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Esports World Cup Fortnite 2024: Schedule, Results, Streams and More

The 2024 World eSports Championship continues until August with Fortnitewith 16 teams and 64 players competing from August 8 for the lion’s share of the massive million dollar prize pool.

This is not the normal battle royale version of Fortnite we know and love. This time around, there will be a little twist for the Esports World Cup. Here’s everything you need to know about the format, schedule, results, and streams for the Fortnite tournament in Riyadh this week.

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Esports World Cup Fortnite 2024 Format and Groups

A number of Fortnite characters jump out of the Battle Bus, armed with a variety of weapons.
Which team will take home the trophy? Image via Epic Games

The Fortnite View Esports World Cup 2024 events 16 teams of four compete against each otherbut this won’t be your normal event of battle royale action. Instead, EWC use the UEFN Creator to simulate classic modes such as Capture the flag, hardpoint and shrink zone teams will have to navigate to achieve victory.

Groups see the teams divided into four groups of four, each playing a GSL-style double-elimination bracket. The two that advance from that bracket are then placed into the single-elimination playoffs, with a champion crowned on August 11th.

Here are the teams that qualified for the Fortnite Esports World Cup for 2024:

Qualification method Team(s)
DreamHack Dallas Falcons
Exceed
Karmine Corp
HEROIC
Phnatic
BIG
European qualification Gaimin Gladiators
R8 Esports
North American Qualifiers XSET
Dignity
Latin American Qualifiers DRAGONS
w7m
Middle East and North Africa Qualifiers Al-Ula
KS7
Asia Pacific and Japan Qualification ZETA DIVISION
Oceanic Qualification PWR

Esports World Cup Fortnite 2024 Schedule and Results

Group stage

Thursday August 8th

  • 07:00: Opening matches Group A
    • Falcons vs. DRAGONS
    • XSET vs ZETA
  • 08:30 am: Group B opening matches
    • Exceed vs. PWR
    • Gaimin Gladiators vs. Al Ula
  • 10:00 am: Group A – Winners’ Match
    • The winner advances to the play-offs.
  • 10:00 am: Group B – Winners’ Match
    • The winner advances to the play-offs.
  • 11:30 am: Group C Opening Matches
    • Karmine Corp vs KS7
    • Fnatic vs R8 Esports
  • 1:00 PM: Group D Opening Matches
    • HEROIC vs. w7m
    • BIG vs Dignitas
  • 2:30 PM: Group C Winners’ Match
    • The winner advances to the play-offs.
  • 2:30 PM: Group D Winners’ Match
    • The winner advances to the play-offs.

Friday August 9th

  • 10:00 am: Group A – Elimination match
  • 10:00 am: Group B – elimination match
  • 11:30 am: Group C – Elimination match
  • 11:30 am: Group D – Elimination match
  • 1:00 PM: Group A – Decisive Match
    • The winner advances to the play-offs, the loser is eliminated.
  • 1:00 PM: Group B – Decisive Match
    • The winner advances to the play-offs, the loser is eliminated.
  • 2.30pm: Group C – Decisive match
    • The winner advances to the play-offs, the loser is eliminated.
  • 2.30pm: Group D – Decisive match
    • The winner advances to the play-offs, the loser is eliminated.

Play-offs

A screenshot of the playoff brackets for the Esports World Cup Fortnite 2024 tournament.
There can only be one winner. Screenshot via Liquidia

Saturday August 10th

  • 10:00am: TBD vs. TBD
    • The winner advances to the semi-finals.
  • 11:30am: TBD vs. TBD
    • The winner advances to the semi-finals.
  • 1:00 PM: TBD vs. TBD
    • The winner advances to the semi-finals.
  • 2:30pm: TBD vs. TBD
    • The winner advances to the semi-finals.

Sunday August 11th

  • 10:00am: TBD vs. TBD
    • The winner advances to the grand final.
  • 12:00: TBD vs. TBD
    • The winner will advance to the grand final.
  • 2:30pm: TBD vs. TBD

Esports World Cup Fortnite 2024 streams: how to watch

The Esports World Cup Fortnite tournament will be streamed live on Twitch and YouTube across multiple streams. You can watch the main broadcast once the event kicks off, or the two streams above that will air simultaneously during that week’s competition.

If you missed a match, full replays will be made available at the end of each match day on their respective channels. More streams, including coverage in other languages, can be found on Liquipedia.


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