23 Jun Fortnite: How To Register For G2 Esports €20K Get The Cash Cup
ESTNN breaks down the upcoming Get The Cash Cup tournament presented by G2 Esports.
The reigning esports organization of the year — G2 Esports — has announced a massive Fortnite Battle Royale tournament for European players. Aptly named “Get The Cash Cup,” G2 is putting up a €20K prize pool for members of the EU region. Trio teams will battle for some money and bragging rights in arguably Fortnite’s most challenging region.
We can expect all of the elite talents such as Martin “100T MrSavage” Foss Andersen, Benjy “NRG benjyfishy” Fish, Tai “GUILD TaySon” Starčič and more to compete. Today, ESTNN will break down the prize pool distribution, scoring system, format and all methods viewers can use to watch the tournament.
Format & Schedule
€20,000 G2 ESPORTS FORTNITE CUP
Drop in July 3rd-4th and GET THE CASH 💰
Register NOW: https://t.co/FzX9ZZsTPK pic.twitter.com/umCVS2OLwE
— G2 Esports (@G2esports) June 23, 2021
G2’s Get The Cash Cup is a trio tournament, open to players of all Arena Mode ranks. Unfortunately, it’s not clear whether G2 is restricting it only to European players, so we’ll update when that information becomes available. However, we do know that there will be two open qualifier rounds, followed by the semi-finals and the finals.
Here is a complete format breakdown:
Heat 1
Six matches
Three-hour session
The top 66 teams advance to the Semi-Finals
Those who fail to qualify can participate in Heat 2
Heat 2
Six matches
Three-hour session
The top 66 teams advance to the Semi-Finals
Semi-Finals
Six matches
Three-hour session
The top eight teams advance to the Grand Finals
Finals
Six matches
Custom lobbies
The highest scores will take home a portion of the prize pool
Here is the tournament schedule:
Heat 1: Saturday, July 3: 16:00 – 19:00 (CEST – UTC+2)
Heat 2: Saturday, July 3: 20:00 – 23:00 (CEST – UTC+2)
Semi-Finals: Sunday, July 4: 16:00 – 19:00 (CEST – UTC+2)
Finals: Sunday, July 4: 20:00 – 23:00 (CEST – UTC+2)
Scoring System
Participants in this tournament will earn points based on placement and eliminations. Each game-winning trio will have 25 points in total added to their score. Eliminations are worth one point apiece. The scoring system changes in the Semi-Finals and Finals, where placement points increase and eliminations net two points each.
Here is the complete scoring structure per round:
Heats
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
Semi-Finals & Finals
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
24th: 5 points
Each Elimination: 2 points
Prize Distribution
Only teams that reach the Finals will have a crack at the €20K prize pool. The top three teams will walk away with some money and also each team who earns a Victory Royale.
Here is the full prize pool distribution:
1st: 10,500 €
2nd: 3,000 €
3rd: 1,950 €
Teams will earn 750 € per Victory Royale
How to Register
The excellent team over at War Legend will be operating this tournament.
Players looking to register should follow the steps below:
Navigate to the G2 Get The Cash Cup tournament page
Scroll down and click the “Register” button
Download the WLS Client if you don’t already have it
Verify your Epic Games account
Link your Twitter and Discord to your War Legend account
Join the G2 Get The Cash Cup Discord server
Follow G2 Esports on Twitter
Go back to the tournament page and invite your teammates
You are now registered
How to Watch
G2 Esports has not announced an official broadcast yet, but you can expect most of your favorite competitive Fortnite players to stream the event. We’ll be sure to update you with specific stream links as we move closer to the event.
Stay tuned to ESTNN for more Fortnite news and updates!
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