PAX West Fortnite Summer Skirmish Starts Tomorrow
The PAX West Fortnite Summer Skirmish is set to begin tomorrow morning and will run till Monday, Sept. 3. The tournament will be streamed live on Twitch.
PAX West Fortnite Summer Skirmish features a $1,500,000 prize pool, the largest prize pool that’s been incorporated with Fortnite so far. Epic Games has given $8 million in prize money during its Summer Skirmish series after the completion of week eight at PAX West.
If you are interested in playing in the PAX West Fortnite Summer Skirmish, then you must register at 8 a.m. at the PAX Lot 73. Registration to the vent is first-come-first-serve basis and users must have a valid ID and a PAX badge for that day. Players need to be 16 or older, agree to the event rules and code of conduct, and use the on-site peripherals provided.
Competitors must use the dedicated high-end PC machines that are provided. Participants also must use a Logitech G502 mice, Logitech G-Pro Keyboards, Standard Xbox One and PS4 controllers, Astro A40 headsets, and Alienware AW2518H monitors with a locked resolution of 1920×1080.
The PAX West Fortnite Summer Skirmish is a three-stage solo event. Players will earn points at each stage based on the set scoring system. Participants will receive three points for a victory royale, two points for a second or third place finish, and one point for finishing in fourth to tenth place. Players can also earn points by earning eliminations, as three to four eliminations reward you will one point, five to six eliminations earn you two points, and seven or more eliminations earn you three points.
The competition begins with three stage one heats every day, which runs from Friday to Sunday. Each heat features a mini-series of two matches to determine placement. The top 32 players at the end of the heat move onto the stage two nightly qualifiers on the same date.
Stage two nightly qualifiers consist of all the players who advanced from that day’s heat. The top 33 players at the end of the qualifier advance to the Grand Finals on Monday night.
The Grand Finals is a six-match brawl that consists of all the players who qualified during each evening’s nightly qualifier. Everyone that makes it to the grand finals will take home part of the $1.5 million prize pool. The top-five finishers will earn at least over $105,000 each, while if you finish between 21th to 100th place, then you’ll receive $5,000. Epic Games is awarding a bonus $25,000 to any player that earns a Victory Royale during the Grand Finals.
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