Fortnite esports is a wide world, but the biggest and most accessible events are those run by Epic. Each season we get the FNCS, the biggest events in the competitive scene. However, we also get smaller tournaments weekly too. This includes the Fortnite Solo Victory Cup, a format that rewards one thing and one thing only. Victory Royales.
As a Solo event, these are some of the easiest to get involved with out of Fortnite esports tournaments. You can drop in without too much preparation or having to put a team together. For a lot of players, these are also where they get their very first earnings. How do the Fortnite Solo Victory Cup tournaments work this season though?
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Fortnite Solo Victory Cup Guide
The Fortnite Solo Victory Cup is a regular tournament, held all throughout each season. It’s a Solos event which means you won’t be in teams. Instead, players have to drop in without anyone to help them.
As a Victory Cup, it’s a single day event. Played casually in each session, not over weeks like for the FNCS. There’s only one way to win cash with the Victory Cups too. Players have to get a Victory Royale. There’s a Cash Prize for each achieved in the game’s tournament playlist. Although, to make it to the round with cash available, you need to get through an initial session first.
Scoring
How can you score points to rise up the leaderboard and make that second session where we see cash prizes being handed out? These are ways you can get points in the tournament.
Solo Scoring Round 1
- Victory Royale – 65 Points
- 2nd – 55 Points
- 3rd – 48 Points
- 4th – 43 Points
- 5th – 38 Points
- 6th – 33 Points
- 7th – 30 Points
- 8th – 27 Points
- 9th – 24 Points
- 10th – 21 Points
- 11-15th – 18 Points
- 16-20th – 15 Points
- 21-25th – 12 Points
- 26-30th – 10 Points
- 31-35th – 8 Points
- 36-40th – 6 Points
- 41-50th – 4 Points
- 51-5th – 2 Points
- Elims – 1 Points
Round 2
- Victory Royales Only
These scores only really matter in the first round, where you’re trying to get access to round 2. Once in the second session, it’s only Victory Royales that matter. You can get kills and they’re probably going to be helpful for making the last circle, but you’ll only really need that last one to clinch a cash prize.
Although, there’s a bit of a different play style for these tournaments. Players are focused on survival, to get a better go at placing first. Expecting heal offs, camping, and players valuing med kits and floppers over most actually decent Fortnite guns this season! With the right strategy, you could be on your way to starting earning in Fortnite though.
Qualifying for Round 2
The structure for the Fortnite Victory Cup tournaments is simple. There’s a Round 1 where players try to qualify. Those who make the top part of the leaderboard move on to the second round where there’s a cash prize. There are 50 top teams who move forward for Round 2 in Squads. However, Solo Zero Builds events have different amounts for different regions.
- Top 7,000 – EU, NA
- Top 4,000 – BR, ASIA
- Top 1,500 – ME, OCE
These roughly correspond to how big a lobby is and how competitive the region is. It’s also part of the reason some players try to compete in events across different regions to maximize their chance of winning.
When Are the Fortnite Solo Victory Cup Tournaments?
There are a few different chances to jump into the Fortnite tournaments. The solo Victory Cup is held on a regular schedule over Fortnite Remix. The Solo Victory Cups are taking place on Wednesdays and Fridays. You can jump in most weeks to take part in the tournament. For both Builds and Zero Builds. Some tournaments can be quieter too, you won’t always be up against the best Fortnite players in these lobbies.
These cups are a great chance to get your first set of earnings in-game. Especially in competitive Zero Build which has its own bizarre meta of just trying to out-survive and heal other players.