SAW is the winner of ESL Challenger League Season 43: Europe
/ESL Challenger League Season 43: Europe has ended. As part of the championship, which was held from October 25 to December 18 online. As part of the championship, 24 teams from Europe and the CIS are fighting for a total prize pool of $50,000, as well as a ticket to the ESL Pro League Conference Season 17. The winner of the tournament was the sAw team, which unexpectedly turned out to be stronger than Team Spirit in the grand final with a score of 3:1.
The competition was a breeze for the Portuguese team, as they confidently beat ex-Finest (2:0), Eternal Fire, forZe (2:0), BLUEJAYS (2:0) and Team Spirit (2:1) to get a handicap in the grand final.
In the final match of the tournament, SAW again outplayed Team Spirit (3:1) to become the winner of the ESL Challenger League Season 43: Europe.
Despite the defeat, Team Spirit got a ticket to the ESL Pro League Conference Season 17, as the Portuguese had previously won two qualifying championships and ensured participation in the tournament in advance.
Results of ESL Challenger League Season 43: Europe
- 1st place: SAW — $20,000 + ticket to ESL Challenger League Season 44: Europe
- 2nd place: Team Spirit — $11,500 + tickets to ESL Challenger League Season 44: Europe and ESL Pro League Season 17 Conference
- 3rd place: Sprout — $7,000 + ticket to ESL Challenger League Season 44: Europe
- 4th place: forZe — $4,000 + ticket to ESL Challenger League Season 44: Europe
- 5th-6th place: BLUEJAYS and FTW — $2,500 + ticket to ESL Challenger League Season 44: Europe
- 7th-8th place: Sangal Esports and Endpoint — $1,250 + ticket to ESL Challenger League Season 44: Europe
- 9th-12th place: Movistar Riders, Fnatic Rising, Permitta Esports and 9INE - ticket to ESL Challenger League Season 44: Europe
- 13th-16th place: Bad News Eagles, ex-Team Finest, ECSTATIC and K23 - ticket to ESL Challenger League Season 44: Europe
- 17th-23rd place: HEET, 1WIN, AGO Esports, EPG Family, Team Falcons, Ungentium and SINNERS - slot at ESL Challenger League Season 43 Relegation: Europe
- Disqualification: Eternal Fire