Is the Fortnite Ranked Cup not working for you? If your answer is YES then let me tell you that you are the only Fortnite player who is encountering this error right now.
Fortnite is known to add new updates or events to the game. The latest event they added was Fornite Ranked Cup and through this event, they are giving a couple of rewards.
To get those rewards, players are required to obtain certain points by competing in the Fortnite Ranked Cup. Unfortunately, many took to social media and complained that they were unable to play it because Fortnite Ranked Cup was not working for them.
According to their complaints, whenever they try to click on the Play button, they get a Matchmaking Error (#1). They kept getting the same error for hours.
The full error message reads, “Matchmaking Error (#1). Weird. We couldn’t connect to the match. You can try again, but if the problem continues, check out https://status.epicgames.com.”
If too are encountering the same error while trying to participate in the Fornite Ranked Cup then don’t worry, we have got you covered.
In this guide, we will not only explain how to fix the Fortnite Ranked Cup not working problem but also reveal the actual reason leading to this frustrating error.
Without any further ado, let’s get started:
How to Fix Fortnite Ranked Cup Not Working Error
Fortnite has just added an event named Fortnite Ranked Cup. Upon completing this event, players will be given two rewards including a rare competitor’s Skyblades (Glider).
To get these rewards, players are required to compete in the Fortnite Ranked Cup. Unfortunately, when players click on the Play button to take part in the event, they are greeted with an error message that reads, “Matchmaking Error (#1). Weird. We couldn’t connect to the match. You can try again, but if the problem continues, check out https://status.epicgames.com.”
Since this error is preventing players from participating in the Ranked Cup, they can’t get the Glider in Fortnite. Fortunately, the devs of Fortnite are aware of the Ranked Cup not working issue, they are currently working on a fix.
Apart from working on resolving the Fortnite Matchmaking Error (#1), they extended the time by 90 Minutes for the Middle East, Europe and countries where players were having this issue.
Whenever you encounter Fortnite Ranked Cup not working problem, the first thing you should do is check the current server status of the game.
You can check Fortnite server status on Twitter and its official website. If the server is down right now then there is nothing that can be done from your end to resolve the issue.
In this case, all we can do is wait until the server is up and online. Once the server is online, go and compete in the Fortnite Ranked Cup and earn 75 points to get the Glider.
That’s all you need to know about how to fix the Fortnite matchmaking and the ranked cup not working issue.