Everything About the Fortnite Cash Cups Season 4

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Fortnite Cash Cups come to all regions (Image credit: Riot Games)

Fortnite Chapter 2, Season 4, Cash Cups are here and we have all the important details that will let you compete in them. The competitive Fortnite format for this FNCS is Trios and the Cash Cups are no different. Start competing now from September 14, 2020.

Fortnite Competitive released the fine print regarding its Cash Cups and all the detail can be found on Epic's competitive page, but fairing warning it's a massive wall of text. So, Instead of reading that! - We have you covered on all the important details about the Cash Cup in an easy and quick infosheet.

Each Region Has a Cash Cup:

  • September 14: Paradox’s Platform Cup
  • September 15: Castor’s Contender Cup
  • September 15: Chopper’s Champion Cup
  • September 21: Paradox’s Platform Cup
  • September 22: Castor’s Contender Cup

The Cash Cup Format

The Cash Cups take place on PC or console( Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch and Mobile). If you play on PC you will only play against other PC players. If you play on console, then you will only play versus other console players. So however you play Fortnite, you are able to compete in a Cash Cup.

Keep in mind that each Cup may take up to three hours and participants may play in a maximum of 10 matches for that cup. Whoever are the top point earners those ten matches are declared the winners.

Cups are scored in the following way:

Platform Cups

  • A Victory Royale: 4 points
  • 2nd: 11 points
  • 3rd: 10 points
  • 4th - 5th: 9 points
  • 6th - 10th: 8 points
  • 11th - 15th: 7 points
  • 16th - 20th: 6 points
  • 21st - 25th: 5 points
  • 26th - 30th: 4 points
  • 31st - 40th: 3 points
  • 41st - 50th: 2 points
  • 51st - 75th: 1 point

Each Elimination: 1 point, capped at 20 elimination points per match

Contender and Champion Cups are scored in the same way

  • A Victory Royale: 14 points
  • 2nd: 11 points
  • 3rd: 9 points
  • 4th: 8 points
  • 5th: 7 points
  • 6th: 6 points
  • 7th - 8th: 5 points
  • 9th - 10th: 4 points
  • 11th - 13th: 3 points
  • 14th - 17th: 2 points
  • 18th - 25th: 1 point

Each Elimination: 1 point, capped at 20 elimination points per match

How to Qualify for a Cash Cup

There are three different kinds of Cash Cups you can enter or qualify for:

  • Platform Cup participants must be Contender League (Division I, II, or III) or higher within Arena in their region
  • Contender Cup participants must be Contender League (Division I, II, or III) or higher within Arena in their respective region
  • Champion Cup participates must either rank in the Champion League (Division I, II, or III) within Arena or have a Champion League Eligibility Token in their respective region

Champion League Eligibility Tokens are won by placing in the top standings of a Contender Cup and not awarded in the Platform Cups. The top standings change based on the region you compete in. Find all the details below which are sorted by region.

Each Region's Prize Breakown

Europe Cash Cups

The Platform Cups pay out the top 20 players but do not award a Champion Cup token

Contender Cup

  • 1st $3,000
  • 2nd $2,700
  • 3rd $2,400
  • 4th $2,100
  • 5th $1,800
  • 6th $1,500
  • 7th $1,200
  • 8th $900
  • 9th $750
  • 10th $600

*The Top Ten Recieve a Champion League Event Eligibility Token

Champion Cup (Europe)

  • 1st $12,000
  • 2nd $10,500
  • 3rd $9,000
  • 4th $6,000
  • 5th $4,500
  • 6th $3,600
  • 7th $2,700
  • 8th $2,100
  • 9th $1,500
  • 10th $1,200
  • 11th-14th $900
  • 15th-30th $600

NA East Cash Cups

The Platform Cups pay out the top 15 players but do not award a Champion Cup token.

Contender Cups

  • 1st $2,100
  • 2nd $1,800
  • 3rd $1,500
  • 4th $1,200
  • 5th $1,050
  • 6th $900
  • 7th $750
  • 8th $600*The Top 10 Recieve a Champion League Event Eligibility Token

Champion Cup (NA East)

  • 1st $9,000
  • 2nd $7,500
  • 3rd $6,000
  • 4th $4,500
  • 5th $3,600
  • 6th $3,000
  • 7th $1,800
  • 8th $1,500
  • 9th $1,200
  • 10th $900
  • 11th-14th $600

NA West Cash Cups

The Platform Cups pay out the top 10 players but do not award a Champion Cup token.

Contender Cups

  • 1st $1,200
  • 2nd $1,050
  • 3rd $900
  • 4th $750
  • 5th $600

*The Top 5 Recieve a Champion League Event Eligibility Token

Champion Cup (Na West)

  • 1st $3,600
  • 2nd $3,000
  • 3rd $2,400
  • 4th $2,100
  • 5th $1,800
  • 6th $1,500
  • 7th $1,200
  • 8th $900
  • 9th $750
  • 10th $600

The Brazil Cash Cups

The Platform Cups pay out the top 10 players but do not award a Champion Cup token.

The Contender Cups

  • 1st $1,200
  • 2nd $1,050
  • 3rd $900
  • 4th $750
  • 5th $600

*The Top 5 Recieve a Champion League Event Eligibility Token

Champion Cup (Brazil)

  • 1st $3,600
  • 2nd $3,000
  • 3rd $2,400
  • 4th $2,100
  • 5th $1,800
  • 6th $1,500
  • 7th $1,200
  • 8th $900
  • 9th $750
  • 10th $600

The Asia Cash Cups

The Platform Cups pay out the top 5 players but do not award a Champion Cup token.

Contender Cup

  • 1st $900
  • 2nd $750
  • 3rd $600

*The Top 3 Recieve a Champion League Event Eligibility Token

Champion Cup - Asia

  • 1st $1,800
  • 2nd $1,500
  • 3rd $1,200
  • 4th $1,050
  • 5th $900
  • 6th $750
  • 7th $600

The OCE Cash Cups

The Platform Cups pay out the top 5 players but do not award a Champion Cup token.

Contender Cup

  • 1st $900
  • 2nd $750
  • 3rd $600

*The Top 3 Recieve a Champion League Event Eligibility Token

Champions Cup (OCE)

  • 1st $1,800
  • 2nd $1,500
  • 3rd $1,200
  • 4th $1,050
  • 5th $900
  • 6th $750
  • 7th $600

The ME Cash Cups

The Platform Cups pay out the top 5 players but do not award a Champion Cup token.

Contender Cup

  • 1st $900
  • 2nd $750
  • 3rd $600

*The Top 3 Recieve a Champion League Event Eligibility Token

Champion Cups (ME)

  • 1st $1,800
  • 2nd $1,500
  • 3rd $1,200
  • 4th $1,050
  • 5th $900
  • 6th $750
  • 7th $600

It doesn't matter where you live or how you play Fortnite because Epic Games has a Cash Cup ready for you! So jump in-game and sign up before it is too late and remember each Cash Cup can be entered via the Arena lobby if you have a high enough rank. The start time for each Cup will be listed on the Arean page and should correspond with your local timezone.

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