The Fortnite FNCS Global Championship 2026 is here, and some of the best players from around the world are ready to face off to try to win a share of the $2,000,000 prize pool. What began in April earlier this year saw thousands of players go through the gauntlet, which included two Majors and a LAN event. Out of that, only 100 of the very best have made it to the finals.
As compared to FNCS Global Championship 2025, which was Trios, the format has been reworked into a Duos setting. The 50 teams from Europe, NA Central, NA West, Brazil, Asia, the Middle East, and Oceania are going to battle it out for a chance to be crowned FNCS Champions for 2026.
FNCS Globals 2026 Live Scoreboard Day 1
As the matches progress, the Fortnite Global Championship 2026 scoreboard will be updated. This lets you keep track of your favorite Duos and see how they are faring in their matches.
Don’t be disheartened if they don’t perform well in the first few rounds, as fortune can always change in the second half. Here’s how the scoreboard looks as matches are underway on Day 1 of the FNCS Globals 2026:
Place Team / Player Points VRs Matches Elims 1 JannisZ, Rax 132 1 2 11 2 Scroll, Sky 116 0 2 8 3 yuma, Koyota 105 1 2 10 4 charyy, Kami 104 1 2 10 5 Curve, Higgs 89 0 2 6 6 Demus, Darm 80 0 2 8 7 Diguera, mack 80 0 2 6 8 Eomzo, josh 70 0 2 6 9 Rapid, Clix 76 0 2 8 10 shxrk, t3eny 76 0 2 8 11 Zynox, Velofps 72 0 2 3 12 Phazma, Crusades 64 0 2 5 13 Cr1nge, Twi 64 0 2 4 14 Ghonzo, IDrop 58 0 2 5 15 Cringe, 1Lusha 58 0 2 5 16 Tjino, PabloWingu 56 0 2 4 17 SwizzY, Pixie 56 0 2 2 18 Nxthan, Nebs 54 0 2 3 19 Veno, Ajerss 52 0 2 6 20 Malibuca, vic0 52 0 2 5 21 Encrypted, Hcube 50 0 2 3 22 Firen, pixx 48 0 2 3 23 Syaaz, Scary 44 0 2 5 24 Nociff, Izzi 38 0 2 4 25 Smiky, 5aald 36 0 2 4 26 EpikWhale, PXMP 36 0 2 1 27 Pinq, Rura 34 0 2 2 28 Boltz, Acorn 32 0 2 4 29 Romero, Lewa 30 0 2 3 30 FoCuS, Th0masHD 30 0 2 0 31 Minipiyo, FuuKun 26 0 2 2 32 Cooper, Reet 20 0 2 3 33 Huty, F1shyX 18 0 2 2 34 Grx, Randu 18 0 2 2 35 Kraez, Kingaling 16 0 2 2 36 Solvey, Sazers 16 0 2 0 37 Rise, Muz 14 0 2 3 38 Julle, tidi 14 0 2 3 39 Mshary, SaLva 12 0 2 3 40 Cold, Ritual 8 0 2 2 41 fant, Volko 8 0 2 2 42 Vergo, Shadow 8 0 2 2 43 Chap, Flickzy 8 0 2 2 44 Peterbot, Pollo 8 0 2 0 45 phoenix, Retro 8 0 2 0 46 Golden, Ozone 4 0 2 0 47 Resignz, Tinka 0 0 2 0 48 Seyyto, Momsy 0 0 2 0 49 slepzi, Wagers 0 0 2 0 50 Khanada, Ark 0 0 2 0
Fortnite Global Championship 2026 Venue, Format, and Schedule
The Fortnite Global Championship 2026 is being hosted at the Lotto Arena in Antwerp, Belgium, from September 26 to September 27. The Globals take place from 10 AM to 3:30 PM ET (4 PM to 9:30 PM CET) each day.
Participants play six Battle Royale Duos matches each day, totalling 12 matches over both days. Teams earn points based on placement and eliminations in every match. The cumulative points across both days determine the final leaderboard placement, which decides the winner of the FNCS Globals 2026.
That said, “Game 1” starts at 11 AM ET (5 PM CEST) on both days, and after three Games there is an intermission of 20 minutes. The last three Games are played thereafter, following which Day 1 comes to an end. To know more about the schedule and timing, you can check out our Fortnite FNCS Global Championship 2026 countdown timer.
It’s highly unlikely that there are going to be changes to this schedule, as it has been planned months in advance. Besides, with Fortnitemares 2026 release on October 1, Epic Games can’t have any delays, as events are going to overlap.
Full Fortnite Global Championship 2026 Roster and Prize Pool
Participating Teams in FNCS Globals 2026
As mentioned, there are a total of 50 Duos that are competing at Lotto Arena in Antwerp, Belgium, with the majority of them being from Europe and NA Central. Here is the list of all of the teams participating in Fortnite FNCS Global Championship 2026:
Europe (21)
- vic0, Malibuca
- Shxrk, t3eny
- Sky, Scroll
- SwizzY, Pixie
- Darm, demus
- Syaaz, Scaryy
- Focus, Th0masHD
- Tjino, PabloWingu
- Chap, Flickzy
- Charyy, Kami
- Cr1nge, Twi
- IDrop, Ghonzo
- Velo, Zynox
- Rax, JannisZ
- Tidi, Julle
- Fant, Hlechis
- Nebs, Nxthan
- Pixx, Firen
- Momsy, Seyyto
- Huty, F1shy
- Izzi, Nociff
NA Central (14)
- Peterbot, Pollo
- Acorn, Boltz
- Kingaling, Kraez
- Reet, Cooper
- Shadow, Vergo
- Golden, Ozone
- Ritual, Cold
- Muz, Rise
- Higgs, Curve
- Ajers, Veno
- Josh, Eomzo
- Clix, Rapid
- Hcube, Encrypted
- Slepzi, Wagers
NA West (3)
- EpikWhale, PXMP
- Phoenix, Retro
- Ark, Khanada
Brazil (3)
- Diguera, Mack
- Lewa, Romero
- Randu, Grx
Asia (3)
- Yuma, Koyota
- Minipiyo, FuuKun
- Rura, Pinq
Middle East (3)
- Howly, 1Lusha
- 5AALD, 27Q8
- Mshary, SaLva
Oceania (3)
- Resignz, Tinka
- Solvey, Sazerz
- Phazma, Crusades
Prize Pool Distribution FNCS Globals 2026
Epic Games has already revealed how the $2,000,000 prize pool is going to be distributed for teams based on their placement. The top five teams are going to walk away with a very generous amount, while the rest are going to have to make do with their winnings. Here’s a look at the prize pool distribution for the Fortnite FNCS Global Championship 2026.
- 1st: $400,000
- 2nd: $240,000
- 3rd: $160,000
- 4th: $120,000
- 5th: $100,000
- 6th: $80,000
- 7th: $70,000
- 8th: $60,000
- 9th: $50,000
- 10th: $40,000
- 11th: $38,000
- 12th: $36,000
- 13th: $34,000
- 14th: $32,000
- 15th: $30,000
- 16th: $28,000
- 17th: $26,000
- 18th: $24,000
- 19th: $22,000
- 20th: $20,000
- 21st – 25th: $18,000
- 26th – 30th: $16,000
- 31st – 35th: $14,000
- 36th – 40th: $12,000
- 41st – 45th: $10,000
- 46th – 50th: $8,000
The winners also get the glorious FNCS trophy and the Axe of Champions in their Fortnite locker. This pickaxe is exclusive to them and is impossible to obtain until Epic decides to release it in the Fortnite Item Shop.
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