How to take part in Fortnite FNCS Champions Road: Schedule, tournaments, & rewards

Fortnite’s Chapter 5 Season 4 has introduced the Champions Road event, including 11 different Cups, quests, and plenty of free FNCS rewards you can earn.

To celebrate the upcoming FNCS Global Championship 2024 with the release of Chapter 5 Season 4, Epic has unveiled a fresh set of tournaments available to Fortnite players.

You will be able to participate in these throughout the Absolute Doom season, and Epic has stated that there is over $4,000,000 being given away as cash prizes.

Here’s everything you need to know about every Champions Road event in Chapter 5 Season 4 and how you can get involved.

Schedule

Players can compete in the Champions Road tournaments from August 21 to September 29. Those who earn the most points in each region will earn various in-game rewards for free.

Here’s an overview of the events you can compete in during Chapter 5 Season 4:

Tournament	Date	Rank Requirement
Champion Kyra + Cosmic Infinity FNCS Cup	Aug 21	No rank requirement
Champion Stash’d Cup	Aug 22	No rank requirement
Champion Siren Cup	Aug 23	No rank requirement
Champion Sparkplug Cup	Aug 24	No rank requirement
Champion Kuno + Renzo the Champion FNCS Cup	Aug 25	No rank requirement
PlayStation SypherPK Cup	Aug 31 (Qualifier)Sep 1 (Finals)	No rank requirement
Solo Victory Cash Cups	Frequent opportunities during Champions Road and beyond	Gold I or above in Battle Royale or Zero Build (depending on which one you’re competing in)
Reload Squads Victory Cash Cups	Frequent opportunities during Champions Road and beyond	Gold I or above in Battle Royale
Performance Evaluations	Frequent opportunities during Champions Road and beyond	Invitational Only
Cash Cups	Frequent opportunities during Champions Road and beyond	Gold I or above in Battle Royale or Zero Build (depending on which one you’re competing in)
Reload Platform Cash Cups	Frequent opportunities during Champions Road and beyond	Gold I or above in Battle Royale
Ranked Cups	Frequent opportunities during Champions Road and beyond	Play against other players in the same rank pool

Tournaments

Champion Kyra + Cosmic Infinity FNCS Cup

The Champion Kyra + Cosmic Infinity FNCS Cup is similar to the FNCS Community Cup – Chapter 4 Season 4. You can earn these returning FNCS items before they hit the Shop August 28 at 8 PM ET:

• Champion Kyra Outfit
• Cosmic Infinity Outfit
• Competitive Crest Back Bling
• Competitive Slicer Pickaxe
• Soaring Shield Contrail
• Recoil Reactor Wrap
• Victory Trophy Emote
• Break Through Lobby Track

For getting eight points in a session, your duo will get the Infinite Victory Spray.

Champion Stash’d Cup

The Champion Stash’d Cup returns with another chance to earn FNCS items before they come back to the Shop September 18 at 8 PM ET.

• Champion Stash’d Outfit
• Victor’s Crest Back Bling
• Champion’s Blade Pickaxe
• Champion’s Colors Wrap
• Make It Known Lobby Track

Champion Siren Cup

Compete in the returning Champion Siren Cup for an opportunity to earn FNCS items before they’re back in the Shop August 28 at 8 PM ET.

• Champion Siren
• Challenger’s Crest Back Bling
• Determination Daggers Pickaxe
• FNCS Game Day Wrap
• Find the Fury Lobby Track

Champion Sparkplug Cup

The Champion Sparkplug Cup is also back! Scrap your way to the top to earn these FNCS items before they return to the Shop September 11 at 8 PM ET:

• Champion Sparkplug Outfit
• Winner’s Emblem Back Bling
• Scarlet Champion Pickaxe
• FNCS Elite Wrap
• Bouncin’ Back Lobby Track

Champion Kuno + Renzo the Champion FNCS Cup

The Champion Kuno + Renzo the Champion FNCS Cup is a new Duos Battle Royale event, where your duo can play up to ten matches in your region’s three-hour time window.

These items will be awarded to the top point-earning duos in each region before they debut in the Shop September 4 at 8 PM ET:

• Champion Kuno Outfit
• Renzo the Champion Outfit
• The Gold Back Bling
• Axe of Champions 2.0 Pickaxe (the very one)
• Champion’s Gold Wrap
• Winner! Emote

PlayStation SypherPK Cup

PlayStation players have another chances to get the SypherPK skin in this Solo Battle Royale event. In the Qualifier, the top point-earning players in each region will move on to the Finals happening the next day.

In the Finals, each region’s top players will get a share of the $250,000 prize pool and these returning SypherPK items:

• SypherPK Outfit
• Oni’s Curse Back Bling
• Sypher’s Scimitar Pickaxe
• Dark Dragon Wrap
• Sypher’s Mask Emoticon
• Sypher’s Strut Emote
• Oni Ascension Loading Screen

For getting eight points in a session, you’ll also get the SYPHER IS HERE Spray.

How to participate

To Participate in each Champions Road tournament during Chapter 5 Season 4, head to the Compete menu tab at your region’s scheduled time window, select the cup your want to play, and then start your session.

Eligibility

To be eligible to participate in any of the Champions Road Cups and receive any prizes from the events, then you must meet Epic’s eligibility criteria.

Here are all seven parts of the criteria you must meet to participate in Fortnite’s Champions Road tournaments:

1. Age – You must be at least 13 years old or greater depending on your country.
2. Epic TOS and Fortnite EULA – You must comply with Epic’s Terms of Service and the Fortnite End User License Agreement.
3. Two-Factor Authentication – You must enable Two-Factor Authentication on your Epic Account.
4. Epic Affiliation – You must not be affiliated with the event in any way, such as an Epic employee.
5. Player Names – Your player and team name must follow Epic’s Code of Conduct.
6. Epic Account – Your Epic Account must be level fifty or above for non-cash tournaments and most cash prize tournaments will require an Account Level of 350 or higher.
   • Your account must also be free of any violations.
7. Additional –
   • You must not play from any prohibited country outside of the U.S.
   • You may not participate in the event using iOS devices.
   • You can only use one device, one Epic Account, and compete from one Region
   • You must be Platinum rank or higher in Ranked Battle Royale

Quests

Fortnite’s main Battle Royale Champions Road Quests will be live from August 21 at 9 AM ET to 9 AM ET on September 29.

To complete all these quests, you won’t need to compete in every tournament available, but you will need to participate in some to complete tourney-specific challenges. By completing the quests you will be able to earn the Tracker’s Tally Back Bling and Vanguard’s Charge Emote as free rewards.

Meanwhile, Rocket Racing and Fortnite Festival will require you to do things slightly differently.

For the racing mode, two quests will unlock each day from August 21 to August 30. By completing one quest in the Ranked mode, you will receive the Starchain Wheels and by completing more quests you will unlock the different Starchain paint colors.

Fortnite Festival will release the I’m a Winner and Beyond The Flame Jam Tracks on September 4. To get these Jam Tracks, you will need to Gold Star these tracks by reaching five stars in Expert difficulty. You will have until September 29 at 9 AM ET to achieve this.

All free rewards

Here are all 45 free rewards you can receive by participating in Champions Road events and how you can get them. These include participating in tournaments, quests, and just watching the FNCS Global Championship 2024.

REWARD	HOW TO GET
Glimmering Trophy Emoticon	Watch FNCS Global Championship 2024 for 30 minutes on Day 1 via the official Fortnite Competitive broadcast.
Renzo in Profile Spray	Watch FNCS Global Championship 2024 for 1 hour on Day 1 via the official Fortnite Competitive broadcast.
Renzo’s Victory Crest Emoticon	Watch FNCS Global Championship 2024 for 30 minutes on Day 2 via the official Fortnite Competitive broadcast.
Kuno’s Contemplation Spray	Watch FNCS Global Championship 2024 for 1 hour on Day 2 via the official Fortnite Competitive broadcast.
The Tracker’s Tally Back Bling	Complete Champions Road Quests in Battle Royale.
Vanguard’s Charge Emote	Complete Champions Road Quests in Battle Royale.
Starchain Wheels (various styles)	Complete Champions Road Quests in Rocket Racing.
I’m A Winner Jam Track	Earn a Gold Star for the I’m A Winner Jam Track in Fortnite Festival.
Beyond The Flame Jam Track	Earn a Gold Star for the Beyond The Flame Jam Track in Fortnite Festival.
Champion Kyra Outfit	Place 1-1000th in Champion Kyra + Cosmic Infinity FNCS Cup.
Cosmic Infinity Outfit	Place 1-1000th in Champion Kyra + Cosmic Infinity FNCS Cup.
Competitive Crest Back Bling	Place 1-1000th in Champion Kyra + Cosmic Infinity FNCS Cup.p.
Competitive Slicer Pickaxe	Place 1-1000th in Champion Kyra + Cosmic Infinity FNCS Cup.
Soaring Shield Contrail	Place 1-1000th in Champion Kyra + Cosmic Infinity FNCS Cup.
Recoil Reactor Wrap	Place 1-1000th in Champion Kyra + Cosmic Infinity FNCS Cup.
Victory Trophy Emote	Place 1-1000th in Champion Kyra + Cosmic Infinity FNCS Cup.
Break Through Lobby Track	Place 1-1000th in Champion Kyra + Cosmic Infinity FNCS Cup.p.
Infinite Victory Spray	Place 1-1000th in Champion Kyra + Cosmic Infinity FNCS Cup.
Champion Stash’d Outfit	Place 1-1000th in Champion Stash’d Cup.
Victor’s Crest Back Bling	Place 1-1000th in Champion Stash’d Cup.
Champion’s Blade Pickaxe	Place 1-1000th in Champion Stash’d Cup.
Champion’s Colors Wrap	Place 1-1000th in Champion Stash’d Cup.
Make It Known Lobby Track	Place 1-1000th in Champion Stash’d Cup.
Champion Siren	Place 1-1000th in Champion Stash’d Cup.
Challenger’s Crest Back Bling	Place 1-1000th in Champion Stash’d Cup.
Determination Daggers Pickaxe	Place 1-1000th in Champion Stash’d Cup.
FNCS Game Day Wrap	Place 1-1000th in Champion Stash’d Cup.
Find the Fury Lobby Track	Place 1-1000th in Champion Stash’d Cup.
Champion Sparkplug Outfit	Place 1-1000th in Champion Sparkplug Cup.
Winner’s Emblem Back Bling	Place 1-1000th in Champion Sparkplug Cup.
Scarlet Champion Pickaxe	Place 1-1000th in Champion Sparkplug Cup.
FNCS Elite Wrap	Place 1-1000th in Champion Sparkplug Cup.
Bouncin’ Back Lobby Track	Place 1-1000th in Champion Sparkplug Cup.
Champion Kuno Outfit	Place 1-1000th in Champion Kuno + Renzo the Champion FNCS Cup.
Renzo the Champion Outfit	Place 1-1000th in Champion Kuno + Renzo the Champion FNCS Cup.
The Gold Back Bling	Place 1-1000th in Champion Kuno + Renzo the Champion FNCS Cup.
Axe of Champions 2.0 Pickaxe	Place 1-1000th in Champion Kuno + Renzo the Champion FNCS Cup.
Champion’s Gold Wrap Winner! Emote	Place 1-1000th in Champion Kuno + Renzo the Champion FNCS Cup.
SypherPK Outfit	Place 1-1000th in PlayStation SypherPK Cup.
Oni’s Curse Back Bling	Place 1-1000th in PlayStation SypherPK Cup.
Dark Dragon Wrap	Place 1-1000th in PlayStation SypherPK Cup.
Sypher’s Mask Emoticon	Place 1-1000th in PlayStation SypherPK Cup.
Sypher’s Strut Emote	Place 1-1000th in PlayStation SypherPK Cup.
Oni Ascension Loading Screen	Place 1-1000th in PlayStation SypherPK Cup.
SYPHER IS HERE Spray!	Earn 8 points in the PlayStation SypherPK Cup

For Chapter 5 Season 4 in Fortnite, you can check out guides on how to get the new Medallions, where to find every Dr. Doom and Avengers chest, and when the Absolute Doom season will end.