ngs fifty with 46, while Regis Chakabva contributed 48, but once they were dismissed Zimbabwe A fell away

The magic of upsets continued during the course of a rather unpredictable UGC Smash Open weekend at the Gateway Convention Center in Collinsville, IL. With the number one position on SSBMRank so heavily contested, each match between Juan Hungrybox Debiedma and Adam Armada Lindgren has become much more important. But this time, the grand finals featured Jason Mew2King Zimmerman.In the winners bracket, Edgard n0ne Sheleby sent Mew2King to losers after a close five-game set, while Michael Mike Haze Pulido sent Joseph Mango Marquez to losers after a 3-1 victory. The early unpredictable losses meant that Mew2King and Mango would play earlier than normal in the losers bracket with the loser placing in thirteenth place. The set went to a close game five, but Mew2King managed to outplay Mango in several spots to take the set.For Armada and Hungrybox, it was business as usual as they went relatively unscathed in their paths to winners finals. In winners semis, n0ne started the set strong against Armada, but Armada meticulously put together a comeback to win the first game and, later, the entire set. Hungrybox had little trouble with William Leffen Hjelte as he won in four games. It seems like a reoccurring pattern; another tournament, another Armada-Hungrybox finals.Hungrybox struck early in the winners finals set by winning the first two games. His level of play started to look like his Evo 2016 performance, but Armadas grit let him take the next three games to win the set and advance into grand finals.Meanwhile, Mew2King slowly built momentum in Top 8, defeating James Duck Ma, Mango, Mustafa Ice Akcakaya, Zachary SFAT Cordoni, n0ne, and Leffen to advance into losers finals.The thorn in Mew2kings side, Hungrybox, was the next roadblock. The set count has been heavily in Hungryboxs favor in 2016, but Mew2King showed smart adaptations this time. Instead of the usual laser-camping style, Mew2King played much more aggressively and invaded Hungryboxs space without making too many mistakes. The strategic adjustments worked out for Mew2King, as he surprised everyone with a win and ticket to the grand finals against Armada.By far, this has been one of the longest losers bracket runs of Mew2Kings career, but could he take two consecutive sets over Armada?The odds did not seem to be in Mew2Kings favor. In 2016, his set record against Armada was an abysmal 1-7, but that didnt seem to matter to him at UGC. He played the first set masterfully, controlling the pace of the game as he pressured Armada into making tough decision after tough decision. Mew2King managed to reset the bracket after winning the first set in four games, and the momentum seemed to be on his side.However, beating Armada in two consecutive sets is no easy task and Armada began to hit his stride in the second set. The easy kill setups that Mew2King found in Set 1 were nowhere to be found in the second. Armada won Game 1 decisively on Battlefield, and Mew2King looked to even things up on Final Destination. In a nail-biting Game 2, Armada found the killing blow before Mew2King, to take a 2-0 lead.With his back against the wall, Mew2king gained some momentum by winning Game 3 on the runback on Final Destination, but Armada now had access to two strong counter-pick stages for the remainder of the set. On Dreamland, Mew2King put together an impressive display of dash-dancing and mixups, but Armadas strong defensive use of turnips and counter-attacks were too much as he clinched the set 3-1 to win UGC.Despite finishing in second, Mew2King gives his fans something to cheer about as he demonstrated that he can win against anyone in the world. At UGC, he put together an impressive run, and defeated four members of the big 6 in the process. 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Sullingers 20-20 was the first by a Celtics player since Kevin Garnetts first game in Boston in 2007. Garnett was dealt -- along with Paul Pierce -- to Brooklyn during the off-season.New Zealanders 345 for 7 dec. (Guptill 74, Aliseni 2-31) & 201 for 7 dec. (Santner 51, Williamson 49) beat Zimbabwe A 114 (Williams 55, Sodhi 4-18) & 173 (Chakabva 48, Williams 46, Southee 2-15) by 259 runsScorecard The New Zealanders allayed coach Mike Hessons fear that taking 20 wickets in Zimbabwean conditions would be tough as they bowled the A side out twice in two days to claim a resounding 259-run win in the three-day warm-up match. Not only did the New Zealanders attack manage to run through their opposition, but they also ensured they were not bowled out in either innings to sound a warning about the difficulties the hosts may face in the two-Tests series.After running through Zimbabwe A on the second day, the New Zealanders resumed their innings on 154 for 4 on the third morning. Captain Kane Williamson had his first outing with the side after joining them from a county stint and added 12 runs to his overnight score of 37 before retiring without reaching a milestone. Tim Southee and Doug Bracewell were give some time in the middle as the New Zealanders let their lower order face some bowling. After 11.5 overs of batting in the morning session they declared, setting Zimbabwe A an improbable 433 for victory.Zimbabwe A had a better sttart than in their first innings, in which they had slipped to 0 for 3, but they still had early stumbles.dddddddddddd Nkosana Mpofu managed just 6 before becoming the first victim. Vusi Sibanda, who opened in place of his injured captain Tino Mawoyo, scored 37 but it was up to the Test middle order to resist for as long as possible. Sean Williams added to his first-innings fifty with 46, while Regis Chakabva contributed 48, but once they were dismissed Zimbabwe A fell away rapidly.Southee, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi and Neil Wagner all finished with two wickets each, and a member of New Zealands support staff was on the field to grab a catch, as only one of Zimbabwe As bottom six batsmen got into double figures.Zimbabwe As worries are not limited to their poor showing, but extend to personnel as well. Opening batsman Mawoyo had to retire hurt on the second day, having faced just four balls, after being hit on the hand by Southee. Mawoyo did not bat in the second innings, which could put his participation in the Tests in doubt. Sibanda, who was dropped from the Test squad, may be in line for an emergency recall. ' ' '