GameTech: Fortnite world champion takes home $3m

There can only be one. Highlander may have coined the phrase, but Fortnite has owned it. On Sunday, it was the high ground (not the highland) that won the day, with a peerless performance by 16-year-old Kyle Giersdorf, better known as Bugha, crowning him World Champion.

Bugha put in one of the greatest Fortnite performances to date, almost doubling the points tally of his nearest rival in second place and taking home an incredible $3m (€2.6m) in prize money. Meanwhile, what made Bugha’s ‘victory lap’ final round especially exciting for Irish fans was seeing Dublin player Joshua Juliano, known as Lolboom, finish in the top six in the final battle, as he came excruciatingly close to a famous win for Ireland in the finals. Nonetheless, Lolboom finished in 58th place overall, with a very respectable 12-point tally, taking home $50,000 for his troubles.