For now, we have the return of the FNCS – more on that here<\/a> – and a brand new round of Contender Cash Cups<\/a> & Platform Cash Cups for Chapter 2 Season 2.<\/p>\n If you don’t know, the Contenders and Platform Cups are weekly tournaments held on Wednesdays and Thursdays, respectively.<\/p>\n It gives players the chance to compete against the best in their region for the chance to win cash prizes. The Contender Cash Cup is a cross-platform Duo tournament, while the Platform Cup, is as the name suggests, are platform-specific and is played as Solos. <\/p>\n In the Platform Cash Cup PC players compete in their own group, Xbox and PlayStation 4 compete against each other in the console grouping, and Mobile and Switch players compete to be the best in portable group.<\/p>\n Players will need to be in the Champion League Division I which means having 6,000+ Hype.<\/p>\n Players will play as Ghost or Shadow agents against other Ghost and Shadow agents meaning there are effectively two tournaments running simultaneously.<\/p>\n The Platform Cash Cup starts on Thursday 19th March and runs for five weeks.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Platform Cash Cup is a Solo event.<\/p>\n Each session will last approximately three hours. Players can play as many as 10 matches. Players will earn points based on the scoring system listed below. <\/p>\n Victory Royale: 10 Points Each Elimination: 1 Point<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Week 1: 19 March Going off previous Platform Cups we can assume that Epic will not be providing a live stream or broadcast so your best bet is tuning into your favourite player. \nEU:<\/strong><\/p>\n \nNAW:<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The prize pools are equal across platforms but not across regions. Europe has the highest prize pool followed by North America East, North America West, Brazil, Asia, Oceania and the Middle East.<\/p>\n Rank Prize Rank Prize 1st $550 For the prize pools of Brazil, Oceania, Asia and the Middle East refer to Epic’s official rules for the Platform Cash Cup<\/a>.\n
\nPlatform Cash Cup Format<\/h2>\n
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\nPlayers will be ranked on a leaderboard with the highest performing players in the region eligible for cash prizes.<\/p>\nScoring Format<\/h2>\n
\n2nd – 5th: 7 Points
\n6th – 15th: 5 Points
\n16th – 25th: 3 Points<\/p>\nSchedule<\/h2>\n
\nWeek 2: 26 March
\nWeek 3: 2 April
\nWeek 4: 9 April
\nWeek 5: 16 April<\/p>\n\nFNCS Chapter 2 Season 2: How-To Watch<\/h2>\n
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Platform Cash Cup Prize Pool<\/h2>\n
Europe<\/h3>\n
\n1st $2,500
\n2nd $1,500
\n3rd $900
\n4th $800
\n5th $700
\n6th $600
\n7th $500
\n8th $400
\n9th $300
\n10th $200<\/p>\nNA East<\/h3>\n
\n1st $1,300
\n2nd $900
\n3rd $600
\n4th $500
\n5th $450
\n6th $400
\n7th $350
\n8th $300
\n9th $250
\n10th $200<\/p>\nNA West<\/h3>\n
\n2nd $450
\n3rd $350
\n4th $300
\n5th $250
\n6th $200<\/p>\n
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