Fortnite Summer Skirmish Week 3 Day 2 Standings, Rules and Stream

UPDATE: 4:11 PM PST - 7/28/2018

The second 500K duos tournament of Week 3 for the Fortnite Summer Skirmish has concluded with a championship duo having been crowned. Check out all of the final results in our full recap article for Saturday's event. 

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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. You can view a VOD of the stream below. 

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. Saturday's 500K duos tournament will see high profile names and talented players from the European region battle it out for their share of the money that is available to win if they climb to the top of the Fortnite Summer Skirmish standings.

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 second Week 3 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, the second day of Week 3 for 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

(cover photo courtesy of Epic Games)