chances among leading bookies and is in third place in the Herald Sun

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. 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No. 13-seeded John Isner and No. 21 Philipp Kohlschreiber were among six players who dropped out of the tournament on Tuesday, joining No. 12 seed Tommy Haas and two other players who withdrew on Monday.Richmonds Dustin Martin might win the Brownlow Medal this year, according to teammate Anthony Miles.Miles has backed his 25-year-old midfield partner after seeing the Tigers exploits up close this season.I believe he could, Miles said of Martins chances to win the leagues most prestigious individual honour.Every game that weve won hes been up there in our best players.Hes just so explosive and hes shown in the past that hes a proven vote-getter ... but that certainly doesnt faze the way Dustin goes about his business.With 73 career votes, Martin has enjoyed some success on Brownlow night.And last years winner Nat Fyfe is the only player younger than Martin above him in the all-time vote tally.After polling 21 votes to place seventh in 2015, Martin has continued his sensational personal form in 2016.DDespite the Tigers miserable season, Martin has been named among Richmonds best in each of their six wins, with sure-fire best afield showings in the past three.ddddddddddddIn the round 10 `Dreamtime at the G match, Martin reached a career-high 38 possessions.He backed that tally up and added two goals a fortnight later against Gold Coast.Against Brisbane in round 14, he notched 35 touches, six clearances and 10 inside 50s.Theyre dominant numbers and have the bookmakers taking notice.Martin is now among the top six chances among leading bookies and is in third place in the Herald Suns Player of the Year award, which has votes cast in a similar 3-2-1 style to the Brownlow.[url=http://www.auts