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Fortnite's Summer Skirmish event is set to return any moment now with the Day 2 of Week 2.

For the second day in a row here are the rules:

Tthe player with the highest score after 10 Solo matches will be named the winner. Victory Royales and Eliminations in this competition will be scored to determine placement at the end of the event.

Victory Royale: +5 PointsEliminations:+1 Point20 Eliminations (game):+10 Points, $10,000

The top 20 players at the end of the Summer Skirmish will be competing for a slice of the $500K prize pool.

You can watch all the action from Day 2, just below via the embedded Twitch stream. And check out the

ORIGINAL STORY - Fortnite's Summer Skirmish series has returned for its second week with a few notable changes due to community feedback from the Duos tournament played last week as part of the first Summer Skirmish event on the 14th.

This weekend's Summer Skirmish tournament will feature a huge $1 million prize pool and will be played over two days, with different competitors participating each day.

The competitions are invite only and feature a variety of YouTubers, popular pro players, and top performers from previous in-game events.

In order to avoid the same lag issues as last week, Epic Games have switch this week's event to public servers rather than private matches.

The plan is for players to queue into 10 solo matches, and the Summer Skirmish scoring will be based on Victory Royales and Eliminations from each match.

In short though, the player with the highest score after 10 Solo matches will be named the winner.

The top 20 players at the end of the Week 2 Summer Skirmish will be awarded prize money.

For those curious keep reading to see how scoring and prize money is worked out:

HIGHEST SCORE WINS

The first competition will be played on Friday, July 20 at 2 PM PT / 5 PM ET / 21:00 BST and the second will be held on Saturday, July 21 at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET / 17:00 BST, both of which will be live-streamed on Fortnite's Twitch channel.

The player with the highest score after 10 Solo matches will be named the winner.

Victory Royales and Eliminations in this competition will be scored to determine placement at the end of the event.

The top 20 players at the end of the Summer Skirmish will be awarded. You can also check the top players here.Victory Royale: +5 PointsEliminations:+1 Point20 Eliminations (game):+10 Points, $10,000

The July 20 Summer Skirmish tournament features a $500K prize pool. Below is the breakdown for how the prize money will be divided among the top 20 players.

(Top 20 at time of writing)

ALSO - iDroPz_BoDiEs had the most eliminations (24) taking home the bonus 50k.

“Grab your gear, drop in and start training.

“Since the launch of Fortnite Battle Royale we’ve watched the passion for community competition grow and can’t wait to empower you to battle with the best.

“In the 2018 - 2019 season, Epic Games will provide $100,000,000 to fund prize pools for Fortnite competitions.

“We’re getting behind competitive play in a big way, but our approach will be different - we plan to be more inclusive, and focused on the joy of playing and watching the game.”