Overview
FNCS 2024 - Major 1 (Chapter 5 Season 1) is the 18th season of the Fortnite Champion Series. This season continues the changes to the 2023 season, with 3 splits - Major 1, Major 2, and Major 3. This year brings a new qualifier system, with two open qualifiers (January 26th - February 4th) and an upper and lower bracket format for semi-finals (February 16th - February 18th). 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: January 26th-28th, 2024
- Week 2: February 2nd-4th, 2024
- Semi Finals: February 16th-18th, 2024
- Grand Finals: February 24th-25th, 2024
Format[]
- Week 1 - Round 1: January 26th, 2024
- 3 hours limit & 10 matches limit.
- Scoring based on placement and eliminations.
- Top 2000 duos of the Round 1 in every region will advance to Round 2.
- Week 1 - Round 2: January 27th, 2024
- 3 hours limit & 10 matches limit.
- Scoring based on placement and eliminations.
- Top 2000 duos of the Round 1 in every region will advance to Round 3.
- Week 1 - Round 3: January 27th, 2024
- 3 hours limit & 10 matches limit.
- Scoring based on placement and eliminations.
- Top 250 duos of the Round 2 in every region will advance to Weekly Finals.
- Week 1 - Finals: January 28th, 2024
- 6 set-lobby games.
- Scoring based on placement and eliminations.
- Duos will be awarded Series Points based on their performance and results from that week.
- Week 2 - Round 1: February 2nd, 2024
- 3 hours limit & 10 matches limit.
- Scoring based on placement and eliminations.
- Top 2000 duos of the Round 1 in every region will advance to Round 2
- Week 2 - Round 2: February 3rd, 2024
- 3 hours limit & 10 matches limit.
- Scoring based on placement and eliminations.
- Top 1000 duos of the Round 1 in every region will advance to Round 3
- Week 2 - Round 3: February 3rd, 2024
- 3 hours limit & 10 matches limit.
- Scoring based on placement and eliminations.
- Top 250 duos of the Round 1 in every region will advance to Finals.
- Week 2 - Finals: February 4th, 2024
- 6 set-lobby games.
- Scoring based on placement and eliminations.
- Duos will be awarded Series Points based on their performance and results from that week.
- Semi Finals - Upper Bracket: February 16th-18th, 2024
- Teams have 3 hours and 5 games.
- Scoring based on placement and eliminations.
- The winners of the five games in Upper Rounds 1 and 2 advance to the Grand Finals.
- Duos that place 6th-25th on the leaderboard in Upper Rounds 1 and 2 qualify to Upper Round 3.
- Duos that place 26th-50th in Upper Rounds 1 and 2 will be relegated to Lower Rounds 2 and 3.
- Top 25 Duos in Upper Round 3 advance to the Grand Finals.
- Semi Finals - Lower Bracket: February 16th-18th, 2024
- Teams have 3 hours and 5 games.
- Scoring based on placement and eliminations.
- Top 15 Duos in Lower Round 3 advance to the Grand Finals.
- Grand Finals: February 24th-25th, 2024
- 12 games spread over two days.
- 6 games between the two days.
- Scoring based on placement and eliminations, with points multiplied by 1.5x on the second day of competition.
- Top Duos advance to Global Championship.
- 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 $880,000.
- North America competed for $665,000
- Brazil competed for $80,000.
- Asia competed for $80,000.
- Middle East competed for $80,000.
- Oceania competed for $65,000.
Winners
Winners[]
| Regions | $ USD | Qualifies To | Champions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | $170,000 + 
|
Global Championship | GXR Malibuca & Monaco Merstach |
| North America | $140,000 +
|
Global Championship | dignitas acorn2x & mancity cold |
| Brazil | $20,000 +
|
Global Championship | cadu2x- & セユン2x |
| Asia | $20,000 +
|
Global Championship | AJS shelomfv & ZETA Zagou |
| Middle East | $20,000 +
|
Global Championship | Kalgamer710 & WAR 7man |
| Oceania | $16,000 +
|
Global Championship | Austin PWRs & pwr alex17 山羊 |
Trivia
Trivia[]
- Different Majors and different regions offered more spots to qualify for the Global Championship Upper Bracket.
- Europe - Major 1 offered 2 spots.
- North America - Major 1 offered 1 spot.
- Brazil - Major 1 offered 1 spot.
- Asia - Major 1 offered 1 spot.
- Middle East - Major 1 offered 1 spot.
- Oceania - Major 1 offered 1 spot.