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Fortnite FNCS 2024: Major 3 Grand Finals - How to qualify, Prize Pool, and more

The Fortnite FNCS 2024: Major 3 Grand Finals are on the way, and the community is beyond excited. Featuring a staggering prize pool of $1.85 million, this tournament is sure to attract a lot of competitive players and viewers. The top teams from all the regions in Major 3 will also qualify for the FNCS Global Championship 2024.

Players can soon expect amazing competitive and FNCS-inspired cosmetics in the FN Item Shop. This article will cover everything you need to know about the Fortnite FNCS 2024: Major 3 Grand Finals.


Everything we know about Fortnite FNCS 2024: Major 3 Grand Finals

1) How to qualify

FNCS 2024: Major 3 Format (Image via Epic Games)
FNCS 2024: Major 3 Format (Image via Epic Games)

All players above the Platinum I rank were eligible for the FNCS 2024: Major 3 Open Qualifiers. There were two Open Qualifiers, and players needed to register for these stages with a duo partner, as playing with a random teammate in every match wasn't allowed.

The FNCS 2024: Major 3 - Open Qualifiers 1 started on June 14, 2024, and concluded on June 16, 2024, while the Open Qualifiers 2 started on June 21, 2024, and concluded on June 23, 2024. The rounds were played as follows:

NA/EUOCE/ME/ASIA/BR
Round 1Rank Plat I and aboveRank Plat 1 and above
Round 2Top 2000Top 1000
Round 3Top 1000Top 250
Round 4Top 250N/A

The top 250 teams advanced to the Semi-Finals from the Open Qualifiers. This penultimate stage will start on July 19, 2024, and conclude on July 21, 2024. Duos will be distributed into Upper and Lower Semi Final Brackets as per their performances in the Open Qualifiers. Both brackets will feature three rounds.

Then, the top 50 teams from all the regions (North America, Europe, Oceania, Asia, Middle East, Brazil) will proceed to the FNCS 2024: Major 3 - Grand Finals. This last stage will start on July 27, 2024, and conclude the following day. All the duos will be given a three-hour time slot to play up to 12 matches in the Grand Finals.

The number of teams who will qualify for the Global Championship via this event is as follows:

  • Europe - Top 10
  • North America - Top 10
  • Asia - Top 3
  • Middle East - Top 3
  • Brazil - Top 3
  • Oceania - Top 2

2) Prize Pool

This Major 3 tournament features a total prize pool of $1.85 million, which will be distributed among all regions in the following manner:

  • Europe - $880,000
  • North America - $650,000
  • Asia - $80,000
  • Middle East - $80,000
  • Brazil - $80,000
  • Oceania - $65,000

Moreover, the FNCS 2024: Global Championship will be featuring a prize pool of over $2 million. Overall, 2024's FNCS total prize pool is $7.67 million, which is lower than FNCS 2023's.


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3) Where to watch

The FNCS 2024: Major 3 is an online tournament that will be officially streamed in English and Portuguese. There will also be many unofficial watch parties on Twitch. Here are some channels where you can watch this event's games:

  • English - Twitch (@Fortnite), YouTube (@Fortnite), TikTok (@Fortnite), Facebook (@FortniteGame), X (@FNcompetitive), competitive.fortnite.com
  • Portugese - YouTube (@FortniteBrasil), TikTok (@fortnite.competitivo), Twitch (@brasil_fortnite)
  • Cleanfeed (No commentary) - competitive.fortnite.com/cleanfeed

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