Die Macht » Andy and Jamie Murray kept Britain alive in its Davis Cup

This story appears in ESPN The Magazines October 3 Cubs Issue. Subscribe today!IN 2011, A FEW hundred people at a Swedish computer festival saw the first League of Legends World Championship. Now its the event in esports, selling out Staples Center in 45 minutes. On Sept. 29, 16 teams from four continents begin a monthlong quest for the Summoners Cup. First step, the group stage: Four teams enter, two leave -- like the World Cup, but with fingers instead of feet. Heres what to expect.Group A This group contains the tournaments top-ranked team, the ROX Tigers. But some European upstarts, North American mainstays and unpredictable Russians look to make life difficult.ROX TIGERS?- SOUTH KOREA POWER RANKING:?1 Korean teams have won the past three worlds, and ROX is the favorite to be the fourth straight and shed its reputation as perpetual runner-up to compatriot SKT.G2 ESPORTS - EUROPE POWER RANKING: 6 This team dominated Europe in its first year in the top division, but inexperience might prove its undoing. Still, this is as favorable a draw as it could hope for.COUNTER LOGIC GAMING - NORTH AMERICA POWER RANKING: 12 CLG has been erratic all summer but has a history of pulling off dramatic upsets when expectations are low. ROX and G2 would be foolish to count this team out.ALBUS NOX LUNA - RUSSIA POWER RANKING: 16 This wild-card team likes to lure its opponents into a false sense of security before turning the tables with unconventional strategies. Doubtful it can surprise ROX, though.Group B Group B is in some ways the most intriguing. It features the defending world champions, the team that knows how to beat them and the team thats peaking at just the right time.SK TELECOM T1 - SOUTH KOREA POWER RANKING: 3 Reigning world champion SKT has had a poor season by its own lofty standards but should easily boss this group to make it to the quarterfinals.FLASH WOLVES?- TAIWAN? POWER RANKING: 7 This dark horse is the only team in the world that plays better against South Korean foes, having beaten SKT and ROX in the past year. Its key test: a surging Cloud9.CLOUD9?- NORTH AMERICA POWER RANKING: 9 Cloud9 might be a 3-seed, but it sure isnt playing like it. Led by Jeong Impact Eon-young, one of the fields most in-form players, its hot streak might get hotter.I MAY?- CHINA POWER RANKING: 11 I May wasnt supposed to be here. Five months ago, the team was in the amateur division. Now its at worlds. How far can this Cinderella go? Probably fourth.Group C EDward Gaming is a virtual lock to advance, but the second spot is up for grabs. The remaining three teams are equally matched -- consider this the Group of Life.EDWARD GAMING?- CHINA POWER RANKING: 2 The reigning Chinese champion went undefeated in the summer season and boasts three of the best individual players in the tournament. A top-four finish is in the cards.H2K GAMING?- EUROPE POWER RANKING: 10 H2K, a squad that loves nothing better than a good fight, could become the sensation of the tournament, provided it takes AHQ seriously in the group phase.AHQ E-SPORTS CLUB?- TAIWAN POWER RANKING: 14 Its three straight worlds for AHQ, another team that likes to charge into fights no matter the odds. Expect sparks to fly when it takes on H2K.INTZ E-SPORTS?- BRAZIL POWER RANKING: 15 INTZ was one of the best teams that never made it. Until now. Its strength lies in its unity: The players have been together a whopping two years, a lifetime in esports.Group D Welcome to the Group of Death. Team SoloMid, Samsung Galaxy and Royal Never Give Up all aspire to deep runs into the knockout stage, but at least one will see its dream get pentakilled.TEAM SOLOMID?- NORTH AMERICA POWER RANKING: 4 TSM is the best North American team ever to enter worlds; OK, so two players are Danish. Well take em! Anything less than a top-four finish would be a disappointment.SAMSUNG GALAXY?- SOUTH KOREA POWER RANKING: 5 After winning the 2014 title, Samsungs players left for the wealthier Chinese league. 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Juventus says Pirlo underwent tests on Monday which revealed he has "a second-degree lesion to the collateral medial ligament in his right knee. GLASGOW, Scotland -- Andy and Jamie Murray kept Britain alive in its Davis Cup semifinal against Argentina, winning the doubles match in four sets to reduce the titleholders deficit to 2-1 on Saturday.The Murray brothers beat Juan Martin del Potro and Leonardo Mayer 6-1, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 in front of a rowdy crowd in Glasgow.The semifinal is extended to the reverse singles on Sunday, when Andy Murray is set to play Guido Pella and del Potro is down to play Kyle Edmund.Two-one down is a tough position to be in, Andy Murray said, but we are closer than we were at the start of the day and I still believe we can come back.Del Potro and Murray were back on court after an epic 5-hour, 7-minute opening singles on Friday, won by del Potro in five sets. Del Potro wasnt slated to play in the doubles andd was a surprise late change by Argentina captain Daniel Orsanic, especially given the players injury problems in recent years.ddddddddddddAs soon as we heard Juan Martin was coming in, they showed their cards, that they wanted to finish the tie today, Britain captain Leon Smith.The Murrays have a 6-0 record in Davis Cup doubles.The winner will play either Croatia or France in the final -- and its likely to come down to the final match, with Murray a heavy favorite to make it 2-2.Everyone is tired, its that stage of the season, Smith said. Its the same for their team but if theres somebody you want going out to get the first rubber on the board, its Andy Murray. ' ' '