In the FNCS Roadmap for 2023, the Fortnite Competitive team has announced their plan to host an in-person Global Championship LAN tournament later this year.
Taking place in the fourth quarter of 2023, the FNCS Global Championship will see the top performing duos from around the globe competing for a share of $4,000,000 in Copenhagen, Denmark. These duos will be competing across a new Upper and Lower bracket format.
Upper Bracket
50 Upper Bracket duos will compete in 5 matches on Day 1 of the FNCS Global Championship 2023. The top 25 duos with the highest cumulative points on the Leaderboard after 5 matches will advance to the Grand Finals on Day 3. The 25 duos with the lowest cumulative points on the Leaderboard after 5 matches will be relegated to the Lower Bracket and will compete on Day 2.
Lower Bracket
On Day 2, 50 Lower Bracket duos will compete in 5 matches for the last opportunity at earning a spot in the FNCS Global Championship 2023 Grand Finals. The highest-scoring 25 duos after 5 matches will advance to the Grand Finals.
Grand Finals
The world’s best duos from the Upper and Lower Bracket will compete in the FNCS Global Championship 2023 Grand Finals over 6 matches to determine which duo will be crowned the 2023 Global Champions!
Anyone can attend the Grand Final in-person. More details are to be announced on the official Fortnite Competitive socials soon.
Qualification Spots
Qualifying duos will be invited to the FNCS Global Championship 2023 based on past performances from each of the FNCS 2023 Majors. Please see below for each region’s total qualification spots per FNCS Major leading up to the Global Championship:
Major 1
- EU - 2 Qualifying Duos
- NA East - 1 Qualifying Duo
- NA West - 1 Qualifying Duo
- Brazil - 1 Qualifying Duo
- Oceania - 1 Qualifying Duo
- Middle East - 1 Qualifying Duo
- Asia - 1 Qualifying Duo
Major 2
- EU - 5 Qualifying Duos
- NA East - 2 Qualifying Duos
- NA West - 1 Qualifying Duo
- Brazil - 1 Qualifying Duo
- Oceania - 1 Qualifying Duo
- Middle East - 1 Qualifying Duo
- Asia - 1 Qualifying Duo
Major 3
- EU - 10 Qualifying Duos
- NA East - 7 Qualifying Duos
- NA West - 3 Qualifying Duos
- Brazil - 3 Qualifying Duos
- Oceania - 2 Qualifying Duos
- Middle East - 2 Qualifying Duos
- Asia - 3 Qualifying Duos
Last Chance Major
*Duos that qualify from the Last Chance Major will be automatically placed into the Lower Bracket at the FNCS Global Championship 2023.
- EU - 9 Qualifying Duos
- NA East - 5 Qualifying Duos
- NA West - 3 Qualifying Duos
- Brazil - 3 Qualifying Duos
- Oceania - 1 Qualifying Duo
- Middle East - 1 Qualifying Duo
- Asia - 3 Qualifying Duos
FNCS 2023 Prize Pool
- FNCS Major 1 - $2,000,000
- FNCS Major 2 - $2,000,000
- FNCS Major 3 - $2,000,000
- FNCS Global Championship 2023 - $4,000,000
FNCS 2023 Schedule
Please see the dates and details below for each FNCS Major taking place online in 2023.
FNCS Major 1
Weekly Competition
- February 2-5
- February 9-12
- February 16-19
FNCS Major 1 Surge Week
- February 24-26
FNCS Major 1 Grand Finals
- March 3-5
FNCS Major 2
Weekly Competition
- April 13-16
- April 20-23
- April 27-30
FNCS Major 2 Surge Week
- May 5-7
FNCS Major 2 Grand Finals
- May 12-14
FNCS Major 3
Weekly Competition
- July 20-23
- July 27-30
- August 3-6
FNCS Major 3 Surge Week
- August 11-13
FNCS Major 3 Grand Finals
- August 18-20
FNCS Last Chance Major
- August 24-27
FNCS Global Championship 2023
- Late 2023
FNCS 2023 Broadcasts
The FNCS Majors will be broadcast across multiple platforms in 2023. The official English broadcast will focus on delivering the journey of players earning their qualification in the FNCS Global Championship 2023.
Watch Online
You can watch FNCS in-game at Legend’s Landing (more info below), on the official FNCS live stream in supported languages, or you can watch natively via any of the links below or use the clean feed to create your own watch party:
English coverage:
watch.fortnite.com
fn.gg/Twitch
fn.gg/YouTube
fn.gg/CompTwitter
www.facebook.com/FortniteGame/
fn.gg/TikTok
Portuguese coverage:
youtube.com/c/fortnitebrasil
tiktok.com/@fortnite.competitivo
twitch.tv/brasil_fortnite
Japanese coverage:
https://www.youtube.com/c/FortniteJP
https://www.twitch.tv/FortniteJP
https://twitter.com/FNCompetitiveJP
Clean feed:
watch.fortnite.com/cleanfeed
Legends Landing:
Island Code: 3303-7480-5925
Good luck to all competitors!
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