Epic Games announced this week the specifics of their very first contest, the 2019 Fortnite World Cup, the details released included how you can qualify, dates of the qualifiers, and how the prize money would be split between winners and runners-up.

First, 10 weekly online open qualifiers will be held, starting April 13th and running until June 16th. Each qualifying match will have a pool of $1 Million, with payouts being split widely within the games.

This culminates in the World Cup Final held in New York on July 26-28. In attendance will be the top-qualifying 100 Solo players and 50 Duo teams. Here the remaining $30 Million pool is distributed further, with every qualifying player walking away with at least $50 Thousand, and the Solo Champion taking $3 Million.

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The announcement was initially made in May last year during their Pro Tournament at E3 in Los Angeles' Banc of California Stadium. Epic would be hosting their own event, titled the Fortnite World Cup, and the prize pool would be a staggering $100 Million - The biggest prize pool in competitive gaming history.