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Day 2Final match: South Korea vs. RussiaANAHEIM -- What started off as sixteen teams competing for the title of the best country at the 2016 Overwatch World Cup at Blizzcon, ended in polishing the story of South Koreas flawless tournament run. Going 3-0 in the group stage, 3-0 in the quarterfinals and the semifinals, Russia was the last opponent standing in the way for South Koreas trophy claim.South Korea would have none of George ShaDowBurn Gushchas usual Genji kill streaks as every member from the South Korean squad would show precisely why they have had a flawless tournament run up until now, to take a 4-0 sweep against the Russians as well. On the Temple of Anubis, Kim EscA In Jae crippled the offense of Russia by preemptively taking out the likes of Ruben Rubikon Zurabyan on Ana before he could Sleep Dart anyone from South Korea. When the early snipes werent possible, it was Kim zunba Joon Hyuk on Zarya who reliably trapped the entire Russian team in well placed Graviton Surges allowing DPS players EscA and Jeong ArHaN Won Hyuk to execute a clean team kill. Let it be known also, that with insult to injury, ArHan on Lijiang Tower solo killed five members on Russia one by one on Genji, which was ShaDowBurns signature hero for the duration of the Overwatch World Cup.While all members of South Koreas team had an important role to fill, the most notable MVP of the match once again is awarded to Gong Miro Jin Hyuk. Praise has been showered on this fabled Winston player several times, but none of it was undeserved for his flanks and assassinations while on Winston were so aggressive this tournament and for the finals that no one has yet figured out how to halt the rampage. There was nothing Russia could do to even make a dent in South Koreas armor, making it clear to all spectators who the best are right now.Third-place match: Sweden vs. FinlandSweden and Finland had one last showdown in the Overwatch World Cup at BlizzCon in Saturdays bronze medal match.Things started badly for the Finnish team as they were demolished on the first map, Hanamura. Watching Finland recklessly trying to capture the second point on Hanamura was like watching someone repeatedly throw themselves against a brick wall, and it allowed Sweden to take an advantage point early in the series.For the rest of the best-of-three, however, Kalle hymzi Honkala had other ideas as he would remind all spectators why hes one of the best Roadhog players around. Landing hook after hook, hymzi singlehandedly got his team further in the payload push than should have been possible against Swedens solid defense to take the second map of Route 66 for Finland heading into the final map.With the momentum swinging back to equilibrium between both Sweden and Finland, they would take Nepal all the way to its limits. Equal blows from both teams brought them to a winner-take-all situation on the final point of Nepal: Sanctum, where Finlands revived efforts brought them to near victory. But in a last-ditch effort, Kevin TviQ Lindstr?m helped lead the charge on McCree to drive three well-aimed bullets through Finlands Achilles heel, and take the third-place victory back to Sweden.Day 1Eight teams were culled down to the final two, as the Overwatch World Cup hosted both the quarterfinals and semifinals back-to-back on a fateful Friday. Following up on the upsets that led to the bracket stage, it was time to separate these powerhouses into different groups and pit them against each other.Russia was dominant in their group, even taking down the United States in a deadly Genji showdown, but no one expected France to put up as much as a fight as they did. They were able to dominate the Russians on Temple of Anubis, with faster times, better defense, and better coordination, but that all changed when they faced off on Eichenwald. Despite Frances incredible level of coordination in the face of talent, George ShaDowBurn Gushcha proved time and time again that he was deadly, and ended their dreams on both Eichenwald, and Lijiang Tower.Spain and Finland might have been the most evenly matched opponents to meet each other at the World cup, as they went into a jaw-dropping, stalemate on the last map of Lijiang Tower. Spain was about to snatch victory as Timo Taimou Kettunen snuck around the side and sniped off some key players from Spain. When all looked lost, Jonathan HarryHook Tejedor delayed their execution with an incredibly well-timed sleep dart from Ana onto Taimou at the same time that Jose Antonio BromaS Ramos revealed himself from the shadows and dropped down on Reaper to eliminate the rest of the Finnish team with the famous death blossom. Despite Spains heroic efforts to advance to the semifinals, a delay is just that -- a delay. Taimou would not be silenced, for his second attempt to send Finland proved successful with back-to-back headshots, securing the semifinals spot for his country.As both the United States and South Korea were expected to advance to the Top 4 before the World Cup began, fate would not allow both to achieve that, as they were pitted against each other in the quarterfinals. Despite the praise for the American squad, they were blown away like strands of paper in a mighty storm, as South Korea completely shut them out on Temple of Anubis. Gong Miro Jin Hyuk from South Korea continued to push his Winston play to the limits of perfection, dismantling them on Eichenwald for a clean 2-0 victory.China versus Sweden proved to be a classic example of the big fish in the small pond. China was unstoppable at the beginning of the group stages, but its arguably true that it was an easier group with weaker opponents overall, so seeing China get completely wiped out by Sweden was surprising initially, but not unexplainable. This isnt to say that China is weak, but when matched against talented players like André iddqd Dahlstr?m, the difference between the two teams was so obvious, as iddqd racked up 22 kills without a single death on Kings Row.Finland was an obvious favorite to the World Cup with Finnish players Taimou and Kalle hymzi Honkala constantly piercing the armor of their opponents to get clean victories, but in the face of the teamwork forged by the Russian lineup, it was all they could muster to come close to taking a game off of them. Despite their efforts, it speaks volumes when you draft a team composition that can shut down ShaDowBurns Genji, and fail to use of those countermeasures to stop him.For the final match of the day, it would be Swedens attempt to stop the juggernaut that is South Korea, who had thus far been knocking down teams like taking a sledgehammer through ice sculptures. Make no mistake, for iddqd and fellow Swedish player Kevyn TviQ Lindstr?m absolutely phenomenal players, and amongst the top crop of players in the current competitive Overwatch community, but South Korea has both Miro as well as Kim Esca In Jae to lay waste to yet another obstacle in their path. With another clean 2-0 under South Koreas belts, its up to the Russian Squad to end South Koreas streak in a best of 7 match in the finals tomorrow on Nov 5th to conclude the Overwatch World Cup. China Jerseys 2020 . Speaking Thursday on TSN 1050 Thursday, the Leafs GM also touched on the questions surrounding the teams leadership and the struggles of his big-name free-agent signing. “Its not from lack of effort from the coaching staff. Wholesale China Jerseys Free Shipping . After a lengthy wait, persistent rain finally forced the postponement of the Nationals game against the Miami Marlins on Saturday night. 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But rarely has there been so much riding on this game as there will be Friday when the No. 6 Huskies and the No. 23 Cougars meet for the 109th time.This is just the sixth time both teams are ranked entering their rivalry week. Its also the first time in 35 years that a shot at the Rose Bowl -- at minimum -- will be at stake for the winner.Its a lofty place for both programs and has fans on each side in agreement: this could be the biggest Apple Cup ever.These kids have been all in on like every game, so to say, OK, this ones like . I dont know. I just want them to prepare like they have and go over and compete like they have, which I know they will, Washington coach Chris Petersen said Monday. We know its like all this hard work kind of comes down to this. But its really hard for me to say, like, `OK, now were really all in on this. I just think theyve really been invested this whole year, every game, and I think thats what youve kind of seen. But itll be exciting.Its not as simple as it was 35 years ago when the then-No. 17 Huskies beat the No. 14 Cougars 23-10 in Seattle to claim the Pac-10 title and a spot in the Rose Bowl. The winner on Friday still must win the conference championship game over the Pac-12 South winner to assure themselves of at least a spot in Pasadena.That 1981 game was the third time both schools were ranked. The other games:- 2001: No. 16 Huskies 26, No. 9 Cougars 14- 1997: No. 11 Cougars 41, No. 17 Huskies 35 (win sent Washington SState to the Rose Bowl for the first time since 1930 season)- 1972: No.dddddddddddd 20 Cougars 27, No. 17 Huskies 10- 1936: No. 6 Huskies 40, No. 20 Cougars 0The past two weeks have taken a bit of luster off the meeting.Washingtons loss at home to Southern California and Washington States setback at Colorado diminished some of the significance.Washington State (8-3, 7-1 Pac-12) no longer has a path to the Rose Bowl via just a win over the Huskies; the Cougars only hope for a trip to Pasadena would come through winning the Pac-12 title game.Washington (10-1, 7-1) lost any wiggle room it had in the College Football Playoff rankings and must beat the Cougars and win the Pac-12 championship game to have a shot at being in the final four.I didnt think we played together particularly well, Leach said Monday of the loss to Colorado. (I) thought we should have played together better. I thought that was the case team-wide.The beginning of the week wasnt without distractions for the Huskies, who were dealing with the departure of reserve cornerback Darren Gardenhire on Monday. Gardenhire first posted on his Instagram page that he was transferring and Petersen later confirmed that Gardenhire is no longer with the program. Petersen said the decision was a bit of a surprise.Gardenhire appeared in 11 games and had 13 tackles, one interception and one fumble recovery.Difference in philosophy is probably the best way to put it, Petersen said.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 ' ' '