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The eight teams directly invited to the Valve Dota 2 Boston Major have been announced. Wings Gaming, Digital Chaos, Evil Geniuses, Newbee, EHOME, Execration, OG and MVP Phoenix will get direct tickets to Boston to kick off group play on Dec. 3.Wings and DC earn their spots by?taking first and second at The International 6 in Seattle, respectively, as well as the relative stability of each roster headed into the major. Both teams have been lacking in recent LAN results, but a top-two placement in Seattle all but guaranteed their berth in Boston.Only one major LAN has been held since TI6, so the top three of the MarsTV Dota 2 League all make an appearance here as well. Evil Geniuses come into the Boston Major with both a LAN victory at MDL and a third place finish at TI6. Newbee and OG both fell short of the mark at TI, but have rebounded and shown prowess enough to earn a spot at the major.Execration has had phenomenal results at recent LANs within the Southeast Asia region, and its selection shows Valve has taken notice of both online results and roster stability when considering a teams credentials. Wins over major SEA teams like Fnatic and MVP Phoenix, as well as some impressive showings in Seattle, make Execration a dark horse for Boston.EHOME brings the total count for Chinese region direct invites to three; the team comes off both strong showings at TI6 and in regional play. Similar to Execration, EHOME has put up numbers in a strong region, and likely earned an invite on that basis.MVP Phoenix is the odd duck, a team that secured a top four placing at TI6 but has struggled in an increasingly difficult SEA region since August. Losing several key members, MVP may have difficulty maintaining its streak of LAN success in Boston - though theres time between now and December to tighten the hinges.Notable exclusions include several European teams, as the region was limited to only one direct invite. Team Secret, Team Liquid, Alliance, Ad Finem, Vega Squadron and more will compete in what will be a stacked European qualifier. Both Vici rosters find themselves in regional qualifiers as well, fighting against some strong talent in Invictus Gaming and LGD.Forever Young for a ticket to Boston. In the Americas, the qualifier spots have been reduced to eight rather than ten, likely due to a lack of teams available to compete. FDL, NP and Complexity are likely to fight it out for a chance to prove their mettle on home ground in Boston.Adidas NMD φθηνα . -- Mike Smith never saw his first NHL goal go in. Adidas Superstar φθηνα .Y. -- Canadas Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse have another World Cup gold medal after winning the two-women bobsled race on Saturday in Lake Placid, N. http://www.nmdgreece.com/adidas-superstar-greece.html . -- James Young couldnt wait to apply those tweaks to his jump shot, and the first one he made against UT Arlington told him it could be a good night. Adidas Human Race ελλαδα . -- Its been a long road back for Sean Bergenheim. Adidas NMD μαυρα .Y. -- Canadas Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse have another World Cup gold medal after winning the two-women bobsled race on Saturday in Lake Placid, N. MASON, Ohio -- Novak Djokovic dumped another pressure-packed shot into the net and stood in place for a moment, stunned by another upset in Cincinnati. Its the only place where he cant win. Top-ranked American John Isner ended Djokovics attempt to make ATP history Friday, beating the No. 1 player 7-6 (5), 3-6, 7-5 in the quarterfinals at the Western & Southern Open. Djokovic has never won in Cincinnati, the only Masters event that has eluded him during his career. He has lost in the finals four times, including last year to Roger Federer. All he needs to do is hoist the winners trophy one time in Cincinnati to become the first player to win all nine Masters events. Wait until next year. Again. "Its disappointing that I played this way," Djokovic said. "For me, its very disappointing." Isner reached the semifinals in Cincinnati for the first time, knocking off a No. 1 for only the second time in his career. His other No. 1 upset? He beat Djokovic at Indians Wells in the semifinals last year. "A fantastic win for me," Isner said. "Certainly one of my greatest memories as a tennis player." Hell play seventh-seeded Juan Martin del Potro, who advanced Friday by beating qualifier Dmitry Tursunov 6-4, 3-6, 6-1. Del Potro is in the semifinals for the second straight year. Soon after Djokovic got knocked out, No. 2 Andy Murray was gone, too. He failed to convert a break point while losing 6-3, 6-4 to Tomas Berdych, who also beat him in the quarterfinals at Madrid. They were relegated to the adjoining grandstand court. Both players struggled with the loud music, announcements and cheering from centre court. "I think this was my best moment of the game to handle this because I was struggling with the noise around the court and the distraction," Berdych said. "You know, I handled it pretty well today." Murray? Not so much. At least it got the Wimbledon champion prepared for Flushing Meadows. "I think in some ways its good preparation for the U.S. Open because normally the U.S. Open is fairly loud," Murray said. "You know, a lot of movement and music, and they have the big screen and stuff. So, yeah, you get used to that playing here." In the womens draw, top-seeded Serena Williams needed only 64 minutes to beat Simona Halep 6-0, 6-4. Shell play Li Na, who advanced to the semifinals automatically when No. 4 Agnieszka Radwanska withdrew to attend her grandfathers funeral. Like Djokovic, Williams has never won in Cincinnati, which has become one of her goals.dddddddddddd She struggles with the conditions on court and wasnt happy with her overall level of play on Friday. "I have quite a few things on my tennis bucket list," Williams said. "This obviously is one of them. But I like to believe if it doesnt happen this year, I always have another chance." Also, 14th-seeded Jelena Jankovic beat 12th-seeded Roberta Vinci 6-0, 6-4 to reach the semifinals for the third time. She won the tournament in 2009 and lost the title match to Maria Sharapova in 2011. "I love playing here in Cincinnati because I have great results in the past," said Jankovic, who fought off eight of nine break points in the second set. "So that always helps. I mean, I was a finalist and a champion before, so you always love coming back to places where you can win." Not Djokovic. He played poorly last year in his loss to Federer in the final. He was off again Friday, which was especially frustrating since he came into the tournament motivated to make ATP history. "I just played a very bad match overall," he said. "Terrible match. From beginning to end, except the start of the second set, I was just a different player totally." Djokovic wasted a chance to break Isner early in the third set. He was up 40-15 in the final game, ready to send it to a tiebreaker, when he came apart. Isner kept the game going with a running forehand that hugged the line, drawing a loud cheer from the crowd. "Probably the best shot I hit all match," Isner said. Djokovic gave Isner his first attempt at a match point by dumping a backhand into the net, but saved it with a 119 mph ace. With the crowd cheering Isner on, Djokovic double-faulted and dumped another backhand into the net, giving Isner his only service break of the match. What happened? "I dont know," Djokovic said. Del Potro has been playing with a sore wrist and knee, two concerns with the U.S. Open at hand. He managed to reach the semifinals without issue. "Its bothering me a little bit, but not too much," he said. "(Im) trying to play a slice and play different shots in this tournament before the U.S. Open to see how different I can play against the top guys or doing different things." "Im OK," he added. "My knee is OK, too, and thats important looking forward to New York." ' ' '