When does the Fortnite FNCS Finals Start?

Like many Fortnite esports events, the FNCS Finals are segmented by region. Here are the start times for each series of heats in North America.

NA East

Heat 1: December 6 at 7 p. m. to 10 p. m. ESTHeat 2: December 7 at 11 a. m. to 2 p. m. ESTHeat 3: December 7 at 3 p. m. to 6 p. m. ESTHeat 4: December 7 at 7 p. m. to 1 p. m. ESTGrand Finals: December 8 at 3 p. m. to 6 p. m. EST

NA West

Heat 1: December 6 at 10 p. m. to 1 a. m. ESTHeat 2: December 7 at 2 p. m. to 5 p. m. ESTHeat 3: December 7 at 6 p. m. to 9 p. m. ESTHeat 4: December 7 at 10 p. m. to 1 a. m. ESTGrand Finals: December 8 at 7 p. m. to 10 p. m. EST

How to Watch the FNCS Finals

Epic isn’t hosting its own live broadcast of the event, but the NA East Practice Server will be streaming some festivities featuring MonsterDFace, BallaTW and more. As you’ll see in the process for getting the free FNCS Banner and Spray, several participants will be hosting their own matches as well. See the full and massive list of participating Squads here.

Fortnite FNCS Finals Standings, Rules & Prizing

The Fortnite FNCS Finals will follow a traditional FNCS rule format:

Six Matches per stageVictory Royale: 15 Points2nd: 12 Points3rd - 4th: Nine Points5th - 6th: Six Points7th - 8th: Three PointsEach Elimination: One Point

Prizing will be awarded as follows:

NA East

1st: $187,5002nd: $75,000Third: $60,000Fourth: $45,000Fifth: $37,500Sixth: $30,000Seventh: $22,500Eighth: $15,000Ninth: $12,00010th-24th: $6,00025th-100th: $2,300

NA West

First: $75,000Second: $30,000Third: $24,000Fourth $18,000Fifth: $15,000Sixth: $12,000Seventh: $9,000Eighth: $6,000Ninth: $4,80010th-24th: $2,40025th-100th: $900

For the prizing of other regions, check out the official rules PDF. The latest standings can also be viewed on Epic’s official standings page.

How to Unlock the FNCS Finals Spray & Wrap

A special feature for the FNCS Finals is the addition of a unique FNCS Spray and Wrap gifted to Twitch viewers through the Twitch Drop loot delivery system. To get your free goodies, follow these steps.

Enter your Epic credentials at the account link page. Select the option to connect your accountsInput the credentials of your Twitch account. When the account is linked, you’ll see a message that reads “Drops enabled! Watch for a chance to earn loot. " while watching supported streams. If the link doesn’t work, you’ll see a message that reads “Enable in-game Drops with Account Link. " Said link will bring you to the above-linked account link page.

Banner: Watch 20 minutes of a stream on the channels listed below on December 6 or December 7.

Spray: Watch 20 minutes of a supported stream on December 8.

Here’s the full list of supported Twitch channels.

EU

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NA East

doctorfootball, KariyuTV, tbarnes, hanssenna, akaviper, akalinktv, tabzG, Hekkisx, sleezbear, strodles, aircool, punisher, exceedog, gandhifn, Agholor, marcsfn, nutiffy, reverse2k, conjurz, Ceice, luckylukieluke, degenfn, nounzyfn, tcrom, iampandushfn, dankline, pourings, oddn, destroy, wizebtw, connersfn, mulv, jlovetv, trapkilled, spirok, techmatter, whos_teo, seird, josegxbo, bbgdiddy, Tossily, ohreckz, RubyfiedTV

NA West

jagn, craefn, TyTyKO_, hemmessy, blyssfn, RottenTwinkies, ogKix , premev8, MechFPS, nkou_t, twiko, sliinkydog, RazzyEM, sneko, asianfeeds, imzanic, iicarlee, crackerchan, batspy7, trevhol, LeeOh, hayydensf, kyodaa , cyfare, DBree, bllymvp, tyfeeds, kenshifn, kirky_l, jymbowslice, Abates, zechamp, maxtl, brocori, bambeeh, jmoof, yobluee, kaiag, ultralserhawk , aixei, sauul9, mrferruzca, peterggs, getboopedbra, Powured

Brazil

chinaskifn, guidusty, tefoyo, spooshhh, dracul1nx, avlr, xutow, screamtv, francholigan, skiiper, tropphy, eleon, nkoficial, vitinskrt, eliminated, samudemisiones, noclickbgt, nihxk, tapeh, kurtzfn, zecapiranha

Middle East

syazrenn, alreadybrokenx, kinjifn, cyx_s, Siddig, cursivez, hypedev, jorjez1g, notmessi, pgegodlike, 17_jd, souriano, idrfx, thfate, chozaytv

OCE

spagyy, benynz, sorif, vxlupus, ryundc, jynx, lecancar, lawnmowerrr, aussieantics, aleccau

Asia

harukiyo2, aimhero_o, d_obby, obm1025

That’s all you need to know about the FNCS Finals happening this weekend.

Fortnite is available now on PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC and mobile. The Fortnite Championship Series Finals run December 6 through December 8.

What are your thoughts on the FNCS Finals? Will you be tuning in to get a free Spray and Banner? Tell us in the comments section!