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Day 1 at the Evolution Championship Series featured plenty of upsets and twists at the top, with Tekken 7 reaching its final eight players and a thrilling build-up in the Guilty Gear pool.With three countries represented in Tekken 7: Fated Retribution, the difference in skill was unnoticeable; it was parity at its finest. There will be three Korean players represented in the winners side of the tournament: Jae knee min Bae, Choi SAINT Jinwoo and the always-entertaining Lee Poongko Chunggon of Team Secret. The U.S.s Anthony Geesemaster Jaimes will round out the winners side of the top eight. On the losers side, Japan will be represented by two of its absolute finest: Aoki TAKE Takehiko and early tournament favorite Nakayama Yamasa|Nobi Daichi. And joining them will the last Korean player, Jung narakhof Joong Joo and the last U.S. representative, ?Stephen Speedkicks Stafford of?Circa eSports.There were plenty of upsets that led to this diverse top eight. Circa eSports crowd favorite Hoa Anakin Luu was eliminated well short of the estimated goal to be among the finalists. And the last big shocker was the elimination of Tekken staple, Hyunjin JDCR Kim in ninth place. When the top eight begins, look for fireworks from dark horses Poongko and Geesemaster -- this will be a Tekken finals for the ages.Guilty Gear Xrd: Revelator was as topsy-turvy as could be. In what could only be summed up as an intense and unexpected top eight for the tournament, these finals may very well steal the entire Evo show. Japan is well represented with six players, followed by Korea and the U.S. with one representative apiece. The favorite, Masahiro Machabo- Tominaga, is still in a great position to claim his throne and assert himself as the force of nature that many thought he could be. He came in with the muted hope but provided plenty of proof that he belonged as the day unfolded.If there could be a contender to crush Machabo-, it might be Kenichi Ogawa Ogawa or the dark horse Omito Omito Hashimoto. Of course, Ryota Kazunoko Inoue should never be ignored, but its difficult to pen him as the favorite to take the tournament. As for the long shots, Kyohei MarlinPie Lehr and Yu TopGaren Gyungwoo, theyre both in the losers bracket and face a country that came in large numbers to dominate Guilty Gear. It would take a minor miracle, but crazier things have happened; this is Evo, after all.Mikael Backlund Jersey . "It doesnt get any better than that," Giambi said. "Im speechless." The Indians are roaring toward October. Giambi belted a two-run, pinch-hit homer with two outs in the ninth inning to give Cleveland a shocking 5-4 win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night, keeping the Indians up with the lead pack in the AL wild-card race. Dougie Hamilton Jersey . -- PGA TOUR Canada member Steve Saunders took a three-stroke lead Saturday in the Web. http://www.cheapflamesjerseyschina.com/miikka-kiprusoff-jersey/ . -- Teemu Selanne scored the first goal of his 22nd NHL season, and the Anaheim Ducks extended the best start in franchise history with their fifth straight victory, 3-2 over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night. Mike Vernon Jersey . A statement from the worlds top-ranked player says all checks "were satisfactory and showed positive evolution" regarding the injury, which contributed to his loss to Stanislas Wawrinka in the final in Melbourne. Travis Hamonic Jersey . PETERSBURG, Fla.NEW YORK -- The 105.1 mph pitch from Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman to Baltimores J.J. Hardy matched the fastest since Major League Baseball began tracking speeds in 2008.Chapman also threw a 105.1 mph fastball for Cincinnati against San Diego on Sept. 24, 2010, MLB said Tuesday.During Monday nights game, Chapmans fastest heater was taken for a ball by Hardy. The New York lefty threw five pitches that ranged from 104.0 to 105.1 mph. He has thrown a big league-high 217 pitches of 100 mph or more, and 46.1 percent of his 471 pitches have reached 100 mph.Every time he throws a pitch, I look up to see how hard it was, catcher Brian McCann said after Mondays 2-1 win over Baltimore. Its incredible what he can do.McCann has plenty of experience catching hard-throwing relievers -- he saw triple digits plenty when he and closer CCraig Kimbrel were with the Atlanta Braves.ddddddddddddYou just hope you catch it right, McCann said. If you catch it right, youre fine. If you dont, youre in trouble.Chapman said he felt normal Monday and only looked up at the scoreboard to check the velocity after the crowd cheered his 105.1 mph pitch.Manager Joe Girardi joked after the game that he ducks down a step in the dugout when Chapman is pitching in fear of foul balls from hitters trying to catch up.His arm is so quick, Girardi said. I cant really say Ive ever seen an arm that quick. Its pretty impressive.MLB originally installed a PITCH f/x system to track pitches and implemented a Statcast system last year that uses Doppler radar. ' ' '