16-year-old Mohammad Shami has won the EStars Fortnite tournament, which took place at football grounds across the UK and Ireland.
The player, from Manchester, won the £25,000 top prize after qualifying at Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium and beating the opposition in the final.
Winners from each city secured their place on the leaderboard by picking up points and securing their spot in the final at Chelsea FC’s ground: Stamford Bridge.
Mohammad said he’s going to use the winnings to take his family on holiday.
The Fortnite tournament has been running for the past three months.
Maeve Finnegan of EStars said, as reported by the official EStars website: “The final at Stamford Bridge was spectacular for these players and I wish all of our finalists the best of luck in their futures in esports.
“EStars is committed to growing the world of competitive gaming for players of all abilities and we look forward to taking EStars global over the next few exiting months.”
EStars said it aims to grow and promote esports at a grassroots level.
Last year, the tournament provider held an EStars League of Legends tournament in Ireland, which saw different teams representing Irish football teams.
Sligo Rovers defeated Shamrock Rovers 2-0 in a best-of-three final to lift the trophy at the event, which also included Irish dancing and other activities.
The UK has some talent in Fortnite. Earlier this year, UK Fortnite player Kyle “Mongraal” Jackson reached the 1m subscriber mark on YouTube just one year after signing to Team Secret.
The UK has also produced some things to forget when it comes to Fortnite, namely the Fortnite Live event in Norwich which was heavily criticised by attendees.
Dom is an award-winning writer and finalist of the Esports Journalist of the Year 2023 award. He graduated from Bournemouth University with a 2:1 degree in Multi-Media Journalism in 2007.
As a long-time gamer having first picked up the NES controller in the late ’80s, he has written for a range of publications including GamesTM, Nintendo Official Magazine, industry publication MCV and others. He worked as head of content for the British Esports Federation up until February 2021, when he stepped back to work full-time on Esports News UK and offer esports consultancy and freelance services. Note: Dom still produces the British Esports newsletter on a freelance basis, so our coverage of British Esports is always kept simple – usually just covering the occasional press release – because of this conflict of interest.
