Over the years, Fortnite has increased its player count drastically and reached impressive player count numbers. Many fans have put a significant amount of their time into the game so that they can master it. Naturally, Fortnite's competitive scene has also grown in popularity with time.

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Epic Games has released the Chapter 5 Season 1 Ranked Cup tournament rules. To incentivize players to dive into this season's competitive scene, Epic is giving players a free umbrella glider. This guide show will gamers how they can get the High Society Ranked glider in Fortnite for free.

How to Get the High Society Ranked Glider

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Chapter 5 Season 1 Fortnite Ranked is divided into eight different ranks: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, Elite, Champion, and Unreal. Even though tournament rewards are exclusive to certain ranks, that is not the case this time around. Players can play Solos, Duos, or Squads, Battle Royale or Zero Build, or belong to any rank in order to be eligible to receive it.

To earn the High Society Ranked umbrella, players only have to earn 75 points in the Ranked Cup Session 1. The first session of the tournament will take place between January 11 and January 14, but the times depend on region, game mode, and number of players in the team, so competitors must decide which game they'll enter based on their settings and preferences. Here is the Fortnite Ranked Cup Session 1 schedule:

Date

Sessions (Number of players, game mode, region)

January 11
  • Solo, Zero Build, ME
  • Solo, Battle Royale, ME

January 12
  • Solo, Zero Build, OCE, ASIA, EU, BR, NA
  • Solo, Battle Royale, OCE, ASIA, EU, BR, NA,
  • Duos, Zero Build, ME
  • Duos, Battle Royale, ME

January 13
  • Duos, Zero Build, OCE, ASIA, EU, BR, NA
  • Duos, Battle Royale, OCE, ASIA, EU, BR, NA
  • Squads, Zero Build, ME
  • Squads, Battle Royale, ME

January 14
  • Squads, Zero Build, OCE, ASIA, EU, BR, NA
  • Squads, Battle Royale, OCE, ASIA, EU, BR, NA

Each session will last a total of four hours, and fans can play as many matches as they'd like during this time.

How to Earn Points in Chapter 5 Season 1 Ranked Cups

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Players will earn points in the Ranked Cup Session 1 based on their placement, their number of eliminations, how many forecast towers they're able to secure, and if they're able to capture the Loot Island that spawns by the end of the match. Here is how much each milestone is worth:

  • Placement: between 3-65 points
  • Eliminations: 2 points per elimination
  • Forecast tower secured: 3 points each
  • Loot island captured: 15 points
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