Leave your building materials at home for this one!
Fortnite returns to Elmia, Jönköping, Sweden, for DreamHack Winter 2023 next month. There was some doubt that a Fortnite event would occur, but alas, DreamHack has announced a Fortnite Battle Royale Duos tournament with a $10K prize pool. DreamHack Winter occurs from November 23 to 26, and we have everything you need to know about the competition.
DreamHack Winter 2023: Fortnite Duos format and schedule
This event initially began as a Solos Zero Build tournament, but after receiving overwhelming feedback, DreamHack has changed the format to Battle Royale Duos. Players will now compete for $10K in prize money, split between the two players.
DreamHack Winter 2023 presents a three-day competition where players will compete in four heats across two days leading up to the Grand Finals on day three. Duos can participate in all four heats, but only the top 25 players will advance to the Finals.
Format
- Battle Royale Duos
- Three days of competition
- Four heats open to all registered players
- The top 12 Duos per heat will advance to the DreamHack Winter 2023 Finals
Schedule
Friday, November 24
- Doors Open – 10 AM
- Heat 1 – 12 PM
- Heat 2 – 5 PM
Saturday, November 25
- Doors Open – 10 AM
- Heat 3 – 12 PM
- Heat 4 – 5 PM
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Sunday, November 26
- Doors Open – 10 AM
- Grand Finals – 12 PM
DreamHack 2023 Fortnite Battle Royale Duos Scoring System
Placement
- 1st – 60 points
- 2nd – 53 points
- 3rd – 49 points
- 4th – 47 points
- 5th – 46 points
- 6th – 45 points
- 7th – 44 points
- 8th – 43 points
- 9th – 42 points
- 10th – 41 points
- 11th – 40 points
- 12th – 39 points
- 13th – 38 points
- 14th – 37 points
- 15th – 36 points
- 16th – 35 points
- 17th – 34 points
- 18th – 33 points
- 19th – 32 points
- 20th – 31 points
- 21st – 30 points
- 22nd – 29 points
- 23rd – 28 points
- 24th – 27 points
- 25th – 26 points
- 26th – 25 points
- 27th – 24 points
- 28th – 23 points
- 29th – 22 points
- 30th – 21 points
- 31st – 20 points
- 32nd – 19 points
- 33rd – 18 points
- 34th – 17 points
- 35th – 16 points
- 36th – 15 points
- 37th – 14 points
- 38th – 13 points
- 39th – 12 points
- 40th – 11 points
- 41st – 10 points
- 42nd – 9 points
- 43rd – 8 points
- 44th – 7 points
- 45th – 6 points
- 46th – 5 points
- 47th – 4 points
- 48th – 3 points
- 49th – 2 points
- 50th – 1 point
- Eliminations – 3 points each (Heats) / 5 points each (Finals)
Prize Pool breakdown
- 1st: 37,500 SEK ($3,750)
- 2nd: 25,000 SEK ($2,500)
- 3rd: 18,750 SEK ($1,875)
- 4th: 12,500 SEK ($1,250)
- 5th: 10,000 SEK ($1,000)
- 6th: 7,500 SEK ($750)
- 7th: 6,250 SEK ($625)
- 8th: 5,000 SEK ($500)
- 9th: 3,750 SEK ($375)
- 10th: 2,500 SEK ($250)
- 11th-25th: 1,250 SEK ($125) each
How to register
Those looking to trek to Sweden and compete in this event can register on the DreamHack website. You must purchase a LAN seat, and you can also rent a PC and peripherals ahead of time. DreamHack Winter 2023’s Fortnite event is in-person only–meaning you cannot compete online.
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