The qualification for the Fortnite World Cup is in full swing. However, it might be that streamers like Twitch star Ninja cannot participate.
Why could the Twitch stars be absent? Whether you are a streamer or not, you must qualify for the World Cup in advance. However, some streamers might have difficulties in the qualification because they have a significant disadvantage.
While they play and show everything live on Twitch, stream snipers can track every move they make. They know exactly which weapons and materials the players have. They try to get into the same matches as the streamers – and then they know where the streamer is.
Recently, Ninja was hunted down by an opponent during a qualification round.
This is the problem streamers face in qualification
This problem is exemplified by Ninja: Ninja’s stream is just one of many examples. He landed in Lazy Lagoon where he was able to loot in peace and secure a good setup.
But even though he was supposedly alone, this place suddenly turned into a hotspot. Out of nowhere, an opponent came who seemingly knew exactly where Ninja was hiding.
He flew directly towards him and eliminated Ninja while he was in a fight with another opponent.
Ninja was thus eliminated early from the match and lost important points in the qualification.
Because only those who score enough points in the qualifying rounds can compete in the finals.
This is what Ninja says about it: He found this situation somewhat suspicious and watched the gameplay of his opponent after his elimination.
There it was evident that the opponent covered a large distance and always aimed directly towards Ninja. He apparently knew exactly where the streamer was hiding and was likely hunting Ninja.
He says: “No idea where that guy is coming from, by the way. But here he is, this is his second rift he took. Takes the geyser and rifts, dives into the fight… Ugh, that’s unfortunate.”
This pro wanted to cheat his way into the World Cup – but got massively taken down:
Meanwhile, streamers like Ninja or Tfue are almost paranoid about stream sniping. But just because you are paranoid doesn’t mean that no one is after you.
Ninja is not a unique case: The problem with stream snipers, as these opponents are called, has existed in Fortnite for a longer time. However, the problem is now acute since streamers must qualify in several rounds for the upcoming World Cup. If they are hunted down directly like this, it becomes much more difficult.
Stream sniping is also easier in the QM qualification because the player pools are significantly smaller.
Recently, Ninja’s Twitch colleague Tfue addressed the issue. The pro has already won quite a bit of prize money in Fortnite and is among the best players in the world. However, he does not want to participate in tournaments anymore in the future.
Likely also because the stream snipers are significantly disturbing him, but as a streamer, he does not want to give up streaming at tournaments in real-time.
So are the streamers not participating in the World Cup? That remains to be seen. At this moment, Ninja and his colleagues still have all doors open. After all, it was the first qualification round this weekend.
They still have time in the coming weeks to qualify for the World Cup. However, if stream snipers continue to be such a problem, then the streamers could have a much harder time and might never qualify.
Then the World Cup would have to take place without some of its biggest stars – or the streamers would have to give up their streams for qualification. However, they seemingly do not want to do that at all.
This pro wanted to cheat his way into the World Cup – but got massively taken down:
