Fortnite Winter Royale 2019 Start Time Standings Rules Duos How To Watch

What are the times and dates of Fortnite Winter Royale?

As far as North America is concerned, the Winter Royale Duos tournament is set to take place across three different sessions running 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. local time from December 20 through December 22. Here’s the schedule spelled out in greater detail for those who need further explanation.

Session 1: December 20 5 p. m. to 9 p. m. local timeSession 2: December 21 5 p. m. to 9 p. m. local timeSession 3:December 22 5 p. m. to 9 p. m. local time

Fortnite Winter Royale Rules and Standings

Now that you know when Winter Royale is about to take place, here’s a quick recap of how it works. Each session consists of a maximum of 15 matches, with players being scored based on Placement, Victory Roayles and Eliminations. According to the official rules, the scoring format varies slightly between sessions.

Session 1

Victory Royale: 15 PointsEliminations: One Point Each

Session 2

Victory Royale: 13 PointsSecond-Third: 11 PointsFourth-Sixth: Nine PointsSeventh-10th: Seven Points11th-15th: Five Points16th-21st: Three Points22nd-28th: One PointEliminations: One Point Each

Session 3

Victory Royale: 10 PointsSecond-Third: Seven PointsFourth-Seventh: Five PointsEighth-12th: Three PointsEliminations: One Point Each

To keep things fair, lobbies, prizing and leaderboards will also be split based on platform as well. So there will be three separate leaderboards to watch with their own earnings.

PCPS4 & Xbox OneSwitch, Mobile & Touch

The prizing in North America is the same across PC and console leaderboards, but Switch and mobile winnings will be slightly less. Here’s how the money breaks down.

PS4, Xbox One and PC Winter Royale Prizing - NA East

First: $8,000Second: $6,500Third: $5,500Fourth: $4,500Fifth: $4,000Sixth: $3,400Seventh: $3,200Eighth: $3,000Ninth: $2,80010th: $2,60011th-20th: $2,40021st-30th: $2,20031st-40th: $2,00041st-50th: $1,80051st-75th: $1,60076th-100th: $1,300101st-250th: $900251st-500th: $500501st-1500th: $400

Switch, Mobile & Touch Winter Royale Prizing - NA East

First: $6,500Second: $5,650Third: $4,000Fourth: $3,600Fifth: $3,400Sixth: $3,200Seventh: $3,000Eighth: $2,800Ninth: $2,40010th: $2,20011th-20th: $2,00021st-30th: $1,60031st-40th: $1,40041st-50th: $1,20051st-75th: $1,00076th-100th: $850101st-250th: $700

PS4, Xbox One and PC Winter Royale Prizing - NA West

First: $6,000Second: $5,000Third: $4,500Fourth: $4,000Fifth: $3,600Sixth: $3,000Seventh: $2,800Eighth: $2,600Ninth: $2,40010th: $2,10011th-20th: $1,80021st-30th: $1,50031st-40th: $1,20041st-50th: $90051st-75th: $80076th-100th: $700101st-250th: $600251st-500th: $500

Switch, Mobile & Touch Winter Royale Prizing - NA West

First: $5,200Second: $4,500Third: $4,000Fourth: $3,000Fifth: $2,800Sixth: $2,600Seventh: $2,500Eighth: $2,400Ninth: $2,20010th: $1,80011th-20th: $1,50021st-30th: $1,20031st-40th: $90041st-50th: $80051st-75th: $60076th-100th: $400

With so many different leaderboards and standings in the mix, it looks like Epic has mostly relegated all live point tracking to Fortnite’s in-game leaderboards. For those who don’t know how to access them, we’ve listed the steps below.

Open Fortnite and select Battle Royale. In the Competitive tab, select the option for Winter Royale to view the live leaderboard.

It’s possible Epic may also create a website to track the standings as they develop over the weekend, but one has not been made at the time of publish.

How to Watch Winter Royale 2019

It’s also worth noting that this live leaderboard is also one of the best places to stream Winter Royale action if you’d rather watch than compete. Simply tap a player’s name on the leaderboard, and you’ll be able to spectate their matches as they unfold.

In addition, these high-profile streaming Duos will be competing as well. As such, their Twitch channels will likely contain Winter Royale action too.

ZexRow and VinnyNRG Zayt and Ghost SafFaZe Dubs and FaZe MeggaTSM MackWood and Vanguard CalcLiquid Stretch and SEN BughaTfue and ScopedKhanada and MSF ClixTSM Reverse2k and NinjaFaZe Funk and FaZe Nate HillCloakzy and Liquid FiberLiquid 72hrs and Tempo CizLuckyLiquid Vivid and Liquid ChapBhegs NRG and Symfuhny100T Elevate and RS clarityG100T Ceice and RS XXiFAvery Liquid and Liquid RiversanSEN Aspect and SEN AnimalTSM Commandment and SEN HighSkyRogue Eclipsae and Ghost BizzleTSM Cloud and Ghost ThwifoSane and LZR CrimzLZR Kreo and Envy Bucke100T Grandmateets and MikeyGhost Assault and BBG SmqckedLG Hogman and FaZe BiniLiquid Poach and Ghost SnoodMarzz and FaZe DiggyLG SypherPK and RangerSlackes and KeysBBG Posick and UnknownAjerss and Ghost Innocents

That’s all you need to know about Winter Royale 2019 in Fortnite.

Fortnite is available now on PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC and mobile.

What are your thoughts on Fortnite’s new Winter Royale formats? Which Duo will you be rooting for? Tell us in the comments section!