The Fourth Friday Fortnite Tournament: Upsets and Surprises
The ongoing fourth Friday Fortnite tournament has already seen its fair share of surprises and upsets.
With a prize pool of $20,000 and plenty of bragging rights at stake, unexpected results were bound to happen. However, no one could have predicted the defeat of Tyler “Ninja” Blevins, who made it to the grand finals in last week’s tournament.
Ninja and his partner, Ben “DrLupo” Lupo, were sent to the losers bracket in the second round after a loss to Vikram “Vikkstar123” Barn and Tinny. Despite the loss, Ninja had no excuses and said, “They played very well. They played lights out. Vikkstar was ahead and pushed and got three kills with shotguns, and Tinny was playing with the jetpack.”
Although the competition wasn’t over for Ninja’s team, they had to prepare for a tough fight through the losers bracket. They started by defeating former Friday Fortnite champions Sypher “SypherPK” Ali and Nick “NICKMERCS” Kolcheff. This win set up a battle with Jordi “Kwebbbelkop” van den Bussche and LDYung. After another victory, Ninja and DrLupo faced off against TSM player Daequan Loco and Tramear.
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In that match, the duo struggled to gain momentum. Despite being just two kills behind heading into the second map, Ninja remained positive that they could turn things around. However, it was not meant to be, and for the first time in the tournament’s history, Ninja’s team was eliminated before the halfway point.
While Ninja’s elimination was shocking, it wasn’t the only surprise of the tournament. Last week’s champions, FaZe Clan’s Turner “Tfue” Tenney and Dennis “Cloak” Lepore, were knocked out of the winners bracket in the opening round by the inaugural Friday Fortnite winners, Andre “Typical Gamer” Rebolo and Nicholas “Thief” Smorto. This was the second consecutive first-round loss for them, despite winning almost a dozen matches on their way to the previous title.
With a solid run in the winners bracket, Typical Gamer and Thief will now face off against Vikkstar and Tinny in the winners finals.
Stay Tuned to Witness the Action
Although the biggest star has been eliminated, the tournament is far from over. You can catch all the action on any of the players’ live streams or on UMG Events’ Twitch channel.