Fortnite Summer Skirmish Week 3 500K Duos Tournament Rules, Stream, Standings
By Nicholas Barth ·
Week 3 of the Fortnite Summer Skirmish Series is set to take place on Friday, July 27th with a 500K duos tournament, and we have the rules, players, standings and stream covered for you.
UPDATE: 10:09 AM PST - 7/28/2014
Check out our dedicated coverage hub, including the live stream, bracket and standings, for the second 500K duos tournament that will be taking place during Week 3 of the Fortnite Summer Skirmish Series on Saturday, July 28th.
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The $8,000,000 eight week esports event hosted by Epic Games that is the Fortnite Summer Skirmish Series is set to kick off Week 3 of the competitive Fortnite Battle Royale event on Friday, July 27th. Week 3 of the Fortnite Summer Skirmish will consist of a 500K duos tournament that will be featuring many high profile members of the Fortnite community along with players who have qualified for the Fortnite Summer Skirmish due to their top performances in the Solo Showdown limited time mode.
Viewers can tune into all of the action from the 500K duos tournament on the official Twitch channel for the popular battle royale game from Epic Games. We will provide an embedded version of the stream below when it is made available.
Week 3 of the Fortnite Summer Skirmish and its 500K duos tournament will see a multitude of high profile content creators and professional players compete for the lion's share of the prize pool up for grabs in the duos tournament. These players include the likes of Turner "Tfue" Turner and Dennis "Cloak" Lepore of FaZe Clan, Ben "DrLupo" Lupo, Ali "Myth" Kabbani, Hamlinz, CaMills and HighDistortion of Team SoloMid, pokimane, NoahJ456 and many others.
However, a group of the very best players from the first Solo Showdown LTM have also been invited. With the two Week 2 500K solo tournaments being won by top Solo Showdown performers, it would not be wise to count any of these players out.
You can find an official list of the players competing in the Week 3 Fortnite Summer Skirmish 500K duos tournament below.
Each week of the Fortnite Summer Skirmish has seen a different format be used for its tournaments and Week 3 of the Summer Skirmish Series will be no different. Friday's Summer Skirmish duos tournament will feature a format that will see the competing duos race to be the first team to collect 13 points. A Victory Royale will earn players four points, while securing five or more eliminations in a match will award teams will two points. A $6,500 bonus will also be given to the team that secures the most eliminations in each match.
Epic Games will distribute prize money to the teams that finish in the top 20 of the Week 3 Fortnite Summer Skirmish 500K duos tournament standings. You can find the official breakdown of the prize distribution below.
With some of the most talented and popular players in the world of Fortnite competing to take home the lion's share of the prize pool, Week 3 of the Fortnite Summer Skirmish Series hosted by Epic Games and its 500K duos tournament is shaping up to be another exciting day of competitive battle royale action.
Source - Epic Games
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