Fortnite Is Coming To The Australian Open Again

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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)

1^st place: $30,000.00

2^nd place: $21,000.00

3^rd place: $15,000.00

4^th place: $12,000.00

5^th place: $6,000.00

6^th place: $4,500.00

7^th-10^th place: $3,000.00

 

Solos Championship Prizemoney breakdown ($AUD)

1^st place: $100,000

2^nd place: $40,000

3^rd place: $25,000

4^th place: $18,000

5^th place: $11,000

6^th place: $10,000

7^th place: $8,000

8^th place: $6,000

9^th place: $5,000

10^th-24^th place: $3,000

25^th-90^th place: $2,000