{"id":7933,"date":"2019-08-08T00:32:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-08T00:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=7933"},"modified":"2020-10-05T22:04:04","modified_gmt":"2020-10-06T02:04:04","slug":"epic-announces-fortnite-champion-series-weekly-tournaments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/epic-announces-fortnite-champion-series-weekly-tournaments\/","title":{"rendered":"Epic announces Fortnite Champion Series weekly tournaments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Even before the dust has settled in New York following the first-ever Fortnite World Cup, a question mark has appeared over the future of <a href=\"\/fortnite-battle-royale\/\" title=\"Fortnite Battle Royale esports\">Fortnite esports<\/a> and what the second half of 2019 might bring.<\/p>\n<p>After a $100 million event, expectations are high as Epic Games looks to raise the bar for <a href=\"\/leagues\/\" title=\"Esports leagues and tournaments\">esports tournaments<\/a> worldwide.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/epic-games-reveal-fortnite-season-10-teasers\/\" title=\"Fortnite Season 10 teasers appear\">With the long-awaited launch of Fortnite Season X on Thursday, August 1<\/a>, we were also introduced to the Fortnite Champion Series &#8211; an in-game weekly tournament with dedicated prize pools and a leaderboard to track the progress and performance of each player. <\/p>\n<p>Like the Fortnite World Cup, this new game mode will feature online qualifiers every weekend that will lead the top teams to the Season X Championship in September. 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