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These 8 pro gamers became instant millionaires at the 'Fortnite' World Cup this past weekend, and the biggest winner is just 16 years oldhttps://www.businessinsider.in/miscellaneous/these-8-pro-gamers-became-instant-millionaires-at-the-fortnite-world-cup-this-past-weekend-and-the-biggest-winner-is-just-16-years-old/slidelist/70440632.cms2019-07-29T23:50:26+05:30

These 8 pro gamers became instant millionaires at the 'Fortnite' World Cup this past weekend, and the biggest winner is just 16 years old

Jul 29, 2019, 23:50 IST

1. 16-year-old Kyle "Bugha" Giersdorf took first place in the solo queue, taking home $3 million as a result.

2. Harrison "Psalm" Chang took second place in solo, which got him $1.8 million. At the age of 24, he was one of the few non-teens in contention for the top prizes.

3. The winning pair of duos players, Emil "Nyhrox" Bergquist Pedersen (left) and David "Aqua" Wang (right), took home $1.5 million apiece for their win.

4. Shane "EpikWhale" Cotton took home $1.2 million for taking third place in solos.

5. Dave "Rojo" Jong and Jaden "Wolfiez" Ashman took home $1,125,000 each for taking second place in duos.

The 15yr old millionaire Fortnite player Jaden Ashman and his mum Lisa Dallman. He came second with his teammate on the duos and will split $2.25m! His mum says accepting him as an e-sports player has been very hard and she’s even thrown out an X-Box in past!! #FortniteWorldCup pic.twitter.com/UCUqGzUOLW

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6. Nate "Kreo" Kou took home $1,050,000 for placing fourth in the solos queue.

Beyond that, runners up took home hundreds of thousands of dollars apiece. Even the first place winning team in "Creative" mode — a totally separate game from the standard "Battle Royale" mode of "Fortnite" — took home $1,345,000 as a group of four.

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