NICKMERCS and SypherPK to Defend KEEMSTAR Fortnite Tournament Title

Last Friday, May 11th, saw popular Twitch streamers NICKMERCS of 100 Thieves and SypherPK of Luminosity Gaming capture the very first KEEMSTAR Friday Fortnite Tournament championship. The duo of NICKMERCS and SypherPK were able to defeat the team of YouTuber NoahJ456 and Twitch streamer Avxry in the grand finals of the KEEMSTAR Fortnite Tournament with two 2-0 victories.

The championship of the KEEMSTAR hosted Fortnite Battle Royale event was fueled by a incredible run through the losers bracket for NICKMERCS and SypherPK, as the winning duo were knocked from the winners bracket by Jelly and Svennoss. However, the talented Fortnite duo was able to defeat Typical Gamer and SoaR Thief, Vikkstar123 and TwitchTinny and Jelly and Svennoss en route to their eventual KEEMSTAR Tournament grand finals victory. 

NickMercs won a PC tournament vs some of the biggest YouTube and Twitch personalities(including some pro players) that the platforms have to offer with a controller and a PlayStation 4. This man is a legend. Congratulations to @NICKMERCS and @SypherPK! #100T https://t.co/4tdHlr2aCi

— 100 Thieves (@100Thieves) May 12, 2018

With the vast majority of the KEEMSTAR Tournament competitors utilziing keyboard and mouses in the battle royale action, the victory by NICKMERCS and SypherPK was highlighted by NICKMERCS' strong performance using a PS4 controller. Many would point to the popular Fortnite streamer having a disadvantage to the precise aim and movement that many of the other highly skilled competitors in the KEEMSTAR hosted event had at their disposal with their use of keyboards and mouses.

However, NICKMERCS is considered to be one of the top console Fortnite players in the world and this talent showed, as he and his equally talented teammate in SypherPK were able to make their way through a brutal day of competitive Fortnite action to claim victory and the $5,000 grand prize. 

With the second edition of the KEEMSTAR Fortnite Tournament taking place May 18th, NICKMERCS, with controller in hand, and SypherPK will be looking to secure their second straight KEEMSTAR Tournament championship and an increased prize pool of $10,000. If their performance from last week is any indication, the defending champions should be looked upon as one of the favorites, even with the likes of Tyler" Ninja" Belvins, Michael "shroud" Grzesiek and other talented battle royale players joining this week's bracket.

(cover photo logo and text courtesy of UMG/ NICKMERCS photo courtesy of NICKMERCS Twitter/ SypherPK photo courtesy of SypherPK Twitter)