'You gotta try and anticipate his movement, and counter that with either floors, or stairs.

'Double ramp out with like four ramps, move back and double ramp the other way,' he says. For instance, if you're ambushed, you can either build straight up with two sets of stairs, or you can bluff. Learn to feintĪs for more advanced tips, Sven tells us to work on our feints. 'You'll always find a lot of action here because you'll hear the shots coming from all 3 directions,' he explains. If not, he looks for Salty Springs or Dusty Depot. If the battle bus flies over or near Greasy Grove, that will be Sven's first drop priority. And if you do know how to do that, learn how to do it better.' What to hold and where to dropĪs for Fortnite's best weapons, he recommends a pump shotgun, a semi-automatic shotgun, an assault rifle, a flex slot for either a sniper or a grenade launcher, and two medical items, (preferably 10 mini shield potions, and two big shield potions.) 'If you don't know how to siege someone's tower, or retake high-ground in a build fight, you should work on that. 'Building is 90 percent of the game,' he says, repeating a reprise echoed by pretty much every above-average Fortnite player. I asked Edelenbosch if he had any advice for the rest of us to up our game, and he wasn't afraid to get specific. 'Super happy about my achievements so far, that's for sure.' 'It's just crazy to realise you are up there, in one of the biggest games out there,' he tells me. As a gamer, Sven has always enjoyed the meticulous, technical study that sets you apart in the field, and he found his medium in Fortnite, which is extra impressive when you consider the sheer density of the playerbase.

He played Halo and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare-which he competed in professionally for a couple years-before migrating to PC, where he picked up Arma, DayZ, H1Z1, and PUBG.

Between the top two contenders, Sven has played around 300 fewer games than Ettnix, giving his current trophy some extra sheen.Īs a teenager Edelenbosch was obsessed with console shooters. His win tally stands at 2,274, over 20 more than fellow streamer Ettnix's astonishing 2,248, and about 60 ahead of Twitter-famous socialite and Drake pal Ninja. Edelenbosch, a current Swede originating from the Netherlands who streams as Svennoss on Twitch, is currently first in the world for total solo Victory Royales on PC.

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