FortniteFNCS 2026 Major 2 sets the road to the Global Championship
Play-Ins open July 20 (dates still being finalized by Epic), feeding the NA Finals and duo spots for Antwerp.
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2026-06-15
Elite Daily Brief
EVO 2026 opens the FGC summer in Vegas and FNCS Major 2 sets the road to the Global Championship in Antwerp — Elite is chasing all of it.
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EventsFortnite makes its Esports World Cup debut in Paris
The Reload Elite Series Championship lands at EWC 2026 — $1M on stage, 40 duos, August 19–22.
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MerchThe 2026 Elite kit has dropped
Black topographic body, red piping, every competitor's name and number on the back. Available now.
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Apex LegendsALGS Split 1 Playoffs open the LAN year in Paris
$2,000,000, 40 teams, the first LAN of Year 6 — July 7–11 in Paris.
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Fighting GamesEVO 2026 returns to Las Vegas, June 26–28
Tekken 8 and Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves headline the lineup — the FGC's biggest weekend.
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FortniteNA West's last Antwerp seat is in dispute after a reported tournament ban
Posts across the NA West scene say the Last Chance Finals' #1 duo lost their FNCS Globals spot to a permanent tournament ban on Aug 15. Epic has not commented; the claims remain unverified.
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Apex LegendsALGS Split 2 opens Aug 21 with Legend Bans and POI Drafting
Year 6 Split 2 Pro League runs Aug 21 – Sept 13 across four regions for a $500k split pool — and the ban/draft ruleset debuts for the full split.
Read storyFGCSNK World Championship Finals land in Stockholm — $2.5M for CotW
SNK confirmed the SWC 2026 Finals for Nov 27–29 at DreamHack Stockholm: 32 players, double elimination, $2.5M on Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves.
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FGCTekken 8 and Fatal Fury light up the Esports World Cup
Two $1M FGC titles run in Paris this summer — Tekken 8 (Aug 4–7) and Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves (Jul 7–10).
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Apex LegendsApex Year 6: two LANs, Paris then Vegas
ALGS Split 1 Playoffs hit Paris in July; Split 2 lands in Las Vegas late October. Elite is on both roads.
Read storyMerchInside the 2026 Elite kit
Black topographic body, red piping, and a clean nameplate-and-number back. See every player's jersey in The Locker.
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