The Fortnite Winter Royale European Finals are approaching this weekend as the best players in the EU division battle it out for their piece of the $500,000 prize pool. All participants are bound to the official event rules published during the qualification period.

Heats 1 and 2 will kick off tomorrow, November 30th! The Finals will be held December 1st!

Schedule

Day 1 Friday EU Finals – November 30, 2018

• Heat 1 – 4 PM – 7 PM GMT
• Heat 2 – 8 PM – 11 PM GMT

Day 2 Saturday EU Finals – December 1, 2018

• Grand Finals – 5 PM – 9 PM GMT
• (Starts 9:00 AM PST/12 PM EST)

The Format Used for Scoring

The qualifiers for both EU and NA use a point system to narrow down the massive player base competing for their spots. A similar point system will be used to narrow down the remaining 200 participants on Day 1.

There is a mixture of methods to get points based on match ranking and number of eliminations. A maximum of 3 Points can be earned from finishing placement, and another 3+ points can be earned via eliminations.

Day 1 Format

Participants will compete in five solo matches. An internal leaderboard will keep track of players using the scoring system explained below. The top 100 participants (finalists) will move on to Day 2.

Placement

• +3 Points for victory royale
• +2 Point for 2nd or 3rd
• +1 Point 4th-10th place

Eliminations

• +3 Points for 7+ eliminations with a bonus of +1 point for each additional elimination.
• +2 Points for 5-6 eliminations.
• +1 Point for 3-4 eliminations.

In the event of a tie, a tiebreaker will be determined by going through the following list.

• Total number of victory royales
• Total eliminations during event
• Average placement during all matches
• Total time spent alive
• And of course, a Coin Flip.

Day 2 Format

The 100 participants that make it to Day 2 will compete in a similar format as Day 1, except there will be six solo matches instead of five. Participants will be ranked on the event leaderboard based on the same scoring system as Day 1.

Prize Pool for Day 2 Finals

The Day 2 of the Finals will see the money being paid out to the participants. The top payout will be $75,000 and go down from there to a minimum prize of $1,500. A $20,000 bonus prize will go to the player with the most eliminations in a single Finals match.

Winners will be notified within 48 hours of completing the event. If participants fail to respond in a timely manner, their prize may be forfeit.

The Current Top 5 Scores for Winter Royale Qualifiers

Eligibility surveys were sent out to determine if the players were qualified to compete in the Finals. Out of the 200 participants in the Fortnite Winter Royale European Finals, these are the top five scoring players:

LeStream Skite

• Score: 42
• Wins: 5
• Matches Played: 12

MrSavageM

• Score: 40
• Wins: 5
• Matches Played: 9

FA Ares

• Score: 40
• Wins: 4
• Matches Played: 10

Alеk

• Score: 39
• Wins: 4
• Matches Played: 11

Le afek

• Score: 38
• Wins: 3
• Matches Played: 9