Groups set for 2010 European Cup Qualifiers
Wednesday February 3rd, 2010 | Riska Tags: CEB, európa kupa, szentendre sleepwalkers
The technical commission of the Confederation of European Baseball (CEB) announced the groups for the European Cup Qualifiers. Hungary will be represented by Szentendre Sleepwalkers in the tournament and as expected was assigned to the group in Croatia.
Karlovac (CRO)
1 Superfund Wanderers AUT
2 Buffaloes Blagoevgrad BUL
3 Espoo Expos FIN
4 BK Kranjski Lisjaki SLO
5 Szentendre Sleepwalkers HUN
6 Olimpija Karlovac CRO
In last years Interlegue play the two teams split their two-game series. Both games were nailbaiters, Szentendre lost by 1 run in the first game and won by 3 in the second game. The other opponents like Expos, Blagoevgrad and Lisjaki has not made the mr.baseball TOP50 club list so we can hope Szentendre will play well and win a few games
The Qualifiers will be played from June 14 to June 19 in Solingen, Brest, Karlovac and Antwerp. The winner of each event will have the chance to play for a 2011 European Cup spot in a playoff tournament later this year.
Federations in Europe had the opportunity to submit teams for the Qualifiers until December 31st, Sweden and Austria each received an additional second spot to make groups of six at all locations. Austria’s runner up in the 2009 championship, Schwaz Tigers, already was confirmed. Swedish team Tranås has declined the invitation and will not participate in the European Cup Qualifier in Brest. Karlskoga, Sundbyberg and Leksand have been asked, but a decision hasn’t been made yet.
Solingen (GER)
1 Demony Miejska Górka POL
2 Academica de Coimbra POR
3 Therwil Flyers SUI
4 Solingen Alligators GER
5 MGPU-SYOS #42 RUS
6 Oslo Pretenders NOR
Brest (BLR)
1 TJ STU Angels Trnava SVK
2 Dinamo Bucharest ROM
3 KNTU Elizavetgrad UKR
4 Kaunas Lituanica LTU
5 Brest Zubrs BLR
6 TBA SWE
Antwerp (BEL)
1 BK Vojvode SER
2 Schwaz Tigers AUT
3 Stockholm B.C. SWE
4 Port of Antwerp Greys BEL
5 Arrows Ostrava CZE
6 A.S. Spartakos Glyfadas GRE
