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EpikWhale

  • Fortnite player, Twitch streamer
  • Shane Cotton
  • @epikwhale
  • American
  • 24 years old
  • Leo
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About

EpikWhale is a Fortnite player who earned $1.2 million for third place in the solo competition at the 2019 Fortnite World Cup. He represented NRG at the event.[1][2][3] His real name is Shane Cotton. He had won six FNCS titles by his 2022 interview with esports.gg and seven by October 2026.[3][2]

Gamers8 and duo partners

He won the Gamers8 Standard Battle Royale tournament with Malibuca in July 2022.[4][5] It was their first major event as a duo. A Victory Royale in the last game secured the win after they fought through the storm.[4] They finished with 359 points and shared the $250,000 first prize.[5]

During the 2022 season, he played alongside Arkhram before switching to Reet. Each initially led their matches, but EpikWhale had taken over as in-game leader again by the interview.[3]

The Mousepad Company

Cotton owns The Mousepad Company with his brother Trevor.[6] He told esports.gg that Trevor handled much of the work behind the scenes while he promoted their mousepads to other players and creators.[3][6]

Personal information

Real name
Shane Cotton [3]
Gender
Male [3]
Birthday
Age
24 years
Zodiac sign
Leo
Weight
~ 143 lbs / 65 kg
Birthplace
United States
Based in
United States
Occupation
Fortnite player [1]
Nationality
American
Siblings
Trevor Cotton (brother and business partner) [6]
Pets
Milo (dog)

General information

Language
EN
On Twitch since
23 January 2017
Twitch followers
672,723
Channel age
9y 9m
Twitch data updated
Category
Fortnite

Sources

  1. "#42: NRG Esports CEO Andy Miller on Fortnite World Cup, SF Shock, Industry Trajectory". podcasts.apple.com. August 14, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2026.
  2. "EpikWhale". Twitch. Retrieved October 10, 2026.
  3. "EpikWhale represents NA West in the Fortnite Invitational". esports.gg. Retrieved October 10, 2026.
  4. "Gamers8 Fortnite LAN ended with dramatic EpikWhale and Malibuca win". esports.net. August 2, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2026. Archived on March 26, 2026.
  5. "Gamers8 Fortnite players win $2m in prizes". arabnews.com. August 1, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2026.
  6. "About Us". themousepadcompany.com. Retrieved October 10, 2026. Archived on October 10, 2026.