Fortnite team disqualified from $3m cup after very bad tweet Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Fortnite team disqualified from $3m cup after very bad tweet "Just played this whole season for $0..." News by Tom Phillips Deputy Editor Updated on 15 Mar 2021 63 comments A trio of top Fortnite players was kicked from the game's $3m Fortnite Champion Series (FNCS) tournament after one of the team tagged the game's boss Donald Mustard in an aggressive tweet. "Like literally fucking k!ll your$elf @DonaldMustard," Fortnite player Wrigley wrote on Twitter. Both the post and Wrigley's entire account are no longer accessible. Wrigley and his teammates Dictate and Userz had just finished their sixth game in the tournament and were bottom of the table. Still, even finishing last would have guaranteed them some prize money after spending countless hours over the past season ensuring they would qualify. Watch on YouTube The players still had another six matches to go in the cup's NA East prize pool, which will alone award $690,000. Wrigley's teammate Dictate revealed the team had been disqualified from the FNCS in a Twitter post which showed an email sent by Epic Games: "We are writing to inform you of your team's disqualification and removal from the Chapter 2 Season 5 FNCS competition, effective immediately," the email read. "Based on an internal investigation, a member of your team has violated Section 8.1.2 of the Official Rules, which reads as follows: "Players must be respectful of other players, Event Administrators, spectators, and sponsors." Both of Wrigley's teammates have attempted to appeal the ruling, with Dictate asking for their last-place prize money and Userz suggesting they should have been able to rope in a substitute player. I wish we would be able to have an Opportunity for an emergency sub what wrigley did was completely out of our control and we put endless amount of time into the game for a chance at life changing money if you guys could tag @FNCompetitive to get their attention i'd love you https://t.co/lgU5897Zz2- Userz (@UserzFN) March 14, 2021 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings "Just played this whole season for $0 oh my fucking god," Dictate wrote. "Can I at least have my $600 bro child support ain't cheap @DonaldMustard" Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 3 Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Lady Dimitrescu will be a tad smaller in Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries DLC Level the playing field. 1 Overwatch 2 suffers another DDoS attack and character roster bugs Mei Mei. 13 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090: a new level in graphics performance The Digital Foundry video review - and how the new GPU champion delivers for 4K 120fps gaming. Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 3 Feature Evercore Heroes wants to wind people up the right way "There's less rage at them, because they didn't end your fun." Genshin Impact Path of Gleaming Jade dates, login event rewards Including other anniversary rewards and how to claim them. Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store