Kyle Giersdorf celebrates after winning the Fortnite World Cup at the Arthur Ashe Stadium today. Photo / Getty Images
A US teenager has gone home with a NZ$4.5 million prize after winning the Fortnite World Cup.
Kyle Giersdorf, known online as "Bugha", is a 16-year-old Fortnite player and now the world champion of the online game.
He won the solo event of the inaugural championship at Arthur Ashe Stadium,
in Queens, New York, in front of a crowd of thousands - the same stadium that will host the US Open tennis major in just a few weeks.
It was a clear win for Bugha, who finished with nearly double the points of the second-place finisher.
Giersdorf first claimed the Victory Royale in the opening round and then went on to build an incredible lead for the remaining five rounds.
