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Thursday marks the beginning of the fourth annual League of Legends All-Star event in Barcelona, Spain. Kyle Vasey Jersey . Each year, fans vote for their favorite player in the five different roles in League of Legends and the teams are assembled based on their region. Often this tournament -- while meaning little competitively -- plays to the fans desires, mixing and matching some of the best, although more likely the most popular, in each role in each region.But what if this event became more like the Olympics? Instead of having some of the players who made it into the lineups based off their popularity, what would happen if the best performer in each role was chosen? What would those lineups look like?Lets take a look at each region and the top player at each position to reimagine League of Legends All-Stars rosters.North AmericaDream Lineup Top: Jung Impact Eon-yeong; Jungle: Kim Reignover Yeu-jin; Mid: S?ren Bjergsen Bjerg; AD carry: Yiliang Doublelift Peng; Support: Zaqueri Aphromoo BlackThis is North Americas lineup for Thursday and, quite frankly, the best lineup available currently from the pool. Good work, North American fans, youve given the region the best possible roster to compete on the world stage, if we deduct cohesion as a factor. This lineup, with mixtures of Cloud9, Immortals, Team SoloMid and Counter Logic Gaming, truly represents the melting pot of North America and the best talent, and each of these players are the most popular by vote.We wouldnt have it any other way. Cloud9s 2013 world champion top laner Impact had one heck of a second part of the year, leading the way for his team to be the second best in North America and showing that his career is far from over. Simultaneously, fellow South Korean pro Reignover made his name as the best jungler in North America and arguably the best in the west; he was the only member of the privately voted All-Pro team who was not on Team SoloMid.As for the remainder of the lineup, its hard to argue any mid laner comes close to Team SoloMids Bjergsen, who has continued to be the shining star in that lane since his North American debut nearly three years ago. And while the bottom lane of this team was voted together due to their popularity as the former Counter Logic Gaming duo, both Doublelift and Aphromoo are among the top of their respective roles.EuropeDream Lineup Top: Andrei Odoamne Pascu; Jungle: Kim Trick Gang-yun; Mid: Fabian Febiven Diepstraten; AD carry: Konstantinos FORG1VEN Tzortziou; Support: Alfonso mithy Aguirre RodríguezThis lineup contrasts heavily to the fan-voted lineup, primarily due to the fan vote reflecting the most popular in Europe (not coincidentally three members of the longtime Fnatic team, pre-2015.) But this lineup shows the best in Europe in their role from the previous season with a mixture of players from H2K Gaming, G2 Esports and Fnatic, each of which were in the top four this season.While theres an argument to be made for the top lane, as Europe has several who perform at quite a high level, none are quite as good as Odoamne. Not only did he have a strong performance at the 2016 League of Legends World Championship, but Odoamnes consistency makes him the best in the region.The argument for jungle is too close to call. The current pick is H2K Gamings Marcin Jankos Jankowski, but over the course of the season, Trick has shown himself as one of the strongest junglers as well, being one of the main focal points of G2 Esports. Trick has a higher KDA than Jankos, but Jankos has a higher kill participation than his opponent, so frankly either makes a good fit in this team.Rounding out the lineup is more clear. Former Fnatic mid laner Febiven is not only an incredible talent, but even in his roughest split yet this summer was one of the better members of the Fnatic team. AD carry FORG1VEN finally got his shot at the world stage this season and showed what hes made of -- leading H2K, alongside Jankos and Odoamne out of their group in first place. And G2 Esports support Mithy wasnt the original nominee for the team but is more deserving than ever after having an incredible performance in both seasons since his competitive return.South KoreaDream Lineup Top: Song Smeb Kyung-ho; Jungle: Go Score Dong-bin; Mid: Lee Faker Sang-hyeok; AD carry: Bae Bang Jun-sik; Support: Kang GorillA Beom-hyeonThis years South Korean lineup is confusing, but again its due to the popularity of the players and not their skill levels. Top lane and mid lane remain the same; Smeb and Faker are easily the best in their role in South Korea and despite being rivals, showcase exactly why South Korea is the most dominant region in the world.As for jungle, Score is a shoe-in for the best jungler in the region, competing for that title with former ROX Tigers jungler Han Peanut Wang-ho. Its clear that Bae Bengi Seong-ung (the current jungle choice) is the most popular but his skill has dropped severely since his peak in 2013, despite having a strong worlds showing and winning another championship.The AD carry and support position also rang true of the popularity contest mentality. While its hard to deny former ROX Tigers Kim PraY Jong-in is a solid AD carry, he is not as strong as two-time world champion Bang. As for the support role, current choice Hong MadLife Min-gi hasnt been the strongest support in the region for several years, with Gorilla filling that void.Mixing these five together would make South Korean a clear candidate for anything. And as the Telecom Wars heat up between SK Telecom T1 and KT Rolster next split -- the latter of which has three ineligible South Korean players, two of whom would make this list otherwise -- this lineup would ring true of the new super team mentality.ChinaDream Lineup Top: Jang Looper Hyeong-seok; Jungle: Ming ClearLove Kai; Mid: Wei We1less Zhen; AD carry: Kim Deft Hyuk-kyu; Support: Cho Mata Se-hyeongAt face value, the Chinese lineup that made it isnt terrible considering that no team can have more than two members voted in. But with some adjustments, its certainly easier to make a better lineup and that can be done by bringing together two members each of the 2016 EDward Gaming and Royal Never Give Up lineups, the two best teams in China throughout the year.As the two Chinese members of the team, ClearLove and We1less serve as anchors to the lineup. ClearLove has been the best jungler in China historically, and while We1less wasnt the best mid laner in the region, he bodes well considering the rules of voting.The firepower for this lineup comes in the form of 2014 world-champion duo Looper and Mata. You can have Mata without Looper but not Looper without Mata; Mata often controls Loopers macro play and as one of the games best strategist, made Royal Never Give Up and Samsung White well-oiled machines at their peak. As for Deft, he and Uzi Jian Uzi Zi-Hao were the best AD carries in China this year, but since Looper and Mata would be top and support, Uzi would be ineligible in this lineup.TaiwanDream Lineup Top: Chen Ziv Yi; Jungle: Hung Karsa Hau-Hsuan; Mid: Huang Maple Yi-Tang; AD carry: Chang BeBe Bo-Wei; Support: Kang Albis Chia-WeiGiven the rules, the voted lineup from Taiwan may be the best. In particular, its hard to argue against Karsa, who has proven to be a solid jungler on the world stage and is considered the best jungler in Taiwan. The same goes for Maple.This roster is a mix of talent from ahq e-Sports Club and Flash Wolves, the two best Taiwanese teams this year, as well as fan favorite and 2012 world champion BeBe. Mixing the play-style and performance of Maple and Karsa with that of Ziv, considered the best top laner in Taiwan, and Albis, one of the best supports in the region is solid.While J Team did not participate in worlds, BeBe is statistically the best AD carry in Taiwan, out of those who started for the entire season. He holds the highest kill-death-assist ratio of 8.3, while simultaneously having the second-highest kill participation at 76.5%.We wouldnt change this lineup if the same rules applied. Ty Sambrailo Jersey .500 on the season. The Jets are now 0-5-1 in the second game of back-to-backs. 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Playing past Octobers opening weekend is the goal for a team that has won a season-high seven straight games.The Angels were hoping Tyler Skaggs could fuel their turnaround.Then word came Tuesday night that Skaggs had been scratched because of forearm tightness.Were being cautious, Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. But youre always concerned with any pitcher. With Tyler, obviously, we are going to err on the side of caution.So instead of Skaggs, Jhoulys Chacin (4-6, 5.69 ERA) gets the nod.Skaggs (3-3, 4.13) was solid his last three starts. Skaggs is among the Angels starting pitchers undergoing and coming back from Tommy John surgery. He was to make his 10th start since his operation.It appeared Skaggs, a southpaw, had found his groove after some early detours. In his last three starts, he was 2-0 with a 1.50 ERA.The common denominator from his good games is pretty clear, Scioscia said. Its his ability to get his fastball into a good zone; he has great secondary stuff.But the Angels havent had great luck with their starters. This season they have lost C.J. Wilson, Andrew Heaney, Garrett Richards and Matt Shoemaker.Thats why Skaggs outing was so critical on Wednesday. Now it appears Skaggs, who will undergo an MRI, might be challenged to pitch again this season.Theres not much gray area to the Ms plight. J.J. Wilcox Jersey. They need to win at every opportunity as they jockey to reach the playoffs.Seattle counters with its ace; and, if you said Felix Hernandez, think again.Instead, Hisashi Iwakuma (15-11, 3.96) is the bellwether.Iwakuma, a right-hander, leads the staff in victories while setting a career high.Hernandezs season was interrupted by a stint on disabled list.Taijuan Walker is still finding his legs at this level, although he was sensational on Tuesday in blanking the Angels.Lefties James Paxton and Ariel Miranda have contributed, but not nearly to the level of Iwakuma.In four of Iwakumas last five starts, he has pitched at least six innings. But over that span, one start stands alone: his last one. Iwakuma went 6 2/3 innings and allowed just two runs in a win over the Oakland As.From the first inning, he had all of his pitches working, Mariners manager Scott Servais told the Associated Press. We got off to a pretty quick start and we kind of faded offensively, so we certainly needed the pitching.Iwakuma is pitching with something on his mind. Of course its among the thoughts of all Seattle backers hoping the Mariners qualify for the postseason.We all fight and play to play in the playoffs, Iwakuma said through a translator.In any language, this is a big game for both teams.The Ms need all the wins they can get.The Angels need to know whether Skaggs will be a key piece in the future. He still might be, but his road back has hit a detour. Wholeslae Jerseys NFL Jerseys Cheap Wholesale NBA Jerseys Cheap NHL Jerseys Cheap MLB Jerseys Wholesale Soccer Jerseys Cheap College Jerseys Cheap Football Jerseys Cheap Basketball Jerseys Cheap Baseball Jerseys ' ' '