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$10K NickEh30’s Creator Cup Ft. Fortnite – Everything You Need To Know

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$10K NickEh30’s Creator Cup Ft. Fortnite – Everything You Need To Know

Find out everything you need to know about NickEh30’s Creator Cup.

Fortnite Battle Royale content creator and Twitch streamer Nick “NickEh30” Amyoony will host his first-ever Twitch Rivals tournament. Dubbed NickEh30’s Creator Cup, several hand-chosen members of the Twitch community have the task of locating a suitable partner for this competition, which sports a $10K USD prize pool. There’s a lot to breakdown before the NickEh30 Creator Cup starts on March 8, so let’s take a look at the format, prize pool and list of participants.

NickEh30’s Creator Cup Format

Twitch Rivals and NickEh30 have teamed up to produce this 100-player Fortnite tournament. A total of 50 duos will compete in five standard Fortnite matches, where their goal is to accumulate placement and elimination points. These will occur in private lobbies with Arena Mode settings in effect. From there, the top eight teams advance to the Grand Finals for some Zone Wars action. Here is a more viewer-friendly format breakdown for those who are still a little confused:

Preliminary Round

  • Standard competitive Fortnite
  • 100 players total (50 duos)
  • Five matches
  • The top eight teams advance to the Zone Wars finale

Grand Finals

  • Zone Wars
  • 16 players total (eight duos)
  • Multiple games
  • The first team with two wins will win the Zone Wars portion
  • All other placements are dependent on eliminations

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NickEh30’s Creator Cup Scoring System

Since there are two rounds in this tournament, there are also two different scoring systems. Round one features a traditional Fortnite scoring system, including points for placement and eliminations. Round two does not have a defined structure yet other than what we mentioned above. Here’s the full scoring system breakdown:

Round One (Prelims)

  • 1st: 42 points
  • 2nd: 36 points
  • 3rd: 32 points
  • 4th: 30 points
  • 5th: 29 points
  • 6th: 28 points
  • 7th: 27 points
  • 8th: 26 points
  • 9th: 25 points
  • 10th: 24 points
  • 11th: 23 points
  • 12th: 22 points
  • 13th: 21 points
  • 14th: 20 points
  • 15th: 19 points
  • 16th: 18 points
  • 17th: 17 points
  • 18th: 16 points
  • 19th: 15 points
  • 20th: 14 points
  • 21st: 13 points
  • 22th: 12 points
  • 23rd: 11 points
  • 24th: 10 points
  • 25th: 9 points
  • 30th: 6 points
  • 35th: 4 points
  • 40th: 2 points
  • 45th: 1 point
  • Eliminations: 1 point each

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NickEh30’s Creator Cup Prize Pool

There is $10K USD up for grabs, spread out across the top 16 teams. The winners will collect $3K USD. Here is the complete prize pool breakdown for NickEh30’s Creator Cup:

  • 1st: $3,000
  • 2nd: $1,500
  • 3rd-4th: $1,000
  • 5th-6th: $600
  • 7th-8th: $350
  • 13th-16th: $200

NickEh30’s Creator Cup Participants & Where to Watch

There is no complete list of players available for this tournament, but professional players MackWood, Ceice, Punisher have all committed along with SypherPK and Tocata. NickEh30 himself will not be competing. Instead, he’ll step aside to cast alongside MonsterDface and Goldenboy. Be sure to check back here to find out who else is competing.

All participants are likely to stream their perspectives since this is a Twitch Rivals tournament. You’ll be able to catch a broader view of the action on the Twitch Rivals and NickEh30’s channel. Visit the Twitch Rivals tournament page for all of the rules for NickEh30’s Creator Cup.

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Matt is a graduate of Southern New Hampshire University. He appreciates all esports titles but primarily focuses on Fortnite and Call of Duty. Matt continuously analyzes gameplay and plays the games himself to better understand in-game decisions by the best players in the world.