CTM has grown from barely gathering enough players for a bracket to hundreds of players competing in multiple skill levels every month since then. The original plan was for a single 16-player tournament, which meant that anyone who wasn’t good enough would never get to play. “When I took over, my pledge to the community was that everyone who submitted a qualifier would get to play,” Didion explained.
Both CTWC and CTM have prize pools, but they are small in comparison to the seven-figure worlds of Fortnite. If you win CTWC outright, you’ll receive $3,000, with the remaining $10,000 purse divided among the next 15 places. CTM, on the other hand, typically rewards the top eight positions, but because the purse is entirely user-contributed, it varies from month to month. Typically, the pool tops $3,500, with half of that going to the overall winner.
The fact that CTM’s purse is dependent on donations may pose a problem in the long run: “We have someone named ShallBeSatisfied who contributes $1,000 – $2,000 per month. So you have this other person dogwatchingtetris, which is the same thing. ScottGray76 contributes a significant amount on a monthly basis.” Didion stated. In short, the financial incentive to participate in CTM is concentrated in the hands of a few individuals.
