How do FNCS Solos Reload qualifiers work, and when are they?

FNCS Solos Reload starts November 3 and 4 with a two-day Round 1 whose scores combine. Round 2 narrows each region to 500 players; Round 3 sends 80 to Heats. Heats and the Last Chance Qualifier then fill the 40-player regional Finals. Check the in-game schedule for final dates.1

The road to 40 · All numbers below are per region
ENTRY Top 200,000 global PRTop 1,000 global PR may skip to Round 2 ↓
Nov 3 + 4

Round 1

Two days. Scores combine.

EU 4,000 · NAC 2,000Top 1,000 in every other regionUp to 12 matches per day → Round 2
Nov 7

Round 2

Round 1 qualifiers + PR byes

Top 500 advanceUp to 12 matches → Round 3
Nov 8

Round 3

The last qualifying round

Top 80 advanceUp to 12 matches → Heats
Route A · Heats

Nov 14 + 15

80 players → two seeded Heats of 40.
You play one Heat. Eight matches each.

30to Finals
2 × (8 match winners + 7 non-winners by points)
16th–25th in each Heat → LCQ Final20 players total. Skip LCQ Round 1.
Route B · Last chance

Nov 16 → Nov 17

LCQ Round 1 · Nov 16
Up to 12 matches. Top 20 → LCQ Final.

LCQ Final · Nov 17 · 40 players · 5 matches20 from Heats + 20 from LCQ Round 1
10to Finals
5 match winners + 5 non-winners by points
Who gets the LCQ retry? Eligible players who played Qualifier Round 1 and have not reached Finals or the LCQ Final. Skipping Round 1 for a PR bye does not meet this entry condition.
Regional Finals · 10 matches30 + 10 = 40
Live calendar · checked Oct 29, 2026Nov 21All seven regions
Date mismatch: Attachment B lists Nov 21 for OCE/ME/NAC and Nov 22 for ASIA/BR/EU/NAW. Epic’s live calendar showed Nov 21 for all seven when checked Oct 29, 2026. Check the in-game Compete tab for final dates and start times. Official rules, §§2.2–2.3.

After Round 1, each round uses its own leaderboard. Advancement depends on placement, not a predetermined qualifying point total.1

The top-1,000 PR catch: playing Round 1 forfeits your automatic Round 2 spot. Yet LCQ Round 1 requires Qualifier Round 1 participation. Skipping Round 1 therefore leaves you without that LCQ entry route under the written rules.1

Finals date mismatch: Epic’s live calendar displayed November 21 for all seven regions when checked October 29. Attachment B lists November 21 for OCE/ME/NAC and November 22 for ASIA/BR/EU/NAW. Check Compete → FNCS Solos Reload → your region for final dates and local start times.12

Who is eligible for FNCS Solos Reload?

FNCS Solos Reload requires top-200,000 placement on Epic’s overall Power Rankings leaderboard for Round 1, account level 350, and participation in 14 distinct Epic tournaments during the previous 180 days. Players must also meet the minimum age, account-security, good-standing and other requirements in Epic’s Master Rules.13

Top 200,000Epic’s global Power Rankings for Round 1
Account level 350+Lifetime account level, not Battle Pass level
14 tournamentsDistinct Epic tournaments in the past 180 days
Age 13+Higher local minimums apply; minors need guardian permission
2FA enabledYour own eligible, non-Cabined account in good standing
PC securitySecure Boot, TPM and IOMMU enabled for PC tournaments

Check Epic’s official Power Rankings, not an unofficial PR list. Epic updates its global leaderboard weekly.5 The event is cross-platform, with one account and one region for the entire competition. Applicable participation bans and geographic restrictions still apply; Australian residents cannot compete on iOS.136

How does the FNCS Solos Reload point system work?

FNCS Solos Reload awards up to 60 placement points per match, plus elimination points. Qualifier Rounds 1–3 and LCQ Round 1 give two points per elimination, capped at ten scoring eliminations. Heats, the LCQ Final and Finals give five points per elimination with no elimination scoring cap.1

Rounds 1–3 + LCQ Round 12 pts / elimOnly your first 10 eliminations score per match.
Heats + LCQ Final + Finals5 pts / elimNo elimination scoring cap.
#160points
#254points
#350points
#543points
#1028points
#2011points
#301points

Example: 10th + 5 eliminations = 38 points in qualifiers, or 53 in Finals.

Every placement score · 1st–40th
Placements 1–10
PlacePoints
160
254
350
446
543
640
737
834
931
1028
Placements 11–20
PlacePoints
1125
1223
1321
1419
1517
1615
1714
1813
1912
2011
Placements 21–30
PlacePoints
2110
229
238
247
256
265
274
283
292
301

31st–40th: 0 placement points. These are total placement scores, not amounts to add together.

Win-and-in exception: Heats and LCQ Final wins award 1,000 points and immediate Finals qualification. Winners stop playing that stage. Qualifier and Finals wins use the ordinary scoring table.1

After total points, ties use wins, average eliminations, average placement, then total seconds survived, in that order.1

What is the FNCS Solos Reload prize pool?

FNCS Solos Reload’s published regional Finals payouts total $581,200, calculated by adding all forty prizes in each of seven regions. Europe’s champion receives $60,000; NA Central’s receives $50,000. The tables below separate each region’s total pool from individual payouts, including what last place earns.4

$581,200Total listed Finals prizes · USD
Calculated from Epic’s seven regional payout tables
Prizes per region, in US dollars
RegionPool1st40th
EU$226,000$60,000$750
NAC$158,250$50,000$400
BR$60,750$15,000$300
NAW$51,000$12,500$300
OCE / ASIA / ME$28,400 each$7,000$200
Full payouts · every finishing position
USD per eligible player. A range pays that amount to each player.
FinishEUNACBRNAWOCE / ASIA / ME
1st$60,000$50,000$15,000$12,500$7,000
2nd$40,000$30,000$10,000$8,000$4,000
3rd$25,000$20,000$7,500$6,000$3,000
4th$15,000$10,000$5,000$4,000$2,000
5th$12,500$8,000$4,000$3,000$1,500
6th$10,000$6,000$3,000$2,000$1,250
7th$9,000$5,000$2,000$1,500$1,000
8th$8,000$4,000$1,500$1,250$750
9th$6,000$3,000$1,000$1,000$500
10th$5,000$2,500$750$750$400
11th$4,000$2,000$500$500$300
12th$3,000$1,750$500$500$300
13th$2,500$1,500$500$500$300
14th$2,000$1,250$500$500$300
15th$1,500$1,000$500$500$300
16th–20th$1,250$750$500$500$300
21st–25th$1,000$500$300$300$200
26th–40th$750$400$300$300$200

Payouts require Epic’s eligibility verification. Residents of Turkey or Russia cannot win these prizes.1

For the preceding Battle Royale event, see our NAC Solos Finals results, EU Solos Finals results, and NAC player breakdown. Those cover October’s competition; this November guide uses the separate Reload rules.

Sources & notes

Footnotes

  1. Epic: FNCS Solos Reload 2026 Official Rules, October 19; checked October 29, 2026. Sections 2.2–2.5 and 4; Attachments A–C. Dates are tentative, with final times in-game. Qualifier and LCQ Round 1 sessions allow 12 matches each; Heats allow eight, LCQ Final five, Finals ten. Missed scheduled matches in Heats, LCQ Final and Finals score zero. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12 ↩13

  2. Epic’s live FNCS Solos Reload Finals calendar, checked October 29, 2026 across OCE, ASIA, ME, BR, EU, NAC and NAW. The browser calendar displayed November 21 for each region, conflicting with some Attachment B dates. Displayed clocks are localized; use the game’s regional session window. ↩ ↩2

  3. Epic: Fortnite Competitive Master Rules, §§1.3 and 3. Age, 2FA, account level, tournament history, bans and participation restrictions. ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  4. Epic’s Attachment C. Clan Camp calculation: EU $226,000 + NAC $158,250 + BR $60,750 + NAW $51,000 + OCE/ASIA/ME $28,400 each = $581,200. All amounts USD, before applicable taxes. ↩ ↩2

  5. Epic: FNCS Schedule and Competitive Updates. Official global PR launch and weekly updates. ↩

  6. Epic: PC tournament anti-cheat requirements, February 10, 2026. Secure Boot, TPM and IOMMU required from February 19. ↩