FNCS 2024 LIVE — Fortnite Championship grand finals winners revealed as top team takes home huge cash prize
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The FNCS 2024 Fortnite grand finals came to an explosive end last night as one duo took home a massive $170,000 prize.
Over two days, the best Fortnite players in Europe played a series of matches, with the top two teams getting a spot in the Global Fortnite Championship Series.
Since the start of Chapter 5 season 1, the continent's best duos have been competing for a staggering $7million prize.
The grand finals consisted of 50 teams and 12 matches in a bid to be named champions.
The first six matches were played on Saturday, seeing Wave and Rezon finish at the top of the leaderboard. Monaco Veno and Falcon Tayson were able to jump to second in a miraculous comeback.
This staggering turnaround would continue on day two as Veno and Tyson took home the grand prize.
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When was Fortnite first released?
Fortnite was first released on July 21, 2017.
Ever since it has become more and more popular around the world.
It is available in six distinct game mode versions that otherwise share the same general gameplay and game engine: Fortnite Battle Royale, Fortnite: Save the World, Fortnite Creative, Lego Fortnite, Rocket Racing and Fortnite Festival.
What was the prize pool for the Fortnite Championships 2024?
The Fortnite Championships 2024 had an impressive prize pot for winners.
Those who won the competition got to share an impressive $7,675,000 between them.
Fortnite Championship grand finals ranks and winnings 2/2
- 6th place - Prdgy Noxy + Chronic Krisp - $36,000
- 7th place - Skqttles + Chronic Trashy - $30,000
- 8th place - Elite Eomzo + DT Rise - £25,000
- 9th place - Dig Cooper + Mero 11 - $14,000
- 10th place - 2am Bacca + Parz - $11,000
Fortnite Championship grand finals ranks and winnings 1/2
Here's a look at the Fortnite Championship grand finals rankings and what earnings the winners took home.
- 1st place - Dignitas Acorn2x + Mancity Cold - $140,000
- 2nd place - Agent Peterbot + Twitter Pollofn6 - $90,000
- 3rd place - Chronic Avivv + Dig Bugha - $70,000
- 4th place - Clix + Faze Epik6x - $60,000
- 5th place - Chronic Ritualx + Agent Reet 007 - $50,000
North American FNCS rankings
Below you can see the first North American FNCS major of the year ended.
Dignitas Acorn2x and ManCity Cold took home top spot, winning an eye-watering $140,000.
It was a comfortable victory for the pair who finished over 20 points ahead of second place.
Runner-up jokes about 'nightmare' FNCS defeat
Th0masHD was inches from victory this weekend and this isn't the first time that's happened in his Fortnite career.
Taking to X following Sunday's loss, he wrote: "I just woke up and i had a nightmare that i lost fncs with 1 point once again."
This comes after his team succumbed to a shock Monaco Merstach and GXR Malibuca comeback to lose out on the $170,000 grand prize.
Did Fortnite win any awards at the 2023 Game Awards?
Fortnite was nominated for Best Ongoing Game at the 2023 Game Awards.
However, it was Cyberpunk 2077 that took out the award.
The other nominees were Apex Legends, Final Fantasy XIV and Genshin Impact.
Who won the grand finals?
Monaco Merstach and GXR Malibuca achieved a staggering comeback to be crowned winners yesterday.
The pair took home an eye-watering $170,000 (£134,000) as they overcame Queasy dg and Heroic ThOmasHD.
Taking to X, Monaco wrote: "Thanks everyone for support, love you all."
Where to play Fortnite
Despite the game being banned from app stores, the game can still be played on other consoles.
is available online via the website.
It is also available on Marketplace, Store, and .
It is unclear when the game will come back to iPhones and Androids.
Who is the highest earning Fortnite player?
According to Esports Charts, 21-year-old American Kyle ‘Bugha’ Giersdorf is the highest earning Fortnite player, with $3.6 million (£2.8m) in total winnings.
Here are the top five highest earning Fornite players:
- Kyle Giersdorf (Bugha) – $3.6m
- David Wang (Aqua) – $2.1m
- Harrison Chang (psalm) – $1.9m
- Shane Cotton (EpikWhale) – $1.7m
- Anas El-Abd (Anas) – $1.5m
How much does Wolfiez earn?
It has been reported that Wolfiez has earned as much as $1,367,708 (over £1,078,000) from Fortnite tournaments.
His biggest prize was his second-place award at the 2019 World Cup.
Despite his huge net worth, the professional gamer has kept his spendings relatively sensible.
The biggest purchase he has made is a house for his mum.
Who are other top Fortnite players in the UK?
It has been reported that there are over 300 gamers who play Fortnite competitively in the UK.
This number places Britain fifth in terms of quantity of players, behind the United States, France, Japan, and Australia.
Placing second behind Wolfiez in the ranking of UK players is Kyle "Mongraal" Jackson. The former pro won over £177,000 at the 2019 World Cup but has since retired from the game.
In 2021 the then-17-year-old announced he was quitting playing Fortnite competitively but said he might still "play for fun".
In third place is Benjy David "BenjyFishy" Fish. The popular player won more than half a million dollars over the course of his career but retired in 2022.
Other successful UK Fortnite players include Harry "Veno" Pearson and Calum "Itemm" MacGillivray.
Who is the best Fortnite player in the UK?
According to multiple rankings, the best Fortnite player in the UK is Wolfiez.
The gamer's real name is Jaden Ashman and he is from Essex.
In 2019 he became the youngest esports player ever to win $1million (around £753,000) by playing the game.
He was just 15 years old when he took home the whopping winnings at the Fortnite World Cup.
After coming second in the duos section at the tournament, Asham split the £1.8million prize with his Dutch partner Dave Long.
Credit: Mark Roe/Red Bull Content Pool How to play LEGO Fortnite
Playing LEGO Fortnite is super simple.
Simply launch the Battle Royale game and head over to the main menu.
From there, find the Discover section and LEGO Fortnite and simply press Play.
What is the Fortnite Championship Series?
The Fortnite Championship Series (FCNS) is a yearly Esports competition that sees the best players from across the globe compete for a huge cash prize.
Players can win part of a staggering $7.6 million prize pot.
Anyone can take part in the early rounds, but only the best reached the grand finals, which will continue today with the final six games.
Fun facts about Fortnite, conclusion
Below are some of the following fun facts fans may not know about the popular battle royale game:
- Player P_Rec has created a miniature map of the regular Fortnite map
- Fortnite made $2.4 billion in 2018
- There are Fornite-inspired sneakers
Fun facts about Fortnite, continued
Here are some more interesting facts about the popular battle royale game Fortnite, according to :
- Recon Expert is one of the rarest skins in the game
- Battle Royale was not meant to be a main attraction in Fortnite
- The game took 6 years to develop and release, with battle royale being an afterthought
- Ninja and Drake played Fortnite in front of 628000 people
- Floss is one of the most popular dances in gaming
Fun facts about Fortnite
Fortnite is one of the most popular games in the world and is known for its battle-royale gameplay.
Here are some interesting facts some may not know about the game according to :
- The game has more than 200 million accounts
- Some parents are paying tutors $20 per hour to help their child get better at Fortnite
- An amateur player won $3 million at the Fortnite World Cup
Where to play Fortnite
Despite the game being banned from app stores, the game can still be played on other consoles.
is available online via the website.
It is also available on Marketplace, Store, and .
It is unclear when the game will come back to iPhones and Androids.
Fortnite makes huge money
really is a global phenomenon and brings in an incredible amount of cash.
It made $2.4 billion in 2018, more money than any game in history had managed over a 12-month period.
The total revenue for the game is estimated at around $3.8 billion.
Its monthly revenue peaked in December 2017 at $372.2 million, with third-party analysis indicating it has declined 56% since then.
Why Fortnite got banned from mobile app stores
was banned by and Google Play in 2020 after using an unapproved payment mechanism in their game.
The that let players buy in-game currency at a reduced rate if they bought directly from Epic Games’ website as opposed to the App Store.
Apple takes a standard 30 percent cut of sales from its compulsory payment system.
Apple said Epic had taken the “unfortunate step of violating the App Store guidelines.”
Epic mentioned that anyone with the game downloaded on their iPhone will still be available to play until the next update is released, which will delete certain features.
Day two set to begin
Day two of the Fortnite Championship grand finals is set to begin as players battle for their share in the $7.6 million prize pot.
There are a multitude of ways to watch the action, from Twitch to YouTube and Epic Games' official website.
Here is how things stand after yesterday's action:
Credit: Fortnite Lady Gaga celebrates Fortnite collab
Pop music superstar Lady Gaga made her gaming debut this week as headliner of the Fortnite Festival season 2.
The singer was part of a recent update that gives fans new cosmetics and an opportunity to play Lady Gaga songs in a new game mode.
Gaga celebrated the collab with a post on Instagram: "Music. Fashion. Technology. Digital rain for my skin to dance in. Best day ever. We loved combining these worlds so we could experience music on a whole other level.
"Feels like this was meant to be. Immersive experiences with art I think really leave an imprint on the soul and it changes the texture of how we experience pop culture. I love Fortnite*. Monsters enjoy!"
V-Bucks cannot be gifted
There is no way to gift other players in-game, as the game developers, Epic Games, made it clear they do not wish players to earn their V-Bucks this way as it could lead to scams.
The only method of ‘gifting’ V-Bucks is to buy a gift card online or in-store, so there is no gifting system in-game.
You can pick up these gift cards in , , or and will have the value of V-Bucks on them.
What to know about V-Bucks
is a form of virtual currency used in the game Fortnite, which can either be earned in the game or paid for using real money.
Virtual currency isn’t just restricted to Fortnite, with other popular games such as FIFA using their own type of credit.
V-Bucks are used to buy in-game skins for characters, and other items.
Up to 13,500 V-Bucks can be purchased at once.
