Make Your Way to the Esports World Cup in Fortnite’s $2,500,000 Reload Elite Series
In the Reload Elite Series, grab your Duos partner and compete online for a share of $1,500,000 USD in prize money… but that’s just part of the cash! The Reload Elite Series culminates in the in-person Reload Elite Series Championship at the Esports World Cup (EWC) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Here, duos who worked their way through the Qualifiers will vie for an additional $1,000,00 USD.
How the Reload Elite Series Works
There are four Qualifiers between January and June that consist of the following:
- Open Rounds - Each Qualifier begins with two Opens, with up to 12 matches per Open. Regional advancement varies:
- EU: Top 2,000 duos advance to Play-Ins
- NAC: Top 1,000 duos advance to Play-Ins
- OCE, ASIA, ME, BR, NAW: Top 500 duos advance to Play-Ins
- Play-Ins - The advancing duos compete in two Play-In rounds, each featuring up to 12 matches. After both Play-In rounds conclude, the top 80 duos move onto Heats.
- Heats - The top 80 duos are seeded into four Heats, with eight matches per Heat. The Top 5 duos from each Heat move onto the Final.
- Final - In the Final, 20 duos battle across eight matches to secure their place onstage at the Esports World Cup (EWC). From each Final:
- EU: Top 3 teams qualify for EWC
- NAC: Top 2 teams qualify for EWC
- NAW, OCE, ASIA, ME, BR: Top team in each region qualifies for EWC
Across all the Qualifier Finals, 40 total duos will advance to EWC.
To compete in a Qualifier, players must be ranked Elite or above in Reload, have an Account Level of at least 350, and have participated in 14 tournaments within the past 180 days of the Qualifier. Check out the Reload Elite Series Official Rules for full eligibility details.
Reload Elite Series - Qualifiers Schedule
Prize Pool Breakdown
Heats will award $296,000 of the total prize money, and Finals will award $1,204,800. Here’s how the Finals prizing breaks down:
And of course, $1,000,000 more awaits at the Esports World Cup!