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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- BlizzCon took place at the Anaheim Convention Center in sunny Southern California this past weekend, but inside the venue, you might have mistaken it for Seoul, South Korea. Out of the five esports tournaments at the annual Blizzard Entertainment conference (four of which were world championships), three were won by South Korean players or teams. It could have been four out of five tournaments, but Kim Che0nsu Cheon-su, the countrys top-ranking Hearthstone player, was eliminated in the semifinals of his respective world championship by Virtus.Pros Ukrainian Artem DrHippi Kravets.Still, from a country not even close to a quarter of the United States population, South Korea thrived, while the host country and the North American region as a whole wilted in comparison. While South Korea racked up gold and silver medals on the weekend, the only game in which NA found success was World of Warcraft Arena, the title with the least amount of attention and lowest prize pool of all the world championships taking place at BlizzCon.Other than the early morning glory on the WoW stage, there were little to no high points for the home region throughout the two-day event, with the United States getting crushed by South Korea in the quarterfinals of the Overwatch World Cup and the countrys top StarCraft II player, Alex Neeb Sunderhaft, getting tossed aside by another South Korean talent in Park Dark Ryung-woo.From SK Telecom T1s unrelenting dynasty in League of Legends to Lee Infiltration Seon-woos Download complete of the Street Fighter player base, the revered Mecca of esports known as South Korea has a contentious hand in almost every leading esport of today. Even in Dota 2, a title in which the South Korean server was closed due to lack of interest and player base, there is MVP Phoenix, a ragtag group of Korean players from all walks of life that has continually placed in the top eight of major tournaments and the games world championship.The infrastructure, tireless work ethic and culture of putting the team before self are characteristics of South Korean esports. Weve seen other regions attempt to copy and replicate the South Korean competitive gaming lifestyle that has bred countless golds in a plethora of titles, and yet, here we are.Overwatch, for example, anointed as the next big thing in esports, had its largest audience since the games launch, with a World Cup event pitting the top countries on the globe against each other in an exciting exhibition.South Korea won -- without dropping a map.Overwatch World CupSouth Korean dominance warning: Red/extreme dangerThere are two sides to South Koreas romp of the Overwatch World Cup. First, before we talk about how well the South Koreans played, it has be to be stated that this was an exhibition tournament. Many of the countries decided to send popular streamers or personalities over professional players. With the game still in its fledgling form as a competitive title, a YouTuber from a South American country got voted in over a budding pro gamer with a higher skill ceiling simply because of popularity. Overwatch isnt at the pro recognition stage yet, except in countries such as South Korea and China, where winning leads to popularity.Even so, countries such as Sweden, Finland and the United States brought competent teams with a good core of professional players to combat the likes of South Korea and China. For South Korea, this tournament was a dissection of the field, with their starting six working in perfect harmony to blow past the rest of the competition. The heart of the team was built around South Koreas current top club Lunatic-Hai, with impact players from other formidable teams such as Afreeca Blues offensive star Jeong ArHaN Weon-hyeop and his stellar Genji. To round out the team, team captain and eventual tournament MVP Gong Miro Jin-hyuk brought in AFBs head coach, Kim TaiRong Tae-yeong, a good player in his own right, to play as shot-caller and lead the team.Other teams had the talent of South Korea but nowhere near the chemistry and depth of tactics. Russia and a few other countries rallied behind a single player or brute force strategy with a superstar offensive player, and that was the complete opposite for South Korea. Almost every player had a chance to shine throughout the two-week competition, and the team was never afraid to pull off something eccentric to try out early in rounds. When offense was the name of the game for a majority of the teams, South Koreas sturdy defense of objective points and showcase of fluid coordination in holding other teams back was what helped them not drop a single map.Once club play resumes, dont expect South Korea to wipe out everyone like at BlizzCon. The South Korean World Cup team was special, and the consolidated European clubs, such as Team Envy, Rogue and Misfits, will be a match or more for the best South Korean teams. A year from now, however, with the announcement of the Overwatch League and the continued growth of the game in South Korea, there is a chance that the competitive scene could look a lot like League of Legends, if not for positive developments in other regions.I wonder when SK Telecom T1 will throw its hat in the Overwatch ring.StarCraft II World ChampionshipSouth Korean dominance warning: Red/extreme dangerNot too much to talk about here. StarCraft II, whether or not its popular in the country, will always be South Koreas game. There was talk about Americas Neeb possibly challenging for the world title following his historic win at the KeSPA Cup, but that narrative was dismissed in the quarterfinals, when Dark sent him flying out of the tournament with little fanfare. After that, it became the South Korean show for the umpteeth year in a row, and the best Korean Terran, Protoss and Zerg in the world made up the final three of the tournament.In the final, Byun Byun Hyun-woo bested Dark in a thrilling, best-of-seven final to become the world champion of SCII. It was a fitting end to the competitive year, with the reigning GSL champion taking home his first world title after being one of the few pros from the beginning of the games history back in 2010 still playing professionally. He leapt out of his booth and onto the stage in celebration following his win, raised the trophy in delight and gave a V signal with his hands to the onlooking, packed crowd that came to watch the finale.Heroes of the Storm World ChampionshipSouth Korean dominance warning: Orange/high dangerYes, a South Korean team, Ballistix, won the Heroes of the Storm World Championship. However, it was expected to be far, far worse for the rest of the world. Coming into the tournament, Heroes of the Storm might have been considered the tournament with the highest chance of an all-South Korean final, and that included SCII. Heroes of the Storm has been controlled by the South Korean region for a while, and the two clubs they sent to BlizzCon, MVP Black and Ballistix, charged through the group stage with little trouble.Europes Fnatic came up as the heroes for the rest of the world in their fight against South Korea, with a massive upset of MVP Black in the semifinals, sending the former best team in the world out before another major final. The crowds excitement picked up to peak levels to cheer for the non-South Korean club in the final against Ballistix, and it turned out to be closer than expected, going four games of the best-of-five. Yet Fnatic wasnt able to take out both South Korean teams, and Ballistix took home the world championship in exciting fashion.Hearthstone World ChampionshipSouth Korean dominance warning: Blue/mild dangerIn a game South Korea wasnt expected to run roughshod over, they almost produced another finalist with Che0nsu. The Hearthstone world can breathe easy, though, as Europe continued their run as the top region in the game. Two Europeans made the final, and the Americans, who were expected to do some damage in the bracket, failed to break into the top four. South Korea has a glowing Hearthstone and tournament scene, so it shouldnt be completely overlooked when it comes to the card game. Comparing it to the other titles South Korea has challengers in, though, Hearthstone is a safe haven.World of WarCraft Arena World ChampionshipSouth Korean dominance warning: Green/sanctuarySouth Korea did have a team go to BlizzCon, with Longzhu Gaming, but the team bombed in the group stage, with six straight losses. The finals were an all-North American affair, and the Chinese and Europeans did better than the South Koreans.Maybe next year BlizzCon should make WoW Arena the headliner with a bigger prize pool. Cheap Giants Jerseys . 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Jack Clark Jersey . - Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie never doubted he would bring back coach Dennis Allen for a third year despite back-to-back 4-12 records. SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- San Francisco 49ers running back Carlos Hyde is eager to see what Chip Kellys offense can do for his career.Im approaching this year as a make or break year, Hyde said. Im going to make it or it aint going to work. Im really trying to focus in on this year. To me, this is a huge year.Hyde, 24, is hoping his new coach can replicate what he did in Philadelphia, where in 2013 Kelly helped LeSean McCoy lead the NFL with 1,607 yards rushing and helped the Eagles improve from 4-12 to 10-6.Kellys up-tempo offense ranked first and ninth on the ground during his first two seasons with Philadelphia, before falling to 14th after McCoy was traded to Buffalo before last season.When watching McCoy in 2013, Hyde saw an offense that spread defenses out and put the running back in open space against defenders. It led to big plays, which the 49ers struggled to produce in 2015, when they fielded the leagues 31st-ranked offense.I think what helped LeSean big time getting all those yards was he did a great job making a guy miss, Hyde said. Hed make a guy miss and hed break off for about 50 yards for a big touchdown. Instead of just getting tackled for 10 or 11 yards, hes getting explosive gains.With Hyde as a centerpiece in his offense, Kelly is tasked with improving San Francisco after it finished 5-11 in 2015. The team fired coach Jim Tomsula after just one season.Theres a physicality to (Hydes) game, Kelly said. I think it makes him a dangerous weapon in terms of being able to not only make people miss, but to kind of go through and to break arm tackles and to gain that tough yardage when it really looks like theres nothing there.For Hyde to producce numbers similar to McCoys, hes going to have to stay healthy.dddddddddddd In 2015, the Ohio State alum sat out the final nine games after sustaining a stress fracture in his left foot that required surgery. Hyde finished with 470 yards and three touchdowns in his first season as the starter after Frank Gore left to join the Indianapolis Colts following 10 seasons with San Francisco.Hyde said hes fully recovered from the injury and rehabilitation from surgery didnt slow his work during the offseason program.Hes been very diligent in terms of how he approached this season, but there are some things that are out of peoples control, Kelly said. I dont know if theres any protocol out there that you can work on to prevent a broken bone.The 49ers are planning to have an improved offensive line in front of Hyde. They added guard Zane Beadles in free agency, used a first-round pick on Stanford guard Joshua Garnett and have tackle Anthony Davis back after he retired before last season.Add in Kellys signature up-tempo approach and Hyde thinks the 49ers could surprise teams with their running attack by tiring out defenses.Im thinking if theyre tired, lets go, lets go, lets go, said Hyde. Keep your foot on the pedal, press down even harder. ... Thats what you got to be conditioned for. You got to be in shape, not out of breath, so next play you can come be explosive. So while theyre tired, youre still explosive and theyre just falling off while youre running.---Online: AP NFL websites: http://pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '