The 2019 Fortnite World Cup is almost here. Epic Games is handing out $30 million in total cash prizes for the event after already giving away $10 million during the World Cup qualifiers.

Qualifying is over now and Epic Games has released a few more details about the huge event. We've compiled all of the information you need to know about the Fortnite World Cup below including the date, time, full schedule, prize pool and the players involved.

Some big names were unable to qualify such as Ninja, Poach, Liquid Chap, 72hrs, Cloak, Symfuhny, NICKMERCS, SypherPK and others. But even without some the stars, there are plenty of talented people competing in this tournament.

Fortnite World Cup live stream

Epic Games will be streaming the event on Twitch, Youtube, Twitter, Facebook, and within the game itself. We've embedded their Twitch channel above where you can watch the Finals live once they begin on July 26, with matches starting at 1 p.m. ET.

When is the Fortnite World Cup?

Date

Friday, July 26

Saturday, July 27

Sunday, July 28

Time

Show: 12:30 p.m. ET

Matches: 1 p.m. ET

Location

New York City

Fortnite World Cup schedule

Day 1 - July 26

1:00 pm. ET - Creative Finals start

4:00 p.m. ET - Celebrity Pro-Am starts

Here are more details regarding the Celebrity Pro-Am.

Day 2 - July 27

1:00 p.m. ET - Duos Finals start

4:45 p.m. ET - Duos Finals winners ceremony

Day 3 - July 28

1:00 p.m. ET - Solos Finals start

4:45 p.m. ET - Duos Finals winners ceremony

Fortnite World Cup prize pool

Solos

Placement Prize Money 1st $3,000,000 2nd $1,800,000 3rd $1,200,000 4th $1,050,000 5th $900,000 6th $600,000 7th $525,000 8th $375,000 9th $300,000 10th $225,000 11th-15th $150,000 12th-20th $112,500 21st-100th $50,000

Duos

Placement Prize Money 1st $3,000,000 2nd $2,250,000 3rd $1,800,000 4th $1,500,000 5th $900,000 6th $450,000 7th $375,000 8th $375,000 9th $225,000 10th $225,000 11th-50th $100,000

As we mentioned before, $30 million is being handed out to the World Cup Finals competitors. The winners for Solo and Duos win $3 million (with Duos being split $1.5M each) and everyone being guaranteed at least $50,000.

Who is competing in the Fortnite World Cup?

We have a full list of everyone who earned a spot in the Fortnite World Cup here.

The list is broken down by weekly winners in both Solo and Duos.

Fortnite World Cup rules

Solos

Format

Solo players will battle it out to gain points in a series of six matches. Solo players will be ranked on a leaderboard based on the scoring system listed below. At the conclusion of six matches, the top ranked Solo players will be awarded prizes based on his or her placement on the leaderboard

Scoring System

Victory Royale: 10 Points

2nd - 5th: 7 Points

6th - 15th: 5 Points

16th - 25th: 3 Points

Each Elimination: 1 Point

Tiebreakers

Tiebreakers will be determined in the order presented here: (1) total points scored; (2) total Victory Royales in the session; (3) average eliminations in the session; (4) average placement per match in the session; finally (5) a coin flip.

Duos

Format

Duos teams will battle it out to gain points in a series of six matches. Duos teams will be ranked on the leaderboard based on the scoring system listed below. At the conclusion of six matches, the top ranked Duos teams will be awarded prizes based on their placement on the leaderboard.

Scoring System

Victory Royale: 10 Points

2nd - 5th: 7 Points

6th - 10th: 5 Points

11th - 15th: 3 Points

Each Elimination: 1 Point

Tiebreakers

Tiebreakers will be determined in the order presented here: (1) total points scored; (2) total Victory Royales in the session; (3) average eliminations in the session; (4) average placement per match in the session; finally (5) a coin flip.