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As the inaugural season of ELeague begins to wrap up, lets run down the semifinalists: mousesports, a team thats already made it further than ever before in a large tournament, and Virtus. Davinson Sanchez Jersey .pro, a team that won a 2014 major and whose players have won more premier tournaments in Counter-Strike dating back to 2006 than you can count on one hand.And yet, its still unclear which team is favored in the matchup.mousesportsDespite being a German team with three players from the organizations home country, mousesportss best player, Nikola NiKo Kovac, is Bosnian, and second-star Chris chrisJ de Jong hails from the Netherlands. As such, the team communicates in English, which is a clear hindrance for non-native speakers calling out information in split seconds, particularly for young players such as NiKo, who come from a country where people are not often strong English speakers.In a way, mousesports does not fit the traditional mold of a team; it is as if it has an identity crisis it cannot solve. It lacks the tactical and structured approach of Natus Vincere, having parted ways with long-time in-game leader Fatih gob b Dayik in the beginning of the year. But mouz is far from the superteam that Fnatic is. NiKo is arguably the worlds best player right now, but chrisJ would not come close to anyones top 20 list, and it only gets worse from there. The more you think about it, the more heroic NiKos performance becomes, or the more confused you get.When it comes to the map pool, mousesports is again in trouble. It can be amazing on dust2 and cache, but has losing records for 2016 on both cobblestone and overpass. On both train and mirage, it is passable -- but only that -- because its inconsistency costs it games on both often. Compare mousesports to its Polish opponent, who can play six maps well, and you only add to the list of things for fans to worry about on Friday.Yet, superstars often decide games in sports, and the same applies here. NiKo is the best player in the series, and if he can deliver in a fashion similar to how he did in the previous two series at ELeague, mousesports has a chance. Both chrisJ and Johannes nex Maget are inconsistent but capable of putting up good halves. Finally, the teams newly minted coach and in-game leader Aleksandar kassad Trifunovic can surely work his magic outside of the server. But really, this series will depend on NiKo. Which begs the question: how many series can a 19-year-old win on his own?Virtus.proThe Polish team that won the second CS:GO major in March 2014 has the oldest roster in the game and will soon pass three years without a player change. But whereas personnel-wise it has been eerily consistent, just about everything else about its game has been revamped multiple times. Janusz Snax Pogorzelski became the teams clear star player in 2014 over Jaros?aw pasha Jarzabkowski, who has all but disappeared. Three players have led the team, with ex-member Jakub kuben Gurczynski now helping as a coach.And while the AWPs keep changing hands, multiple players might at any time pick it up. Very few things are obvious about this team: Snax is the superstar who does what he wants; Filip NEO Kubski is, for all intents and purposes, a primary sniper, yet the aforementioned star sometimes picks up the AWP over him; Wiktor TaZ Wojtas has seen his individual play reinvigorate at the age of 30, but then there are issues. Pasha, who was the face of the team, has gone from a starring role in the worlds best conversation in early 2014 to a problem, with the high peaks no longer visible. Meanwhile, the teams youngest player, Pawe? byali Bielinski, has not only stopped improving since showing heaps of promise in 2014, but has gotten worse. Against all odds, it was NEO who was the teams best player in their quarterfinal victory over NiP.Virtus.pros current map pool is not very impressive. Its cache and train are inconsistent, dust2 unreliable with few games played, and despite playing the map, nuke has not worked out. The team is very good on both cobblestone and mirage, but will not get to play both of those in this series. In all likelihood, the map veto will end up, give or take, even. With a versatile team and ability to improvise well in-game, that should be fine for the Polish side; after all, its known for showing up in big games when it matters most, and has a chip on its collective shoulder from this months major, having been the only team to take a map off of champions SK.And with all that considered, most -- by a long shot -- still favor Virtus.pro. The peak of its powers remains a level few can match, and fans worldwide expect the team to summon something close to it, simply due to the way it left Cologne at the hands of SK, who will not be in Atlanta. If the Polish team can either play NiKo to a tie, or force him off his game, this could be a landslide. Still, the inconsistency is there, leaving the front door open for an upset loss and another disappointing semi-final exit. As it is too close to call on merits, I must side with the more experienced team: Virtus.pro. Dele Alli Jersey . LOUIS -- Valtteri Filppula assisted on three of Tampa Bays four goals, and the Lightning beat the St. Serge Aurier Jersey . The International Olympic Committee released the official list of bid cities on Friday after the deadline for applications had passed. The candidates -- all previously announced in their own countries -- are: Almaty, Kazakhstan; Beijing; Krakow, Poland; Lviv, Ukraine; Oslo, Norway; and Stockholm. http:///...nham-Hotspur-Jersey/ . -- The St. Johns IceCaps weathered a wild first period with the help of goaltender Jussi Olkinuora, before finding offensive inroads in the second. MINNEAPOLIS -- Jose Berrios has returned to Triple-A, where he has dominated for a second straight year.Maybe next time hell be back in Minnesota with a better feel for how to make it in the majors.James McCann had a three-run homer among his four hits, Daniel Norris pitched into the seventh inning and the Detroit Tigers beat Berrios and the Twins 8-5 to complete a three-game sweep for Minnesotas seventh straight defeat.Berrios and Tyler Duffey, who gave up six runs in three innings on Wednesday, were both sent down after the game.Im going to take advantage of my starts down there in Rochester and do what I can to get back up here, Berrios said through an interpreter.Berrios (2-4) finished five innings, but he gave up six runs on six hits and five walks in his ninth major league start. His ERA actually dropped four percentage points, to an unsightly 9.24. He has finished six innings only once.Manager Paul Molitor was asked for his assessment of Berrios and his ability to stay upbeat about his fledgling career.I think hes learned how to present himself in a way that shows that hes a smart young man whos absorbing and trying to apply taking the good with the bad, learning from both, Molitor said, but my guess is that young players struggling up here, it takes its toll.Catcher Juan Centeno made a mound visit three batters into the game after Berrios issued back-to-back walks, and Ian Kinslers two-run double in the second sent the Tigers on their way. McCanns two-out, three-run drive into the flower bed above right-center field pushed the lead to 6-0 in the third inning.Im surprised. However, I do understand the decision. I do understand they want me to go down there and gain more confidence in what Im doing, said Berrios, whos the organizations top pitching prospect after being picked 32nd overall in the 2012 draft.The Twins could have kept Berrios around to work through the struggles in a lost season, but as with center fielder Byron Buxton, they felt the move was necessary to reduce the pressure on the rookie.Youre not doing him any favors right now and you still have to ttry to protect your team, Molitor said, adding: I love getting guys experience, especially when we are where we are, but there becomes a point where it doesnt seem like the right thing. Eric Dier Hotspur Jersey. Andrew Albers will be recalled from Rochester, and another roster move will be made on Friday.The Tigers, trying to stay close in the wild-card race, are 10-2 against the Twins this year. They stretched their winning streak at Target Field to eight games.Norris (2-2) struck out five in 6 1/3 innings, allowing six hits without a walk in his longest and strongest start this season. He took a shutout in the sixth, surrendering RBI singles by Robbie Grossman and Eduardo Escobar over his last two innings.Victor Martinez went 3 for 4 with two RBI for the Tigers, raising his career batting average at Target Field to .370 in 46 games. Hes 16 for 26 there this year and has scored seven runs in six games.Francisco Rodriguez preserved the victory by striking out two in a perfect ninth for his 35th save in 38 opportunities.Max Kepler had a two-run double for the Twins to give him a league-high 55 RBI by a rookie, but the Twins finished 2-8 at home in August. They allowed an average of 7.9 runs per game.MAUER MENDINGTwins 1B Joe Mauer was out for the second straight game because of soreness in both quadriceps muscles more significant than originally believed, but Molitor said hes planning on Mauer being back in the lineup on Friday.TRAINERS ROOMMiguel Sano was the DH again for the Twins, with a sore elbow that has kept him from playing 3B for a week. Molitor said he doesnt believe Sano is confident enough yet to make the long corner throws.UP NEXTTwins LHP Pat Dean, subbing for an injured Hector Santiago, will pitch on Friday at Toronto. Dean (1-3, 5.48 ERA) last started for the Twins on June 17. Hell face former Twins LHP Francisco Liriano (6-12, 5.21 ERA), who was recently acquired in a trade with Pittsburgh. This will be Lirianos fourth start for the Blue Jays. ' ' '