KEEMSTAR Friday Fortnite UMG Tournament #6 Bracket, Stream and Rules
By Nicholas Barth ·
Friday, June 15th will see the sixth KEEMSTAR Friday Fortnite UMG Tournament take place with the likes of Ninja, Myth, FaZe Clan, Dr DisRespect, NICKMERCS, Daequan, and many more being in the bracket.
UPDATE: 6/28/2018 - 9:16 PM PST
Week 8 of the KEEMSTAR Friday Fortnite Tournament will take place on Friday, June 29th, and we have the event's stream and full bracket covered for you in our dedicated hub.
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Today, Friday, June 15th will see Week 6 of the weekly KEEMSTAR Friday Fortnite UMG Tournament hosted by YouTuber Daniel "KEEMSTAR" Keem and competitive gaming tournament platform UMG take place. 64 high profile content creators from Twitch and YouTube and professional Fortnite players will be competing in 32 teams of two to capture a share of the $20,000 grand prize and title of KEEMSTAR Friday Fortnite UMG Tournament Champion.
The sixth KEEMSTAR Friday Fortnite Tournament will see the same ruleset used in the previous week of the event. This consists of two duos playing a squads game together with the winner being decided by which team is able to collect the most kills in two games. If the kill totals are tied after two games, a third match will be played to decide the winner.
The KEEMSTAR Friday Fortnite UMG Tournament will be a double elimination event with a winners bracket and a losers bracket. Winners bracket matches will be played in normal mode, while losers bracket matches will be played in the fast paced blitz mode.
Players competing in and streaming the KEEMSTAR Friday Fortnite Tournament must have a 120 second stream delay set on their OBS settings with failure to do so resulting in a forfeit or a replay of the match. Any activity that may cause the death of a team's UMG opponents is also prohibited.
There will be a centralized stream for the event hosted by UMG, and it has been embedded below for your viewing pleasure.
Many high profile players will be returning to compete for or defend a KEEMSTAR Friday Fortnite Tournament, while there will be plenty of new faces looking to have a strong performance in their KEEMSTAR Friday Fortnite UMG Tournament debut.
One of the most anticipated first round matchups of the event will see returning players Tyler Ninja" Belvins and Team SoloMid's Daequan take on previous KEEMSTAR Friday Fortnite Tournament Champions Typical Gamer and SoaR Thief.
FaZe Clan duo and two-time KEEMSTAR Friday Fortnite UMG Tournament Champions Tfue and Dennis "Cloak" Lepore will be looking to defend their Week 5 title and continue to stake their claim as the top team in the event's history with a third title, while the duos of NICKMERCS and SypherPK and Ali "Myth" Kabbani and Hamlinz will be looking to capture their second title as well.
Players that will be making their debuts include the recently announced 100 Thieves duo of Risker and Parallax and OpTic Gaming player Baldy, who will be teaming with OpTic Gaming content creator Jack "CouRage" Dunlop.
Week 6 of the KEEMSTAR Friday Fortnite UMG Tournament will begin at 4 PM EST. The full bracket and ruleset can be found on the official UMG website.
(cover photo courtesy of KEEMSTAR)