The FNCS Global Championship, Fortnite Global Championship, or simply Globals, is an annual Fortnite Battle Royale LAN tournament. Replacing the Fortnite World Cup, it is regarded as the largest recurring Fortnite tournament today; its champions are considered both FNCS winners and world champions. Since the first tournament in 2023, four FNCS Global Championships have been held. Team size has varied by year, following the competitive format; the 2023, 2024 and 2026 tournaments were held in duos, and the 2025 in trios.
Usually, players qualify to the FNCS Global Championship through a high placement on any of the three Major FNCS tournaments preceding the championship, with certain regions awarding more qualification spots than others. Exceptions include an additional "Last Chance Major" ahead of the 2023 edition, and the "Major 1 Summit" replacing Major 1 in terms of qualifying players for the 2026 edition.
Background
Prior to the FNCS Global Championships, Epic Games organized multiple LAN tournaments, most notably the Fortnite World Cup and the FNCS Invitational 2022. Since the Fortnite World Cup, Epic Games also host FNCS tournaments seasonally.
Tournaments
2023
The 2023 FNCS Global Championship was held between October 13–15, 2023 in Copenhagen, Denmark, and played in duos. It was won by Cooper "Cooper" Smith and Matthew "Mero" Faitel.
2024
The 2024 FNCS Global Championship was held between September 7–8, 2024, in Fort Worth, Texas, US, and played in duos. It was won by Peter "Peterbot" Kata and Miguel "Pollo" Moreno.
2025
The 2025 FNCS Global Championship was held between September 6–7, 2025, Lyon-Décines, France, and played in trios. It was won by Egor "SwizzY" Luciko, Aleksa "Queasy" Cvetkovic and Andrejs "Merstach" Piratovs. 2026
The 2026 FNCS Global Championship was held between September 26–27 in Antwerp, Belgium, and played in duos. It was won by Egor "SwizzY" Luciko and Wilmer "Pixie" Juriander.
Qualification In the FNCS Major 1 and Second Chance Qualifier, the best-performing duos qualified to the FNCS Major 1 Summit, which in turn has 15 qualification spots to the Global Championship; the remaining qualification spots are distributed across FNCS Major 2 and the Last Chance Qualifier as follows:
+ rowspan="2" EuropeNorth AmericaBrazilAsiaMiddle EastOceaniaCentralWestMajor 1 Summit (May 2026) Vic0 & Malibuca Peterbot & Pollo shxrk & t3eny Sky & Scroll Acorn & Boltz Kingaling & Kraez Reet & Cooper Shadow & Vergo SwizzY & Pixie Darm & Demus Syaaz & Scary FoCuS & Th0masHD Golden & Ozone Tjino & PabloWingu Chap & FlickzyMajor 2 (August 2026) charyy & Kami Cr1nge & Twi IDrop & Ghonzo Velo & Zynox Rax & JannisZ Tidi & Julle Fant & Hlechis Nebs & Nxthan Pixx & Firen Ritual & Cold Ajerss & Veno Higgs & Curve Muz & Rise josh & Eomzo Clix & Rapid EpikWhale & PXMP phoenix & Retro Mack & Diguera Lewa & Romero Yuma & Koyota Minipiyo & FuuKun Howly & 1Lusha 5aald & Smiky Resignz & Tinka Solvey & Sazers Last Chance Qualifier (August 2026) Momsy & Seyyto Huty & F1shy Izzi & Nociff Hcube & Encrypted Slepzi & Wagers Ark & Khanada Randu & Grx Rura & Riv Mshary & Salvatore Phazgod & Crusades
Players by wins As of 2026, only Egor "SwizzY" Luciko has won multiple Global Championships: RankPlayerWinsTournaments won1 SwizzY22025, 20262 Cooper12023 Mero12023 Peterbot12024 Pollo12024 Queasy12025 Merstach12025 Pixie12026
Players by most appearances As of 2025, 39 players have played in every FNCS Global Championship: +Legend†Player failed to qualify for the 2023 FNCS Global Championship Grand FinalsPlayer also played at the Fortnite World Cup (solos & duos), the FNCS Invitational 2022 and the FNCS Major 1 SummitPlayer also played at the FNCS Invitational 2022 and the FNCS Major 1 SummitPlayer also played at the FNCS Major 1 Summit PlayerPlacements2023202420252026 Clix †52nd11th18th4th EpikWhale †52nd27th31st42nd Acorn7th26th16th12th Cold7th26th15th11th Kami2nd23rd4th28th Khanada18th20th5th45th Malibuca39th32nd8th3rd Muz30th27th10th31st Peterbot26th1st15th23rd Reet9th12th13th33rd Veno11th11th14th37th vic010th4th14th3rd Ajerss18th16th16th37th Boltz48th7th5th12th Charyy19th29th4th28th Cooper1st20th13th33rd Flickzy12th4th14th21st Higgs14th9th18th10th Pixie4th15th2nd1st Pollo16th1st16th23rd Rapid14th9th5th4th Ritual9th12th15th11th Shadow †61st30th10th50th Yuma †60th43rd25th8th
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