Fortnite Summer Skirmish Week 2 500K Solo Tournament Standings, Bracket, Rules
By Nicholas Barth ·
Epic Games has announced the format and competing players for the Fortnite Summer Skirmish 500K solo tournament taking place on Friday, July 20th, and we have the standings, format and bracket covered.
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Original Story
Week 2 of the Fortnite Summer Skirmish Series hosted by Epic Games kicks off on Friday, July 20th with a 500K solo tournament that will be featuring some of the biggest names in the Fortnite community from Twitch and YouTube and players who have proved their competitive skill through the Solo Showdown LTM. It will then be followed by another event of the same format on Saturday, July 21st.
Utilizing a different format from Week 1 focused victory royale system of the Fortnite Summer Skirmish, Epic Games will be having its invited and qualified players compete in 10 solo matches with the winner of the Fortnite Summer Skirmish 500K solo tournament being decided by whoever has the highest score after the 10 scheduled matches. Victory Royales will be worth five points, while each elimination will award players one point.
However, players who are able to collect 20 or more eliminations in a Fortnite Summer Skirmish 500K solo tournament match will be awarded 10 points and a bonus of $10,000. The focus on eliminations looks to be in response to the backlash Epic Games felt from viewers in Week 1, as the purely Victory Royale focused format resulted in very passive play by the competitors and non-entertaining gameplay.
Fans can catch all of the action from the Fortnite Summer Skirmish 500K solo tournament on the official Twitch channel for the popular battle royale title from Epic Games. We will provide an embedded version of the stream when it is made available closer to the start time of the competition at 5 PM EST. Live standings for the event can be found on the official website for the competition here.
You can view the entire list of players who will be competing in the Fortnite Summer Skirmish 500K tournament below.
Epic Games will be awarding a share of the 500K prize pool to the top 20 player in the Summer Skirmish solo tournament in Week 2. A breakdown of the prize pool can be viewed below. $400,000 will be awarded based on the final placements, while the last $100,000 will be available in increments of $10,000 for players to acquire by collecting at least 20 eliminations in any of the matches.
With a increased prize pool and a format that looks to promise much more exciting gameplay from the popular and talented field of competitors, Week 2 of the Fortnite Summer Skirmish and its 500K solo tournament will hopefully provide the exciting competitive action that the community expects from the battle royale game.
(cover photo courtesy of Epic Games)