Russian Players Unpaid by Epic Games

Russian Players Unpaid by Epic Games

Drama

28 September 2023 14:07

Fortnite's Russian pro players, Daniil "Рutrick" Abdrakhmanov and Egor "Swizzy" Luciko, announced that they were not paid Riot Games, despite their victory in the Fortnite Champion Series Major 3 during Chapter 4 Season 3, Epic Games has withheld their $200k prize. On top of it, Рutrick has also been disqualified from the FNCS Copenhagen Lan event. Рutrick has maintained that he did not violate any of the rules outlined by Epic Games.

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