The Unlikely Odds of Winners in the 2025 Fortnite Global Championship
The latest news in the video gaming world is how the trio of Queasy (Twisted Minds), SwizzY (Gentle Mates), and Merstach(Gentle Mates) conquered the world at the 2025 edition of Fortnite Championship Series held at France, going on to win the $450,000 grand prize, considering how they didn’t seem to have the odds in their favor. What are the odds? Think about it for a moment. The team made up of participants who placed 2nd (Queasy), 10th (SwizzY), and 32nd (Merstach) in the 2024 Fortnite Global Championship ended up in the same trio team in 2025 and won the global championship.
We’ve reviewed the scores, odds, and reports based on the stats at EsportsInsider to deliver the ultimate post with the reasons behind the success of these Fortnite pro players in our YaninaGames blog. Well, catch the story of Queasy, SwizzY, and Merstach. Think of those fans who bet on them winning before the competition started. This means that the trio beat the live esports odds and came out victorious both for themselves and for the fans who were crazy enough to believe in their team.
How Did This Unlikely Trio Win The Finals of the 2025 Fortnite Global Championship?
Let’s consider a breakdown of the FNCS held in France…
SwizzY (Gentle Mates), Merstach (Gentle Mates), and Queasy (Twisted Minds) had a great start early in the game, displaying intense execution, and while they didn’t win the first game, they came first in games two, three, and four, with more than 15 eliminations secured in game three alone. However, they couldn’t maintain that pace in the next three games as it seemed their steam started to cool off. In spite of this, they still found ways to pull through, emerging among the top 10 teams each time.
And while you’d expect them to have gotten much better, it only seemed like it became worse because the trio would struggle from game nine onwards, therefore being unable to finish higher than 11th place. Despite the troubles faced in the last few games, from the 9th to the 12th game, the trio was able to gather 697 points in the end, which secured them the first-place position and the World Championship title.
There is one more very significant reason why their win is more shocking than some might expect. Normally, you’d expect that a team with someone as popular as former world champion Clix or Peterbot and Pollo would outdo them and clinch the win, but instead, a trio that only qualified for the championship by coming out in fifth place in the FNCS 2025 Major 2 Europe Grand Finals did, which is more than impressive.
How the FNCS Distributed Its Over $2 million Cash Prize
The Fortnight Championship Series reward system is designed so that everyone takes something home, even if they came in last place – for example, the rarest Fortnite skins. The dividing line, however, is that the lower your points at the end of the game, the lower your prize, and that’s quite a good incentive to win.
Final Leaderboard
Check the table with the final leaderboard after the 2025 Fortnite Global Championship.
| Position | Team | Points |
| 1st | Swizzy, Merstach, and Queasy | 697 |
| 2nd | MariusCOW, Pixie, and Vanyak3kk | 650 |
| 3rd | Setty, Japko, and Panzer | 590 |
| 4th | IDrop, Charyy, and Kami | 539 |
Elimination Leaders
And this table is dedicated to the elimination leaders during the 2025 Fortnite Global Championship.
| Rank | Team | No. of Eliminations |
| 1 | Fredoxie, PabloWingu, and Tjino | 87 |
| 2 | Swizzy, Merstach, and Queasy | 61 |
| 3 | Curly, Reet, and Cooper | 57 |
| 4 | Peterbot, Cold, and Ritual | 54 |
| 5 | Veno, Flickzy, and Vic0 | 51 |
Detailed Breakdown of How $2 Million Cash Pool Was Distributed
And here is the breakdown of the major prize distribution in the Fortnite championship.
| Rank | Team | Prize money |
| 1st | Swizzy, Merstach, and Queasy | $450,000 |
| 2nd | MariusCOW, Pixie, and Vanyak3kk | $300,000 |
| 3rd | Setty, Japko, and Panzer | $225,000 |
| 4th | IDrop, Charyy, and Kami | $180,000 |
| 5th | Khanada, Rapid, and Boltz | $135,000 |
| 6th | Darm, Demus, and Pixx | $90,000 |
| 7th | Fredoxie, PabloWingu, and Tjino | $75,000 |
| 8th | P1ng, Wox, and Malibuca | $60,000 |
| 9th | MrSavage, Chap, and Rezon ay | $45,000 |
| 10th | Muz, Shadow, and Sphinx | $36,000 |
| 11th | K1nG, Fazer, and Phzin | $33,000 |
| 12th | Stryker, Cadu, and Tisco | $30,000 |
| 13th | Curly, Reet, and Cooper | $27,000 |
| 14th | Veno, Flickzy, and Vic0 | $27,000 |
| 15th | Peterbot, Cold, and Ritual | $24,000 |
| 16th | Pollo, Ajerss, and Acorn | $24,000 |
| 17th | Bacca, Parz, and PXMP | $21,000 |
| 18th | Clix, Eomzo, and Higgs | $21,000 |
| 19th | Sxhool, Ark, and Salko | $18,000 |
| 20th | FoCuS, Mikson, and Upl | $18,000 |
| 21st | FKS, Hero, and 5aald | $15,000 |
| 22nd | TaySon, Chico, and Hris | $15,000 |
| 23rd | Aminished, Visxals, and Braydz | $15,000 |
| 24th | Alex, Anon, and Resignz | $15,000 |
| 25th | Koyota, Rise, and Yuma | $15,000 |
| 26th | Goofy, M0untain, and VortexM | $12,000 |
| 27th | Scarp, Wey, and Gabzera | $12,000 |
| 28th | Merem, Wickesy, and Buyuriru | $12,000 |
| 29th | Saad, Rew, and Snowy | $12,000 |
| 30th | Razl, Kimkana, and Raito | $12,000 |
| 31st | EpikWhale, Paper, and VicterV | $9,000 |
| 32nd | Balor, Adapter, and Mansour | $9,000 |
| 33rd | Aspect, Cazi, and Tinka | $9000 |
Conclusion
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