Cup semi-final. Mark Warburton would be in demand in England, says Andy Walker Walker believes Rangers may have to look beyond any possible victory

For years the Evolution Championship Series hosted in Las Vegas has been the be-all and end-all for professional fighting game players. To win one of the events at EVO was the equivalent of winning the Super Bowl -- the culmination of a years work with a championship and a relatively large purse for a fighting game competition. That has all changed with Capcoms introduction of the Capcom Pro Tour, putting its newest game -- Street Fighter V -- at the forefront of fighting game esport titles. The winner of this weekends world championship will walk away with $120,000, the largest prize ever awarded to a fighting game tournament winner.Thirty-two prize fighters will descend on Southern California for the chance to become the lone champion and capture the $120,000 prize. After a year of regional tournaments across the world, the Pro Tour has reached its endpoint. By Saturdays end, one individual at the Anaheim Convention Center will not only have a fatter wallet, but the distinction of being known as the first world champion of SFV. Then on Sunday at 8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2 will broadcast the final rounds in a 90-minute show.So what can we expect as we head into this years Capcom Cup?The South Korean AndroidDownload complete, Lee Infiltration Seon-woo stated at EVO 2016 when he won the tournament in dominant fashion. Infiltration enters the field as the top seed and the heavy favorite to outsiders who watched EVO, but the androids circuitry hasnt been up to snuff in his past couple of tournaments. Infiltration soared through the first half of the year, ending in his grand television debut on ESPN2 at Evolution, but has had a difficult second half. He hasnt won a competition since the summer came to a close and failed to win in his homeland of South Korea, finishing a disappointing (for him) seventh at the Capcom Pro Tour Asia Regional Finals.Was the Street Fighter legend simply biding his time until the World Finals, or is there cause for concern for a man who appeared superhuman at SFVs launch?Mr. ConsistentHajime Tokido Taniguchi is the face of consistency. Whereas Infiltration has fallen behind since temperatures dropped, Tokido has continued his pace of placing in the top four of almost every tournament he entered. Strangely enough, the only Pro Tour event he failed to finish in the top four was at Evolution, where he was expected to have a climactic clash with Infiltration in the final but flamed out before the top eight. Dont expect that to happen again come the World Finals; if there was one player you could count on to make a deep run in the bracket, it would be Murderface Tokido himself. With two titles to his name already in 2016, a world championship would be the perfect hat trick for Japans ace.The American DreamsEvil Geniuses and Team Liquid, rivals for almost a decade as esports clubs, bring the two Americans with the best chance of toppling the Asian contingent at the World Finals. Justin Wong is no stranger to championships and big events, and Mr. Evil Geniuses himself will be one of the main contenders to take home the world title in Anaheim this weekend. The NA Regional Finals was the best premier event of the year so far for Wong, as he came in fourth place and established himself as the third seed in the World Finals bracket.For Team Liquid, Du NuckleDu Dang might be the hottest player momentum-wise coming into the tournament, having won the same NA Regional Finals tournament in which Wong finished fourth by taking out Tokido in the finals. After starting the year as a Nash player, NuckleDu grew his fighter pool by adding Guile and R.Mika, which helped him win two premier events leading into the grand showdown.While the storyline of the first half of the year was the South Korean Android versus Japans Murderface, dont be too surprised if Liquids American Hope is the biggest story of the weekend.The BeastThe Beast. The Legend. The Messiah of Street Fighter. Daigo Umehara, 35, became the first world champion of the previous edition of Street Fighter, SFIV, back in 2009 when Evolution was the Super Bowl of the game. He has a chance to capture another Capcom title in its first full year at the World Finals this weekend. Can he do it, though? His results for 2016 were solid -- good enough for the ninth slot in the overall standings -- but is he strong enough at this age, in this environment, to bring home another world title in the largest Street Fighter competition of all time?Statistics say it isnt likely.Yet, hes Daigo, and hes in the 32-man bracket, and that means -- favored or not -- theres always a chance for another magical moment with Street Fighters greatest. Nick Mullens Super Bowl Jersey .ca NFL Power Rankings, overtaking the Denver Broncos and remaining ahead of NFC competition San Francisco, Carolina and New Orleans. Weston Richburg Super Bowl Jersey . - Connor McDavid scored 53 seconds into overtime as the Erie Otters came from behind to defeat the visiting Guelph Storm 4-3 on Saturday in Ontario Hockey League action. http://www.authenticsf49erspro.com/George-kittle-49ers-jersey/ . The team also announced Tuesday that the Braves will wear a commemorative patch on the right sleeve during the season. The patch, shaped like home plate, carries the number 715, Aarons autograph and a "40th Anniversary" banner. DeForest Buckner Super Bowl Jersey . 1, meaning problems for the doping controls at both major international sports events next year. The World Anti-Doping Agency provisionally suspended the Moscow Antidoping Center on Sunday, saying its operations must improve or a six-month ban on the facilitys accreditation will be imposed. Tom Rathman Super Bowl Jersey . The 19-year-old Olsen played 34 games with the Kelowna Rockets of the WHL this season. In that time, hes recorded 17 goals and 17 assists with 36 penalty minutes.Sky Sports pundit Neil McCann says a section of the Celtic support will have worries ahead of their Scottish Cup semi-final against Championship side Rangers. And McCann is confident his former Rangers side will give a better account of themselves than they did in the previous clash between the clubs when Celtic won 2-0 in the semi-final of the League Cup at Hampden last season.McCann, a five-time winner of the Scottish Cup, told Sky Sports News HQ: There are some Celtic fans right now who will be a little bit worried and there will be some Rangers fans in the same camp, but I think this will be a closer game than people expect. I really do. I dont think Rangers are in a place where maybe they met them the last time, Celtic were really strong then.Celtic beat Morton 3-0 in Sundays 12 noon kick-off, scoring all three goals in the opening 35 minutes, before easing off in the second half with progress to the last four virtually assured. The result lifted the mood around Celtic Park following the scoreless draw with a Dundee side which lost 11 goals in their previous two trips to the venue. Mark Benstead discusses Celtics 3-0 victory over Morton in the Scottish Cup with Andy Walker Elsewhere, Dundee were soundly beaten 4-0 by Rangers in Saturdays Scottish Cup quarter-final, as Mark Warburtons side claimed their biggest scalp of the season.Celtic are struggling in the league and I did the game yesterday against Morton, and although the result was a comfortable 3-0 victory I thought in the second half they struggled, McCann said.The stadium is not full by any stretch of the imagination, the fans are a little bit disillusioned by how the team are playing and they are lacking confidence. All the action from Ibrox as Scottish Championship leaders Rangers brushed Dundee aside 4-0 Rangers absolutely dismantled Dundee on Saturday, who are in fifth position in the Premiership in Scotland, a really solid settled side wwithin that division, and they just took them apart.ddddddddddddMark Warburton has got Rangers playing some lovely football, but for the first time I thought Rangers looked ridiculously fit, sharp, and they looked the Premier League outfit, which is worrying.McCann concedes Celtic will provide a sterner challenge to Warburtons side on the weekend of April 16-17. Celtic boss Ronny Deila was happy to see his side progress after a tough week But he is convinced Ronny Deila would rather have avoided the Championship promotion favourites after the Celtic boss guided his team into a fourth semi-final in two seasons.Celtic are currently four points clear of title challengers Aberdeen in the clubs quest for a fifth successive title, but following two consecutive draws in the Premiership critics have again questioned Deilas position.McCann said: Realistically you look at the club, you look at Celtic sitting top of the table, but they are not playing brilliantly though. The fans are voting with their feet as I said.Dundee went to Celtic Park and made lots of changes, left a couple of their big hitters off and drew 0-0 with Celtic at Celtic Park, and then Rangers absolutely took them apart at full strength. Celtic striker Leigh Griffiths scores in his clubs previous meeting with Rangers Now I know thats not a definitive answer to say then that Rangers will go and beat Celtic because Im not saying that, but what I will say is its a very close contest now.When this game comes round Celtic fans will be hoping they are in a better position and better confidence, but they are not playing well at the minute, and Ronny Deila is under extreme pressure, so he would not have been looking for this draw.Fellow Sky Sports pundit Andy Walker cautiously welcomed the match, insisting Rangers are in a better position to give Celtic more of a game than they did when the sides met last spring. Speaking to Sky Sports News HQ the former Celtic striker said: I appreciate there is an ugly side to the game that a lot of people can do without, but having been born and bred in Glasgow and growing up as a Celtic supporter, the highs and lows of that fixture will live with me forever.Scottish football hasnt been the same. Youve got to say it was completely and utterly Rangers fault, their spectacular mismanagement that led them into administration and liquidation. But I think they are a much better team now than they were the last time Celtic and Rangers played in the League Cup semi-final. Mark Warburton would be in demand in England, says Andy Walker Walker believes Rangers may have to look beyond any possible victory over Celtic, and offer the financial backing chairman Dave King promised the club would give Warburton.Mark Warburton has put together a squad, quite a tight squad, hes got them playing really good football, Walker said.The one problem for Rangers will be trying to keep Mark Warburton onside because Dave King has spoken a lot about investing in the team, nothing has come of that of late, Mark Warburton has got a terrific reputation down south.When you look at some of the clubs in the Championship, who are desperate to be part of the Premier League, clubs like Derby and others, no wonder they will cast their eye to Mark Warburton knowing he has already done a great job at Brentford. ' ' '