Red Bull Announces Partnership With Ninja and Rise Till Dawn Fortnite Event
By Nicholas Barth ·
Today, Fortnite superstar Ninja announced a new partnership with Red Bull and his participation in a the newly announced Red Bull Rise Till Dawn Fortnite Tournament in Chicago, IL.
Sunday, June 17th Red Bull announced a new partnership with Fortnite superstar Tyler "Ninja" Belvins that will see Ninja participate in a newly announced Fortnite Tournament hosted by Ninja and Red Bull in the Red Bull Rise Till Dawn Fortnite Battle Royale duo competition.
Ninja also revealed the news of his new partnership with Red Bull and his role in the Red Bull Rise Till Dawn Fortnite Tournament on his personal Twitch stream Sunday.
The Red Bull Rise Till Dawn competitive tournament will take place on July 21st in Chicago, Illinois on the 99th floor of the famed Willis Tower in the windy city. Teams of duos will take part in the tournament that will see them competing with in the Rise Till Dawn event that will feature a "unique scoring system" and will begin as soon as the sun sets at 8:21 PM CST. Players will then compete with Ninja throughout the night to secure the most amount of points before the sun rises at 5:35 AM CST.
That's a slick new headband you've got there, @Ninja. We dig it. pic.twitter.com/yaZi4l4ttd
— Red Bull Esports (@redbullesports) June 17, 2018
Interested parties can currently sign up to compete in the Rise Till Dawn tournament on the official website for the event. No other official details regarding the event were announced.
This will not be the first major competitive event for Epic Games' battle royale game that Ninja has been a major party in, as the popular streamer hosted the Ninja Vegas '18 Fortnite event at the Esports Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada and recently won the Fortnite Celebrity Pro-Am that took place at E3 2018 with his teammate of EDM musician Marshmellow. Now Ninja will be working to bring the midwest a monumental esports event for Epic Games' popular battle royale title in the Red Bull Rise Till Dawn Fortnite Tournament.
With the announcement of the 2019 World Cup for the battle royale title, there will sure to many players looking to prove their skills against one of the very best players the competitive scene of the game offers.
(cover photo courtesy of Red Bull)