The FNCS Global Championship 2023 has started! And bigger than ever! What prize pool is being fought for in Fortnite this time? What format will the FNCS Global Championship be played in? Where does the transmission take place? We have all the details for you!
The FNCS is back in 2023, and it's bigger than ever! Named the Fortnite Champion Series Global Championship, the best duos from around the world once again have a chance to compete for a share of a total of $4.000.000 in prize money! That's almost World Cup level.
The cool thing is, this is again a LAN event, which means you can be there live and cheer on the pros! But in which format will the FNCS be played this time? How can you participate yourself? How is the prize money divided? Here come all the details.
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FNCS Global Championship 2023: Major Qualification, Participation & Schedule
The FNCS is a duos competition in 2023 and is divided into three so-called majors that took place over several weeks.
At the end of each weekly session of the FNCS Major, each participating duo earned Series Points based on their performance and finish for that week.
The 40 duos who have accumulated the most points on the Series Leaderboard over the course of three weeks advance to the Grand Finals, where $2,000,000 in prize money is up for grabs. The top duos from each region qualified for the 2023 FNCS Global Championship, which have a $4,000,000 prize pool at stake.
FNCS Global Championship 2023
The Grand Finals of the FNCS Global Championship 2023 will be held as an in-person event in Copenhagen, Denmark between October 13th and 15th. Here, 75 of the world's best duos will compete for a share of the $4,000,000 in prize money (you might even be one of them!).
These duos compete in a new format with an upper bracket and a lower bracket.
Upper Bracket
In the Upper Leg, 50 duos will compete in 5 matches on Day 1 of the 2023 FNCS Global Championship. The 25 duos who have accumulated the most points after 5 matches on the leaderboard advance to the Grand Finals and compete on Day 3. The 25 duos who have accumulated the fewest points overall after 5 matches on the leaderboard will slide down to the lower leg and face Day 2.
Lower Bracket
On the lower leg, 50 duos will compete in 5 matches on Day 2 to secure the final spots at the FNCS Global Championship 2023 Grand Finals. The 25 duos who earn the most points after 5 matches advance to the Grand Finals.
Grand Finals
The world's best upper and lower leg duos will compete in 6 matches in the FNCS Global Championship 2023 Grand Finals to see who will be crowned the 2023 Global Champion!
How to watch the FNCS Global Championship 2023 live
Of course you can also follow the event from home. This works either directly via Fortnite at Legends Landing or in the official FNCS live stream in the supported languages. To get to Legends Landing, simply enter the island code 3303-7480-5925 or select the corresponding tile on the Discover screen.
Alternatively, you can also find the live broadcast on the following platforms:
By the way, if you want to be there live, you can secure your tickets through these website. 1-day passes cost between $40 and $70 and weekend tickets between $70 and $100.
For everything else to do with the FNCS and other tournaments, we will of course always keep you up to date in our Fortnite section.