DreamHack Open featuring Fortnite tournament series announced

DreamHack has revealed that it will be offering up battle royale fans a small fortune each month through a new Fortnite tournament series. DreamHack Open featuring Fortnite will open its doors to participants July 17 with a monthly prize pot of $250,000.

The competition will take place strictly online and only players over the age of 13 from regions within Europe and North America will be able to participate.

Michael Van Driel, Chief Product Officer at DreamHack, said: "After a tremendous experience hosting the huge open participation Fortnite competitions at DreamHack Winter and DreamHack Anaheim just a few months ago, fans can look forward to a similar community-focused tournament. It will be open to all players throughout Europe and North America, and is not invite based. The live broadcast on Twitch will be coupled with professional commentary and in-game observing".

Further details regarding the competition can be found here.