Fortnite Korea Open Tournament Event Stream, Rules and Info

The esports scene for Fortnite Battle Royale has seen tremendous growth in the past year, and this growth has now seen the first major Fortnite esports event take place in Korea with the Open Tournament taking place on Friday, December 14th. Featuring a multitude of professional players, content creators and celebrities, there are currently plenty of high profile personalities competing against each other in the Fortnite Korea Open Tournament event, and we have everything you need to know covered.

Fortnite Korea Open Tournament

Taking place at the Korea University Hwajeong Gymnasium, 2 groups of 100 players are competing to be the top 24 players who will qualify for the main event of the Open Tournament where four games will be played to determine who will walk away with lion's share of the $1,000,000 prize pool for charity. From Team SoloMid professional player Ali "Myth" Kabbani and FaZe Clan professional player Turner "Tfue" Tenney, some of the community's biggest stars are battling it out in the Open Tournament event. 

Guardians of the Galaxy star Christ Pratt was also a high profile celebrity who was utilized to help promote the highly anticipated event leading up to Friday instead of being one of the competing players.

Viewers can catch all of the exciting action from the show match on the official Twitch channel for the massively popular battle royale title. You can find an embedded version of the broadcast below for your viewing convenience. 

With Fortnite having recently released in Korea, Epic Games is already pushing to help grow the esports scene for its battle royale title in the new region with the Fortnite Korea Open Tournament being the first major competitive event for the title for the region.

Who are you rooting for in the Fortnite Korea Open Tournament event? Let us know in the comments below!

(cover photo courtesy of Epic Games)