The 2024 Esports World Cup continues into August with Fortnite, with 16 teams and 64 players battling for the lion’s share of a massive million-dollar prize pool from Aug. 8.
This isn’t the regular battle royale version of Fortnite we know and love though. This time, there’s going to be a slight twist for the Esports World Cup. 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
The Fortnite Esports World Cup 2024 events sees 16 teams of four go head-to-head, but this won’t be your normal event of battle royale action. Instead, EWC will use the UEFN Creator to simulate classic modes like Capture the Flag, Hardpoint, and Shrinking Zone teams will need to navigate to claim victory.
Groups sees the teams divided into four groups of four that will each play out a GSL-style double-elimination bracket. The two that emerge from that stage will then be seeded into the 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
Thursday, Aug. 8
- 7am: Group A opening matches
- Falcons vs. DRAGONS
- XSET vs. ZETA
- 8:30am: Group B opening matches
- Exceed vs. PWR
- Gaimin Gladiators vs. Al Ula
- 10am: Group A – winners match
- Winner proceeds to playoffs.
- 10am: Group B – winners match
- Winner proceeds to playoffs.
- 11:30am: Group C opening matches
- Karmine Corp vs. KS7
- Fnatic vs. R8 Esports
- 1pm: Group D opening matches
- HEROIC vs. w7m
- BIG vs. Dignitas
- 2:30pm: Group C winners match
- Winner proceeds to playoffs.
- 2:30pm: Group D winners match
- Winner proceeds to playoffs.
Friday, Aug. 9
- 10am: Group A – elimination match
- 10am: Group B – elimination match
- 11:30am: Group C – elimination match
- 11:30am: Group D – elimination match
- 1pm: Group A – decider match
- Winner proceeds to playoffs, loser is eliminated.
- 1pm: Group B – decider match
- Winner proceeds to playoffs, loser is eliminated.
- 2:30pm: Group C – decider match
- Winner proceeds to playoffs, loser is eliminated.
- 2:30pm: Group D – decider match
- Winner proceeds to playoffs, loser is eliminated.
Playoffs
Saturday, Aug. 10
- 10am: TBD vs. TBD
- Winner proceeds to semifinals.
- 11:30am: TBD vs. TBD
- Winner proceeds to semifinals.
- 1pm: TBD vs. TBD
- Winner proceeds to semifinals.
- 2:30pm: TBD vs. TBD
- Winner proceeds to semifinals.
Sunday, Aug. 11
- 10am: TBD vs. TBD
- Winner proceeds to grand final.
- 12pm: TBD vs. TBD
- Winner proceeds to grand final.
- 2:30pm: TBD vs. TBD
Esports World Cup Fortnite 2024 streams: How to watch
The Esports World Cup Fortnite tournament will be streamed live on Twitch and YouTube across multiple streams. You can check out the main broadcast once the event kicks off, or the two streams above that will run simultaneously throughout the week’s competition.
If you missed a match, full replays will be made available on their respective channels at the end of each matchday. More streams including coverage in other languages can be found on Liquipedia.
