Fortnite: $100K Bugha’s Late Game Tournament — Format, Scoring System, Prize Pool & More

Get ready for Bugha's Late Game tournament!

Fortnite’s inaugural Solo World Champion Kyle “Bugha” Giersdorf made history earlier today as the first purely competitive player to join the game’s ICON Series. This exclusive collection of skins features everything from American DJ Marshmello to Fortnite legend Tyler “Ninja” Blevins and some viral dances for good measure. On top of joining the ICON Series, Bugha has revealed a new competitive game mode, dubbed Bugha’s Late Game. The new Arena Mode addition simulates Fortnite end games, with a trios format, and set building materials and inventories.

To celebrate Bugha’s Late Game, Epic Games is hosting a $100K USD tournament, open to all regions. Today, ESTNN walks you through the format, scheduling, scoring system and prize pool for the upcoming tournament.

Champion of the 2019 Fortnite Solos World Cup, Content Creator and now Icon, @Bugha is joining the Icon Series!

See his Outfit and learn all about his competitive focused Arena & Tournament where you can prove yourself for cash prizes.

Info: https://t.co/dllugKqh67 pic.twitter.com/NPW0kl9WEX

— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) July 19, 2021

Format & Schedule

As previously mentioned, Bugha’s Late Game Tournament does not follow the usual competitive Fortnite format. Trios will drop directly into the third zone of a match with set building materials and inventories. The ultimate goal is to earn placement points and eliminations to boost your team’s score. While the game mode is not live in Fortnite yet, it will become available on July 20. Anyone looking to qualify for the tournament must reach Champion League (1500 Hype) in Bugha’s Late Game playlist before the competition begins on July 28.

Here is the complete round-by-round format breakdown:

Round One

• Two-hour session
• A maximum of ten matches
• Top 900 trios in NA East and Europe advance to round two
• Top 600 trios in NA West and Brazil advance to round two
• Top 300 trios in Oceania, Asia and Middle East advance to round two

Round Two

• Two-hour session
• A maximum of ten matches
• The highest point-earners will collect a portion of $100K USD

Scoring System

Placement is critical in this format, but the scoring system also kindly rewards eliminations. A Victory Royale equals 70 points, which is around 18 eliminations under this structure.

Here is the complete scoring system for Bugha’s Late Game Tournament:

• Victory Royale: 70 Points
• 2nd: 56 Points
• 3rd: 48 Points
• 4th: 42 Points
• 5th: 39 Points
• 6th: 36 Points
• 7th: 33 Points
• 8th: 30 Points
• 9th: 27 Points
• 10th: 24 Points
• 11th: 21 Points
• 12th: 18 Points
• 13th: 15 Points
• 14th: 12 Points
• 15th: 9 Points
• 16th: 6 Points
• 17th: 3 Points
• Each Elimination: 4 Points

Prize Pool

Epic Games will commit $100K USD to this tournament, covering all seven competitive server regions based on population. Europe leads the way, with $14K USD going to the winning trio.

Here is the complete prize distribution per region:

Event Prizes – Europe

• 1st: $14,000
• 2nd: $6,500
• 3rd: $4,000
• 4th: $3,000
• 5th: $2,500
• 6th-10th: $2,000

Event Prizes – NA East

• 1st: $8,750
• 2nd: $4,100
• 3rd: $2,500
• 4th: $1,850
• 5th: $1,550
• 6th-10th: $1,250

Event Prizes – NA West

• 1st: $3,500
• 2nd: $1,650
• 3rd: $1,000
• 4th: $750
• 5th: $600
• 6th-10th: $500

Event Prizes – Brazil

• 1st: $3,500
• 2nd: $1,650
• 3rd: $1,000
• 4th: $750
• 5th: $600
• 6th-10th: $500

Event Prizes – Asia

• 1st: $2,500
• 2nd: $1,000
• 3rd: $650
• 4th: $450
• 5th: $400

Event Prizes – OCE

• 1st: $2,500
• 2nd: $1,000
• 3rd: $650
• 4th: $450
• 5th: $400

Event Prizes – Middle East

• 1st: $2,500
• 2nd: $1,000
• 3rd: $650
• 4th: $450
• 5th: $400

Be sure to start competing in Bugha’s Late Game tomorrow, July 20, when it becomes an option in the game. Again you’ll need to reach Champion League to qualify for this tournament.

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