The 2025 Fortnite Global Championship begins this weekend!
Competitive Fortnite is on the precipice of the 2025 Global Championship LAN event, where the world's top trios will compete for over $2 million in prize money. The players have begun arriving in Lyon, France, for the two-day event, which will be the most intense tournament of the year.
Established names such as Peterbot, Pollo, Acorn, and MrSavage are just four of the 99 players set to compete in France this coming weekend. This article will outline everything you need to know about the 2025 Fortnite Global Championship.
When is Fortnite Globals 2025?
The $2 million LAN will officially begin on Saturday, Sept. 6, with the first of two days of competition. Participants will play the first six of 12 total matches, with the final six matches scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 7. According to Epic Games, the broadcast will go live at 10 a.m. ET / 16:00 CEST both days.
How does the format and scoring system work?
33 Trios will queue into 12 standard Battle Royale matches across the two days. Those players must earn points toward their overall total through placement and elimination points. Each elimination is worth four points, while a Victory Royale nets the winning team 65 points.
The final leaderboard placement is contingent on each team's two-day cumulative total. Here is the complete scoring system breakdown for Fortnite Globals 2025:
- Victory Royale: 65 points
- 2nd: 54 points
- 3rd: 48 points
- 4th: 44 points
- 5th: 40 points
- 6th: 36 points
- 7th: 33 points
- 8th: 30 points
- 9th: 27 points
- 10th: 24 points
- 11th: 21 points
- 12th: 18 points
- 13th: 15 points
- 14th: 12 points
- 15th: 9 points
- 16th: 6 points
- 17th: 3 points
- Eliminations: 4 points each
The complete prize pool breakdown
The trio with the most points at the end of Sunday will walk away with $450K to split amongst themselves and the brand-new FNCS Axe of Champions 3.0. Those who finish last will earn $ 9,000 to split.
Here is the complete prize breakdown:
- 1st: $450,000
- 2nd: $300,000
- 3rd: $225,000
- 4th: $180,000
- 5th: $135,000
- 6th: $90,000
- 7th: $75,000
- 8th: $60,000
- 9th: $45,000
- 10th: $36,000
- 11th: $33,000
- 12th: $30,000
- 13th-14th: $27,000
- 15th-16th: $24,000
- 17th-18th: $21,000
- 19th-20th: $18,000
- 21st-25th: $15,000
- 26th-30th: $12,000
- 31st-33rd: $9,000
All Trios competing at Fortnite Globals 2025 (33 toal)
Europe
- Veno, Flickzy, and Vic0
- P1ng, Wox, and Malibuca
- MariusCOW, Pixie, and Vanyak3kk
- Fredoxie, PabloWingu, and Tjino
- Darm, Demus, and Pixx
- SwizzY, Merstach, and Queasy
- TaySon, Chico, and Hris
- Setty, Japko, and Panzer
- FoCuS, Mikson, and Upl
- IDrop, Charyy, and Kami
- MrSavage, Chap, and Rezon ay
NA Central
- Pollo, Ajerss, and Acorn
- Peterbot, Cold, and Ritual
- Clix, Eomzo, and Higgs
- Curly, Reet, and Cooper
- Aminished, Visxals, Braydz
- Khanada, Rapid, and Boltz
- Muz, Shadow, and Sphinx
NA West
- Bacca, Parz, and PXMP
- Sxhool, Ark, and Salko
- EpikWhale, Paper, and VicterV
Brazil
- K1nG, Fazer, and Phzin
- Stryker, Cadu, and Stryker
- Scarp, Wey, and Gabzera
Asia
- Koyota, Rise, and Yuma
- Razl, Kimkana, and Raito
- Merem, Wickesy, and Buyuriru
Middle East
- FKS, Hero, and 5aald
- Saad, Rew, and Snowy
- Balor, Adapter, and Mansour
Oceania
- Alex, Anon, and Resignz
- Aspect, Cazi, and Tinka
- Goofy, M0untain, and VortexM
How to watch the Fortnite Global Championship
As previously stated, the broadcast will go live at 10 a.m. ET / 16:00 CEST on Saturday and Sunday. You have the option to watch the tournament on Fortnite's Twitch or YouTube channel. Additionally, many other streamers will be doing watch parties for the event.
Those looking to watch the players in action beforehand can head to the Fortnite category on Twitch, where players will be live from the event's player room, while others stream the festivities in real-time.
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