The quarterfinals for ELeague opened with a decisive win and a close contest.How the mighty have fallen. The worlds former No. 1 team, Team EnVyUs, lost to the perennially dominant Fnatic in the first quarterfinal series with an 0-2 score. With only one map -- Cobblestone -- truly in contention, this series was over before it really began. Fnatics two consistent riflers, Freddy KRiMZ Johansson and Dennis dennis Edman, anchored its lineup yet again.There were fewer highlights from the Team EnVyUs side, with questionable plays and buys during crucial rounds.In the second set, Cloud9 (C9) and Natus Vincere (NaVi) battled back and forth through all three maps in a demonstration of evenly matched skill.The first map was a nail-biter. On C9s side, it was Mike shroud Grzesieks show with highlight round after round, but NaVis appropriately named Ladislav GuardiaN Kovács and his deadly AWP were ready to shut down North American hopes. C9 brought NaVi to the brink on Overpass (NaVis map choice), but fell 19-15 in overtime.On C9s map choice, Dust2, it absolutely outplayed its opponent. NaVis strengths in aiming, especially Guardians AWP play, made the map choice a risky one, but C9s positioning and aggressive maneuvers proved the bigger factor as it crushed NaVi 16-9.The rubber match was on Cobblestone. NaVi dominated the first few games to take the lead in the second half, 14-10, behind the offensive ability of both Denis seized Kostin and Egor flamie Vasilyev. C9 kept its composure and did as much economic damage to NaVi as possible before finally winning an impossible eco round of its own. That led to a mini-run and a tie ballgame, 14-14.C9 deviated from its successful strategy of hitting the B-site to rush A, and ultimately failed. After that, it was a textbook NaVi closeout.Nicholas Castellanos Jersey . 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The formidable trio of Canadian receivers -- individually known as Chris Getzlaf, Rob Bagg and Andy Fantuz -- will share the field at Mosaic Stadium one more time on Sunday.RALEIGH, N.C. -- It was supposed to be Dennis Smith Jr.s coming-out party, but his fellow starters joined him as guests of honor.Terry Henderson scored 23 points to help North Carolina State beat Georgia Southern 81-79 on Friday night in the season opener for both teams.All five starters scored in double figures for the Wolfpack, who won despite shooting 4 of 24 from 3-point range.We all made key plays down the stretch that we needed to win, N.C. State guard Torin Dorn said.Maverick Rowan scored 17 points for N.C. State and Abdul-Malik Abu had 15 points and 11 rebounds.Dorn added 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Wolfpack. He scored in the lane with 3:47 left to put N.C. State ahead for good at 68-67.It can be anybodys night, Henderson said. It doesnt just have to be my night. It can be Torins night, Dennis night. Weve got so many weapons.Tookie Brown had 26 points and a career-high 10 rebounds to lead Georgia Southern. Ike Smith added 20 points for the Eagles.Smith, the highly touted freshman point guard, scored 11 points on 3-of-13 shooting from the field for N.C. State.Georgia Southern led 66-60 with just over six minutes to play, but N.C. State answered with a 10-1 run to seize control.BIG PICTUREGeorgia Southern: It was an impressive effort by the Eagles, who scrapped their way to 20 offensive rebounds and appear ready to improve on their 14-17 record from last season.N.C. State: The Wolfpack are off to a nice start after A rough beginning a year ago, when they dropped their opener and lost Henderson to a season-ending ankle injury just six minutes into the game.SHOOTING BLANKSThe Eagles missed the shooting touch of guard Mike Hughes, who is suspended for the first three games after finishing second on the team in scoring last season. They made just 5 of 22 3-point attempts and 20 of 32 free throws.ddddddddddddStill, Georgia Southern, which set a school record for 3-pointers a year ago, almost pulled the upset. That was encouraging, coach Mark Byington said. We were close to winning in a different way than our normal recipe.N.C. State was even worse from 3-point range. The Wolfpack missed their final 16 3-point attempts, including all nine in the second half.HIGHLIGHT REELSmith threw a no-look lob over his shoulder to Abu for a two-handed dunk in the first half. The alley oop brought rap star J. Cole, a close friend of Smith, out of his courtside seat for a brief celebration. The play gave N.C. State a 30-20 lead, but the Wolfpack went without a basket for the next five minutes.QUICK COMPAREBrown, the reigning Sun Belt rookie of the year, provided a stiff test for Smith, the favorite to win the award in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Both guards wear No. 4, and both played 36 minutes. In addition to his efforts chasing down rebounds, Brown finished with three assists and no turnovers. Smith, who briefly left the game in the second half after taking a knee to his thigh, added five assists and just one turnover.ELIGIBILITY WATCHN.C. State freshman Ted Kapita has been ruled eligible for competition by the NCAA. N.C. State learned of the decision before the game. Kapita, a 6-8 forward from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is eligible to play on Sunday.UP NEXTGeorgia Southern hosts NAIA opponent Coastal Georgia on Monday. Its one of just two home games that the Eagles play in their first 12 contests.N.C. State hosts St. Francis on Sunday in the season opener for the Terriers. ' ' '