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After three days of competition, several thousand gathered in the north part of The Forum in Los Angeles to watch the grand finals of the Call of Duty World Championship. The tournament and fan favorite OpTic Gaming was ousted, meaning many left the event. But fans in attendance witnessed another veteran Call of Duty organization, Team EnVyUs, finally take its shot at the gold.Its opponent, European team Splyce, pulled off stunning victories in the losers bracket by beating the likes of FaZe Clan, FAB Games Esports and eLevate. While an unlikely opponent, Splyce, like EnVyUs, have had a good year in their respective region.But Envy comes out with a clean 3-1 victory, and captain Jordan JKap Kaplan, a 22-year old from the small-town of Marlton, New Jersey, is showered in confetti as the team lifted its trophy in front of screaming fans.I dont know how to put it into words right now, JKap told ESPN after the win. [This is the] biggest tournament in Call of Duty history and I think its a different kind of special. Right now, we are the kings so to speak; we won the biggest tournament, and no one could take that from us for at least another year when Im assuming there will be another tournament like this.This is the second-time JKap, the winningest player in competitive Call of Duty, has taken home the Call of Duty Championship trophy. Like his peer, OpTics Damon Karma Barlow, who won the tournament in 2013 and 2014, JKap has now won back-to-back; a monumental achievement within the competitive scene. JKap remarks it was a lot of déjà vu.We kind of came in as one of the favorite teams but not the favorite team, he says. Kind of second, same as last year. Then due to some unexpected pool play, we had to play OpTic in the first round, same as last year, and beat them 3-1, same as last year. From that point forward, both tournaments were just an easy winners bracket run. Then winners bracket finals came and played the trio of Nagafen, Aqua and Faccento both years, beat them 3-2 in the winners finals.While he expected to play that trio, who are currently under the eLevate banner, again in the grand finals, he met Splyce instead. He says that after his team took down OpTic, he believed they, who have been the arguably best team throughout the remainder of the year, would make it through losers. Splyce, however, gave many a surprise, including JKap, as they made history as the first European team to make it to the grand finals of the Call of Duty World Championship.I didnt expect them to be a finals team, JKap says. When all these matches were going on and Splyce and FAB were taking down all of these North American teams, I was like, wow, these guys are serious. It was a little different [facing Splyce in finals] because they play their ban and protect system a little different than North America does, but again, we came out and played our game and thats all it takes, thats all that matters.Throughout the weekend, many fans, commentators, and analysts sang the praises of JKap. Some even called him the best player in the game, a comment which he retorts, stating that he believes his teammates are much better than he is.Im not the best player in the game, he exclaims. Im very confident in myself, dont get it twisted but I actually like to be the worst player on my team, which I think I am; my teammates are unbelievable. Their slaying ability on any given map is just unreal.But with the title of the highest earning and winningest Call of Duty pro, with nearly $500,000 in career prize earnings, JKap has definitely marked his spot in history in the game. For someone who began his competitive Call of Duty career with Modern Warfare in 2008 and only winning a few hundred dollars in online tournaments, JKaps career has skyrocketed as Call of Duty esports has evolved.Its been a great career progression for me, he says. Ive been a top player, not to sound egotistical, Ive been considered a top player since 2010. Ive been at the top for a while and if anything, I think the general consensus has been that Ive kind of declined over the years, but Im worse now than I was before. Thats all whatever, Ive won the biggest tournament two years in a row so a great career progression.Much of JKaps career has been under the EnVyUs organization, which has grown significantly in the past two years. Led by ex-professional Call of Duty player Mike Hastr0 Rufail, JKap has been with the team throughout parts of 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 in three stints.What once was a small organization that only had Call of Duty when it was founded, Team EnVyUs has rapidly expanded in the esports space and recently received investment from SeirraMaya360 and relocated to Charlotte, N.C. The team has built a training facility here, which Rufail says that 2016 Call of Duty World Championship MVP Johnathon John Perez has already put to use before the tournament.The win at the Call of Duty World Championship, for Hastr0, is one that he believes means a great deal to those who have worked with EnVyUs over the teams nine-year career.It feels like youre just giving validation to everybody who worked in this organization in the past, Hastr0 explains. Every Call of Duty pro that has come through this organization, especially the old guys, who help found the team back in the day because we started here in Call of Duty. It just brings a lot of validation to everyone who has worn our jersey. I think theyre all emotional right now, Im really happy with what weve accomplished.And while EnVyUs can now say theyre the best team in Call of Duty, the beginning of the year was a bit shaky. The team, then composed of JKap, Austin SlasheR Liddicoat, Patrick ACHES Price, and Tyler TeePee Polchow, took fifth-eighth domestically at the Call of Duty World League Stage 1 playoffs. Following that event, it added John and Bryan Apathy Zhelyazkov in place of ACHES and TeePee. Hastr0 says for the first time, his team took a different approach to how it built this championship roster.We didnt know how far we could go with it [after getting Apathy and John] but what we did was build the team on character, he explains. 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GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Luke Del Rio threw four touchdown passes, including a 78-yarder to Antonio Callaway, and Florida beat Kentucky 45-7 Saturday to extend its winning streak in the series to 30.Its now a three-decade-long win for the Gators, the longest current one in major college football between two teams that play annually.The Gators (2-0, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) rebounded from a pedestrian victory against Massachusetts in last weeks season opener, scoring five times in their first seven possessions and having their way with the Wildcats (0-2, 0-1). Again.Although Kentucky had chances to win the previous two meetings, coach Mark Stoops team looked overmatched on a sweltering, late-summer day in The Swamp. Kentuckys last win in Gainesville came in 1979.Del Rio had touchdown passes to Callaway, Brandon Powell, Freddie Swain and Lamical Perine. The deep ball to Callaway was a replay of Floridas opening play against UMass. Thanks to a little adrenaline rush in his first career start, Del Rio overthrew Callaway by several yards. His second shot was right on target.Callaway beat Derrick Baity, ran under the high-arced pass and scored for the second time in as many weeks.Mark Thompson and Jordan Scarlett also scored for the Gators, who reached 30 points for the first time since beating Mississippi 38-10 on Oct. 3, 2015. The 10-game streak was the programs longest since before Steve Spurrier arrived in 1990. The Gators hadnt gone 11 straight games wiithout scoring at least 30 since 1979.ddddddddddddDel Rio completed 19 of 32 passes for 320 yards, with an interception. He became Floridas first 300-yard passer since Tyler Murphy did it against Vanderbilt in 2013.THE TAKEAWAYKENTUCKY: After allowing 34 unanswered points in a 44-35 loss to Southern Miss last week, the Wildcats were outscored 79-0 in six quarters before finding the end zone late against Floridas backups. The former Miami, Arizona and Florida State assistant fell to 12-26 in his fourth season in Lexington.?FLORIDA: The Gators finished with four sacks, three interceptions and a forced fumble -- another impressive outing for one of the leagues top defenses. The offense was the bigger surprise, and it may help Florida get back in The Associated Press college football poll. The Gators opened the season at No. 25, but dropped after the lackluster opener.UP NEXTKENTUCKY: Returns home to play New Mexico State in their first meeting. The Wildcats should have a chance to get their first win.?FLORIDA: Hosts North Texas, which has lost 11 of its last 12 games heading into Saturday nights contest against Bethune-Cookman of the Football Championship Subdivision. It will be Floridas last tune-up game (all at home) before playing a pivotal one at SEC rival Tennessee.---AP college football website: www.collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '