The World Championship in Fortnite is approaching. But the game’s biggest star, Twitch streamer Ninja, fails to qualify. The solo ticket is definitely gone. Is Ninja just not good enough anymore?
That’s why the solo World Championship takes place without Ninja: According to Ninja, he has missed his last chance to qualify for the solo World Championship.
Yesterday, on Saturday, he needed to reach at least 3000th place in his region during the Fortnite World Cup qualifier to be allowed on Sunday. He did not succeed, as he announced on Twitter.
He only says that he hates solos so much.
5 Reasons Why Ninja Isn’t Making It
Why isn’t Ninja making it? Although Ninja is certainly an excellent gamer and an exceptional Fortnite player, he apparently does not belong to the world’s elite under eSports conditions. There are several reasons for this:
- More Competition: Although Ninja was considered an incredibly good player in the early days of Fortnite and won his first tournaments, the competition has become much tougher now. The high prize money in Fortnite has attracted some of the biggest talents, who fully dedicate themselves to eSports and even postpone their education for it.
- Many Distractions: Ninja, on the other hand, now has many other commitments and is advancing the expansion of his “brand.” He cannot concentrate on eSports but engages in deals, has PR appointments, such as a trip through Europe, and streams a lot, of course. He is working on his “own” brand.
- Age: Ninja is significantly older at 28 than most of his competitors, who are between 15 and 21 years old. Currently, only the age limit of 13 is preventing some of them from becoming stars in Fortnite. In League of Legends, Ninja would already be considered elderly at 28 – in eSports, very few players are older than 25.
- Ninja’s Playstyle: Moreover, Ninja’s playstyle is actually designed for “random matches,” where he quickly overpowers and kills many normal players. That is well received by viewers on Twitch. However, in Fortnite eSports, cautious and tactical play counts more, building and editing is crucial.
- Just Bad Luck? Surely luck also plays a role. Ninja himself sees it that way, stating that he often just had bad luck. However, the best players in the world consistently land in the top placements of the World Cup qualifiers in Europe – and Ninja’s rival Tfue has already managed to qualify for the solo World Cup twice.
Did Ninja really want to go to the World Championship? Ninja is known to be incredibly ambitious. He had actually retired from eSports in 2018 to focus on streaming.
However, the Fortnite World Championship awakened his ambition, and he was desperate to qualify.
For the qualifying rounds, he even turned off his stream. But in the end, it was not enough.
Does Ninja still have a chance? Ninja will definitely not be participating in the solo World Championship. There is still a small chance that he can qualify with his partner Reverse2k for the duo World Championship in Fortnite in two weeks.
Bitter: Ninja and Reverse2k were very close to qualifying in week 6, mid-May. But in the end, they missed out by 2 points.
Next weekend, Ninja will have his last chance.
What is currently being played? Now, on the weekend, week 9 of the qualification for the Fortnite World Championship is taking place. Week 9 is the last chance for solo players to qualify.
The qualification weekend takes place in two phases:
- On Saturday, the semifinals take place. This is about reaching a place in the top 3000 of the region.
- On Sunday, the finals take place. This is about reaching one of the spots that qualify for the World Championship. Every player who qualifies for the World Championship receives at least $50,000 in prize money.
This week, 19 players will qualify:
- 8 in Europe – competing for $800,000
- 6 in Eastern North America – $600,000 in prize money
- 2 in Western North America – $200,000 in prize money
- 1 in Asia – $150,000 in prize money
- 1 in Brazil – $150,000 in prize money
- 1 in Oceania – $100,000 in prize money
The prize amounts have been doubled beforehand.
