The 16-year-old advanced to the FNCS Finals with his duo Acorn where they faced 24 other duos in Major 1 of the year.
Their 12 games were spread over Saturday 24 February and Sunday 25 February with scoring based on placement and eliminations, with points multiplied by 1.5x on the second day.
Cold and Acorn performed well throughout the first day as they looked to establish themselves high up the leaderboard before moving onto Sunday’s games.
And the duo were in impressive form, registering 21 eliminations and one victory royale.
BUY YOUR 2023/24 MAN CITY ESPORTS KIT HERE!
Heading into the second day of duos, this meant Cold and Acorn were third with 305 points, just 15 points behind the top spot.
Cold and Acorn continued to outshine their opposition. They totalled 31 eliminations and two victory royales to see them skyrocket to the league summit.
By the end, City’s newest Fortnite pro was top of the leaderboard with a phenomenal 898 points, a staggering 177 points above second-placed Peterbot and Pollo.
Cold and Acorn were crowned champions which sees them qualify for the FNCS Global Championship and took home a prize pot of $140,000.
It is also Cold’s second FNCS crown following his first major title win in October.
Everyone at Manchester City would like to congratulate Cold and Acorn on their achievement and wish them the best of luck for the rest of the year.
