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During a break before the prize round of its star-studded Fortnite Pro-Am tournament at E3 2018, Epic Games announced some information . As a cap for the 2018-2019 competitive season where it's in prizes across various tournaments, the 2019 Fortnite World Cup will begin with qualifier events that take place worldwide later this year, where the company says anyone can play and win.
Details on a Code of Conduct, platform info and schedule are still TBA, but what we do know is that while there will be some squad competition, the World Cup's focus is on Solo and Duo play. Also, traditional eSports powerhouses may take a backseat, as Epic announced it will not sell teams or franchises and that it won't allow third-party tournaments to do so either.
While you wait for more info you can tune in to the Pro-Am stream, which at the time of this writing has over 700,000 live viewers (across Twitch, , Mixer and Twitter) watching people like Ninja, Myth, Paul George and Pete Wentz playing in pairs to win $1 million for various charities.
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