18-year-old Sean “Coop” Cooper is a professional Fortnite player from the United States. He started his career in September 2019 with Team Evade which lasted till February of the next year. After that, he played for Overtime NA, as well as Optimal Ambition. After a course of successful results, in October 2020 he was called up by G2 to represent them in North American Fortnite tournaments.
Here are some of his best achievements:
1st at FNCS Chapter 2 Season 3 Grand Finals NA East – 16th August 2020 – $50,000
1st in DreamHack Open August 2020: NA East – 21st August 2020 – $10,000
2nd at FNCS Chapter 2 Season 2 Week 2: NA East – 29th March 2020 – $2,100
This is what Coop said following the departure announcement:
“This is not gonna stop my grind, I’m fully motivated with streaming and grinding the game, I have a good trio and duo and I’m gonna work harder than ever to be back, love u all who still gonna support me, thank you.”
Community reaction
The community was quite split when they first saw the news. Some were disappointed and sad that he is leaving the team, but there were others that pointed out that he hadn’t had a high placement in Fortnite events for a very long time.
Coop will now be searching for a new team to represent in the upcoming Fortnite events. We’re sure that with his talent and experience he can find a new home soon.
Only yesterday, Epic Games came out of nowhere with an immediate event announcement. Accordingly, the Console Champions Cup has been announced for next week and we’ve got the full scoop for you below. Indeed, read on for a quick esportsguide event previe!
Fortnite Console Champions Cup – Quick Facts
Credits: Epic Games
Prize Pool: $250,000
Dates: May 14-16th
Participant: Open Event for Consoles
Regions: EU, NAE, NAW, BR, Asia, Middle East and OCE
The community is certainly reeling at this new announcement. Indeed, the Open format means that literally anyone can show up and take the prize money.
Specifically, the prize money will be split as follows:
Furthermore, the points system is also very complicated and it just might be worth explaining to our viewers. Across the Four Rounds, points will work differently:
Rounds 1-3; each elimination is 1 point, positions are as follow. First (25), 2nd (20), 3rd (16), 4th (14), 5th (13), 6th (12), 7th (11) and so on down to 17th receiving 1 point.
Round 4; each elimination is 2 points, positions are as follow. First (30). 2nd (26). 3rd (24), 4th (22), 5th (21), 6th (20) going all the way down to 18th-24th earning 5 points.
Razer – a manufacturer of gaming peripherals, is making waves into esports. Yes, over the past years, they’ve been present with multiple esports sponsorships. However, now they’re taking it to a new level with the announced Razer Invitational 2021 – North America. Read on for the quick briefing!
Razer Invitational 2021 – Details
The Razer Invitational 2021 is an open event hosting multiple different esports titles. So far, titles such as Fornite, Rainbow Six Siege and Brawl Stars have been confirmed. Beyond the typical prize pools of $30,000, some sick peripherals are also on the line too.
Kicking off on May 8th, they’re focusing on the NA region, with the areas of US, Canada and Mexico. This follows up from the Razer Invitational 2020 which didn’t include NA prior, rather focusing on other continents.
Indeed, further showing progress, the Razer Invitational is celebrating esports across console, PC and mobile platforms all at once. Everything will be streamed for everyone to enjoy.
Accordingly, in an insightful interview with EsportsInsider, the Senior Global Esports Lead at Razer had the following to comment:
“It has now grown into a global phenomenon that represents inclusivity within the esports community. After a very successful Season 2020, we continue our vision for esports with an even bigger Season 2021, making competitive tournament play accessible to everyone around the world
Credits: EsportsInsider – Khang Thai Senior Global Esports Lead
Overall, be sure to visit the original article for the further insight.
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Epic Games announce new format for FNCS Chapter 2 Season 6
Open Qualifiers
As stated by the new format, there will be 3 weeks of open qualifiers, having 4 rounds each week. The teams of trios battle it out each round to try and make it into the 4th qualifier. There, the top 3 trios get a spot in the finals at the end of the season. Those who do not make it have the option to take another shot at it in the next open qualifier. Points are given out at the very end of each qualifier and depend on the team’s placement for that overall round.
Semi-Finals
In the Semi-Finals, the top 99 trios from the qualifiers are invited. They split into 3 different groups (called heats) and take each other on for 6 straight rounds. Then after all 6 rounds conclude, the top 6 teams of each heat, head into the Grand Finals. As a bonus, teams that place between 7th and 17th get a spot into the Reboot round.
Credits: Epic Games
Reboot Round
In this type of round, the main thing that counts is securing the victory royale. In total, 3 games play out, meaning that the 3 teams that win a game advance onto the Grand Finals. Obviously, if a team wins, they drop from the playing pool during the Reboot round.
Grand Finals
As stated by Epic, the Grand Finals will play out between the 29th and 30th of May 2021. The event will go on for 2 consecutive days having 6 games each day for a total of 12 rounds in total. The team with the highest points after all those rounds is declared Chapter 2 Season 6 champions.
If after reading all of this, you still don’t understand how it will play out, check out the below video. Here, Zeke highlights the main changes to the format and how it will all play out:
If you were having trouble following the FNCS format this season, we've got Zeke to break it all down for you đź“‹ pic.twitter.com/VjmAe5QnFm
Team Liquid Adding Scoped to Fortnite team – Who is he?
Scoped is an up and coming 17-year-old Fortnite professional player from North America. He started competing in Fortnite competitions during 2019, and despite his great results, he never represented any esports organisation in Fortnite. He’s shaken up the North American rankings drastically in 2020, and continues to do so in 2021. Over the course of his 3 years competing in the battle royale, he has achieved an approximate total of $46,450 in esports earnings!
Here are some of his best achievements in Fortnite:
6th in FNCS Chapter 2 Season 2 Grand Finals NA East – 24th May 2020 – $23,000
4th at FNCS Chapter 2 Season 2 Invitational Week 2 NA East – 17th May 2020 – $8,250
1st at Fortnite Cash Cups: Chapter 2 Season 2 Week 2 NA East – $2,600
2 weeks ago, Team Liquid announced the departure of 2 of their players, Alex “Fiber” Bonetello, and River “Riversan” Handley. Another departure that occurred was when Cented got poached by FaZe Clan, leaving the Team LiquidFortnite with only a single member, Stretch.
What’s next?
Now what’s next is for Team Liquid to bring on a couple of other players to refill this Fortnite lineup. Team Liquid have continuously shown their interest in Fortnite competition, and will probably continue to support it till the esport dies.
TSM have announced that they are opting to re-enter the competitive Fortnite scene with their brand new signing of Co1azo. Here is their announcement below:
22-year-old Co1azo is a professional Fortnite player from North America. He is widely recognized as one of the game’s best controller players and has made a name for himself in recent NA-East Fortnite tournaments. He started competing back in 2019, representing team Evade. Then, he went on to play for Overtime NA, as well as Team Kungarna NA, and now he’s determined to get TSM back on top! Here are some of his best results:
1st in FNCS Chapter 2 Season 5 Qualifiers 2 NA East – 21st February 2021
13th at FNCS Chapter 2 Season 5 Heat 2 NA East – 6th March 2021
18th in FNCS Chapter 2 Season 5 Qualifiers 1 NA East – 14th February 2021Â
TSM’s current competitive Fortnite roster consists of the following:
Cole “Co1azo”
Sardar “Ops” Ghafoor
Anthony “Zexrow” Colandro
Community Reaction
TSM has a long history with the North American Fortnite scene, and they’ve recently temporarily exited it. The Fortnite scene is quite plain with how it reacts to certain things. And this was evident with the reaction that TSM / Fortnite fans had towards the announcement. A couple of people argued that it was dumb of TSM to drop players like SAF, MackWood, as well as Commandment and then “downgrade” to a player like Co1azo. Despite Co1azo’s lack of experience, it does bring up the question as to what led TSM towards this decision.
The competitiveFortnitescene continues to support massively online and open events for the community. Accordingly, the recent FNCS Grand Finals were a massive success. Specifically, Chapter 2 Season 5 concluded with crowning several regional champions. Here at esportsguide, we’ve listed them all in one article!
FNCS Grand Finals – Naming the Victors
Credits: Epic Games
We’ll be going by region and presenting the podium finishing teams of three:
Europe: 1st (Hen, Jannisz, Chapix)
NA East: 1st (Slackes, Acorn, Jahq)
NA West: 1st (Arkhram, rehx, EpikWhale)
Brazil: 1st (Caude, Seeyun, KING)
Oceania: 1st (Muz, looter, SpeedyND)
Middle East: 1st (KuKi, Phantom, Nyle)
According to my calculation, over $2,800,000 were up for grabs over these past few days for Fortnite! That’s simply astonishing. Beyond the prize and the incredible level of competition, the viewership seemed to impress too, with statistics yet to be released.
So what’s next for competitive Fortnite?
Credits: Epic Games
Well, the community is either expecting an additional Season for Chapter 2 or potentially, a whole new Season to enjoy. And who knows? Perhaps this is all building up to a potential Fortnite World Cup this year, though Epic Games are wisely holding back with regards to making any promises like last year.
Regardless, these named victors, in desperate need of team names, will look forward to maintaining this newfound momentum.
19-year-old Evan “Cented” Barron is an extremely young and talented Fortnite professional player from Canada. He kicked off his career in 2019 under team Polar Ace, and slowly improved enough to impress the guys over at Team Liquid. He spent around 2 years with the Liquid organization, and he’s gotten some hefty wins under his belt.
Credits: Team Liquid
Here are some of Cented’s best achievements in Fortnite:
2nd at the FNCS Chapter 2 Season 4 Grand Finals NA EAST – 1st November 2020 – $17,000
1st in FNCS Season X Week 5 NA West – 15th September 2019 – $8,000
1st at FNCS Season X Week 3 NA West – 1st September 2019 – $8,000
What’s next?
This is FaZe Clan’s first addition in a very long while… April 6th in fact, when Bizzle joined the team. It’s very interesting to see that FaZe are still heavily passionate about Fortnite, and the benefits of being in such an esport.
Cented already made a name for himself in the past under Team Liquid. Now, alongside his new teammates over at FaZe Clan, he’s looking to increase his current esports earnings, along with a couple of trophies from upcoming events.
This weekend, the FNCS Chapter 2 Season 5 Grand Finals are taking place. Here we’ll see a combination of talents within the current Fortnite scene battling it all out for a huge some of money, as well as the title of being champions. Here below is all the information about the event, and how to watch it.
All of the players that qualified for the grand finals are able to participate after getting good results in the qualifiers prior to the main event.
Credits: Epic Games
FNCS Chapter 2 Season 5 Grand Finals Prize distribution
The FNCS Chapter 2 Season 5 main event will have $3,000,000 in terms of prize pool. This is how it will be distributed, sorted by region (only showing top 3):
Europe – $1,350,000 total
1st – $300,000
2nd – $210,000
3rd – 135,000
North America East – $690,000 total
1st – $150,000
2nd – $105,000
3rd – $69,000
North America West – $300,000 total
1st – $75,000
2nd – $48,000
3rd – $30,000
Brazil – $300,000 total
1st – $75,000
2nd – $48,000
3rd – $30,000
Asia – $150,000 total
1st – $36,000
2nd – $24,000
3rd – $15,000
Middle East – $120,000 total
1st – $30,000
2nd – $19,500
3rd – $12,000
Oceania – $90,000 total
1st – $22,500
2nd – $15,000
3rd – $9,000
Tournament Format for FNCS Chapter 2 Season 5 Grand Finals
The format for the Grand finals is very simple. 33 teams from each region will have 12 matches to play in the span of 2 days (6 matches each day) to get the highest points possible. Alongside the sum of money that the top 3 will win, they will also get an automatic qualification for the Chapter 2 Season 6 FNCS Finals.
Credits: Epic Games
Teams Participating
In most Fortnite events, especially Trios, participants prefer to pair up with teammates that they have good chemistry with, other than the players in the same team. For example, Guild Esports duo of Flikk and Anas, alongside Gamma Gaming player Th0masHD.
Schedule list
The event is set to start on the 12th of March starting with the Middle East. The event will then go on for the entire weekend, concluding on Sunday the 14th for all regions. All of the other regions will kick off their event on Saturday the 13th and will have 6 matches each day. Here’s a brief rundown of how it will play out:
Europe:
Saturday, 13th March
7pm-10pm CET
Sunday, 14th March
7pm-10pm CET
North America East:
Saturday, 13th March
5pm-8pm ET
Sunday, 14th March
5pm-8pm ET
North America West:
Saturday, 13th March
5pm-8pm PT
Sunday, 14th March
5pm-8pm PT
Brazil:
Saturday, 13th March
4pm-7pm BRT
Sunday, 14th March
4pm-7pm BRT
Asia:
Saturday, 13th March
5pm-8pm JST
Sunday, 14th March
5pm-8pm JST
Middle East:
Saturday, 13th March
4pm-7pm GST
Sunday, 14th March
4pm-7pm GST
Oceania:
Saturday, 13th March
4pm-7pm AEST
Sunday, 14th March
4pm-7pm AEST
Streaming platform list
For the most part, the event will be streamed on the main Fortnite twitch channel. However, Epic Games are expanding their broadcasting options by adding on French, German, and Spanish coverage for Europe. All of the other regions will get their very own dedicated coverage, which will overall increase coverage on a global basis.
Watch the FNCS Chapter 2 Season 5 Grand Finals stream on esportsguide.com
You can also watch the FNCS Chapter 2 Season 5 main live stream via our very own website. Providing an extensive list of the biggest esports together with streams for each esports match live today or upcoming matches.
With so many talented Fortnite players hungry to win and grab their sweet cash, it can be very hard to predict who will come out on top. It’s also especially hard when you consider that there are a lot of random factors in a battle royale. That being said, looking back at recent results, we can determine that the Guild Esports duo of Flikk and Anas, alongside Gamma Gaming player, Th0masHD have the highest odds of making it big in Europe. In NAE however, we’ve got players like Clix, Bugha and Bizzle leading the pack. Then in NAW, we can consider Favs, Jay and wavyjacob to have a splendid result in the grand finals.
Be sure to keep yourself updated with www.esportsguide.com for all your esports news!
Former Fortnite pro player Cloakzy has announced on his stream that he is mutually parting ways with FaZe Clan after 4 years under their brand. Here is his announcement:
Who is Cloakzy?
Dennis “cloakzy” Lepore is a 26-year-old esports athlete who stunned the world during his time in the competitive Fortnite scene. In June of 2019 he announced his retirement and focused on full-time streaming and creating content.
Here are some of his biggest achievements in Fortnite:
1st at Fortnite Fall Skirmish: Week 6 – TwitchCon Finals – 28th October 2018 – $255,000
2nd in Fortnite Summer Skirmish: Week 2 – North America – 20th July 2018 – $48,000
9th in Fortnite World Cup Finals – Celebrity Pro-Am – 26th July 2019 – $20,000
Credits: Epic Games
Cloakzy parting ways with FaZe Clan – Why is this big news?
The main storyline of this entire situation happened all in June 2019, where Cloakzy tried his best to get away from the FaZe organization. Despite all his tries, FaZe denied any sort of contract buyout or method of free agency, and kept him under his 4-year contract, which he signed in 2017. Now, finally, Cloakzy can return to compete in any game he wishes, and hopefully find a new home soon.
Along with his announcement, he also took to twitter to formally apologize to FaZe Clan, for all the negative comments he had said in the past:
I want to apologize for everything negative I've said about FaZe Clan as we worked through my contract. I am grateful for everything they've done for me, and am happy we have come to an agreement to part ways. I wish nothing but the best for everyone over at FaZe.
In his announcement he goes to say that he doesn’t have an idea on which game to focus on next when it comes to competition. However, one can identify that Cloakzy will either pursue a career in Warzone, VALORANT or even return to Fortnite. We’ll have to wait and see how it all plays out in the end, but until then… Be sure to visit www.esportsguide.com for more esports news!
