Ninja and TSM Daequan to Team Together for Friday Fortnite UMG Tournament

UPDATE: 6/15/2018 - 8:25 AM PST

The bracket for the KEEMSTAR Friday Fortnite Tournament taking place on Friday, June 15th has been released. Check it and the centralized stream for the event on our dedicated hub. 

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Friday, June 15th will see the sixth edition of the weekyl KEEMSTAR Friday Fortnite UMG Tournament hosted by YouTuber Daniel "KEEMSTAR" Keem and competitive gaming tournament platform UMG take place.

The KEEMSTAR Friday Fortnite UMG Tournament has seen a great deal of success in its first five editions, as millions of viewers have tuned in to watch each week's group of 64 high profile content creators from Twitch and YouTube and professional players compete for the current $20,000 prize pool and title of KEEMSTAR Friday Fortnite Tournament Champions. 

This week's KEEMSTAR Friday Fortnite Tournament will have one of the competitive Fortnite scene's most talented duos taking part in the action, as Team SoloMid player Daequan announced on his stream Wednesday June 13th that he will be playing with Tyler "Ninja" Belvins when asked who he would be playing with in the upcoming KEEMSTAR Friday Fortnite Tournament. 

The announcement of Daequan teaming up with Ninja for the next event can be found at the 2 hour, 40 minute and 55 second mark of the video embedded below. 

With Ninja and Daequan being two of the most popular and talented players that the competitive scene of the battle royale game has to offer, the revelation of Daequan partnering with Ninja to compete in the sixth KEEMSTAR event has sparked a great deal of excitement in the community. Fans will be looking to see if the powerhouse duo of Daequan and Ninja will be able to dethrone Week 5 KEEMSTAR Friday Fortnite UMG Tournament Champions in FaZe Clan players Tfue and Dennis "Cloak" Lepore, who have both secured to titles in the event's history. 

Both Daequan and Ninja will be looking for their first KEEMSTAR Friday Fortnite UMG Tournament Championship. Daequan will likely be very motivated to add a title to his list of accomplishments, as his Team SoloMid teammates of Ali "Myth" Kabbani and Hamlinz were able to capture the Week 4 title. 

The full bracket for this week's KEEMSTAR Friday Fortnite UMG Tournament has not been released yet, but stay tuned to Twin Galaxies, as we will have complete coverage of this week's event. 

(cover photo text courtesy of UMG, background photo courtesy of Epic Games)