watch the Fortnite World Cup is on Fortnite’s official Twitch channel. During this broadcast, you’ll be treated to casters giving their analysis and updates to the score. Also, if your favorite Fortnite streamer is competing, you can go to their Twitch channel and watch their POV, though in a time delay.

Who Qualified for the Fortnite World Cup Finals?

The Fortnite World Cup qualifiers have already started, as the best players in the world have been competing to earn a trip to New York. During any given week of the online opens, if a player has already qualified for the Fornite World Cup Finals, the player with the next highest points gets a spot.

Here are the players who qualified for the Fortnite World Cup Finals: 

Fortnite World Cup Online Open Week 1 Solo Qualified Players

Fortnite World Cup Online Open Week 2 Duos Qualified Players

Fortnite World Cup Online Open Week 3 Solo Qualified Players

Fortnite World Cup Online Open Week 4 Duos Qualified Players

Fortnite World Cup Online Open Week 5 Solo Qualified Players

Fortnite World Cup Online Open Week 6 Duos Qualified Players

Fortnite World Cup Online Open Week 7 Solo Qualified Players

Fortnite World Cup Online Open Week 8 Duos Qualified Players

Fortnite World Cup Online Open Week 9 Solo Qualified Players

Fortnite World Cup Online Open Week 10 Duos Qualified Players

Want to see the full weekly standings and leaderboard across every region?

Head over to Epic Games’ Fortnite World Cup Standings page.

Watch Fortnite World Cup Replays

Fortnite World Cup Qualifier replays have all been conveniently uploaded to Fortnite’s YouTube channel. But to make watching the replays easier, below are quick recaps and the VODs of all the Fortnite World Cup qualifiers.

Fortnite World Cup Week 1 Semi-Finals and Finals

It wasn’t exactly a smooth start for the FWC with bugs plaguing the first weekend of activity. TOP_FaxFox Iwnl persevered and came out with the Victory Royale, picking up 86 points and $3,000.

Week 1 Semi-Finals

Week 1 Finals

Fortnite World Cup Week 2 Semi-Finals and Finals

Week 2 of the FWC saw the rise of some lesser known talents. It was not a week filled with megastars but quietly great players who proved that the talent pool runs deeper than outsiders realize. The top team came from the Brazil region, as W7M pfzin and CODE NICKSSS racked up the most points in the Finals.

Week 2 Semi-Finals

Week 2 Finals

Fortnite World Cup Week 3 Semi-Finals and Finals

Week 3 of the Fortnite World Cup qualifiers saw Tfue take down the top spot in a competitive NA-East region by just two points over KNG Unknown.

Week 3 Semi-Finals

Week 3 Finals

Fortnite World Cup Week 4 Semi-Finals and Finals

This week was dominated by the West. All 16 of the qualifiers from Week 4 came from either the European or North American servers. The performance of the Finals went to the E11 duo of E11 Tschiiinken and E11 Stompy who took home $10,000. The duo had already claimed an invite to New York but the cash was incentive enough to keep participating. 

Week 4 Semi-Finals

Week 4 Finals

Fortnite World Cup Week 5 Semi-Finals and Finals 

Yet another dominant performance from Europe highlighted Week 5, as eight players qualified from the servers. While Atlantis Letshe was the top player to come out of Europe this week, Letshe lagged behind Link from Oceania in terms of pure points. 

Week 5 Semi-Finals

Week 5 Finals

Fortnite World Cup Week 6 Semi-Finals and Finals

Week 6 was the week of sponsored teams. The top team in five of the six regions were officially signed as teammates, including FaZe Megga and FaZe Dubbs from the G FUEL-sponsored FaZe Clan.

Week 6 Semi-Finals

Week 6 Finals

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Fortnite World Cup Week 7 Semi-Finals and Finals 

Week 7 saw another dominant performance from the European players. Eight different players from the Europe servers qualified for the Fortnite World Cup including aqua. and Solary Kinstaar who had already booked their trip to the Duos Finals.

Week 7 Semi-Finals

Week 7 Finals

Fortnite World Cup Week 8 Semi-Finals and Finals

It’s clear that the qualifiers have been nothing short of spectacular! North America East came up guns blazing in Week 8. NA East duo Bolt Tetchra and Bolt Eclipsae came out on top of this week’s rankings, followed by NA East duo RoAtDW and E11blooTea in 2nd place and NA East duo code ronaldo and XXiF in 3rd place.

Week 8 Semi-Finals

Week 8 Finals

Fortnite World Cup Week 9 Semi-Finals and Finals

Because it’s the second to last week of the online opens, spots are limited and players are getting desperate for a win. Arkham1x and Herrions from the NA West region secured the last two spots of the Solo finals.

Week 9 Semi-Finals

Week 9 Finals

Fortnite World Cup Week 10 Finals

The duo of xown iwnl- and 9z king dominated in the Week 10 Finals, accumulating 144 points, 16 points more than any other team to compete. G Fuel-sponsored players continued to look impressive with the duos of TSM_Zexrow and TSM.Vinny1x as well as FaZe Vorween and Atlantis Tucks all booking trips to the Grand Finals.

Week 10 Finals

Player Interviews

This wouldn’t be an ultimate Fortnite World Cup guide without exclusive player interviews:

Misfits’ Clix Talks Easy Fortnite World Cup Qualifiers And Joining Misfits

Misfits' Sceptic Talks Celebrating Fortnite World Cup Qualifiers And His Fortnite Origin Story

E11's Tschinken Talks Flaming On Twitter, Keeping Calm During Fortnite World Cup

E11 Stompy Talks Fortnite World Cup Prep And Sacrifices Of A Pro Player

E11 itemm Talks Fortnite World Cup, Creating A Positive Gaming Mindset, And His First LAN Event

E11 BlooTea Talks Fortnite World Cup Duos, Toxicity, And Engaging With Viewers On Twitch

TSM Commandment Talks Fortnite World Cup Nerves And Juggling Esports And School

WBG Pika’s Road To Qualifying For The Fortnite World Cup Finals

WBG Rhux Talks Passion For Fortnite World Cup And LoL Career

Afterparty

Once the intense World Cup action comes to a close on Saturday, July 27th in NYC, there'll be only one destination to come cool off, unwind, and kick it with the who's-who of esports — The G FUEL World Cup Afterparty at Lavo Nightclub!

The G FUEL will be flowing, the music will be bangin', and the vibes will be proper. Doors open to the public at 11 PM ET.

This article was written by Hotspawn. Hotspawn combines news, in-depth analysis, and how-to guides into one place to help you learn everything you need to know about esports.

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