UPDATE: 3:42 PM PST - 7/21/2018
The second 500K solo tournament for Week 2 of the Fortnite Summer Skirmish Series has concluded. Check out the final standings for the event in our full recap article here.
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Week 2 of the eight week Fortnite Summer Skirmish Series hosted by Epic Games that consists of a $8,000,000 prize pool kicked off on Friday, July 20th with 500K solo tournament that saw standout Solo Showdown Limited Time Mode player iDropz_Bodies secure the first overall spot on the Fortnite Summer Skirmish 500K tournament standings with 184 points. The action is set to continue on Saturday, July 21st with another 500K solo tournament featuring the same format but a whole new set of competitors getting the chance to shine.
Day 2 for Week 2 of the Fortnite Summer Skirmish is set to see its 500K solo tournament begin at 1 PM ET and will see each of the players play 10 public matches. Obtaining a Victory Royale will reward players with 5 points, while each elimination will give players one point. The Day 2 Fortnite Summer Skirmish 500K solo tournament will also grant competitors who collect 20 or more eliminations in any of their matches a bonus of $10,000 and 10 points. Whoever has the most overall points after every player has completed their 10 matches will claim the top spot in the standings.
Viewers can tune into all of the action of the second Fortnite Summer Skirmish 500K solo tournament on the official Twitch channel for the popular battle royale game or on any of the streams of the individual players competing. You can view an embedded version of the Fortnite Twitch channel below. Fans can find the live standings for the event on the official website for the competition here.
The official prize pool breakdown for the top 20 in the Fortnite Summer Skirmish 500K solo tournament standings can be found below. $400,000 will be split among the players who place in the top 20 of the standings with the remaining $100,000 will be awarded between the increments of $10,000 for players obtaining 20 or more eliminations and $50,000 to the player who has the game with the most eliminations in the entire event.
A full list of the players that will be competing in the second 500K solo tournament of Week 2 of the Fortnite Summer Skrimish can be found below.
With another 500k solo tournament and the opportunity to climb to the top of the standings in the world of competitive Fortnite, Day 2 of the second week of the Fortnite Summer Skirmish looks to be another exciting day of battle royale action for the community.
(cover photo courtesy of Epic Games)
