This weekend saw the FNCS Major 1 Grand Finals take place, an opportunity for teams to lock in their slots at the LAN Major 1 Summit. Who are our new FNCS Major 1 winners this time? The results have been an interesting set. With Veno coming out on top in NAC, after moving regions and pairing up with a controller player. It’s been a shocking weekend, especially as Epic has been changing the format of the tournament as it goes along.
In Europe, we’ve seen a changing of the guard. The older top Fortnite players just haven’t been as impactful this time. Last year’s Champions failed to qualify other than one player. Other players have struggled to make the same impact. NAC has been defined by consistency too. But with a newly entering player making a huge difference on Day 2.
With more players grouped together at the top of the leaderboard, NAC took a while to be decided. This is what went down with our new FNCS Winners this weekend:
NA Central – Veno and Curve Claim New FNCS Title
The initial games of the second day saw some big changes. The teams that dominated in Day 1 seemed to fade out a little bit, especially with Veno and Curve getting a crazy performance.
In Game 9, we got something we’ve been waiting for since the finals began, a Peterbot Pollo pop off. In a game that saw them take the height, they killed it. Amassing 10 total kills (8 for Pollo) and the Victory Royale. The end-game saw Avivv literally give up and start emoting as the two reigned bullets down on them. These pop offs have been missed. It was enough to send Peterbot a little further up that leaderboard too.
The Pete-Clix rivalry might have faded away to nothing, but there’s still life in this Duo.
After that game, Peterbot and Pollo moved to first. A lacklustre first day, followed by locking in on Day 2. It’s pretty much textbook for Pete and Pollo but always surprising to watch them climb back up on those rankings. Even without the 1.5x points of Day 2 we saw in seasons last time they were together. It didn’t end up mattering compared to the performance of Veno and Curve though.
The fun thing about this game though, even as Peterbot and Pollo went into first place… the leaderboard was still incredibly close. Anyone in the top five could reasonably win with another decent game. Everything was still to play for, a far cry from duller seasons and the Grand Championship.
Veno Dominated the End-Game
The next game proved that, as Veno’s Duo went up to Number 1. Off the back of an insane solo clutch from the former EU player. It was anyone’s game, and in each round players were pushing the skill level even higher for the FNCS winners.
Game 5 was once again a focus for Veno and Curve, high kill fragging out the whole time. Enough to move them seriously ahead on the FNCS leaderboard and meaning it would take a hot drop to actually stop them.
Veno’s pop offs, and players hot dropping each other last game, meant Veno and Curve claimed victory as the new FNCS Major 1 winners. A controller player, and someone moving regions. A lot of firsts. It’s also Peterbot’s worst FNCS performance for a long time. It’s set the stage for an interesting LAN.
Europe FNCS Major 1 Winners
Over in Europe, things went a bit differently. Sky and Scroll took first place. With some great results including back-to-back wins in Game 4 and 5. It was Game 4 that really set things up for them though. A 10-kill and Victory Royale game, establishing a lead. Which was followed with 6 kills in Game 5 and another win.
Day 2 was less flashy. They got solid kills, including 8 in Game 8 with. 2nd place finish. But no Victory Royales in there. However, that lead and consistency game after game meant they sailed into winning and claiming their FNCS titles too. EU was less impacted by the bans right before kick-off too.
Some other players are also worth highlighting. Sedond palce Tjino and PabloWingu were the only team that could reach Sky and Scroll. These had some great games like 10 kills in Game 2 with a second-place finish. But the famously competitive EU region was decided by consistency, not individual pop offs.
Everyone fought for every point High ground was never free, and Sky and Scroll simply played much more consistently. Eternal runner up Th0masHD had a strong finish too in 4th with FoCuS. This gets him through to LAN at least after a glitch messed him up back in 2025’s final Major.
