05 Mar $10K EpikWhale Cup Format, Scoring System, Start Date & How To Register
Professional Fortnite player EpikWhale is getting a competition.
Shane “EpikWhale” Cotton, who won two Fortnite Champion Series (FNCS) events and placed third at the Fortnite World Cup, is the scene’s latest player to have a tournament in his name. He follows Mongraal, MrSavage, benjyfishy and several others who have earned the same honor. Each creator worked directly with Epic Games to create an online competition featuring a monetary prize pool and customized scoring system. Last month, Ali “SypherPK” Hassan hosted and competed in one as well, and EpikWhale is next in line. Let’s take a look at what his tournament entails.
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EpikWhale Cup Format & Dates
This tournament utilizes the squads format, meaning only teams of four are eligible to compete. It’ll occur on NA West servers across three rounds from March 10 to March 12. Here is the round-by-round breakdown of the EpikWhale Cup:
Round One (March 10 from 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM PST)
- Open Format
- Three-hour session
- A maximum of ten matches
- Top 150 teams advance to round two
Round Two (March 11 from 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM PST)
- Three-hour session
- A maximum of ten matches
- Top 25 teams advance to round three
Round Three (March 12 from 12:00 AM to 3:00 AM PST)
- Three-hour session
- A maximum of six matches
- Top four teams earn money
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EpikWhale Cup Scoring System
Placement points for the EpikWhale Cup start at 20th, and each game winner nets 30 points. Eliminations are worth one point throughout the entire competition. Here is the full scoring system breakdown:
- Victory Royale 30 points
- 2nd 24 points
- 3rd 21 points
- 4th 19 points
- 5th 17 points
- 6th 15 points
- 7th 14 points
- 8th 13 points
- 9th 12 points
- 10th 11 points
- 11th 10 points
- 12th 9 points
- 13th 8 points
- 14th 7 points
- 15th 6 points
- 16th 5 points
- 17th 4 points
- 18th 3 points
- 19th 2 points
- 20th 1 point
- Each Elimination: 1 point
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EpikWhale Cup Prize Pool
Like the SypherPK Cup, EpikWhale’s tournament features a $10k prize pool spread across the top-ten finishers. First place will split $6k amongst all four players. Here is the complete prize pool:
- 1st – $6,000
- 2nd – $2,000
- 3rd – $1,200
- 4th – $800
How to Register
There is no registration link yet for this tournament. Be sure to check back for more information in the coming days.
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