The Grand Royale will include the addition of player cams designed to bring viewers closer to the action along with a Hype Hour Show on Nov. 19 featuring analysis along with player interviews.

The first weekend will consist of qualifying stages, with the Finals taking place the second weekend. Only the top 33 teams in each region earn a prize.

“We are delighted to once again work with Epic Games and the Fortnite team on another enormously important and innovative tournament, in the FNCS Grand Royale,” said BLAST VP of Product Nicolas Estrup. “We were really proud of being part of creating and running the All-Star Showdown concept and production back in June.

“This month’s end-of-year event will be further testament to the incredible synergy we’ve built up between the two companies over this time and the combined ambition in how we bring Fortnite to life competitively for the community.”

Regional Prize Pools

EU: $2,250,300

NAE: $1,055,250

Brazil: $699,300

NAW: $398,850

Asia: $248,400

Middle East: $198,400

Oceania: $151,800

The competition begins Friday with an open three-hour session where teams will have up to 10 matches to earn as many points as possible. They will then be placed in either the Victory Path (top 33 teams) or the Reload Path (everyone else).

Scoring Format

Victory Royale: 25 Points

2nd: 20 Points

3rd: 16 Points

4th: 14 Points

5th: 13 Points

6th: 12 Points

7th: 11 Points

8th: 10 Points

9th: 9 Points

10th: 8 Points

11th: 7 Points

12th: 6 Points

13th: 5 Points

14th: 4 Points

15th: 3 Points

16th: 2 Points

17th: 1 Point

Each Elimination: 1 Point

The Victory Path will consist of four separate sessions of eight games each. The team that earns the Victory Royale in each game will advance to the Finals.

At the end of a session, the top eight teams from the previous Reload Session will fill the next Victory Path, and teams that place 2nd-10th will receive Consistency Points. The team with the most cumulative Consistency Points at the end of the Victory Path sessions will be the 33rd team to advance to the Finals.

2nd Place – 20 Consistency Points

3rd Place – 15 Consistency Points

4th Place – 10 Consistency Points

5th Place – 8 Consistency Points

6th Place – 6 Consistency Points

7th Place – 4 Consistency Points

8th Place – 3 Consistency Points

9th Place – 2 Consistency Points

10th Place – 1 Consistency Point

Teams in the Reload Path will have three chances to finish in the top eight of a single session in order to advance to the Victory Path.

The Finals will take place over two days, with each day including six games. The first day will have the typical FNCS Finals scoring format

Victory Royale: 30 Points

2nd: 26 Points

3rd: 24 Points

4th: 22 Points

5th: 21 Points

6th: 20 Points

7th: 19 Points

8th: 18 Points

9th: 17 Points

10th: 16 Points

11th: 14 Points

12th: 13 Points

13th: 12 Points

14th 11 Points

15th: 10 Points

16th: 9 Points

17th: 8 Points

18th – 24th: 5 Points

Each Elimination: 2 Points

The points are being doubled for Day 2

Victory Royale: 60 Points

2nd: 52 Points

3rd: 48 Points

4th: 44 Points

5th: 42 Points

6th: 40 Points

7th: 38 Points

8th: 36 Points

9th: 34 Points

10th: 32 Points

11th: 28 Points

12th: 26 Points

13th: 24 Points

14th 22 Points

15th: 20 Points

16th: 18 Points

17th: 16 Points

18th – 24th: 10 Points

Each Elimination: 4 Points

–Field Level Media