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Rax tops EU’s FNCS Reload round three as a 307-point tie decides the heat cutoff

M8 Raxǃ leads the November 8 session on 459 points. At the top-80 cutoff, egy ax finishes ahead of two players with the same points total.

AI gouache illustration of a solo competitor with a pickaxe at a narrow wooden build passage above a turquoise island
Original AI illustration by ClutchScope; a conceptual Fortnite-inspired qualification scene, not a gameplay screenshot or depiction of a real player.
In this article
  1. The last heat place came down to a tiebreak
  2. Focus and Kami also reach the top 80
  3. Heats change what a win is worth

M8 Raxǃ finished first in Europe’s November 8 FNCS Solos Reload round three with 459 points, nine ahead of Ed Bimboǃ. ChapGOTY 7 took third on 438, as the qualifier field narrowed from 500 players to 80 heat places.

Epic’s completed Session 3 leaderboard records one Victory Royale, 12 matches and 67 eliminations for Rax. Bimbo finished with one win across nine matches and 52 eliminations; Chap recorded three wins, ten matches and 39 eliminations.

The last heat place came down to a tiebreak

At the cutoff, egy ax placed 80th with 307 points, ahead of 123fdgxivǃ in 81st and Kоrx SenQu in 82nd, both also on 307.

The distinction was a Victory Royale. Epic records one win for egy ax and none for either of the next two players. Section 2.2.9 of the rules puts total Victory Royales immediately after points in the tiebreak order, ahead of average eliminations and average placement.

That made 307 a shared points total, not a guaranteed qualifying score. Advancement remains subject to Epic’s eligibility rules.

Focus and Kami also reach the top 80

Round-two leader KoS Focus yhyh finished seventh on 395 points, with three wins. ROC Kami placed 19th on 357, with four wins. Their results belong to this round alone; Saturday’s Focus-led round two was the separate cut to 500.

The top-80 result sends players into heats, not directly into the regional final. Rax’s first place seeds him into Heat 1; second-placed Bimbo and third-placed Chap go into Heat 2, under Epic’s published seeding order.

Heats change what a win is worth

The rules list Heat 1 on November 14 and Heat 2 on November 15. In each heat, a Victory Royale immediately qualifies its winner for the regional final and removes that player from further heat matches. The remaining top seven non-winners also advance on points.

Europe’s regional final is November 22. Check Fortnite’s Compete tab for final session times; the format guide explains the intervening last-chance qualifier, and the calendar entry tracks the full competition window.