Teens rule at $30 million Fortnite World Cup, game gets a Season 10 teaser
A trio of teens took the top awards at the Fortnite World Cup this weekend in New York. At the biggest "Fortnite" tournament to date, with $30 million in prizes awarded, Kyle "Bugha" Giersdorf, 16, won $3 million Sunday by beating 99 others for the solo title. Those 100 made the cut from the 40 million players globally who initially entered the competition. The previous day, Emil "Nyhrox" Bergquist Pedersen, 16, of Norway and Thomas "Aqua" Arnould, 17, of Austria won $1.5 million each when they were crowned the top duo. Need more evidence that esports is big business?
Jul-29-2019, 04:17:17 GMT
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