Huge FNCS Duos prize pool announced + Win a secret Fortnite skin

Excitement is starting to build ahead of Fortnite Chapter 3’s first major competition.

Fortnite’s premiere competitive offering, the Fortnite Champion Series, is back for Chapter 3 starting February 17. This time around its all about Duos, and it will be staying that way throughout 2022.

On Wednesday, Epic Games shared a blog post with further details on the event. The format has now been fully fleshed out, including a new Match Point provision, which allows a team to end the Finals early by scoring 500 points and 3 Victory Royales.

Of most interest to many pros and hopefuls however, was the prize pool. A total of $3,008,500 is up for grabs across all regions, which is very similar to last year.

This time though, things are a little more top heavy. The winners in Europe for example will be walking away with $150k each, while those who place 46^th-50^th will have to make do with just $750 apiece. As usual, there is no money available outside of the Finals.

Prizing

EU

1st: $300,000
2nd: $200,000
3rd: $150,000
4th: $120,000
5th: $100,000
6th: $80,000
7th: $60,000
8th: $40,000
9th: $30,000
10th: $20,000
11th-15th: $16,000
16th-20th: $10,000
21st-25th: $7,000
26th-30th: $6,000
31st-35th: $5,000
36th-40th: $4,000
41st-45th: $3,000
46th-50th: $1,500

NA East

1^st: $130,000
2^nd: $90,000
3^rd: $70,000
4^th: $56,000
5^th: $40,000
6^th: $32,000
7^th: $24,000
8^th: $18,000
9^th: $15,000
10^th: $10,000
11th-15^th: $8,000
16th-20^th: $6,000
21st-25^th: $5,000
26th-30^th: $4,000
31st-35^th: $3,000
36th-40^th: $2,000
41st-45^th: $1,500
46th-50^th: $1,000

Full prize pool breakdowns for all other regions are available in the FNCS Chapter 3 Season 1 Official Rules.

If you don’t quite make it to FNCS Finals, there’s another way to join in the fun during the build-up. On February 28, play in the Duos Community Cup for a chance to win some mysterious cosmetics.

Top teams will earn the FNCS 3:1 Champion Outfit and Winner’s Mark Back Bling. These items are yet to be revealed, but are sure to be a great addition to your Fortnite locker.

Full details will be released closer to the tournament, though we do know that this will be a standard “complete up to 10 matches in 3 hours” style event.

Stay tuned for more information on both the FNCS and the community cup in the coming weeks, and be sure to check out the Twitch Rivals Streamer Bowl 3 tonight to whet your appetite!