eSports company Galaxy Racer is announcing the launch of Australia's largest independent Fortnite competitions for April 18th, with prize money of $10,000. The tournament will boast many of the OCE's top 20 professional trios, as well as the chance for 10 amateur teams to win the right to challenge them!
Galaxy Racer is renowned for driving change in the rapidly growing industry. They have championed females in eSports, content creation in the Arab world and own the leading teams in Europe, Middle East and South East Asia and now are set to invest heavily in growing the Australian gaming market.
"Australia is generally underrepresented in eSports, but it has enormous potential. Australians are a culture of sports lovers. To generate interest, we are staking the largest independent prize pool ever offered to Australian amateurs!" said CEO of Galaxy Racer, Paul Roy.
"With this event, Galaxy Racer is officially announcing its entry into Australia, but not just with Fortnite. We are investing in the entire esports ecosystem of Oceania, just as it did in the Middle East, South East Asia and Europe, building some of the biggest teams and players worldwide..." said Mr. Roy.
Amateur Qualifier Event
Normally high-profile tournaments are restricted to professional teams. The Galaxy Racer tournament however will reward 10 teams the right to qualify to play against the professionals.
The qualifier event will be run on April 18th. To register for the event, players can visit twitter.com/galaxyracerdxb. The entry instructions are on the pinned tweet.
Key Event Dates
18th April: Open Public Qualifiers - Top 33 Teams get into Semi-Finals - NOT STREAMED
20th April: Semi-Finals - Top 33 Teams will compete for 10 Spots in Finals - STREAMED
21st April: Grand Finals: STREAMED LIVE
- Top 10 teams from public + top 20 invited teams
How to Watch
The competition is free to stream on Galaxy Racers Twitch Channel - https://twitch.tv/galaxyracerdxb
Tournament
