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A | VCT Americas Stage 2 附加赛于周五继续进行，四张季后赛门票中的两张已在胜者组决出。 NEW YORK -- Americans showed their steadfast resilience and kept spending online, at restaurants and other outlets in September even as they grappled with higher prices, rising interest rates and a host of other headwinds piling up.Retail sales rose 0.7% in September, more than twice what economists had expected, and close to a revised 0.8% bump in August, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday. Retail sales in August were inflated after gasoline prices spiked, however. That was not the case in September when gas prices rose more slowly.A closely watched category of retail sales that excludes auto dealers, gas stations and building materials and feeds into the gross domestic product jumped 0.6% last month compared to the prior month.Tuesday's sales figures aren't adjusted for inflation, but the cost of goods barely rose last month, so the increased spending isn't a reflection of higher prices. Prices for durable goods, such as those sold by appliance and electronics stores, actually fell last month.The government’s monthly retail sales report offers only a partial look at consumer spending; it doesn’t include many services, including health care, travel and hotel lodging. But it does cover spending at restaurants, which had a solid 0.9% increase. Spending online rose 1.1% last month, according to the report. Sales at general merchandise stores rose 0.4%. Sales at home furnishings and furniture stores were flat, while electronics stores and outlets that sell building materials saw declines reflecting a difficult housing market. The retail sales report, which reflects the sixth consecutive monthly gain, reinforces the fact that American consumers, as a whole, are showing no signs of pulling back on their spending, which powers most of the economy. That spending comes despite attempts by the Federal Reserve to cool spending and hiring. That's good news heading into the critical holiday shopping season. But the robust sales report also means that the Fed officials could leave the door open for additional rate hikes. That means that shoppers could face higher interest rates for awhile.“If the cost-of-living crisis has hit consumer confidence, you wouldn’t know it judging by a second month of strong retail sales with the consumer buying everything that wasn’t nailed down,” said Christopher S. Rupkey, chief economist at FWDBONDS LLC, a financial markets research company. “Fed officials have another rate hike this year up on their forecast board, and they will need to use it, if the economic data continues to surprise economists on the upside.” Still, questions remain whether shoppers will finally buckle under more bad news piling up from federal budget wrangling, the resumption of student loan repayments, and new global tensions tied to the Oct. 7 surprise attack by Hamas in Israel. The moratorium on student loan payments lifted Oct. 1. Analysts say that shoppers could also become rattled if the Israel-Hamas war is not contained.Moreover, the relentless spending by shoppers also comes at a cost to their household finances.“We have repeatedly under-estimated the U.S. consumer, “ said Tim Quinlan, a senior economist at Wells Fargo Economics. ”But in pulling off this spending spree, consumers have dented their household finances, a theme that is evident not only in the diminished savings, but also the trend rise in credit card delinquencies.”Healthy consumer spending is expected to lift the economy's growth rate to about 3.5% or possibly even higher in the July-September quarter. September's strong sales also suggests the economy may not slow as much in the final three months of the year as previously expected, analysts said. The retail sales report came as businesses across the U.S. economy ramped up hiring in September, defying surging interest rates, and the ongoing threat of a government shutdown. The strength of hiring has surprised economists inside and outside of the Fed. Consumer prices rose 0.4% from August to September, below the previous month’s 0.6% pace. The report from the Labor Department also showed that year-over-year inflation was flat last month from a 3.7% rise in August.Meanwhile, retailers are pulling out discounts and other incentives to get shoppers to open their wallets for the holiday season as they worry about shoppers' finances. Best Buy, the nation's largest consumer electronics retailer, unveiled a new experience that gives shoppers a chance to access some of the biggest deals and cool gadgets of the holiday season. The items, which kicked off late last month, are only available in limited quantities and exclusively through the Best Buy app. ——————AP Economics Writer Christopher Rugaber contributed to this report from Washington.——————Follow Anne D’Innocenzio: http://twitter.com/ADInnocenzio。

B | MIBR 以 2-1 击败了 ENVY，这场比赛已逐渐演变成今年赛区内的一场宿敌之战；而 FURIA 则在三局两胜的拉锯战中力克 Evil Geniuses，延续了他们的复苏势头。以下是两场比赛的详细战况：MIBR 延续圣保罗征程，力克 ENVY自今年年初以来，MIBR 对阵 ENVY 意外地成为了 Americas 赛区的一场焦点之战。赛季初，MIBR 在对决中占据绝对优势，但令人意想不到的是，两队在第一阶段小组赛的收官战中，MIBR 惨遭对手横扫。那场比赛以 26-5 的总比分结束，也是 Eggsterr 的职业生涯谢幕战，至今仍保持着 VCT Americas 史上最快比赛的纪录。经历了重重磨难，ENVY 以全年最佳的竞技状态进入了附加赛。在先后击败 M80 和 Sentinels 的比赛中，他们不仅以 2-0 取胜，更是在防守方展现了统治力——这正是主教练 Stunner 在本阶段早期曾感到极度不满的弱点。

C | 本次交手是双方自那次失利后的首次碰面，比赛一开始就拉响了爆冷的警报。在 MIBR 主动选择的地图 Sunset 上，nightz 延续了他使用 Phoenix 的强势表现，率队以 13-5 轻取对手。MIBR 在整张地图上仅拿到两个首杀，状态显得十分低迷。尽管在 ENVY 选择的 Ascent 上没能立即触底反弹，但 MIBR 还是稳住了阵脚。作为防守方，他们通过对地图和时间的精准控制，以 8-4 进入下半场。尽管 ENVY 在下半场手枪局获胜，但 MIBR 凭借一次果断的 A 点强攻成功扭转了局势，最终以 13-9 扳回一城。

D | 拥有 aspas 的 Jett 确实难以被击败，他在这张地图上贡献了 21 次击杀，其中近半数来自冥驹（Operator），并取得了 5-1 的首杀比率。“所有激战最终都会在 Split 结束”的说法再次应验，但结局却并没有预想中那么胶着。MIBR 在防守方取得了 4-0 的梦幻开局，tex 展现出了巅峰状态。

E | 虽然半场结束时 MIBR 将比分追至 8-4，但整场比赛的节奏始终掌握在 MIBR 手中。

F | zekken 在 1v2 残局中的精彩操作。尽管在进攻方多次丢掉首个对枪，但 MIBR 依然调整得当，最终以 13-5 拿下地图，锁定了季后赛胜者组的席位。FURIA 在三局拉锯战中击败 Evil Geniuses这场比赛是重组后的 EG 首次面对老将 C0M。

G | 虽然 EG 今年在 Americas 赛区一直处于中游水平，但 FURIA 的晋级之路却并不平坦。

H | 在年初赢得 Kickoff 赛事后，队伍陷入低谷，不仅错过了 Masters London，在 Stage 2 小组赛中更是打出了 0-5 的尴尬战绩。不过，近期对阵 2Game Esports 和 G2 Esports 的胜利似乎让这支队伍重获新生。比赛开局充满混乱。EG 偷走了 FURIA 选择的 Sunset，通过进攻方的出色表现建立起防守优势。凭借 Viper 和 Omen 的双控阵容，EG 在防守端展现了统治力，仅丢一分，以 13-7 轻松取胜。

I | EG 选择的 Breeze 同样混乱，甚至有过之而无不及。

J | FURIA 拿出了类似 100 Thieves 的单 Harbor 阵容，看起来势不可挡。在打出 11-1 的进攻半场后，尽管 EG 试图反扑，但最终只追回 6 分，FURIA 以 13-7 扳回一城。在互换地图选边后，双方在 Haven 拿出了几乎镜像的阵容，唯一的区别是 artzin 的 Astra 与 supamen 的 Omen。在这张三包点、进攻方占优的地图上，FURIA 在进攻方以 7-5 领先。Shyy 成为了全队亮点，仅在上半场就砍下了 19 次击杀。Shyy 的火热手感在防守方得以延续，他最终以 28 次击杀领跑全场，贡献了他在 FURIA 效力期间的最强表现。FURIA 以 13-8 赢下比赛，Shyy 全场共斩获 60 次击杀，力压对手阵中取得 51 次击杀的 dgzin。FURIA 的反弹势头正盛。后续赛程MIBR 和 FURIA 将继续向圣保罗主场进发，确保了前八名的席位。与此同时，ENVY 和 Evil Geniuses 将跌入败者组，他们仅剩最后一条命，必须连赢五场比赛才能获得 Champions Shanghai 的参赛资格。VCT Americas Stage 2 附加赛后续对阵如下：BESTIA vs. G2 Esports (败者组第二轮)Sentinels vs. KRÜ Esports (败者组第二轮)ENVY vs. BST/G2 (败者组第三轮)Evil Geniuses vs. SEN/KRÜ (败者组第三轮)。