Fortnite Fall Skirmish Day One Results and Recap

At the onset of the event, 100 players had their shot at accolades, glory, and a potential $400,000, but only half of that number advanced to the next round. This all happened during the first day of the Fortnite Fall Skirmish at TwitchCon. There were two heats, each with 25 teams of two. Only 12 of those duos made it to the next round, along with a wild card team that placed 13 in one of the heats.

Favorites Tfue and Cloakzy came out on top of the first heat, coming in first place during the first out of four games. In addition, they came in second place during the second game, with Tfue making it nearly to the end, even after sinking to 19 HP with 32 players left. According to Cloakzy, the duo was trying to win the Battle Royale during the first two games of the heat, but for the latter two, they were aiming to get as many eliminations (meaning kill their opponents) as they could. They fared much better in the first two games.

The reason why they were trying to get that many eliminations was twofold. One was because eliminations were a good way to wrack up points, as three to four eliminations earned you one point, five to six earned you two points, seven earned you three points, and every elimination after seven earned their team an extra point. The other reason was that during the third and fourth circle of each game, there was the Make It Rain challenge, and whichever team got the most eliminations won a bonus $10,000. Tfue and Cloakzy did not win any.

Surprisingly, Vivid and Poach, two of the most successful Fortnite tournament players, did not move past their heat. Going into the fourth and final game of their heat, they were in 13th place, meaning they would be in the wild card position if nothing changed. However, Vivid died early on in a trap that was quickly set by Razzero0o. Poach died soon after, placing 19th in the final game, which was not enough to move on.

Payne and Vape_Jesus came in first place during the second heat. The duo did not make a huge impact in the first three games, but during the fourth, they positioned themselves directly in the center of the final circle early on and built up a massive structure made of metal. The other players largely left them alone, not wanting to use up all their ammo in a vain attempt to destroy it. Their strategy paid off, as the pair ended the game as two of the last three players. Both players were using the high ground, but being out of materials, Payne was forced to glide to the ground. They both shot at BloodxEU and managed to kill him before the storm could kill either of them.

According to Jack "CouRage" Dunlop, one of the co-hosts of the tournament, the biggest change to game play was the ability for the players to use their gliders if they are at least three stories up. Previously, it was a popular strategy to shoot at opponents’ structures when they have the high ground, so that they can fall and take damage. Now, if the structures underneath them are destroyed, players can simply glide away.

During the second heat, both of the first two games started out slow, with no players electing to initially land on Tilted Towers. Most players focused on farming materials or building structures, instead of fighting. During the first game of the second heat, the 2nd zone was nearly closed when 84 players remained.

Heat 3 and 4 will take place on Saturday, and the finale will take place on Sunday.

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The final standings are below:

Heat 1

• Cloakzy and Tfue, with 20 eliminations and 15 points.
• Atlantis Magin and Altantis Mitro, with 20 eliminations and 10 points.
• HeroJDW and Hero_Ronin, with 13 eliminations and 9 points.
• MrMogli and Ssorn_, with 15 eliminations and 7 points.
• Juganza and Villex, 9 with eliminations and 7 points.
• CBKflame and Dafps, with 11 eliminations and 6 points.
• Soar Devious and Soar Frosty, with 14 eliminations and 5 points.
• Thegeneral and Vicaros, with 11 eliminations and 5 points.
• Korea10 and Niibs_, with 9 eliminations and 5 points.
• Lefteyee and MrGebber, with 13 eliminations and 4 points.
• GodNick_ and SuperEvan, with 12 eliminations and 4 points.
• Ghost Kayuun and Ghost Sean, with 11 eliminations and 4 points.

Heat 2

• Payne and Vape_Jesus, with 12 eliminations and 8 points.
• BloodXEU and Vorwenn, with 8 eliminations and 8 points.
• Calebur and Nolanlul, with 12 eliminations and 7 points.
• Zexrow and Vinny1X, with 19 eliminations and 7 points.
• Viallinen and Wlndwalkerr, with 12 eliminations and 6 points.
• Vanatize and Horrify, with 15 eliminations and 5 points.
• Tommo and Rizaar_, with 13 eliminations and 5 points.
• Tendons and Punisher, with 5 eliminations and 4 points.
• C9 Frexs and C9 ImperialHal, with 13 eliminations and 4 points.
• Fuzzy301 and SSG Enigma, with 11 eliminations and 4 points.
• Wilds and Jtruth, with 10 eliminations and 4 points.
• Bogdanakh and Razzero0o, with 9 eliminations and 4 points.