Overview
FNCS 2023 - Major 3 (Chapter 4 Season 3) is the seventeenth season of the Fortnite Champion Series. This season introduces the most massive changes to the FNCS system yet with an updated format. 3 splits - Major 1, Major 2, Major 3 - each having 3 weekly events leading to a major tournament. At its major tournaments, the best players from each region qualify for an international tournament that will determine this year's world champions.
Overview
Overview[]
Schedule[]
- Week 1: July 20th-23rd, 2023
- Week 2: July 27th-30th, 2023
- Week 3: August 3rd-6th, 2023
- Grand Finals: August 11th-13th, 2023
Format[]
- Week 1 - Round 1: July 20th, 2023
- 3 hour limit & 10 match limit
- Scoring based on placement and eliminations
- Top 200 duos of the Round 1 in every region will advance to Round 2
- Week 1 - Round 2: July 21st, 2023
- 3 hour limit & 10 match limit
- Scoring based on placement and eliminations.
- Top 50 duos of the Round 2 in every region will advance to Weekly Finals
- Week 1 - Finals: July 22nd, 2023
- 3 hour limit & 10 match limit
- Scoring based on placement and eliminations.
- Teams will accumulate Series Points based on each week's results
- Week 2 - Round 1: July 27th, 2023
- 3 hour limit & 10 match limit
- Scoring based on placement and eliminations
- Top 200 duos of the Round 1 in every region will advance to Round 2
- Week 2 - Round 2: July 28th, 2023
- 3 hour limit & 10 match limit
- Scoring based on placement and eliminations.
- Top 50 duos of the Round 2 in every region will advance to Weekly Finals
- Week 2 - Finals: July 29th, 2023
- 3 hour limit & 10 match limit
- Scoring based on placement and eliminations.
- Teams will accumulate Series Points based on each week's results
- Week 3 - Round 1: August 3rd, 2023
- 3 hour limit & 10 match limit
- Scoring based on placement and eliminations
- Top 200 duos of the Round 1 in every region will advance to Round 2
- Week 3 - Round 2: August 4th, 2023
- 3 hour limit & 10 match limit
- Scoring based on placement and eliminations.
- Top 50 duos of the Round 2 in every region will advance to Weekly Finals
- Week 3 - Finals: August 5th, 2023
- 3 hour limit & 10 match limit
- Scoring based on placement and eliminations.
- Teams will accumulate Series Points based on each week's results
- Grand Finals: August 11th-13th, 2023
- 2 sessions
- 3 hour limit & 6 match limit for each
- Scoring based on placement and eliminations
- Top Duos advance to Global Championship Upper Bracket.
- If a duo has already qualified, their spot will be transferred to the closest placing duo that has not qualified.
Prize Pool[]
- Europe competed for $910,000.
- North America competed for $613,000.
- Brazil competed for $159,500.
- Asia competed for $159,500.
- Middle East competed for $79,600.
- Oceania competed for $79,600.
Winners
Winners[]
| Regions | $ USD | Qualifies To | Champions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | $200,000 + 
|
putrick dg & Swizzý281 | |
| North America | $150,000 +
|
Global Championship | ajerss & DIG Khanadaち |
| Brazil | $31,000 +
|
Already qualified | fazerGOTY & kingød! |
| Asia | $31,000 +
|
Global Championship | AJS Larkpex & AJSのBOBYです |
| Middle East | $20,000 +
|
Already qualified | 7man1x & Kalgamer710 |
| Oceania | $20,000 +
|
jacë & repulsΣ |
Trivia
Trivia[]
- Different Majors and different regions offered more spots to qualify for the Global Championship Upper Bracket.
- Europe - Major 3 offered 10 spots.
- North America - Major 3 offered 10 spots.
- Brazil - Major 3 offered 3 spots.
- Asia - Major 3 offered 3 spots.
- Middle East - Major 3 offered 2 spots.
- Oceania - Major 3 offered 2 spots.
- Major 3 spots that got transferred.
- Europe Major 3 - SwizzY & Putrick were disqualified of their spot, therefore being transferred to Kylie & Fastroki.
- Europe Major 3 - Kami & Setty's spot transferred to Kyry & P1ng.
- Europe Major 3 - Th0masHD & Malibuca's spot transferred to G13ras & charyy.
- North America Major 3 - Pollo & Sphinx's spot transferred to Muz & Paper.
- North America Major 3 - Acorn & Cold's spot transferred to Bucke & Okis.
- North America Major 3 - Mero & Cooper's spot transferred to Yumi & Source.
- Brazil Major 3 - Fazer & K1nG's spot transferred to Stryker & axadasz.
- Middle East Major 3 - 7man & Kalgamer's spot transferred to FHD & Hero.
- According rule 2.6.2, SwizzY and Putrick are "Not eligible for nor entitled to win any prizes in connection with the event".
- They were therefore deprived of their slots for the Global Championship.
- Bucke is disqualified for the Global Championship before the start of the event.
- Okis (his teammate) will therefore play as a solo.
- Jace and RepulseGod were disqualified for the Global Championship before the start of the event.
- Confirmed in a video by Reisshub, while originally playing on the account of RepulseGod, all results on the account from 2023 were from Forbes.