Fortnite Reload Elite Series Championship 2026 will take place at Esports World Cup, featuring the top 40 duos coming from its Qualifiers.
So far, two out of four Qualifiers have concluded, finalising 20 duos that will compete in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for the ultimate trophy and its $1m (~£746,976) prize pool.
Esports Insider has listed all the teams that have qualified for the Fortnite Reload Elite Series Championship 2026 below.
All Duos Qualified for Fortnite Reload Elite Series Championship 2026
Qualifier 1
The first qualifier ended on February 8th, with multiple notable players advancing to the Fortnite Reload Elite Series Championship. This includes t3eny, Cold, Rapid, Peterbot, and Pollo.
t3eny won Dreamhack Dallas 2024 for Team Falcons, while Cold secured two back-to-back FNCS Major NA Central titles in 2025, along with the EWC 2024 trophy.
Meanwhile, Peterbot and Pollo are the 2024 FNCS Global Championship champions, with the former achieving victory at the Pro-Aim 2024 as well.
- Europe
- ‘shxrk’ and ‘t3eny’
- Nikolaj ‘Sky’ Helleskov and Adrian ‘Scroll’ Richelieu
- Albert ‘PabloWingu’ Nyeborg and ‘Tjino’
- Middle East
- ‘5aald’ and Mshary ‘Mshary’ AlShammari
- Brazil
- Erick ‘916Gon’ Dalfert and Alex ‘Night’ Andrade
- Oceania
- Alex ‘Alex’ Richmond and ‘Wreckless’
- North America Central
- Joshua ‘Cold’ Butler and ‘Rapid’
- Peter ‘Peterbot’ Kata and Miguel ‘Pollo’ Moreno
- North America West
- ‘Phoenix’ and ‘Retro’
- Asia
- ‘Koyota’ and Yuma ‘Yuma’ Mitome
Qualifier 2
Soon after Japko qualified for the Esports World Cup 2026, Team Falcons announced his departure from the organisation to comply with the tournament rules. The player previously won Dreamhack Dallas 2024, and alongside panzer, finished in the top three at the 2025 Global Championship.
Meanwhile, vic0 had a successful 2024 season, reaching top four at the year’s Global Championship. Malibuca won Dreamhack Dallas and Dreamhack Summer in 2023, while Muz was the Esports World Cup 2024 champion.
- Europe
- Aleksy ‘Japko’ Jablonsk and ‘panzer’
- Taylor-Petrik ‘vic0’ Gatschelhofer and Danila ‘Malibuca’ Iakovenko
- ‘Faded’ and ‘Kaan’
- Middle East
- ‘Hencheyy’ and ‘snow’
- Brazil
- Fernando ‘Edson’ Sobral and Pedro ‘Phzin’ Henrique
- Oceania
- Lucas ‘Anon’ Malissa and ‘Vazen’
- North America Central
- Serdar ‘Muz’ Telim and ‘Sphinx’
- Jaxon ‘Eomzo’ Fretz and ‘josh’
- North America West
- ‘Inact’ and ‘Salko’
- Asia
- ‘tomat’ and ‘Mofu’
The final two Qualifiers will be held from May 1st to 17th and June 12th to 28th, respectively. This page will be updated once more qualified duos are determined.
