Today, Sunday May 31, closes the FNCS Major 1 Summit in Düsseldorf. 50 duos battle for the $1.3M prize pool and points for the Global Championship in September in Antwerp. It’s the most mediatic session of the weekend — but Epic added an unexpected twist: the map gets changes 15 minutes before the start, without warning the magnitude, as a final surprise for the pros.
Start time in every region
The Grand Final starts at 5:00 PM Düsseldorf time (event venue). In America:
Grand Final schedule — Sunday May 31
📍 PSD Bank Dome, Düsseldorf
| Region | Local time | TZ |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇱 Chile (Santiago) | 11:00 AM | CLT |
| 🇦🇷 Argentina (Buenos Aires) | 12:00 PM | ART |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil (Brasilia / São Paulo) | 12:00 PM | BRT |
| 🇵🇪 Peru (Lima) | 10:00 AM | PET |
| 🇺🇸 US East (New York) | 11:00 AM | EDT |
| 🇺🇸 US West (Los Angeles) | 8:00 AM | PDT |
| 🇩🇪 Germany (Düsseldorf — venue) | 5:00 PM | CEST |
The twist: map changes 15 minutes before
Epic confirmed that the game’s map will receive changes 15 minutes before the start of the Grand Final. The magnitude is unknown — could be minor adjustments (a new POI, a rebalanced weapon) or something more drastic (an entire zone rotation). Only confirmed: it drops without warning and all 50 duos have to adapt in real time.
For the viewer, it’s one of the most interesting formats of recent Majors: no one arrives with the “homework done” on rotations, drop spots, or loadout composition. Everything gets redefined in the first minutes. For the pros, it’s a pure adaptability test.
Where to watch
The official Fortnite stream has Epic casters. In Spanish there are three co-streams worth your time:
- Official channel (English): twitch.tv/fortnite
- Gorilon (Spanish): twitch.tv/gorilon
- Faxuty (Spanish): twitch.tv/faxuty
- Nikof (Spanish): twitch.tv/nikof
The 50 duos qualified for the Grand Final
These are the 50 duos battling today for the $1.3M. This is NOT a ranking or seeding position — it’s the list of all qualifiers that made it to Sunday, coming from Friday’s Upper Bracket (25) and Saturday’s Lower Bracket (25):
- Pixx + Ghost (Team HavoK)
- Teuzz + Teuzz (Fluxo)
- Tjino + PabloWingu (Team HavoK)
- EpikWhale + PXMP (XP42 / Elite)
- Cold + Rapid (Twisted Minds)
- Golden + Ozone (7VEN CLUB / CoveX)
- alex + Wreckless (PWR / BLAZE)
- Shadow + Vergo (SORIN)
- Lewa + Romero
- Acorn + Boltz (Twisted Minds)
- Nuti + Gabzera (Fluxo W7M)
- Noahreyli + rezon ay
- Darm + demus (T1)
- josh + Eomzo (Elite Esports)
- Shxrk + t3eny (Aurora Gaming)
- Syaaz + Scaryy (MGA)
- Cringe + Volko (XP42 / Northern Star)
- Reet + Cooper (Dignitas)
- Focus + Th0masHD (Virtus Pro)
- kingaling + Kraez (Gen.G / Cynapse)
- Curve + Veno (Knights of Shadows / XSET)
- Ajerss + Ritual (Gen.G)
- Akiira + Kurama (Gentle Mates)
- LBworks + Bot (DELTA / Baron Clan)
- vic0 + Malibuca (BIG)
- VicterV + Khanada (Dignitas)
- FKS + Hero (AlUfa Club)
- Belusi + Zangi (Aspect Esports)
- Resignz + Tinka (PWR / JFT)
- Rainy + Nalu (DetonatioN / KIT StarLeven)
- SkyJump + Momsy (SOLARY / Lyost)
- dandepuzo + kiduoo
- SwizzY + Pixie (Team HavoK)
- Cazi + Deymo (TRKF / OCESN)
- Sky + Scroll (All Gamers)
- Cole + Maddenv (7VEN / LEAF)
- Liam + Jayse1x (Matrix / Void)
- Xavi + Aminished (Clan Housen / LEAF)
- Minori + Darkos (SOLARY)
- Japko + panzer (Geekay Esports)
- Minipiyo + Fuukun (ZETA / QT DIG)
- Vadeal + Juu (Wave / FOKUS)
- QnDx + Phantom2x
- Tiggz + NOM DaNicush (NOM)
- Pollo + Unknown (Falcons)
- Chap + Flickzy (GodLike Esports)
- Izzi + Nociff (Vulcan / NTO)
- Cr1nge + Twi (XP42)
- nvtylerh + Channce (TYT / CoveX)
- charyy + Kami (ROC Esports)
The big duos to watch in this Grand Final are Cold + Rapid (Twisted Minds), Peterbot + Pollo (Falcons), Shxrk + t3eny (Aurora Gaming), vic0 + Malibuca (BIG) and Sky + Scroll (All Gamers) — the short list of real Major favorites. They’re the names that have been carrying weight match after match in competitive for months, with top consistency and scary mechanical level.
Clix + Higgs and K1nG + Fazer were also eliminated yesterday in the Lower Bracket — the most anticipated matchup of the weekend ended with both sides out. The Grand Final arrives with the heavyweights of competitive intact and with the map twist that could break any prediction.
What’s at stake
The Major podium takes the biggest share of the prize pool, and all participants earn points for the 2026 Global Championship in Antwerp, Belgium (September). Coverage of the next Major starts in July.
Sunday’s format is cumulative points across 6 matches, with each Victory Royale weighted heavy in the final ranking. Same format as Upper and Lower, but now with the 50 best of the weekend together.
Preguntas frecuentes
What time does the FNCS Major 1 Grand Final start today?
11:00 AM in Chile and US East, 12:00 PM in Argentina and Brazil, 10:00 AM in Peru, 8:00 AM in US West, and 5:00 PM in Düsseldorf (Germany, venue local time).
What happens to the map before the final?
Epic confirmed the map will receive changes 15 minutes before the start, without revealing the magnitude. All 50 duos have to adapt in real time — without the 'homework done' on rotations, drop spots, or loadout composition. It's a pure adaptability test for the pros.
Where can I watch the Grand Final?
Official English broadcast at twitch.tv/fortnite with Epic casters. Spanish co-streams: Gorilon (twitch.tv/gorilon), Faxuty (twitch.tv/faxuty), and Nikof (twitch.tv/nikof).
How many duos compete and what's the prize?
50 duos compete for $1.3M in prizes. 25 came from Friday's Upper Bracket and 25 from Saturday's Lower Bracket. The podium takes the biggest share, and all participants earn points for the 2026 Global Championship in Antwerp (September).
What is the Grand Final format?
Cumulative points across 6 matches. All duos play in the same lobby each match, and the winner is whoever accumulates the most points by the end. Victory Royales weigh heavy in the total ranking.
