ESTNN breaks down everything you need to know about this weekend’s $250K Console Champions Cup.
Rest assured console Fortnite Battle Royale players, Epic Games has not forgotten about you. While there won’t be a Fortnite Champion Series (FNCS) dedicated to non-PC competitors, the Console Champions Cup is the next best thing. Epic kicked off this new major console tournament last season with a $250K USD prize pool and high-level gameplay across four intense rounds. Some PC players invaded, but the elite talents on Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch and Mobile primarily occupied the leaderboards.
The Console Champions Cup returns in Chapter 2 - Season 7 with another $250K USD prize pool and an intense weekend of competition. Today, ESTNN breaks down all of the crucial details of this tournament, including the format, schedule, regional prize distributions and more!
Format & Schedule
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Like last season, trios remain the central format in Fortnite’s Console Champions Cup. Teams of three will need to make it through three rounds of qualifiers before reaching round four, where prize money comes into effect. Epic has defined a predetermined qualification threshold, which varies per region. The general goal is for teams to earn points based on placement and eliminations to put themselves atop each round’s leaderboard. Remember, all players in a given trio must reach Champion League in Arena Mode to be eligible.
Here is a complete round-by-round breakdown of the Console Champion Cups’s format:
Round One
- Open to all Champion League trios
- Three-hour session
- Teams play a maximum of ten matches
- Top 1,500 teams in Europe, NA East, NA West and Brazil advance to round two
- Top 500 teams in Asia and Middle East advance to round two
- Top 250 teams in OCE advance to round two
Round Two
- Three-hour session
- Teams play a maximum of ten matches
- Top 250 teams in Europe and NA East advance to round three
- Top 200 teams in NA West and Brazil advance to round three
- Top 150 teams in Asia, Middle East and OCE advance to round three
Round Three
- Three-hour session
- Teams play a maximum of ten matches
- Top 33 teams in each region advance to the fourth and final round
Round Four (Finals)
- Three-hour session
- Teams play six custom matches
- Highest point-earning teams will collect a portion of $250K USD
Regional Start Times
Europe (BST)
- Round One: July 23 from 6 PM to 9 PM
- Round Two: July 24 from 2 PM to 5 PM
- Round Three: July 24 from 6 PM to 9 PM
- Round Four: July 25 from 6 PM to 9 PM
NA East (EDT)
- Round One: July 23 from 5 PM to 8 PM
- Round Two: July 24 from 1 PM to 4 PM
- Round Three: July 24 from 5 PM to 8 PM
- Round Four: July 25 from 5 PM to 8 PM
NA West (PDT)
- Round One: July 23 from 6 PM to 9 PM
- Round Two: July 24 from 2 PM to 5 PM
- Round Three: July 24 from 6 PM to 9 PM
- Round Four: July 25 from 6 PM to 9 PM
Brazil (BRT)
- Round One: July 23 from 4 PM to 7 PM
- Round Two: July 24 from 12 PM to 3 PM
- Round Three: July 24 from 7 PM to 10 PM
- Round Four: July 25 from 7 PM to 10 PM
Asia (JST)
- Round One: July 23 from 5 PM to 8 PM
- Round Two: July 24 from 1 PM to 4 PM
- Round Three: July 24 from 5 PM to 8 PM
- Round Four: July 25 from 5 PM to 8 PM
Middle East (AST)
- Round One: July 24 from 10 PM to 1 AM
- Round Two: July 25 from 2 PM to 5 PM
- Round Three: July 25 from 10 PM to 1 AM
- Round Four: July 26 from 10 PM to 1 AM
OCE (AEST)
- Round One: July 23 from 6 PM to 9 PM
- Round Two: July 24 from 2 PM to 5 PM
- Round Three: July 24 from 6 PM to 9 PM
- Round Four: July 25 from 6 PM to 9 PM
Scoring System
The Console Champions Cup scoring system remains unchanged from Season 6. Rounds one, two and three offer one point per elimination and 25 points for the Victory Royale. Round four increases the Victory Royale to 30 points and eliminations to two points each.
Here is the complete scoring system breakdown:
Rounds One, Two and Three
- Victory Royale: 25 Points
- 2nd: 20 Points
- 3rd: 16 Points
- 4th: 14 Points
- 5th: 13 Points
- 6th: 12 Points
- 7th: 11 Points
- 8th: 10 Points
- 9th: 9 Points
- 10th: 8 Points
- 11th: 7 Points
- 12th: 6 Points
- 13th: 5 Points
- 14th 4 Points
- 15th: 3 Points
- 16th: 2 Points
- 17th: 1 Point
- Each Elimination: 1 Point
Round 4
- Victory Royale: 30 Points
- 2nd: 26 Points
- 3rd: 24 Points
- 4th: 22 Points
- 5th: 21 Points
- 6th: 20 Points
- 7th: 19 Points
- 8th: 18 Points
- 9th: 17 Points
- 10th: 16 Points
- 11th: 14 Points
- 12th: 13 Points
- 13th: 12 Points
- 14th 11 Points
- 15th: 10 Points
- 16th: 9 Points
- 17th: 8 Points
- 18th - 24th: 5 Points
- Each Elimination: 2 Points
Prize Pool
As previously stated, console players are competing for a share of $250K USD. Europe tops the list in payouts, with $21.6K USD going to the winners.
Here is the complete prize distribution per region:
Europe
- 1st: $21,600
- 2nd: $16,500
- 3rd: $13,500
- 4th: $9,000
- 5th: $7,500
- 6th: $6,000
- 7th: $5,250
- 8th: $4,500
- 9th: $3,000
- 10th: $2,400
- 11th-20th: $1,200
- 21st-33rd: $900
NA East
- 1st: $9,600
- 2nd: $7,200
- 3rd: $6,000
- 4th: $3,600
- 5th: $2,700
- 6th: $2,100
- 7th: $1,800
- 8th: $1,500
- 9th: $1,200
- 10th: $1,050
- 11th-20th: $900
- 21st-33rd: $600
NA West
- 1st: $4,200
- 2nd: $3,000
- 3rd: $2,700
- 4th: $1,800
- 5th: $1,500
- 6th: $1,200
- 7th: $1,050
- 8th: $900
- 9th: $750
- 10th-15th: $600
Brazil
- 1st: $5,400
- 2nd: $4,500
- 3rd: $3,000
- 4th: $2,400
- 5th: $2,100
- 6th: $1,500
- 7th: $1,200
- 8th: $1,050
- 9th: $975
- 10th: $900
- 11th-20th: $750
- 21st-25th: $600
Asia
- 1st: $3,000
- 2nd: $1,800
- 3rd: $1,500
- 4th: $1,050
- 5th: $975
- 6th: $900
- 7th: $825
- 8th: $750
- 9th: $675
- 10th: $600
Middle East
- 1st: $3,000
- 2nd: $1,800
- 3rd: $1,500
- 4th: $1,050
- 5th: $975
- 6th: $900
- 7th: $825
- 8th: $750
- 9th: $675
- 10th: $600
Oceania
- 1st: $2,250
- 2nd: $1,500
- 3rd-5th: $600
That covers everything you need to know about the upcoming $250K Console Champions Cup. The action begins this weekend for all regions, so grab two teammates and try your hand at some competitive Fortnite on a console.
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