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Friday Fortnite makes its triumphant return tonight, so we're here to recap the key details you want to know regarding brackets, teams, standings, prizing and more. Some of the biggest streamers have come to play for their share of a $20,000 prize pool. It's time to get ready for the main event.
What time does Friday Fortnite start?
Friday Fortnite takes place at 4 p.m. EDT May 31 and will likely last for at least three hours.
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How to watch and stream Friday Fortnite
Watch live video from UMGEvents on www.twitch.tv
The central hub for Friday Fortnite is the UMG Events Twitch channel and Keemstar's Twitch channel, where professional shoutcasters keep you up to date on the entire breadth of the competition. However, just like past Friday Fortnite events, participants will be hosting individual matches on their Twitch channels too. Learn more about that in the teams list below.
Friday Fortnite Teams
The participants for this week's Friday Fortnite are listed in the embedded bracket below. In case you can't see that, here's the complete list.
- Ninja / Reverse2k
- Ceeday/ NoahIsNoah
- Mako/ Froste
- Dolan Dark/ Nopeify
- Lannan/ x2twinsTwitch
- Zuckles/ Mccreamy
- ToryLanez/ WrittenByRay
- Akademiks/ Liquid Fiber
- Valkyrae/ Chica
- TINARES/ Maddie
- Gotaga/ Mickalow
- MrSavage/ benjyfishy
- Faze Replays/ Nick Eh 30
- Timthetatman/ KingRichard
- MrBeast/ ExilityTM
- RiceGum/ Faze Jarvis
- Lachlan/ mrfreshasian
- Nickmercs/ Nio
- Faze Highsky/ TSM Slappie
- LosPollos/ Mopi
- Typical Gamer/ Faze Thiefs
- Svenoss/ Vikstar
- Secret Mongrall/ Mitr0
- Kamo/ ISSA
- Aydan/100T Elevate
- Joey Rage/ Blay-K
- Faze Cizzorz/ Ghost Bizzle
- Natehill/ Faze Funk
- 100T Noah/ Faze Avxry
- London 2Hype/ Jesser
- SypherPK /HighDistortion
- Faze Dubs/Faze Mega
Click the links to visit the Twitch channel for each participant.
Friday Fortnite Bracket, Standings & Rules
Below you'll find the live Friday Fortnite bracket courtesy of UMG. It updates as the matches happen, so you'll always have the latest info.
Here's the basic rule format each Duo will follow.
- Competing teams of two players each use a bracket to determine their opponent.
- Both teams join a Squad match together.
- The team with the most Eliminations advances in the bracket. If there is a tie, another match will be played.
The prizing totals $20,000 with winnings likely to be doled out in the following fashion.
- $10,000
- $7,000
- $3,000
That's all you need to know about the first week of Friday Fortnite.
Fortnite is available now on PS4, Xbox One, Switch PC and mobile.
Will you be watching Friday Fortnite this week? Which Duo will reach the top of the bracket? Tell us in the comments section!
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