Fortnite Winter Royale Qualifiers Times, Rules and Standings
By Nicholas Barth ·
The Fortnite Winter Royale qualifiers for NA and EU are about to begin, and we have the times, rules and standings covered for you.
The next stage of the current Fortnite esports season is here with the $1,000,000 Winter Royale tournament that will be taking place completely online as to allow any player in the regions of North America and Europe to have a chance at a slice of the $1,000,000 prize pool. If you are curious as to when the online qualifier that you are eligible to compete in begins and how the event will operate, you have come to the right place Victory Royale chaser, as we have the times, rules and standings of the Fortnite Winter Royale covered for you.
Fortnite Winter Royale Times, Rules and Standings
The Fortnite Winter Royale will be taking place over the course of several days happening from Saturday, November 24th to Wednesday, Decemeber 12th that will begin with online qualifiers and then advance into the Grand Finals for both North America and Europe. You can find the times for the entirety of the action for the new Fortnite tournament below.
Europe
- Stage One: The Winter Royale Qualifier is scheduled to begin at 10:00 AM GMT and conclude approximately at 9:00 PM GMT on November 24 and 25, 2018 (the “Europe Qualifier Period”).
- Stage Two: The Winter Royale Finals: Day 1 is scheduled to begin at 4:00 PM GMT on November 30, 2018 and conclude approximately at 11:00 PM GMT.
- Stage Three: The Winter Royale Finals: Day 2 is scheduled to begin at 5:00 PM GMT on December 1, 2018 and conclude approximately at 9:00 PM GMT.
North America
- Stage One: The Winter Royale Qualifier is scheduled to begin at 1:00 PM EST and conclude approximately at 12:00 AM EST on November 24 and 25, 2018 (the “NA Qualifier Period”).
- Stage Two: The Winter Royale Finals: Day 1 is scheduled to begin at 3:00 PM EST on December 11, 2018 and conclude approximately at 10:00 PM EST.
- Stage Three: The Winter Royale Finals: Day 2 is scheduled to begin at 5:00 PM EST on December 12, 2018 and conclude approximately at 9:00 PM EST.
Interested players who like to compete in the action that will be taking place at the above times for the Fortnite Winter Royale can do so by heading to the events tab in the battle royale game's menu, selecting the Winter Royale Qualifier event, and pressing play at the times above.
This is where each player's journey to be at the top of the standings will begin for the new esports event for Fortnite.
However, there are a set of rules that players must adhere by to be eligible to compete, which these two players who teamed together did not or this player who eliminated Tfue of FaZe Clan by hacking. You can find the eligibility rules that will be enforced and players will have to follow in order to have a chance at climbing the standings throughout the times of the Fortnite Winter tournament below.
"In order to participate in the Winter Royale Finals, the top 200 eligible Participants in each region of the Winter Royale Qualifier must (i) fill out an eligibility survey from Epic Games, Inc. (“Epic”) (as further defined below, the “Eligibility Survey”), (ii) receive an invitation from Epic to participate in the Winter Royale Finals: Day 1, and (iii) accept such invitation (as directed) within twenty-four (24) hours from the time that the invitation was sent (each such Participant, a “Qualifying Participant”).
Stage Two invites will be at the sole discretion of Epic, based upon the responses that the applicable Participant submits as part of his or her Eligibility Survey. The Eligibility Survey will help Epic confirm (i) the best contact email address for the Participant; (ii) the Participant’s full legal name and country of residence; (iii) whether the Participant is 16 years of age or older as of November 24, 2018; (iv) the Participant’s in-game display name; (v) the Participant’s primary Fortnite gaming platform (e.g., PC, Xbox, PS4, or Switch); (vi) the Participant’s Discord ID; (vii) whether the Participant has any affiliated social media channels; and (viii) whether the Participant is an Epic Party.
The failure to timely accept the Stage Two invitation may result in forfeiture of the invitation and, in such case, Epic may select an alternate Qualifying Participant with the next-highest score from among the remaining eligible Participants.
Participants must be 16 years of age or older as of November 24, 2018. Some additional restrictions may apply."
The rules for the Fortnite Winter tournament action will see players compete to collect the most points in a single session to climb to the top of the standings with the most points a player being able to collect in a single match being eight based on placement and elimination totals. You can find the scoring format rules for the Fortnite Winter event that will be used to determine the standings below.
- Victory Royale: +3 Points
- Top 5: +1 Point
- Top 10: +1 Point
- 7 Eliminations: +1 Point
- 5 Eliminations: +1 Point
- 3 Eliminations: +1 Point
Players can keep track of the current standings for the Fortnite Winter Royale in order to see where they are currently ranked on our recap page for the highly anticipated $1,000,000 tournament created by Epic Games. You can find the link for the live standings of the Fortnite Winter Royale here. The times, rules and standings for the next major event for the competitive scene of Epic Games' battle royale game will likely bring a great deal of exciting action for fans to experience in the next few weeks.
(cover photo courtesy of Epic Games)