DreamHack has announced the launch of a new tournament series featuring Fortnite following the entering in a new agreement with Epic Games.
The DreamHack Open featuring Fortnite will consist of monthly tournaments with a USD 250,000 prize pool every month up to January 2021. It’s open to everyone in the east and west regions of North America and Europe. The prize pool will be split between those three regions.
Players can begin participating on the 17th of July in a kickoff event, which is a solo tournament where 500 total players will advance in two open qualifiers.
The tournament will feature a broadcast on Twitch on the official DreamHack Fortnite channel, where matches will be commentated and streamed by DreamHack’s in-game observers.
All of the information about the new Fortnite series, including rules and sign-ups, can be found on DreamHack’s website.