Fortnite is holding a World Cup this weekend with $30 million in prizes These two teens make six figures playing the game and say they've been 'grinding for a while,' practicing for hours 'I know I am one of the best and I know I can win the tournament'
The game involves 100 players dropping onto a fantasy island and fighting until only one remains standing. The Fortnite World Cup finals will take place at Arthur Ashe tennis stadium in Queens, New York this weekend. That's where the US Open tennis tournament is played every summer.Players from all over the world have flown to the Big Apple and will compete over a $30 million prize pool.Winners in the solo and duo categories can each snag $3 million, before taxes .
"I played a lot in my free time and kept getting better and better each week."Epic declined to comment on whether it thought Ninja's finals absence would hurt viewership. But it told CNN Business that the World Cup was a chance for unknown players to grow more famous."It's always been our intention that Fortnite competition be open and inclusive to players from all over the world, and we offered an open platform for anyone to prove themselves," the company said.
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