Overview
The FNCS Global Championship, also known as the Fortnite Global Championship, or simply Globals, is an annual Fortnite Battle Royale LAN tournament. Replacing the Fortnite World Cup, it is regarded as the largest recurring Fortnite tournament today; its champions are considered both FNCS winners and world champions. Since the first tournament in 2023, three FNCS Global Championships have been held. Team size has varied by year, following the competitive format; the 2023 and 2024 tournaments were held in duos, the 2025 in trios, and the upcoming 2026 will be held in duos.
| FNCS Global Championship | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Fortnite Battle Royale tournament |
| Location | Various |
| Years active | 2023–present |
| Organized by |
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 2026 FNCS Global Championship | |
The FNCS Global Championship, also known as the Fortnite Global Championship, or simply Globals, is an annual Fortnite Battle Royale LAN tournament. Replacing the Fortnite World Cup, it is regarded as the largest recurring Fortnite tournament today; its champions are considered both FNCS winners and world champions. Since the first tournament in 2023, three FNCS Global Championships have been held. Team size has varied by year, following the competitive format; the 2023 and 2024 tournaments were held in duos, the 2025 in trios, and the upcoming 2026 will be held in duos.
Usually, players qualify to the FNCS Global Championship through a high placement on any of the three Major FNCS tournaments preceding the championship, with certain regions awarding more qualification spots than others. Exceptions include an additional "Last Chance Major" ahead of the 2023 Globals, and the "Major 1 Summit" replacing Major 1 in terms of qualifying players for the upcoming 2026 Globals.
Background
Prior to the FNCS Global Championships, Epic Games organized multiple LAN tournaments, most notably the Fortnite World Cup and the FNCS Invitational 2022.[1][2] Since the Fortnite World Cup, Epic Games also host FNCS tournaments seasonally.
Tournaments
2023
The 2023 FNCS Global Championship was held between October 13–15, 2023 in Copenhagen, Denmark, and played in duos. It was won by Cooper 'Cooper' Smith and Matthew 'Mero' Faitel.[3]
2024
The 2024 FNCS Global Championship was held between September 7–8, 2024, in Fort Worth, Texas, US, and played in duos. It was won by Peter 'Peterbot' Kata and Miguel 'Pollo' Moreno.[4]
2025
The 2025 FNCS Global Championship was held between September 6–7, 2025, Lyon-Décines, France, and played in trios.[5] It was won by Egor 'SwizzY' Luciko, Aleksa 'Queasy' Cvetkovic and Andrejs 'Merstach' Piratovs.[6]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Date | September 26–27, 2026 |
| Participants | 50; 25 duos |
2026
The 2026 FNCS Global Championship will be held between September 26–27 in Antwerp, Belgium, and played in duos.[7]
Qualification
In the FNCS Major 1 and Second Chance Qualifier, the best-performing duos qualified to the FNCS Major 1 Summit, which in turn has 15 qualification spots to the Global Championship; the remaining qualification spots are distributed across FNCS Major 2 and the Last Chance Qualifier as follows:[7][8]
Region Tournament |
Europe | North America | Brazil | Asia | Middle East | Oceania | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central | West | ||||||
| Major 1 Summit
(May 2026) |
 Vic0 &  Malibuca Peterbot &  Pollo shxrk &  t3eny Sky & Scroll Acorn & Boltz Kingaling & Kraez Reet & Cooper Shadow & Vergo SwizzY &  Pixie Darm & Demus Syaaz & Scary FoCuS & Th0masHD Golden & Ozone Tjino & PabloWingu Chap &  Flickzy | ||||||
| Major 2
(August 2026) |
charyy & Kami Cr1nge & Twi IDrop & Ghonzo Velo & Zynox Rax & JannisZ Tidi &  Julle Fant & Hlechis Nebs & Nxthan Pixx & Firen |
Ritual & Cold Ajerss & Veno Higgs & Curve Muz & Rise josh & Eomzo Clix & Rapid |
EpikWhale & PXMP phoenix & Retro |
 Mack & Diguera Lewa & Romero |
 Yuma & Koyota Minipiyo & FuuKun |
Howly & 1Lusha 5aald & Smiky |
Resignz & Tinka Solvey & Sazers |
| Last Chance Qualifier
(August 2026) |
TBD TBD TBD |
TBD TBD |
TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Players by wins
As of 2025, nobody has won multiple FNCS Global Championships:
| Rank | Player | Wins | Tournaments won |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooper |
1 | 2023 |
| Mero |
1 | 2023 | |
| Peterbot |
1 | 2024 | |
| Pollo |
1 | 2024 | |
| SwizzY |
1 | 2025 | |
 Queasy |
1 | 2025 | |
 Merstach |
1 | 2025 |
Players by most appearances
As of 2025, 39 players have played in every FNCS Global Championship:[a]
| † | Player failed to qualify for the 2023 FNCS Global Championship Grand Finals |
| + | Player is already qualified for the upcoming 2026 FNCS Global Championship |
| Player also played at the Fortnite World Cup (solos & duos), the FNCS Invitational 2022 and the FNCS Major 1 Summit | |
| Player also played at the FNCS Invitational 2022 and the FNCS Major 1 Summit | |
| Player also played at the FNCS Invitational 2022 | |
| Player also played at the FNCS Major 1 Summit |
| Player | Placements | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
| Clix †+ |
52nd | 11th | 18th |
| EpikWhale †+ |
52nd | 27th | 31st |
| K1nG † |
64th | 22nd | 11th |
| Acorn+ |
7th | 26th | 16th |
| Alex |
49th | 45th | 24th |
| Cold+ |
7th | 26th | 15th |
 FKS † |
69th | 39th | 21st |
| Kami+ |
2nd | 23rd | 4th |
| Khanada |
18th | 20th | 5th |
| Malibuca+ |
39th | 32nd | 8th |
| Muz+ |
30th | 27th | 10th |
| Peterbot+ |
26th | 1st | 15th |
| Reet+ |
9th | 12th | 13th |
| Rezon |
28th | 19th | 9th |
| Veno+ |
11th | 11th | 14th |
| vic0+ |
10th | 4th | 14th |
| Bacca |
43rd | 13th | 17th |
 Chico |
3rd | 3rd | 22nd |
| Merstach |
15th | 32nd | 1st |
| Parz |
43rd | 13th | 17th |
| Queasy |
11th | 2nd | 1st |
| Setty |
2nd | 23rd | 3rd |
| Ajerss+[b] |
18th | 16th | 16th |
| Boltz+ |
48th | 7th | 5th |
| Charyy+ |
19th | 29th | 4th |
| Cooper+ |
1st | 20th | 13th |
| Fazer † |
64th | 22nd | 11th |
| Flickzy+ |
12th | 4th | 14th |
| Higgs/Batman Bugha+ |
14th | 9th | 18th |
| Pixie+[c] |
4th | 15th | 2nd |
| Pollo+ |
16th | 1st | 16th |
| Rapid+ |
14th | 9th | 5th |
| Ritual+ |
9th | 12th | 15th |
| Shadow † |
61st | 30th | 10th |
| Sphinx |
16th | 8th | 10th |
| Yuma †+ |
60th | 43rd | 25th |
| Adapter † |
69th | 39th | 32nd |
| P1ng † |
66th | 5th | 8th |
 Paper |
30th | 21st | 31st |
- ↑ Players who qualified for every FNCS Global Championship but didn't play in all of them include: SwizzY who was disqualified in 2023 and Vanyak3kk, who couldn't attend in 2024 due to visa issues. Additionally, Eomzo, who had failed to qualify in 2024, was added to the tournament as a fill, to then be disqualified from it. He qualified for all other editions.
- ↑ Ajerss had initially failed to qualify in 2024, but was added as a fill.
- ↑ Pixie had initially failed to qualify in 2023, but was added as a fill.
References
- ↑ Webb, Kevin. "The Fortnite World Cup Finals start this Friday, and $30 million is on the line. Here's what you need to know about the competition". Business Insider. Retrieved 2025-11-04.
- ↑ Ashley, Jordan (2022-10-27). "FNCS Invitational 2022 – Format and 10 Top Duos to Watch". Retrieved 2025-11-04.
- ↑ "10 things we loved about the FNCS Global Championship » Esports | Esports.gg". esports.gg. 2023-10-16. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
- ↑ Lyons, Ben (2024-09-09). "Peterbot and Pollo are the 2024 FNCS Global Championship victors". Gamereactor Sverige. Retrieved 2025-12-29.
- ↑ Nicholson, Jonno (2025-08-12). "BLAST names ZOWIE as Fortnite Global Championship partner". Esports Insider. Retrieved 2025-12-29.
- ↑ "Fortnite Globals 2025 recap: Winner, best moments, and storylines » Esports | Esports.gg". esports.gg. 2025-09-08. Retrieved 2025-12-28.
- 1 2 "Fortnite FNCS Global Championship 2026 Key Details". 2026-06-02. Retrieved 2026-06-22.
- ↑ Pryor, Matthew "MJP" (2026-05-31). "Fortnite FNCS Summit LAN 2026: Final results & leaderboard". Esports. Retrieved 2026-06-22.
