Fortnite: Epic Games announce Throwback Cup ft. Bugha, Aqua and Nyhrox

The rumours surrounding an upcoming, exclusive Fortnite tournament featuring Bugha, Aqua and Nyhrox have proved to be true. Fortnite Competitive has officially announced 'Throwback Cups' in the name of the reigning Fortnite World Champions.Bugha won the Solos event, while Aqua and Nyhrox won the Duos event at the inaugural Fortnite World Cup that took place last year.❗Tournament Alert❗ Compete Solo in the @bugha Throwback Cup, or grab a friend and duke it out in the @aquaa &amp; @nyhrox Throwback Cup!Find out more in the Compete Tab in game!— Fortnite Competitive (@FNCompetitive) July 23, 2020The competitive season of Fortnite just became a lot more exciting with the announcement.You can read our exclusive coverage of the initial story here: Fortnite World Cup 2020: Bugha, Aqua and Nyhrox tease upcoming tournament Bugha Throwback CupThe Bugha Throwback Cup will be a 'Solos' tournament with a massive prize pool up for grabs. Bugha tweeted the following details about his exclusive Throwback Cup:🏆 BUGHA THROWBACK CUP 🏆 • July 30-31st• Region-locked• 2 rounds• Open 3 rank in arena to be eligible for round 1• $100K total prize• First day watch party on my TwitchWho’s in? https://t.co/9ARSpRKioY— Bugha (@bugha) July 23, 2020The Bugha Throwback Cup will begin on July 30 for NA East players. It will conclude a day later, on July 31, with the Grand Finals.The tournament is region-locked, which means that the players can only participate in one region.The Bugha Throwback Cup (Image Credits: Epic Games)Round one will feature a maximum of 12 matches over four hours. Scoring System:Victory Royale: 8 pointsTop 2: 5 pointsTop 3: 4 pointsTop 4: 3 pointsTop 5: 2 pointsTop 10: 2 pointsTop 11 through 40: 1 pointEliminations: 2 points in round one, 3 points in round twoAqua and Nyhrox Throwback CuppThe Fortnite World Duo Champions are receiving their own 'Exclusive Cup' in the form of a 'Duos' tournament.. @aquaa &amp; Nyhrox Throwback Cup LETS GOOO, WORLD CUP DUO RUNNING IT BACK 🔥 https://t.co/QKvsVKofuh— M10 nyhrox (@nyhrox) July 23, 2020Similar to Bugha’s tournament, Aqua and Nyhrox’s Throwback Cup is also open to all competitive Fortnite regions.Similarly, it will take place over two days and feature two rounds.The Aqua &amp; Nyhrox Throwback Cup (Image Credit: Epic Games)The Aqua and Nyhrox Throwback Cup will begin on July 28 and end on July 29.Scoring systemVictory Royale: 6 pointsTop 2: 3 pointsTop 3: 2 pointsTop 4: 2 pointsTop 5: 2 pointsTop 6 through 25: 1 pointEliminations: 1 point in round one, 3 points in round twoReactions from the online Fortnite CommunityWith further details regarding the exact breakup of the prize pool awaited, the announcement of the World Champions Throwback Cups invited a wide range of reactions from their excited followers.Some of these were:If you think about it if u win the bugha throwback cup its pretty much like winning the World Cup if you think about it— Shawnny (@ItsShawnny) July 23, 2020PLEASE CAN THE AQUA AND NYHROX THROWBACK CUP AND THE BUGHA THROWBACK CUP BE ON THE OLD MAP AND HAVE THE SAME LOOT POOL PLEASEEEE pic.twitter.com/zwq24b1ecl— Diss ✿ (@ImDissFN) July 23, 2020HOLY SHIT THE BUGHA CUP FORMAT IS THE GREATEST FORMAT OCE HAS EVER GOTTEN— @TyrantFN (@TyrantFN) July 24, 2020For further details on how to register for the upcoming Bugha, Aqua and Nyhrox Throwback cups, check out the video below:

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