The 2024 Esports World Cup continued into August with Fortnite, with 16 teams and 64 players battling for the lion’s share of a massive million-dollar prize pool.
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This wasn’t the regular battle royale version of Fortnite we know and love though. This time, there was a twist for the Esports World Cup that turned the classic battle royale into a new contest. 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
Which team will drop in and take home the trophy? Image via Epic Games
The Fortnite Esports World Cup 2024 events saw 16 teams of four go head-to-head, but this won’t be your normal event of battle royale action. Instead, EWC used the UEFN Creator to simulate classic modes like Capture the Flag, Hardpoint, and Shrinking Zone that teams needed to navigate to claim victory.
The group stage saw the teams divided into four groups of four that played out a GSL-style double-elimination bracket. The two that emerged from that stage were then seeded into single-elimination playoffs, with a champion crowned on Aug. 11.
Here are the teams qualified for the Fortnite Esports World Cup for 2024:
Qualification method Team(s) DreamHack Dallas Falcons
Exceed
Karmine Corp
HEROIC
Fnatic
BIG European Qualifier Gaimin Gladiators
R8 Esports North American Qualifier XSET
Dignitas Latin American Qualifier DRAGONS
w7m Middle-East and North African Qualifier Al Ula
KS7 Asia-Pacific and Japanese Qualifier ZETA DIVISION Oceanic Qualifier PWR
Esports World Cup Fortnite 2024 schedule and results
Group stage
Group A and B. Screenshot via Liquipedia Group C and D. Screenshot via Liquipedia
Thursday, Aug. 8 7am: Group A opening matches Falcons 3 -0 ZETA XSET 3 -0 DRAGONS
8:30am: Group B opening matches Exceed 3 -0 PWR Gaimin Gladiators 3 -0 Al Ula
10am: Group A – winners match Falcon 0- 3 XSET XSET proceeds to playoffs.
10am: Group B – winners match Exceed 3 -2 Gaimin Gladiators Exceed proceeds to playoffs.
11:30am: Group C opening matches Karmine Corp 3 -0 KS7 Fnatic 0- 3 R8 Esports
1pm: Group D opening matches HEROIC 3 -1 w7m BIG 3 -2 Dignitas
2:30pm: Group C winners match Karmine Corp 3 -1 R8 Karmine Corp proceeds to playoffs.
2:30pm: Group D winners match HEROIC 3 -1 BIG HEROIC proceeds to playoffs.
Friday, Aug. 9 10am: Group A – elimination match ZETA 0- 3 DRAGONS ZETA is eliminated.
10am: Group B – elimination match PWR 3 -0 Al Ula Al Ula is eliminated.
11:30am: Group C – elimination match KS7 3 -1 Fnatic Fnatic is eliminated.
11:30am: Group D – elimination match w7m 1- 3 Dignitas w7m is eliminated.
1pm: Group A – decider match Falcons 3 -2 DRAGONS Falcons proceeds to playoffs, DRAGONS is eliminated.
1pm: Group B – decider match Gaimin Gladiators 3 -0 PWR Gaimin Gladiators proceeds to playoffs, PWR is eliminated.
2:30pm: Group C – decider match R8 3 -2 KS7 R8 proceeds to playoffs, KS7 is eliminated.
2:30pm: Group D – decider match BIG 0- 3 Dignitas Dignitas proceeds to playoffs, BIG is eliminated.
Playoffs
There can only be one winner. Screenshot via Liquipedia
Saturday, Aug. 10
10am: HEROIC 4 -2 R8 HEROIC proceeds to semifinals.
-2 R8 11:30am: Exceed 4 -1 Falcons Exceed proceeds to semifinals.
-1 Falcons 1pm: Karmine Corp 4 -1 Dignitas Karmine Corp proceeds to semifinals.
-1 Dignitas 2:30pm: XSET 4-0 Gaimin Gladiators XSET proceeds to semifinals.
Sunday, Aug. 11
10am: Exceed 4 -2 Karmine Corp Exceed proceeds to grand final.
-2 Karmine Corp 12pm: XSET 4 -1 HEROIC XSET proceeds to grand final.
-1 HEROIC 2:30pm: XSET 4 -2 Exceed Grand final.
-2 Exceed
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Esports World Cup Fortnite 2024: Schedule, results, streams, and more
