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The action concluded on Day 4 of the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive ELeague Major Qualifier in Atlanta, and Sunday brought some of the best matches of the week to determine the final six Challenger spots for the ELeague Major in January. When all was said and done, EnVyUs, mousesports, Dignitas, OpTic Gaming, G2 and HellRaisers all earned their spots in the Major.OpTic Gaming and HellRaisers traded rounds on Train to start their match on the final day of the ELeague Major qualifier in Round 4. However, Will RUSH Wierzbas three kills in the second pistol round for OpTic Gaming, as well as an anti-eco round win, set the tone for the remainder of the second half. OpTic stood strong on the defense to hold off HellRaisers 16-10, grabbing the third qualifier spot for the Major come January.The following match featured Dignitas, which assured its rightful place in the Major by beating G2 on Nuke. Cédric RpK Guipouy started the match off well with a triple kill, securing the first pistol round for G2. They parlayed that advantage into a 7-2 lead before the Danes responded with four round wins of their own to make it 9-6 at the half. Ruben RUBINO Villarroel then propelled his team in the second half as he opened with a spectacular triple kill that secured the second pistol round. G2 was unable to win a single round on Dignitas defense as the Danes secured the fourth Major spot, earning a 16-9 blowout win.Dignitas second-half blowout wasnt the only one Sunday; Vega Squadron had one of its own against the CS:GO legends Ninjas in Pyjamas. The Russians came out looking strong, winning the first five rounds, immediately putting NiP on notice. Adam friberg Friberg tried to rally his team for a short comeback after a clutch 1-vs-3 to give his team a round on the board, but it wasnt enough. NiP looked frighteningly bad, as Vega Squadron would amass a devastating 16-2 upset win to eliminate the Ninjas in Pyjamas.In yet another dominating match, mousesports cruised through Immortals, at one point sporting a 12-0 lead. Immortals kept their hopes alive by squeezing out the last three rounds of the first half, but the Germans refused to let anyone past them in the second half, earning a convincing 16-3 win to earn their spot into the ELeague Major.After eliminating TyLoo earlier in the day, EnVyUs started off against Vega Squadron. Opening up with a pistol-round win as well as two anti-eco rounds to follow, EnVyUs seemed to be in firm control up 7-2. Vega Squadron flipped the script, however, winning six straight rounds to close out the half ahead 8-7. The second half would be just as closely contested as the first, with each team jockeying for any sort of momentum. It was Dan apEX Madesclaire winning an all-important round for EnVyUs with a triple kill that ended up being the turning point in the match, as EnVyUs eventually secured a 16-12 win and a spot in Januarys Major.G2 would take the stage one more time to square off against Immortals in the second-to-last elimination match of the day. Immortals quickly took control of the first half, winning seven rounds to take a commanding 11-4 lead at the break. However, a triple kill by Edouard SmithZz Dubourdeaux in the second half helped spur G2 forward as the French squad slowly started to retake momentum until ultimately forcing an overtime. Three big rounds victories in the first half of overtime all but guaranteed the victory as G2 would eventually lock up a spot in Major with a 19-17 win.The last match of the day would decide the eighth and final spot for the ELeague Major, as Cloud9 and HellRaisers duked it out on Overpass. The North Americans closed out the first half up 9-6; however, HellRaisers took on the second half with a vengeance, immediately jumping out to a 13-9 lead thanks to Vladyslav bondik Nechyporchuks triple kill in a 2-vs-3 situation. Cloud9 clawed back to even things out 13-13 by winning four straight, but was then shut out by HellRaisers Patrik Zero ?údel, who made critical plays to aid his team toward a 16-13 win.With the conclusion of Sundays action, the teams competing at the ELeague Major are set, with FaZe Clan, GODSENT, EnVyUs, mousesports, Dignitas, OpTic Gaming, G2 and HellRaisers securing the eight qualified spots. They will join the teams who took top eight at ESL One Cologne 2016 and automatically qualified.The ELeague Major will be the first premier event of the new year, taking place Jan. 27-29 at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, and will showcase 16 ?of the best teams in the world battling for their share of the $1 million prize.Jay Buhner Jersey .2 billion agreement with Rogers Communications for the leagues broadcast and multimedia rights. Dave Henderson Jersey . -- Nate Robinson has played for seven teams, so beating one of them is no longer a rare occurrence. https://www.cheapmariners.com/1535k-randy-johnson-jersey-mariners.html . The 28-year-old from Calgary matched his career best after missing just one shot in his two rounds of shooting in the mens 10-kilometre sprint competition. Smith finished in 23 minutes 15. Dylan Moore Jersey .2 billion agreement with Rogers Communications for the leagues broadcast and multimedia rights. John Olerud Mariners JerseyAngelique Kerbers 2015 appearance at the BNP Paribas WTA Finals in Singapore was, at the time, not at all memorable.But her 6-4, 6-3 loss against Lucie Safarova might now be remembered as the catalyst for Kerbers massive makeover in 2016.After winning her first Grand Slam singles title in January at the Australian Open and adding a second at the US Open, the world No. 1 will try to punctuate her next-level season with another crown when she returns to Singapore next week (coverage begins Sunday on ESPN3).It would be pretty special to go back to where she found the inspiration to make the change and win it, said ESPN analyst Pam Shriver. Shed be the runaway player of the year, and that would be a Serena-like year.Kerbers year-end history in Singapore far from stellar (she has won two of nine matches in three previous appearances), and winning a single set in that final round-robin match against Safarova would have sent her into the semifinals. But Kerber predictably tightened up (a once-haunting hallmark since her WTA debut in 2003) and the opportunity evaporated. She was furious. This led to some serious soul-searching, which, 10 weeks later, yielded the surprising result in Melbourne.Kerber, always a tenacious and talented defender, had an epiphany similar to Andy Murray, who, under coach Ivan Lendl, overcame the habit of centering the ball when under duress. Kerber, working with her longtime coach Torben Beltz, has summoned the confidence to be more aggressive when the stakes are highest.I learned a lot of things the last year, Kerber acknowledged before the US Open. I had to win one set and I [put] completely too much pressure on myself. Thats why I will not [be] thinking too much. I am here playing tennis. Is what I love to do.She ran the table at the Australian Open, surviving a match point in the first round and stunning Victoria Azarenka in the quarterfinals and Serena Williams in the final. Kerber is the favorite in Singapore and will retain the No. 1 ranking no matter what happens since Williams (shoulder injury) pulled out of the event earlier this week.Hoisting that first Grand Slam trophy, though, proved to be a shock to Kerbers system. What happens when your dream comes true? When, after years of sacrifice and relentless effort, you achieve the hiighest honor in your profession? It took a while to process.ddddddddddddAfter the Aussie Open win, Kerber lost in the first round at Doha and Indian Wells. After winning Stuttgart at home in Germany in April, she lost her first matches outdoors on clay, in Madrid and Rome. In her first Slam after Australia, nursing a shoulder injury, she suffered a surprising first-round loss against Kiki Bertens at the French Open. She was asked after that loss if she thought the pressure of trying to follow up on her first major title was getting to her.I came here to play round by round, and I know that you must play your best tennis in the first rounds, as well, because everybody is a tough opponent to play, Kerber said. I was trying it. That was for sure not my best tennis I played today.She dramatically turned things around over the summer. Kerber beat No. 5-ranked Simona Halep (quarterfinals) and No. 8 Venus Williams (semifinals) before losing to Serena in the Wimbledon final. But Kerber continued her momentum, reaching the semifinals at Montreal, the gold-medal match at the Rio Olympics and the final in Cincinnati, where she lost against Karolina Pliskova. Kerber avenged that defeat in her rousing three-set victory in the US Open final.If those bookend major titles looked and felt like something a little different, they were.The last active WTA player not named Serena to win two majors in the same year? It was Venus, 15 years ago, taking Wimbledon and the US Open. Serena has won at least two Grand Slam singles titles in the same year an astonishing seven times, (2002, 03, 09, 10, 12, 13 and 15).Thats the kind of exalted company Kerber now finds herself keeping.A year ago, it was her loss in Singapore that kick-started Kerbers superb breakthrough season. If she can once again push herself into uncharted territory with a few round-robin wins, it would put her in a commanding position going into 2017.To go into the season-ending championship as the favorite and the No. 1 player, thats unreal, ESPN analyst Mary Joe Fernandez said. Two Slams, a silver medal [at the Rio Olympics] and then a title [in Singapore] -- that would be icing on the cake. ' ' '