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For those unfamiliar with the grandeur and scope of the Evolution Championship Series (Evo), a long-standing fighting game community staple, were happy to tell you that this year will be an absolute treat. The events 20th anniversary will feature the grandest iteration ever of the tournament and convention experience. In addition to two separate venues playing host to the event, there will be a total of nine featured games for viewers on-site and at home to watch.Theres so much to watch and follow that weve compiled an extensive guide to the games and names you need to keep tabs on. First well preview the four games wrapping up on Saturday, and then well dive into the games whose finals comprise the main event onstage at the Mandalay Bay Events Center.Saturday finalsPokken TournamentThe Pokémon craze will reach Evo this year with an incredible 1,180 entrants for the new Pokémon-meets-Tekken fighting game, which may be the weekends biggest culture shock for traditional fighting game fans. That said, these are the favorites for the top prize: Tevin TeeJay Stokes, Circa eSports Christian Suicune Master Patierno, and Panda Globals Steven Coach Steve Delgado. But, with such a new game, its certainly possible to see a shakeup in the top eight.Tekken 7: Fated RetributionThe Tekken community will be out in force with at least 549 players signed up for the hype of a brand-new game in the series. South Korea will be the popular pick to take it all, with representatives Jae-min knee Bae and Jinwoo SAINT Choi as the clear-cut best. However, Japan will also boast one of the top Tekken players: Daichi Yamasa nobi Nakayama. The best storyline going into the tournament could arguably be the contender status of Circa eSports Hoa Anakin Luu against the international powerhouses, but anyone could realistically qualify for the final spots.Killer InstinctThere has been plenty of movement with player tier lists since last years Evo and this wide-open field of contenders may be the best the games ever seen. The favorites will be Darnell Sleep Waller and Deion Thompxson Thompson. On their heels will be tournament staples Kenneth UA | Bass Armas and Jonathan RicoSuave DeLeon.Super Smash Bros. for Wii UWith 2,662 players, this is the second-largest tournament at Evo. For the majority of the games competitive life, it has been a one-man show: Team SoloMids Gonzalo ZeRo Barrios. He was the legend to beat. Now its a wide-open competition with heavyweights such as Team Liquids Nairoby Nairo Quezada and DTs Samuel Dabuz Buzby up against hopefuls such as DTs Jason ANTi Bates and Panda Globals Eric ESAM Lew.Sunday finals/main eventMortal Kombat XLIt wouldnt do the tournament justice to name Critical Reactions Dominique SonicFox McLean as the favorite and call it a day. For starters, his main competition is substantial: Panda Globals Brad Scar Vaughn and the United Kingdoms Denom PXP | A F0xy Grampa Jones. Both sport playstyle fits for SonicFox and boast impressive tournament credentials. After that, its a crapshoot of contenders that range from: Yomi Gamings Frank Slayer Perales, brothers Malik MIT and Yomis Denzell DJT Terry, Yomis Christian ForeverKing Quiles, to Brant Pig of the Hut McCaskill. One thing is for sure, theyre all going to need to play their absolute best to knock SonicFox from his pedestal.Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3The hype will never die. A game totally infused with fighting gamers personality, UMVC3 will yet again get its time to shine on the main stage. With defending champion Nicolas KaneBlueRiver Gonzalez in top form, this could be his repeat victory in the making.Last year left a bad taste in the mouths of many diehard UMVC3 fans and there will be plenty of players ready to rectify their mistakes. Chief among them is Christopher NYChrisG Gonzalez, with Panda Globals Raynel RayRay Hidalgo and Ryan FilipinoChamp Ramirez, and the legendary Justin JWong Wong of Evil Geniuses close behind. If the motivation to kick KaneBlueRiver from the top spot werent enough incentive, the fact that this could be UMVC3s last Evo trophy certainly will be.Guilty Gear Xrd: RevelatorGuilty Gear Xrd: Revelator will be on the big stage as the sole air-dasher or anime game for the main event lineup. If this is your first exposure to the beauty that is Guilty Gear, youre in for a fighting game feast. In addition to being one of the fastest games on the broadcast schedule, its smooth animation could make this the Evo showstopper. There will be plenty of healthy competition with more than 900 competitors, all with hopes for the anime crown. Whether youre a fan of rock and roll or just pure speed in a fighting game, dont blink when the action starts.The favorites for the title of king of Guilty Gear Xrd: Revelator might all be from one region: Japan. The early hopefuls include Tsuyoshi FAB Oshida, Masahiro Machabo- Tominaga, Kenichi Ogawa Ogawa and Ryo Dogura Nozaki. Of the four mentioned, Machabo should be considered the odds-on favorite to take down the entire tournament. If his well-known and feared name werent enough, he recently dispatched Ogawa at YOUDEAL League 5 and FAB in convincing tournament sets. Look for perennial dark horses GGPs Ryota Kazunoko Inoue and Goichi Go1 Kishida to make a little noise as well.Super Smash Bros. MeleeThis long-standing Nintendo franchise makes its return to the final day of Evo. With a reported 2,372 participants, its the third-highest total in the entire event. Who is the favorite to take down Evo? There isnt an easy answer. Last years champion, Alliances Adam Armada Lindgren, should receive a mention by default. His form last year was magnificent and silenced any doubts. But that was last year. This year, it has been mostly Team Liquids Juan Hungrybox DeBiedma calling the shots. Any negative reaction to his tactics doesnt change the fact that hes a virtual lock for a top spot on the final day of the tournament.Then, you have the wild cards: Cloud9s Joseph Mang0 Marquez and Team Echo Foxs Jason Mew2King Zimmerman. Positive reports for all three of these contenders indicate that their momentum could propel them to the front of the line.Of course, with the popular names out of the way, the true dark horses of the game range from Tempo Storms Jeffrey Axe Williamson, Counter Logic Gamings Zachary SFAT Cordoni or even Panda Globals Justin Plup McGrath. It truly is anyones game.Street Fighter V The finale of the entire show is the next stop on the Capcom Pro Tour, the more than 5,000-participant juggernaut known as the Street Fighter V tournament. Despite the monumental number of players, the landscape for the latest Capcom fighting game is a bit easier to skim for favorites. On one hand, you have the two popular picks to take down the prize: Team Razers Lee Infiltration Seon-woo and Hajime Tokido Taniguchi. Then, you have other popular pocket picks such as Twitch and Red Bulls Daigo The Beast Umehara, Kenryo Mago Hayashi, Team Razers Keita Fuudo Ai and Kun Xian Ho, YouDeal Majestic Athletics Tatsuya Haitani Haitani and Qanba Douyus Zhuojun Xiao Hai Zeng to round out the list of strong contenders. We cant list them all, but within the Asian player ranks exist plenty of killers who could surprise the masses.Then, the underdog show (everyone else) is led by Evil Geniuses Justin Wong, BX3s Arman Phenom Hanjani, and Team Liquids Du NuckleDu Dang. With such a varied field and with so many pools of play, your contenders from outside of Asia need to be mentally fit and absolutely stellar at the game. Its an endurance game and that alone could prove daunting. Needless to say, Street Fighter V -- from the pool play to the final eight contenders -- will be an amazing show. Vapormax Flyknit Noir 2020 . 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The Flyers had won seven of eight before dropping their last two outings on consecutive days over the weekend. Philadelphia was handed a 6-3 loss by the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday afternoon before dropping a 4-1 decision to the Rangers the following night in New York City. TEMPE, Ariz. -- On the first play of the fourth quarter Saturday, Patrick Mahomes II, the most prolific passer in college football, faced his biggest moment of the young season.Third-and-7 from the Texas Tech 28. The Red Raiders were facing a 10-point deficit against Arizona State. If the junior quarterback Mahomes were to show the results of his progression over the previous nine months after he quit baseball to focus on his future, this was likely his time.Mahomes showed patience out of the quarter break. With the game clock stopped, he barked an audible and motioned for movement from multiple receivers. Then the snap, and Mahomes backpedaled, changing directions. His footwork fell out of rhythm.He felt pressure and heaved the ball deep to his left, far past receiver Derrick Willies. Mahomes next throw on the ensuing possession was intercepted, his first pick of the season.He was trying to make the 21-point pass, Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury said. It doesnt exist.The Sun Devils Kalen Ballage scored his seventh touchdown of the game four seconds later. With that, it was essentially over, and Mahomes stood right where he started this season: as a monster of a QB talent, perhaps the most gifted player in the Big 12, but apparently without a supporting cast to support his championship aspirations.This is the conundrum for the Red Raiders and Mahomes, unique because of his athleticism and diverse skills compared to the Tech quarterbacks who preceded him but unable yet to break through in red-letter games. Mahomes is 0-6 against ranked opponents and 9-10 as a starter. Since his second career start as a true freshman in November 2014 -- after he left with a head injury two weeks prior in a loss to Texas -- Mahomes ranks No. 1 nationally with 6,995 passing yards and second with 59 touchdown passes.Over that time, defensively, Texas Tech has allowed 543 yards per game (worst in the FBS), 42.9 points per game and a whopping 50.2 percent third-down completion rate. Three times in its past 12 games, Tech has scored 50 points and lost. On Saturday in Tempe, from midway through the first quarter until nine minutes remained in its 68-55 win, ASU scored touchdowns on eight of nine drives and faced just nine third downs, of which it converted eight.They had a bad game, but I think youll see a lot of improvement, Mahomes said of the Tech defense after its first road test of 2016. We have all the faith in them. We know that theyre going to make the big stops.Doubt Mahomes at your own risk, but it isnt always the best idea.Mahomes considered quitting the sport before his junior year of high school in Whitehouse, Texas. So said his mom, Randi Mahomes, and dad, Pat Mahomes, a former major league relief pitcher who played 11 seasons with six teams.Both parents were on board. Randi, with whom Patrick lived after his parents divorced more than a decade ago, has always struggled to watch him play football, she said. Pat wondered why his son, so distinguished in other sports, wanted to compete for the quarterback position.Why are you messing around? Pat said at Sun Devil Stadium before the game, in recalling his 2012 conversation with Patrick. Youre special in basketball. Youre special in baseball. Why are you playing this other sport? For what reason?Father and son went to the University of Texas for a camp, Pat said. The coaches liked Patrick as a safety.He said, Dad, I can play quarterback, Pat said. I said, I know you can play quarterback, son, but nobody else thinks you can.Patrick said he mulled the decision to quit the game but never took it to his coaches or friends.I had the potential to be a high draft pick in baseball, said the younger Mahomes, a promising right-handed pitcher in the mold of his father. I had to decide if I really wanted to play football or try to get drafted in the first or second round.Ultimately, Patrick won the job at Whitehouse in the fall of 2012 and committed to Texas Tech in April 2013. In the 2013-14 offseason, incumbent starter Baker Mayfield left Tech for Oklahoma, and Michael Brewer transferred to Virginia Tech. That left the Red Raiders with Davis Webb as a sophomore and Mahomes behind him.Again, the elder Mahomes said he questioned his son, suggestingg he might have to sit for two or three years.dddddddddddd But Patrick proved him wrong. He replaced an ailing Webb late in 2014. In Mahomes fourth start, he threw for 598 yards and six touchdowns in a 48-46 loss to Baylor. Last year, he won the job late in camp over Webb, who transferred to Cal.In that freshman season, even as he prepared to play baseball at Tech in the spring of 2015, Mahomes said, he fell hard for football.I love how hard it is to be good, he said. I love being challenged. I love the drive it takes to succeed and having the ball in my hands with the chance to win games.Since that discovery, Mahomes leadership has not wavered.Its his team, Tech receiver Dylan Cantrell said. Its his offense. Everybody knows that.Mahomes 4,653 passing yards as a sophomore ranked fourth nationally. He leads the nation as the lone quarterback to top 1,000 yards through two games this year, after he threw for 540 and five touchdowns Saturday at ASU.He would trade all the stats for more wins.I want to be that first quarterback to bring back a Big 12 championship to this university, Mahomes said. They bleed Texas Tech football here, and they really do want a championship. All their quarterbacks have had a lot of stats, but they havent got that.Patrick told his dad before the season that he would lead Tech to the Big 12 title this year, the elder Mahomes said. Doubt him?I dont doubt anything he says anymore, Pat Mahomes said. Anything hes ever told me, hes done. So Im all in. I believe hes going to win the Big 12.In his first two years at Tech, teammates had a nickname for Mahomes: Fatrick.Cantrell laughed at it this week. He has known Mahomes since they were kids playing baseball on the same teams in Whitehouse.Mahomes added 15 to 20 pounds this year and redistributed additional weight. When he took the field Saturday at Sun Devil Stadium, listed at 6-foot-3 and 230 pounds, Mahomes looked more linebacker than quarterback. His improved shape coincided with his decision early in 2016 to leave the Tech baseball team after just one season.Patrick struggled with the new reality as the Red Raiders advanced to the College World Series in June.I know it wasnt an easy decision, Cantrell said. Baseball was his first love. But hes going to do whatever he has to do to win.It starts, Mahomes said, with eliminating those ill-advised throws that resurfaced in the fourth quarter at Arizona State. Mahomes threw 15 interceptions last year. Hes always going to improvise on a few plays because of his athleticism, Cantrell said. But after Techs first loss this season, the QB is more intent than ever on making the smart play every time he touches the ball.Its easier said than done, but I can learn from my mistakes, Mahomes said. Really, its just staying with my reads and progressions. Its something I have to get better at every week. Whether were scoring or theyre scoring, I have to take what [the defense is] giving me.According to Kingsbury, Mahomes has already taken big strides this year. Despite the loss last week, in which Mahomes first interception led to a decisive, short-field touchdown for ASU, the fourth-year coach said he expects to see more progress immediately.For the most part, Mahomes has tightened his mechanics. Plus, the chance to work on football year-round for the first time is no small item.I think thats huge, Kingsbury said.The Red Raiders host Louisiana Tech on Saturday, then open the Big 12 with Kansas, Kansas State and West Virginia before Oklahoma visits Lubbock on Oct. 22.Will Mahomes be ready to take the next step before Techs challenging finish, which features TCU, Texas and Oklahoma State after the Sooners? More pressing, will his supporting cast stand a chance to let him run the offense without the need for perfection?If [the defense] can make one or two stops in the right situation, were going to win the game, Mahomes said. We can score any moment.Scoring has never been the problem. But with the Big 12 race seemingly never more wide-open than it is this season, the Red Raiders can get more from Mahomes in 2016 if he tries to do less. ' ' '