1. Bugha
At the top of the list, it feels like there is only one option for the king of competitive Fortnite. Since its inception in 2017, there has not been a bigger tournament in all of eSports than the Fortnite World Cup in the summer of 2019. It had the most participants and the largest prize pool to that point in the history of eSports. And the person that dominated the tournament was Bugha.
Bugha began the World Cup qualifiers at the top and finished at the top when the World Cup was over. In the first week of qualifiers, Bugha was the top performer and was the first person to qualify for the world cup from North America. In the next 9 weeks of qualifiers, Bugha continued to compete and qualify repeatedly for solos for the World Cup.
At the actual World Cup, Bugha continued his dominance in the most competitive Fortnite lobby ever. In the first game of the solo competition, he won convincingly with the most kills in the game, giving him a comfortable lead against the rest of the field. From there, Bugha never let go of the lead finishing consistently at in the top 10 for the majority of the games to win the solos World Cup comfortably. For that tournament, Bugha won $3 million in total, making him the winningest Fortnite player in history.
Since then, Bugha has remained as one of the top competitors in the NA East region. He has qualified and competed in every major FNCS tournament and finished in the top 10 for duos FNCS as well as the Winter Royale 2019 competition. It will take a massive run by one other player to unseat Bugha as the best Fortnite player of all time.
2. Zayt
The other half of the dynamic duo just edges out his partner for 6 on the list. Zayt is the peanut butter to Saf’s jelly. They are both superstars on their own but are a powerhouse and stronger together. Zayt is peanut butter because he has been more successful on his own, just like peanut butter is just ahead of jelly. Zayt runs the scene of competitive Fortnite in North America, organizing practice and events for the other players in NA East. Zayt is one of the smartest minds and best leaders in Fortnite and has been very successful because of it.
At the World Cup, Saf and Zayt were in first place in duos up until the last game, where they were killed early and fell in the leaderboards. They ended up finishing 4th overall, winning just under $1 million. As a Solo, Zayt went to the World Cup as well, and finished 36th.
After the World Cup, Zayt continued his dominance over North America in the world of Fortnite. In any major competition, it felt like a guarantee that Zayt’s name was going to be near the top of the leaderboards. It felt inevitable. In trios, Zayt finished in 4th alongside Saf and Zyfa. In Squads, he joined forces with Commandment, High sky, and Saf, all strong individual players. They finished 4th again. In duos, it was the same story with the same people. Zayt and Saf worked together during Chapter 2: Season 2 and won the FNCS duo finals, proving that they are the best duo in North America. In the next FNCS, Zayt finished in the top 10 again at 9, making him one of the only players in the world to finish in the top 10 for all 4 FNCS tournaments that have been held since the World Cup.
Zayt is Mr. Consistency and runs competitive Fortnite in NA East, so he gets the nod as the second-best Fortnite players to walk on this earth.