Epic Games and the Australian Open have confirmed that the extremely successful Fortnite events are returning to Australia’s Summer of Tennis.
The $100,00 Charity ProAm will be taking place on Margaret Court Arena on Saturday, February 1st and will include LazarBeam, Loserfruit and more players who are yet to be revealed. The $400,000 Solos Championship will take place on the same court on Sunday, February 2nd and include Lachlan, MrFreshAsian, Muselk and many more players who will be revealed at a later date.
The weekend of Fortnite will host players from more than 12 countries including: Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, Austria, Norway, Netherlands, Canada, Brazil, USA, China and Japan. Tickets start at $10 for kids and $54 for adults. You can grab tickets HERE.
Charity Pro-Am prize money breakdown ($AUD)
1st place: $30,000.00
2nd place: $21,000.00
3rd place: $15,000.00
4th place: $12,000.00
5th place: $6,000.00
6th place: $4,500.00
7th-10th place: $3,000.00
Solos Championship Prizemoney breakdown ($AUD)
1st place: $100,000
2nd place: $40,000
3rd place: $25,000
4th place: $18,000
5th place: $11,000
6th place: $10,000
7th place: $8,000
8th place: $6,000
9th place: $5,000
10th-24th place: $3,000
25th-90th place: $2,000