Three days in and both wild-card region teams, Brazils INTZ and CIS Albus Nox Luna, have wins in the first week of the group stage and are in contention to get out of their groups. ANX put a fright into South Korean champion ROX Tigers on opening night by winning the early game before falling off at the end, but nothing would stop it in its second match against North Americas Counter Logic Gaming. ANX dissected a team known for its map play, and gave CLG its third loss to a wild-card team in the past year.ESPN caught up with ANXs outspoken star support Kirill Likkrit Malofeev immediately after his teams first win of the competition.Thing is, CLG dropping game to wild-card team is nothing special, he said. They actually had a chance of beating us, but Counter Logic Gaming is counter [logic] so you cant expect them to do the things we expect them to.So far in this tournament, Likkrits signature Brand has been diligently banned out the first two games, forcing him on different champions. Two games in and a victory already secured, he doesnt mind the attention hes getting from opposing clubs.Its all right because when you ban a champion, you ban it not only for your opponents but for you as well, he said. It just shows that no one is ready to play Brand at Worlds at the moment except for me, so theyre banning it out fast. Its a really good ban, and I appreciate it -- they respect it. They respect the Brand.Everyone has hard groups to play in except for ROX Tigers: They have a pretty easy group, he said. So, thing is, current EU teams have problems. For H2k, theyre really good at laning, but, when laning is over ... [yeah]. When you talk about EU teams, they dont have an opportunity to play versus better opponents than they are in their region. EU was always strong because of solo queue because it was the No. 2 solo queue in the world, but after all the changes Riot implemented it became like all other solo queues, except Korea. Thats it.Could Albus Nox Luna contend in the EU LCS if given the chance?Sure we would. The strongest opponents weve ever played with were low-tier LCS teams, so we didnt have an opportunity to improve because we [need] to play against stronger opponents, he said. When we were preparing for Worlds, we were playing with low-tier Challenger series teams or Spanish teams -- no offense to them, but its not top of EU LCS level. So in LCS, you have opportunities. In Russia, you dont. [Weve been] the best team in Russia for two years. We havent lost any single tournament [there]. So what can I say? In the EU LCS, we would [get] better.Would we be top three? I have no idea because Ive never played in EU LCS. So well see.I then gave Likkrit a list of players to give his opinion:ForgivenGODgiven, he said. I praise him. At the moment, hes best or second best ADC.MataMata is considered by a lot of players to be a god, he said. Hes really good and might be the best support at this tournament.GorillaGorilla used to be an inventor of a lot of stuff, he said. If I remember, hes the guy who [brought back] Janna. I hate Janna.Could he one day become the best support in the world?Yes, I can. When my father asked, Can you actually win the World Championship? I answered him: You have to be a Korean. You need to be a Korean to become the best, you know?, he said. When you make [amazing] plays in Korea, everyone is hyping you. When you make crazy plays in Russia, no one blinks an eye because no one cares about Russian league.Can I? I think Im physically capable. If I work hard, Ill have an opportunity to play in a region which is actually not wildcard, [and] Ill probably be considered one of the contenders. Cheap NBA Hoodies . -- On the field, it was business as usual for Jameis Winston and No. Disocunt Basketball Jerseys . 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The pair beat Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic 7-5, 7-5 to secure a 3-2 win for the Czechs on the indoor hard court at Rhenus Sport Arena.The Czechs won a fifth title in six years, their 10th overall, and became the first team to win three consecutive Fed Cups since Spain from 1993-95.Our secret? Just fighting on every point, fighting until the end, said Strycova, who had already clinched the decisive rubber with Pliskova in last years final against Russia.Strycova was the decisive player on Sunday. Before her impressive display in the doubles, she replaced the injured Petra Kvitova at the last minute to defeat Alize Cornet 6-2, 7-6 (4) and keep the defending champions alive in the final.Caroline Garcia had earlier given France a 2-1 lead with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 win over Pliskova.After overpowering Cornet with her mix of deep groundstrokes, slices and rushes to the net, Strycova inspired the Czechs to victory in the doubles with her aggressive tennis.The first set saw both teams perform well, with excellent net play from the Czechs, who made a decisive break in the 11th game after Mladenovic double-faulted tto hand Pliskova and Strycova two break points.ddddddddddddThe Czechs needed only one as Pliskova fired a return on the baseline that Mladenovic could not handle.The French reacted immediately by putting pressure on Pliskovas serve early in the second set with sharp returns but failed to convert two break points. They continued with the same strategy on Strycovas serve, but again wasted two break points.The Czechs were more clinical and made the most of Mladenovics energy dip. They broke in the next game for a 3-2 lead after Strycova hit a difficult backhand overhead winner. Mladenovic and Garcia did not give up and managed to break Strycovas serve to level at 4-4 after Garcia hit a stunning forehand down the line.But the change of momentum didnt last long. Mladenovic dropped her serve after Pliskova kneeled at the net to perfectly handle a passing shot and produce a stunning drop volley on break point. 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