Fortnite at IEM Katowice: Tfue, Vivid, Cloak headline $600,000 ESL Katowice Royale
Epic Games is partnering with ESL, one of the world’s biggest esports event organizers, to host a $600,000 Fortnite tournament, featuring some of the biggest names in the game.
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The likes of FaZe Clan’s Turner ‘Tfue’ Tenney and Dennis ‘Cloak’ Lepore, Team Liquid’s Noah ‘Vivid’ Wright and Ryan ‘Chap’ Chaplo have already been confirmed, with more to be announced.
The tournament will be a duos event, with a total of $500,000 up for grabs in prizing, which will played for between the best players and top influencers, on March 1 – 3.
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There will also be a separate Polish Edition of the event with its own $100,000 prize pool, with only the top Polish players and influencers competing.
IEM Katowice is ESL’s ‘flagship’ event, best known for its prestigious CS:GO tournaments, with the first CS:GO Major of 2019 being held at the ICC in Poland’s scenic city of Katowice.
For the first time, competitive Fortnite will make its appearance at an IEM event, a major milestone in the development of Fortnite esports.
The ICC in Katowice is a famed esports venue.Fans attending the event live will also be able to compete for cash and material prizes on the 100 PC’s and 100 PS4’s provided in the 2,500 m² area at the Expo.
For those not attending in person, the event will of course be streamed online “across various live broadcasts”.
“ESL, the world’s largest esports company, and Epic Games today announced that they are joining forces to bring the game that took the world by storm to ESL’s flagship event. Intel® Extreme Masters (IEM) Katowice Expo 2019 will host the first-ever ESL Katowice Royale – Featuring Fortnite across two weekends presenting 200 of the world’s best Fortnite players and influencers.”
Esports Manager at Epic Games, Rob Hodson, said: “Fortnite is a global game, and there are amazing, passionate players all around the globe. Partnering with ESL in Katowice gives us the chance to showcase some of these incredible international competitors.”
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Confirmed players at ESL Katowice Royale
- Tfue / Cloak
- Vivid / Poach
- 72hrs / Chap
- Nate Hill / FunkBomb
- 7ssk7 / Jamside
- Bizzle / Dmo
- Boyerxd / Crippa
- Dementos / Fwexy
- Hoopek / Sk1x
- Issa / Kamo
- Kinstaar / Hunter
- Magin / Juganza
- Mirwana / Inclyde
- Mitr0 / Khuna
- Motor / ErycTriceps
- RazZzero0o / x8
- Saf / Zayt
- Sak0ner / Skram
- Skite / Vato
- Taiovsky / Nero
- Teeqzy / Mushway
- TheVic / Blaxou
- ZexRow / Vinny1x
