Fortnite Welcomes Holiday Season with the $5M Frosty Frenzy Tournament

Published 12/14/2020, 9:44 AM EST

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Chapter 2 Season 5 has been nothing short of a hit on Fortnite as of now. And with the holiday season right around the corner, the iconic BR is here with a massive tournament to spice things up. In a recent blog post, Epic Games announced the Frosty Frenzy tournaments, which will have a prize pool of $5M. In addition to this, every participant will receive the Skull Claus Spray.

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What’s more, there is no minimum skill requirement. This tournament is open to everyone registered in the game, no matter what their skill level may be. Just gather your own trio and have at it! The Frosty Frenzy Tournament will begin on the 11th of December for the Middle East region, and on the 12th of December for the rest of the world.

However, note that the sessions on Day 1 will have a different scoring format than the sessions on Day 2. As for the detailed rules of the tournament, you can read them here.

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Fortnite is here with yet another massive tournament this holiday season

The tournament will span across two days for each server region. The entire tournament has been broken up into four sessions. Furthermore, each session will consist of two rounds. Note that only the top 500 teams from NAE, NAW, EU, and BR regions and the top 250 teams from OCE, Asia, and ME regions will be the ones to advance from Round 1 onto Round 2 in each session.

Here is the detailed distribution of points, from Epic’s own blog:

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  • Open League: Division I (0 – 249 Hype points (“Hype”)) 
    Division II (250 – 499 Hype)
    Division III (500 – 999 Hype)
    Division IV (1,000 – 1,499 Hype)
  • Contender League: Division I (1,500 – 2,499 Hype)
    Division II (2,500 – 3,999 Hype)
    Division III (4,000 – 5,999 Hype)
  • Champion League: Division I (6,000 – 11,999 Hype)
    Division II (12,000 – 15,999 Hype)
    Division III (16,000+ Hype)

Well, what are you waiting for? Gather your trio and get competing!

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Samyarup Chowdhury is an eSports author at EssentiallySports since June 2020. An avid gamer since his childhood, Samyarup has played many titles such as GTA Vice City, IGI, and FIFA, among others. Currently, he is a rather defensive fan of Valorant and the Assassin's Creed franchise.
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