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FNCS Chapter 2 Season 5 Finals: Schedule, format, prize pool, how to watch, and more

The Fortnite Championship Series finals are about to being. Here's everything you need to know about it.
FNCS Chapter 2 Season 5 Finals: Schedule, format, prize pool, how to watch, and more

FNCS, Fortnite's biggest competition, is set to have a spectacular ending to the Chapter 2 Season 5 circuit, with some of the best players in the scene competing for a massive prize pool and bragging rights.

With weeks of competition behind us, the FNCS Finals promise hype moments, incredible clutches, and overall high-level Fortnite we know and love.

Without further ado, let's give you everything you need to know to prepare for the FNCS Season 2 Chapter 5 Finals.

FNCS Season 5 Finals - Schedule

fncs finals schedule
(Image: Epic Games)

The FNCS Finals are set to start this 13th March. Here are the start times for each region:

  • EU: 7:00pm CET
  • NAE: 5:00pm ET
  • NAW: 6:00pm PT
  • BR: 4:00pm BRT
  • OCE: 4:00pm AEDT
  • AS: 5:00pm JST

FNCS Season 5 Finals - Format

According to the official rules teams will compete in two sessions.  During each session, teams can play in a total of six matches. Each Finals session will last approximately three hours, with a new match starting every thirty minutes.

If a team fails to queue for the playlist and/or misses the start time for a given match, it will be considered to have finished in (or tied for) last place with zero eliminations for that missed match.

FNCS Season 5 Finals - Prize pool

Finals Event Prizes: Europe

Rank    Prize
1st    $300,000
2nd    $210,000
3rd    $135,000
4th    $120,000
5th    $105,000
6th    $90,000
7th    $75,000
8th    $60,000
9th    $45,000
10th    $30,000
11th-15th    $15,000
16th-20th    $9,000
21st-26th    $6,000
27th-33rd    $3,000

Finals Event Prizes - NA East

Rank    Prize
1st    $150,000
2nd    $105,000
3rd    $69,000
4th    $60,000
5th    $54,000
6th    $45,000
7th    $39,000
8th    $30,000
9th    $24,000
10th    $15,000
11th-15th    $9,000
16th-20th    $5,400
21st-26th    $3,000
27th-33rd    $1,800

Finals Event Prizes - NA West

Rank    Prize
1st    $75,000
2nd    $48,000
3rd    $30,000
4th    $24,000
5th    $21,000
6th    $18,000
7th    $15,000
8th    $12,000
9th    $9,000
10th    $6,000
11th-15th    $3,000
16th-20th    $2,400
21st-26th    $1,500
27th-33rd    $900

Finals Event Prizes - Brazil

Rank    Prize
1st    $75,000
2nd    $48,000
3rd    $30,000
4th    $24,000
5th    $21,000
6th    $18,000
7th    $15,000
8th    $12,000
9th    $9,000
10th    $6,000
11th-15th    $3,000
16th-20th    $2,400
21st-26th    $1,500
27th-33rd    $900

Finals Event Prizes - Asia

Rank    Prize
1st    $36,000
2nd    $24,000
3rd    $15,000
4th    $12,000
5th    $10,500
6th    $9,000
7th    $7,500
8th    $6,000
9th    $4,500
10th    $3,000
11th-15th    $1,500
16th-20th    $1,200
21st-26th    $900
27th-33rd    $600

Finals Event Prizes - Middle East

Rank    Prize
1st    $30,000
2nd    $19,500
3rd    $12,000
4th    $9,000
5th    $7,500
6th    $6,600
7th    $5,400
8th    $4,800
9th    $4,200
10th    $2,400
11th-15th    $1,350
16th-26th    $900
27th-33rd    $600

Finals Event Prizes - OCE

Rank    Prize
1st    $22,500
2nd    $15,000
3rd    $9,000
4th    $6,300
5th    $5,400
6th    $4,500
7th    $3,900
8th    $3,300
9th    $2,700
10th    $1,800
11th-15th    $900
16th-20th    $750
21st-33rd    $600

FNCS Season 5 Finals - Where to watch

fncs finals stream
(Image: Epic Games)

There are three main ways for you to watch the FNCS Finals. You can go to the official Fortnite website, or catch the streams on both YouTube and Twitch.