The World Cup finals stage in New York
The finals of the Fortnite World Cup are taking place in a stadium in New York, with the winner set to earn more prize money than Simona Halep and Novak Djokovic won as Wimbledon champions.
Forty million players attempted to qualify over 10 weeks of online competition but only 100 finalists have a shot at winning the $3m (£2.4m) prize at Flushing Meadows.
The prize pool is the biggest ever for an e-sports event, with $30m to be awarded in total. All finalists will take home at least $50,000 and the runner-up, as well as third and fourth-placed finishers, will all become millionaires.
Fifteen-year-old player Benjy Fish – his player name is Benjyfishy – from Sunbury is one of a handful of British gamers to make it to the finals.
Speaking at his New York hotel, he said it’s the culmination of eight hours of practise every day for the last five months. If he wins, he plans to buy a house for his family. But he admits to being nervous.
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“It will be a bit different when I’m on the stage because I’ve never been on a huge stage like that before,” he said.
“I’ve only ever played in my bedroom so it will be different but right now, I’m really confident because I’ve been training so much. For the last two weeks, I’ve put in about 12 hours of training every day.”
Another fancied British player is 14-year-old Kyle Jackson. Known as Mongraal, he’s been a pro player since he was 13.
“It’s a lot more serious than people think,” he said.
“It took a lot of work to qualify so it’s not just playing the game for fun. I’ve played at least 8-10 hours a day for consecutive months to be here.”
Kyle Jackson, known on Fortnite as Mongraal, is confident he will do well
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