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For the first time in over a year, the Taiwanese champion, Flash Wolves, will not be making it to the bracket stage of a major international competition. They made it to the semifinals in last years IEM World Championship, the quarterfinals of last years Riot Games World Championships and the semifinals of 2016s Mid-Season Invitational in Shanghai, China.Yet, the 2016 World Championship was a difficult run for the Wolves, misplaying games it should have won, and exiting the tournament with a disappointing 2-4 record.ESPN spoke to the teams star support Hu SwordArt Shuo-Jie following his teams elimination to get his impromptu thoughts on the bracket matchups.When asked about SK Telecom T1 vs. Royal Never Give Up, the first words that came out were, F---. Thats really hard to predict. After a bit of thinking SwordArt said, Probably SKT.For ROX Tigers vs. Edward Gaming, itd be ROX.Which South Korean giant would make it through to the final? SwordArt couldnt quite decide. Itll be 3-2, but I dont know wholl win.On the other side of the bracket, he was more certain. H2k [over Albus Nox Luna], Samsung [over Cloud9] and Samsung [making the final].So will South Korea win Worlds? Yes, said SwordArt.When asked if he had any fond memories of the competition, he said, None. We lost, so there are no [happy feelings].It was a difficult World Championship for the Taiwanese region. Although Ahq Esports Club, the second-place team, was considered a longshot to make it out of its group, it was on the verge of making the quarterfinals and eliminating Chinese champion Edward Gaming before blowing a gigantic lead in their final set of the group stage. For Flash Wolves, it was a missed opportunity to go further than last year.LMS is still a really strong region and always performs very well. You cant judge a region off just a [single] tournament. At MSI, we got top four, so well keep fighting for the LMS.As time goes by, I realize every region, other than Korea [who is far ahead], is pretty close right now [in terms of skill level], he said. [Taiwans] improvement compared to the other regions wasnt as big, so thats the reason why we lost.To end the interview, SwordArt wanted to say one last thing to the fans from Taiwan and around the world. I have to say sorry to [our] fans, he said. Maybe we were not well-prepared, but we still have IEM and other international tournaments next year, so well play harder and play our best. Discount Swell Bottles . Only three players drafted by NHL clubs were included on the Czech selection camp roster on Wednesday. Those players were Dallas Stars 2012 first-rounder Radek Faksa, Winnipeg Jets 2013 fourth-rounder Jan Kostalek and Phoenix Coyotes 2012 seventh-rounder Marek Langhamer. Swell Bottle Canada Sale . Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the Carolina Hurricanes, announced Wednesday that the team would assign Swedish forward Elias Lindholm to his nations team for the upcoming tournament. http://www.discountswellbottles.com/ . Clarkson had been dealing with an elbow injury in early January and will be out of action for at least one week. He has three goals and five assists through 36 games with the Leafs this season. Swell Traveler Bottle Canada . The Vancouver coach and an announced sellout crowd of 18,910 watched in dismay as the Canucks lost 7-4 to the New York Islanders on Monday night by squandering a 3-0 lead in the third period. Swell Water Bottle Sale Canada . In taking its goal tally to 99 in all competitions already this season, City delivered another demonstration of its lethal firepower at Etihad Stadium to set up a fourth-round match at home to another second-tier team -- Watford. RIO DE JANEIRO -- Everywhere Sue Bird looks on the court, theres someone in a U.S. jersey that can score. Its a point guards dream.From top to bottom this version of the American Olympic womens basketball team is stacked with offensive weapons. And at the early pace they are scoring at the Rio Games, they might break the 1996 teams record average of 102.4 points a game.Diana Taurasi scored 13 points and Sylvia Fowles added 12 on Monday as the U.S. posted its second blowout in as many days, beating Spain 103-63 on Monday. Thats two consecutive contests the U.S. scored at least 100 points -- the last time the Americans did that was in 2004.A lot of Olympic teams that Ive been on have had offensive power, but now we go all the way down the line to the 12th player, said Bird, who had nine points and five assists in the win. And the minute you stop theres no let-off. That person comes in and can do just as much offensively as the next. And also, we have our foot on the gas pedal.Were trying to get better in every single game and you cant, you cant relax. I know the score is, it is what it is. But we dont relax regardless.This team is so good offensively that reigning WNBA MVP Elena Delle Donne comes off the bench and Tamika Catchings is the 12th player.Weapons. Were full of weapons. One through 12, everybody that comes in contributes to some capacity, Catchings said. And thats offensively, defensively as well. Youre talking about 100 points -- youve got to be able to score. Its fun. Its fun to watch. Its fun to be a part of. When we move the ball and everybody is just kind of like -- everybodys doing their part -- screening, rolling, cutting to the basket -- you never know where the shot is going to come from. As a team, were so selfless.The Americans (2-0) had a team-record 36 assists in the opening win. They followed that up with 23 against Spain.The victory was the 43rd consecutive for the U.S. in the Olympics. The contest was a rematch of the 2014 world championship gold medal game that the Americans won by 13. While this win didnt come in the same record fashion the U.S. opened the Olympics with when it beat Senegal by 65 points, the Americans coasted after the first few minutees.ddddddddddddSpain (1-1) led 8-6 before the U.S. closed the quarter on a 23-6 burst. Delle Donne was in the middle of it. She had seven points, including a 3-pointer from the wing that made it 27-11 during the game-changing spurt. The Spaniards couldnt get within single digits the rest of the way.Everyone we bring in off the bench can score and make a play, U.S. coach Geno Auriemma said. Its fun to watch. For as little time as we had together, we do a lot of really nice things out there which is nice to see.Spain fought just to stay within 20 in the second quarter, thanks in part to the play of guard Leticia Romero, who stars at Florida State. The Olympic newcomer got her first playing time of the tournament and scored five straight points as Spain trailed 54-37 at the half. She finished with nine points.It was going to be a tough game, Romero said. They have to have a really, really bad game for us to have a chance to win it. Anything that we can get from today is positive.Bird ensured there would be some tough lessons Spain could take away.Playing in her fourth Olympics, Bird started the second half with a steal and then raced down the court for the layup. A few minutes later the lead was over 20 and the rout was on as Taurasi and Brittney Griner waved their arms to get a USA chant started. In Sundays win over Senegal, the crowd was behind the underdogs shouting down any American cheers. This time they wouldnt be drowned out.Alba Torrens, who the Connecticut Sun have the rights to in the WNBA, led Spain with 20 points.Spain missed the 2012 Olympics, but won the silver at the worlds. The Spaniards have never beaten the U.S. in a major competition, falling to 0-10 at the Olympics and world championships. They haveThe U.S. next plays Serbia on Wednesday while Spain faces China.In other games on Monday, Canada improved to 2-0 for the first time in Olympic history, rallying from 18 points down to beat Serbia 71-67. Japan also is 2-0 after beating Brazil 82-66. China topped Senegal 101-64.---Follow Doug on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/dougfeinberg ' ' '