The leaders of the Fortnite competitive scene are proud to announce that they have partnered with the popular esports organization known as FaZe Clan to host one of the biggest 3rd party tournaments of 2021. Practice Server is teaming up With FaZe Clan For the next Elite Cup sponsored by Nissan! This tournament will be played over the course of 3 days and will be a Trios tournament. Along with top talent playing and casting, a $25,000 prize pool means that the stakes will be higher than ever.
The event will take place over the course of 3 days, between April 9 to April 11. This means that players will have to go through a grueling process including open qualifications, heats, semi-finals, and finally playing in the “Grand Finals” where you will compete against some of the most recognizable names in the Fortnite scene, including Clix, Dubs, Mackwood, Kreo and more! The Elite Cup will also include one of the most popular and competitive scoring systems, meaning that players will be put to their limits to try and secure first place. More details surrounding the scoring system and breakdown of prizing can be found on the FaZe Clan Website.
Diving deeper into the qualification system, players will have to be part of the private practice server to be able to qualify for heats. This is due to the nature of the “Elite Cup” setting of this tournament, meaning that the best of the best will be competing for the $25000 prize pool. Players in the Practice Server will have to be successful in the upcoming ladders in order to be accepted into the invite only heats. With only 99 spots open for heats, this is an intense qualification gate that many won’t make it through. Dividing these 99 spots into 3 different heats of 33, you will be pitted against the best of the best prac trios competing for 11 spots in each heat for the Semi-Finals. If you make it into the Semi-Finals from Heats, you will be competing for the final 8 allocated spots for the Grand Finals, where if qualified, you will compete against popular FaZe Clan players such as NateHill and more!
