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Valorant: NAOS rules 1st split of PH Challengers

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Courtesy: Valorant Esports Philippines " src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/tvpatrol/03/14/valorant-naos.jpg"/><figcaption>Courtesy: Valorant Esports Philippines</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA -- NAOS Esports are the champions of the first split of Valorant Challengers League Philippines this year, after outgunning top-seeded Oasis Gaming, 3-1, Sunday. After Oasis won in Lotus on overtime (15-13), NAOS went on to take Fracture (13-10), Pearl (13-7), and Ascent (13-8) to claim the crown from the regular season&#x27;s top team. Jerome &#x27;Mojer&#x27; Literal drew 3k (three kills) as NAOS forced overtime in round 24. In the second round of overtime, Oasis went up 14-13, and sealed the map when Mark &quot;Markyyy&quot; Tuling won a 1v1 Omen gunfight against Deko &quot;PapiChulo&quot; Evangelista . Despite being forced to equip light armors in round 23 at Fracture, NAOS bagged three early kills that gave them the advantage when they retook A-site and defused the spike, NAOS took control of Pearl, 13-7 to reach match point. Mojer went for another 3k with Killjoy round 21 of Ascent that gave NAOS the man advantage heading a wipeout, and eventually, the Valorant Philippines Challengers title. Johnty &quot;JA&quot; Arone became the series MVP after finishing the grand finals with an average combat score of 261.75. He averaged 19 kills and 3 assists, on top of 15 deaths per round. NAOS won P600,000, the lion&#x27;s share of a P1.5-million prize pool for the month-long competition. NAOS underwent a roster revamp ahead of the Valorant Challengers season, after the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) went on a massive revamp that focused more on the international-based teams. NAOS welcomed Riley &quot;Witz&quot; Go, who came from now-Valorant partnered squad Team Secret, and players from the now-disbanded South Built Esports (SBE) such as JA and PapiChulo, and young players such as Mojer and Noel &#x27;NDG&#x27; De Quia.

NAOS Esports are the champions of the 1st split of Valorant Challengers League Philippines this year, after outgunning top-seeded Oasis Gaming, 3-1, Sunday. 