A legend will be born Sunday night at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. At 10 p.m. ET, the Street Fighter V finals at the Evolution Championship Series will go live on ESPN2 and Twitch.tv simultaneously, and the top eight players will fight before a worldwide audience to crown the first Evo champion of the newest edition of Capcoms classic fighting game.Among the eight players, three countries are represented. Six of the contenders come from Japan, where Street Fighter has been a mainstay for over two decades in arcades. From South Korea, we have the favorite to win it all: Team Razers Lee Infiltration Seon-woo, the Shoryuken.com top-ranked player in the world. In the four premier events he has competed in this year, Infiltration won three times and came in second once to Hajime Tokido Taniguchi, Shoryukens second-ranked player. Tokido, nicknamed Murderface for his intimidating expression, will not be on the main stage Sunday, as he suffered one of two shocking upsets in Saturdays run-up to the final bracket.Finally, representing the home crowd, there is one American left standing: Joe L.I. Joe Ciaramelli, who defied all odds to reach the final day by defeating reigning Capcom Tour champion Ryota Kazunoko Inoue in his advancement match to the top eight. The biggest underdog of the competitors remaining, the Pride of Long Island hopes to pull off a Cinderella-like run that wont be forgotten anytime soon.Winners bracket semifinalsLee Infiltration Seon-woo vs. Atsushi Yukadon FujimuraThe player that might have the best chance of taking out Infiltration might come in the unlikely form of Yukadon, another Nash player. Before losing to Tokido at CEO, it seemed near impossible to beat the South Korean pro, and now, with his biggest rival gone, who can stop him? Yukadon, a relative unknown from Japan before the tournament began, has been possibly the most impressive player among the top eight, as his smooth and clinical Nash play has rivaled even Infiltrations.A former Evolution champion back in Street Fighter IV, a second trophy for Infiltration would add to his legend and would establish him as far and away the best SFV player on the planet. Yukadon, however, is playing with house money; no one expected him to be standing here on the largest stage Street Fighter has ever seen, and his stylish, impressive play doesnt seem like a fluke. The robotic precision of the worlds No. 1 still makes Infiltration the heavy favorite to win this match and the tournament overall, but dont be surprised if the dark horse from Japan turns a lot of heads.Keita Fuudo Ai vs. Jo MOV EgamiOur second winners semifinal match shares the same storyline as our first. Fuudo is a former Street Fighter Evolution champion like Infiltration, and so the best R.Mika player in the world will be entering his semifinal match as the heavy favorite. He recently fell just short of winning the Dreamhack Summer crown against Europes top player, Arman Phenom Hanjani, in the finals, and his competitive history up to this point makes it no surprise hes gotten this far.MOV, on the other hand, is in the same shoes as Yukadon. MOV is a talented Chun-Li player who hasnt had any promising tournament results up until this point. He was in the same Dreamhack tournament as Fuudo only a month ago and finished in a disappointing 25th place. MOV has reinvented himself over the past month, it appears, as his crisp and clean style has led him to an undefeated run through the tournament thus far.As with Infiltration vs. Yukadon, Fuudo is a heavy favorite here, but dont let past results in a new game fool you. MOV already beat former Evolution Street Fighter champion Kun Xian Xian Ho to make it to the Mandalay Bay Events Center, and Fuudo might just be next on his hit list.Losers bracket Round 5Goichi GO1 Kishida vs. Hiroyuki Eita NagataIn between the Evolution champions and the out-of-nowhere underdog stories, we have GO1 and Eita, two players who are where we thought they might end up in this competition. Eita, the last remaining Ken player in the tournament, didnt fare well at CEO, but he has been doing well in his homeland of Japan in local tournaments. His run so far has been impressive to say the least, defeating Darryl Snake Eyez Lewis, Lee Poongko Chung-gon, and Naoki Nemo Nemoto before ultimately falling to the surprising Yukadon.GO1 actually fell to Nemo earlier in the tournament, so his run to Sundays final was even more strenuous. He eliminated Snake Eyez, former Evolution champion Oliver Luffy Hay, and last years finalist, Bruce GamerBee Hsiang, to get his shot at Eita in the fifth round of the losers bracket. A fellow Chun-Li player like MOV, GO1 hopes to use the grand stage of the finals to make a name for himself in the world of esports.Naoki Nemo Nemoto vs. Joseph L.I. Joe CiaramelliL.I. Joes Saturday night ended with his victory over the Capcom Tour champion as his friends stormed the main stage to tackle him in celebratory fashion. Sunday night, with the biggest audience the Twitch streamer will possibly ever see, what can he do next to top his performance from the day before? Another Nash player, making it three overall in the final eight, L.I. Joe is playing on behalf of the Western world against the titans from Asia. He appeared to be down and out against Kazunoko before turning the tables in the final set to make his way to the Mandalay Bay Events Center.His opponent, Nemo, will play the role of spoiler, and somewhat of a villain to the foreign crowd. A veteran of the Street Fighter franchise, Nemo made the top eight in last years tournament with his ludicrously speedy Rolento, and hes back in this version with a similar character in Vega. Nemo also enters the action on Sunday with the honor of being the player who eliminated Tokido from the competition before he could go for a run through the losers bracket.With thousands cheering his name, L.I. Joe will feel as if all of Las Vegas is behind him. But is that really enough to keep the American dream alive at Evolution against the more seasoned Nemo? Fake Braves Jerseys . A lawyer for MLB, Matthew Menchel, confirmed Wednesday the league dropped its case against Biogenesis of America, its owner Anthony Bosch and several other individuals. 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BRADENTON, Fla. -- Miomir Kecmanovic projects the exact confidence you would expect to see from someone who has the potential to become a star in the tennis universe.The No. 1 junior player in the world, Kecmanovic has captured two prestigious tournaments in recent weeks and is set to begin his professional career next month. Everything seems to be pointing toward future success, and the 17-year-old Serbian is ready to accept the challenge.Kecmanovic, along with his management and coaching team, has a methodical plan in mind for the upcoming year. He will begin playing in Futures tournaments in Florida. When he proves himself at that level, he will graduate to ATP Challenger Tour events. He might seek to play in a couple ATP Tour events as a wild card, but there is no desire to cut corners. The goal for 2017 is to achieve steady progress.My goal would be to win a Future, and to get into the top 300, Kecmanovic said in an interview at his IMG Academy training base. That would be the goal. I think thats realistic, and if I play good in the second part of the year, maybe I can go even further than that.IMG coach Jose Lambert agreed that those objectives are attainable and noted that Kecmanovic already boasts skills that compare favorably to the worlds top 100 players. If Kecmanovic remains healthy and plays a full schedule, Lambert sees no reason the Serbian prodigy cant make a leap similar to the one fellow IMG trainee Michael Mmoh enjoyed this year.Hes been chasing Mike, whos now No. 198 in the world and is only a year older, Lambert said. Hes looking at that and where he wants to be a year from now.Kecmanovic is also aware that former No. 1 juniors Alexander Zverev (2013) and Taylor Fritz (2015) rapidly ascended the ATP rankings after turning pro. Zverev climbed to No. 136 in the world by the end of 2014, moved up to No. 83 in 2015 and currently sits at No. 24. Fritz rose as high as No. 53 a few months ago and currently sits at No. 76.Those guys are playing very good, and its tough to do what they did, Kecmanovic said. Everybody has their own path. Ill just worry about next year and try to do my best, play without pressure and see how far I can get.Earlier this month, Kecmanovic captured the title at the Eddie Herr International Junior Championship and won the Orange Bowl Boys 18s singles title for the second year in a row. He lost only one set over the course of 12 matches at those events. Those achievements came on the heels of reaching the quarterfinals at two September futures events in California.To build on those successes, Kecmanovic wants to improve his conditioning and get better at the tactical aspects of the game that are so important against elite opponents, such as reading the opponent, knowing his tendencies and being able to adapt during a match. While Kecmanovic is doing that, his Vienna-based agent, Alexei Nikolaev, will begin weighing endorsement offers with an eye toward establishing his brand in the United States first.ddddddddddddWhat he accomplished this year just shows that he is a great fighter, said Nikolaev. As a personality, I think he is mature enough to cope with any challenge. He is very motivated. He is not afraid of anything.Kecmanovic started playing tennis at age 6: He was bored on a family trip to the Mount Zlatibor resort area in Serbia, so his grandparents took him to the courts. Within a few years, he was winning tournaments and began to dream about becoming a professional someday. He kept playing and kept winning, and Nikolaev eventually discovered him at a 2013 tournament in Moscow. Kecmanovic had strained his neck in practice a few days earlier, and it was questionable as to whether he would be able to compete. No matter, he won the tournament anyway.Months later, right around the time he turned 14, Kecmanovic moved to Florida to train full time at IMG Academy and began instruction with Lambert. While there are obvious challenges to growing up 5,000 miles away from home, he still talks on a daily basis with his parents, Dragutin and Maja, both of whom are surgeons in Belgrade. Kecmanovic entered an English-language school in first grade and speaks it fluently. Hes now one year away from earning his Serbian high school diploma through online classes.I dont think they were too happy about me going so far away at such an early age, said Kecmanovic, who is an only child. But I think they knew that was the best opportunity that I could get to become a good tennis player.Now after three years of working together on the court, Lambert said Kecmanovic has all the tools needed to succeed at the next level. Its just a matter of continuing to improve as he matures physically.I think he loves his tennis, Lambert said. He owns it. He has a lot of great aspirations, great habits, great support. I feel like he really, really wants to do his best.Kecmanovic has gotten to know fellow Belgrade native Novak Djokovic at Grand Slam events in recent years. The 12-time major winner has hit shots a couple times with his younger countryman and offered advice on his game. But Kecmanovics interest in Djokovic goes beyond their shared hometown.I love how he plays, Kecmanovic said. I like his style. I admire his mental toughness -- that when everything is against him, he can always find that extra bit of energy to win and prove hes the best.The future is wide open for Kecmanovic, but his success to this point doesnt appear to have gone to his head. When asked where he might want to live if he becomes a top player someday, he was cautious not to get ahead of himself.Ill just stay focused until I get there, said Kecmanovic, who will remain based in Florida for the foreseeable future. Then we can pick where Im going to live. ' ' '