Turner “Tfue” Tenney is currently one of the best Fortnite players in the world. In the current tournament, he won over $500,000 with a partner. Ironically, he has vowed not to wear skins in Fortnite.
This is how Tfue made so much money: The “Grand Finale” in Fortnite took place this weekend. That was the last tournament of the “Fall Skirmish”, the large 10-million-dollar tournament series in Fortnite. The Grand Finale was held at Twitch-Con 2018.
The tournament took place in San Jose. It was a massive LAN with 100 of the best Fortnite players in the world.
Tfue competed with his partner Dennis “Cloakzy” Lepore for the “FaZe Clan.” They won the tournament and a prize of $510,000. That’s about €450,000.
The prize money breaks down as follows:
- $400,000 was the Grand Prize for first place
- $50,000 was awarded because they won one of the matches
- $60,000 was a bonus for most kills
Tfue and Cloakzy played strongly but were only able to win the third of a total of 7 matches. However, they often ranked among the top players in a round, and the 28 kills, the most in the tournament, brought bonus points. Consistency was crucial here.
Although the European duo Domentos (Latvia) and Pate1K (Norway) managed to win the first two matches, they ultimately only placed 7th.
This is how the tournament went: Overall, it was quite tactical gameplay. Many players often made it to the final phase of a match.
Usually, the team that could heal itself best during the last seconds while the storm devoured their opponents emerged victorious.
For the tournament, Epic had indeed disabled the “Halloween zombies,” shockwave grenades, and portable fortresses, but players could once again use their gliders if they were just high enough. This changed the gameplay significantly.
Did everything go smoothly? No, not quite. Nate Hill experienced a nasty glitch. His glider did not open and he fell to his death. The casters commented on this with “Oh, the glider malfunctioned.”
Nate Hill and his partner FunkBomb ended up being the runners-up in the tournament. The two were still facing the
hatred of the community in September because they were caught “cheating.”
How successful was the tournament on Twitch? Since all streamers were on site and could not stream themselves, the official Twitch channels of Fortnite reached top numbers. The Fortnite category had more than 581,000 viewers at its peak on Twitch. The main Fortnite channel peaked at 336,000 viewers.
That’s why the top player doesn’t buy skins
No skins as a protest: Tfue has a peculiarity. He has vowed not to buy skins or emotes in Fortnite and instead runs around as a “no-skin.” This is usually associated with players who have just started playing Fortnite and have not bought or earned any of the countless skins in Fortnite.
Allegedly, his former main account, into which he had invested $5,000, has been banned. In protest of this, he now runs around as a “no-skin.” This causes a stir, as Fortnite is a game that relies heavily on its skins.
Especially streamers are usually known for always sporting the latest and trendiest skins. Tfue is standing against this trend.
On reddit, players are already suggesting that Epic should just gift him all the skins. After all, such a valuable ambassador who refuses the cash shop is counterproductive to Fortnite’s financial success.
This is why Tfue wore a skin in the tournament: For the tournament, a skin was forced upon him. Epic decided that each player would be randomly assigned a skin. The casters explained this during the match to protect Tfue’s “integrity.”
But at least Tfue didn’t buy any.
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