Pollo (gamer)

Last updated
Pollo
Current team
TeamGentle Mates
Game Fortnite
Personal information
NameMiguel Moreno
Born (2008-05-08) May 8, 2008 (age 17)
NationalityMexican-American
Career information
Playing career2020–present
Team history
2021–2022Assault
2022–2023Xen
2023Ignite Beyond
2023FUSION
2024Exceed
2025–presentGentle Mates
Career highlights and awards
  • FNCS runner up (2023 – C4S1)
  • FNCS runner up (2024 – C5S1)
  • FNCS champion (2024 – C5S2)
  • FNCS champion (2024 – C5S3)
  • 2024 FNCS Global Championship winner
  • FNCS champion (2025 – C6S1)
  • FNCS runner up (2025 – C6S2)
  • FNCS runner up (2025 – C6S3)

Miguel Moreno (born May 8, 2008), better known as Pollo is a Mexican-American professional Fortnite Battle Royale player. [1] Having won four FNCS titles, one of which being the 2024 FNCS Global Championship, he is widely regarded as one of the best Fortnite Battle Royale players of recent years. [2]

Contents

Fortnite career

2020–2023: Early career on NA West

Playing on the North America West server, Moreno qualified for his first FNCS grand finals in Chapter 2 Season 3. He wouldn't qualify for another until the 2021 FNCS Grand Royale, subsequently qualifying for the next three FNCS grand finals, albeit never placing higher than 15th. [3]

Moreno achieved his highest NA West FNCS placement in Chapter 4 Season 1, placing 2nd alongside Defiable, four points below Thorik and Alexander 'Boltz' Feyzjou. [4]

2023–2025: NA server merge and FNCS success

After the merger of servers NA East and West into NA Central for competitive Fortnite Battle Royale , [5] Moreno played FNCS with Sphinx, placing 3rd in Chapter 4 Season 2 and qualifying for the 2023 FNCS Global Championship, earning $34,000 each. [6] The duo then placed 5th in Season 3's FNCS, earning $20,000 each; [1] in the Global Championship grand finals, they won the first match, but ended up placing 16th, splitting $30,000.

In 2024, playing with Peter 'Peterbot' Kata, Moreno placed second in Chapter 5 Season 1's FNCS, earning them $45,000 each. [7] Then, in Chapter 5 Season 2, Moreno and Kata won all weekly Cash Cups leading up to the FNCS grand finals, which they won with a record-breaking point tally, qualifying them for the 2024 Global Championship. Moreno and Kata also won Chapter 5 Season 3's FNCS. Their two consecutive FNCS wins earned them $140,000 each. [8] [9] In September 2024, winning five out of twelve games, Kata and Moreno also won the FNCS Global Championship, earning $200,000 each. [10] Kata and Moreno's performances in 2024 made them widely regarded as the two best players of the year. [11] [12]

Following the competitive game mode switching to trios in late 2024, Moreno won his fourth FNCS in a row in Chapter 6 Season 1 with Abdullah 'Acorn' Akhras and Aidan 'Ajerss' Bernero, splitting $180,000 and qualifying for the 2025 FNCS Global Championship. [13] In the beginning of Chapter 6 Season 2, Moreno played with Peter 'Peterbot' Kata and Joshua 'Cold' Butler, despite having already qualified to the Global Championship with Akhras and Bernero. Following a new rule forcing players qualified to the Global Championship to play FNCS with the trios they had qualified with, Moreno returned to his original trio. [14] Moreno, Akhras and Bernero went on to place 5th and 2nd in FNCS Seasons 2–3 respectively, losing the latter to Kata's trio by 3 points. [15] [16] Despite being widely considered favorites to win the 2025 FCNS Global Championship, [17] Moreno's and Kata's trios placed 16th and 15th respectively. [18]

Style of play

Moreno has been considered both a support player and a fragger. [14] [19]

References

  1. 1 2 Esports Charts. "Pollo" . Retrieved 2025-11-01.
  2. ↑ "Peterbot and Pollo win 2024 Fortnite Globals". esports.gg. 2024-09-08. Retrieved 2025-11-13.
  3. ↑ "M8 Pоlloǃ's Fortnite Events - Fortnite Tracker". fortnitetracker.com. Retrieved 2025-11-01.
  4. ↑ "FNCS CH4S1 Grand Finals in NA West: Day 2 Session 2 | Fortnite Tracker". fortnitetracker.com. 2023-03-05. Retrieved 2025-11-01.
  5. ↑ "Fortnite Launches New NA-Central Server for Faster Gaming". 2023-02-14. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
  6. ↑ "FNCS Major 2 Grand Finals: Recap & best moments". esports.gg. 2023-05-15. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
  7. ↑ "Who Won FNCS Major 1 2024? Answered". dbltap.com. 2024-02-26. Retrieved 2025-09-22.
  8. ↑ "FNCS Major 2 2024: Every winner and best storylines". esports.gg. 2024-05-20. Retrieved 2025-09-22.
  9. ↑ "Fortnite FNCS Major 3 Grand Finals: All winners and best storylines". esports.gg. 2024-07-29. Retrieved 2025-09-22.
  10. ↑ Lyons, Ben (2024-09-09). "Peterbot and Pollo are the 2024 FNCS Global Championship victors". Gamereactor UK. Retrieved 2025-09-22.
  11. ↑ "Who was the best Fortnite Player in 2024?". Fortnite Tracker. 2025-01-06. Retrieved 2025-09-22.
  12. ↑ "Peterbot And Pollo To Reunite For FNCS 2026 With Big Trio". 2025-07-07. Retrieved 2025-09-22.
  13. ↑ Nicholson, Jonno (2025-02-17). "Who won the FNCS Major 1 Grand Finals?". Esports Insider. Retrieved 2025-11-13.
  14. 1 2 Fortnite Competitive (2025-04-13). FNCS Major 2 - Top Trios | Fortnite Competitive . Retrieved 2025-11-13– via YouTube.
  15. ↑ Nicholson, Jonno (2025-04-28). "Who won the FNCS Major 2 Grand Finals?". Esports Insider. Retrieved 2025-11-13.
  16. ↑ "FNCS Grand Finals Leaderboard - Who's On Top In Major 3?". 2025-08-04. Retrieved 2025-11-13.
  17. ↑ "FNCS Globals Predictions - New Global Champions In 2025?". Hotspawn. 2025-09-05. Archived from the original on 2025-09-08. Retrieved 2025-11-13.
  18. ↑ "Fortnite Global Championship 2025: Final results & leaderboard". esports.gg. 2025-09-07. Retrieved 2025-11-13.
  19. ↑ Pryce, Adrian (2025-02-16). "FNCS NAC Major 1 Champions Crowned: Pollo, Acorn, and Ajerss Take the Spotlight | Happy Gamer". HappyGamer. Retrieved 2025-11-13.
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