SAW is the champion of VALORANT Challengers 2023 Portugal: Drift

On November 26, the final match of the VALORANT Challengers 2023 Portugal: Drift tournament took place, featuring teams SAW and FUZOS competing for a prize of $3,275 for first place.

Team SAW reached the final without suffering a single defeat during the playoff stage, not losing any maps across four matches. In contrast, team FUZOS lost their first match against SAW in the upper bracket final, which forced them to reach the grand final through the lower bracket.

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The grand final of VALORANT Challengers 2023 Portugal: Drift was played in a best-of-five format and saw a less dominant performance from SAW than their previous matches. The team experienced their first map loss of the tournament but ultimately secured a 3:1 victory.

Prize Distribution

• SAW - $3,275 
• FUZOS - $1,637

The VALORANT Challengers 2023 Portugal: Drift tournament ran from November 13 to 26. Sixteen teams participated, competing for a total prize pool of €3,500, which was distributed among the teams that finished in first and second place.