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While the first day of the Esports Championship Series group stages was rife with upsets and exciting matches, the second day eschewed the upsets in favor of incredibly close matches filled with intense action. OpTic Gaming and SK Gaming were the two teams left standing once the dust settled on the second day of competition en route to the $250,000 first prize.Group A: OpTic Gaming takes the tough roadWhile OpTic did eventually break through to the semifinals, the road there certainly wasnt the easiest. Their day began with a matchup against their North American brethren in Cloud9. The series began with Dust 2, where Cloud9 picked up an easy 16-8 win. Cloud9 looked to continue their dominating ways in Game 2 on Overpass, finishing the first half with a 12-3 lead, but OpTic would wake up and make their presence known. OpTic won all 13 rounds played in the second half, picking up a spectacular 16-12 win to force a decisive Game 3 on Cache. In a repeat of Game 2, OpTic found themselves down big at the half before storming back. While OpTic needed an overtime period this time, NAs resident Cinderella story finally put Cloud9 away to move on to a date with FaZe Clan.OpTic managed to break out of their pattern of slow starts in the deciding match of Group A. In this series against FaZe, it was OpTic who would consistently start strong with leads in the first half. In Game 1 it was a 10-5 lead that OpTic turned into a 16-10 win. While OpTic began Game 2 with a 12-3 lead, they were unable to hold on against a determined FaZe side. Philip aizy Aistrup and Aleksi allu Jalli helped FaZe punch through the Green Wall with 12 straight wins between the end of regulation and overtime to take the map 19-15. Whereas many teams would have been mentally broken after such a tough loss, OpTic came back with renewed energy in Game 3 on Cache, essentially waltzing their way to a 16-4 win to take the series.Group B: SK Gaming prevails in the endWhile SK Gaming had to battle through the lower bracket of Group B, they still managed to secure a spot in the semifinals. The road there started with an easy series for SK, as Immortals didnt really put up that much of a fight until the very end. Things started off on Cache where SK took the map by a score of 16-9, with Fernando fer Alvarenga coming in clutch with a strong 27/16 KD (kills/deaths) and 111.7 ADR (average damage per round). Game 2 on Train - usually SKs best map by far - was a much closer affair. Things went back and forth for most of the game before SK took control and closed out the 16-14 win. Despite finishing with a negative KD, stand-in Ricardo fox Pacheco came up with a few kills in the final few rounds that pushed SK ahead to the Group B decider match.The last match of the day for SK against Team Dignitas wasnt as easy as their series from earlier in the day. SK got off to a 1-0 lead in the series with a big 16-9 win on Cache, where Marcelo coldzera David posted a 27/12 KD and a 107.5 ADR. In stark contrast, the second game on Mirage is one that SK will want to purge from their memory, as they looked flustered all game while Dignitas picked up an easy 16-7 win to force a Game 3. While the match was hotly contested until the very end, SK stabilized late with five straight round wins to secure a 16-10 victory over Dignitas that punched SKs ticket to the semifinals.With one final day of competition left, only four teams are left to duke it out for the combined $750,000 prize pool. 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There were fresh faces and new challenges, but above all else, ANW Season 8 will be known for its ground-breaking accomplishments by women.While Jessie Graffs star shined brightest, all of the ANW women proved their athletic chops this season. Meagan Martin hit a city-qualifying buzzer for the third consecutive season, two women ran in the Los Angeles city finals, four women ran in the Philadelphia city finals, and three women punched their own tickets to Vegas. To top it off, a record 18 women competed in the national finals.I think this season was a game-changer for female competitors, Erica Cook said. Girls have been breaking through in the past few years but falling just short of competing on par with the men.When Kacy Catanzaro became the first woman to finish a qualifying course in Season 6, she opened the door for other firsts and helped the ninja community understand that female competitors should be taken seriously. Her triumph was soon followed by Martin and Michelle Warnky doing the same.Catanzaro went on to become the first woman to complete a city finals course. (Shes still the only one to do so.) Martin bested the Jumping Spider in Vegas, but for a few years, Stage 1 was left unconquered by a woman.That changed with Jessie Graff. The 5-foot-8 powerhouse athlete blazed through Stage 1, becoming the first woman to finish the course and placing fifth overall. No one was happier for her than Warnky, her competitor and friend.I loved seeing her run on Stage 2! I knew she had worked so hard for it, Warnky said.Last year, both were unable to beat what Warnky considered to be the easiest Stage 1 in the shows history. But this year, Graff hit the buzzer on what was arguably thhe hardest Stage 1 in the shows history.dddddddddddd A record-low of 17 competitors finished the course to advance to Stage 2. Her completion, and this season as a whole, prove that women of ANW are capable of challenging the men.I think [this season] has given girls and women out there more confidence and that with hard work and dedication, anything is possible, said Rachael Goldstein, one of the four women to reach the Philadelphia city finals. Women can compete alongside some of the strongest men, and rank near the top.I know that this season has given me more confidence anyways. Before this season, I was unsure of myself and my ability to compete alongside the best ninjas in the country.For many of the women competing in Vegas, Graffs completing Stage 1 was just the beginning. Shes inspired them to chase their own dreams.This is what some of them had to say about Graff:She is truly an incredible athlete and inspiration for all the ninja ladies to get there, too. -- Tiana WebberleyShe isnt just an inspiration to kids and adults training to reach fitness goals, but to the men and women who compete on the show as well. -- Rachael GoldsteinShe has finally let the females see past the mental block weve all had about Stage 1, and now Stage 2 is the next to be conquered. Most of the females who make it to the Vegas rounds tend to all be thinking, I just want to beat Stage 1! and I personally love that the standard has risen and that it will forever change the mentality of the female competitors, plus the viewers at home. -- Cassie CraigJessie is leading the way for what many women are capable of accomplishing in Ninja Warrior. -- Kirsti PrattIn my opinion, she showed everyone that gender doesnt necessarily confine you. If you work hard enough, anything is possible. -- Erica CookWe always knew women have been fully capable of beating Stage 1, but now that Jessie has finally proved that, its set this awesome and inspiring bar for all other female ninjas. -- Allyssa BeirdIt was an amazing season of American Ninja Warrior. Hopefully next year, there will be even more women making history. Perhaps one of them will even beat Stage 2. ' ' '