It’s real. It’s live. It’s Los Angeles on May 10. Epic has opened the vault and revealed all 20 duos for the FNCS Pro-Am — and it’s giving: cracked, clout-charged, chaos.

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Let’s not pretend we weren’t waiting for this. Ever since Courage and Cold casually manifested their championship in one tweet, the vibes have been swirling. And now? They’re on the list. Confirmed. Manifestation works — apparently.

Courage and Cold are joined by names that barely need names: Clix, Sommerset, Acorn, Jannik, and that’s just row one. Pros, creators, wildcard pairings that look like someone closed their eyes and pointed — but in the best way. There’s a kind of electricity in seeing stream queens standing next to controller demons, like someone fed Fortnite fan fiction into a blender and hit “Pro-Am.”

Here’s how it’s going to work: each duo is a mix of competitive firepower and content superstardom. Think Bugha with Avery. Think Sommerset with her literal mom. Yes — her mom. You can’t script this. And yet, someone at Epic did. Bravo.

The vibes? Pure spectacle. It’s not even about “who’s winning.” (It is, it always is.) But really, it’s about who walks in like they own the place, and whether they can still walk out with loot in hand after landing hot. It’s an exhibition, sure — but nobody’s flying to LA to lose funny.

And listen — while Epic has stayed mostly mum about prize pools or even format (classic), that kind of secrecy just adds spice. Because this isn’t your average FNCS Grand Finals grind. This is Fortnite’s version of a music festival. You show up, you stunt, and if you’re lucky? You also fry.

But even in the hype tornado, some duos already scream danger. Cold and Courage? A walking highlight reel. Clix and NickEh30? Unexpected, but kind of terrifying. Acorn and Skqttles? Might be criminally underrated. And then there’s Zemie and Reet, who feel like they were cooked in a lab for Pro-Am greatness.

The matchups feel part chaos theory, part master plan. Like, “What if we let the algorithm pick teams and it accidentally created a new esports meta?” What if we’re not ready?

So yes, May 10. Los Angeles. FNCS Pro-Am. The day Fortnite remembers it’s not just a game — it’s a cultural moment with building. Or zero build. Who knows. We’re tuning in either way.

And if Courage and Cold actually do win this? Call it destiny. If not? Still the most iconic tweet of the year.

Full pairings list of creators and their pro counterparts below:

The official FNCS Pro-Am duos reveal can be found on the Fortnite Competitive broadcast across Twitch and YouTube.

General Admission tickets (starting at $44) can be purchased HERE.

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We’ll update as we get closer to the event, but for now — 20 duos, infinite potential. Someone’s dropping in hot, and we’re here for the whole glorious mess.