The regular season in the Dutch Hoofdklasse ended this weekend. CORENDON KINHEIM clinched the final playoff berth on Thursday with a 4-3 win over KONICA MINOLTA PIONIERS, leaving SPARTA/FEYENOORD looking from the outside. DOOR NEPTUNUS already had clinched the first seed in front of L&A AMSTERDAM and the PIONIERS. The semi-finals, which will be played in a best-of-five format, are scheduled to begin on Thursday, August 6. NEPTUNUS will face KINHEIM, while the PIRATES host the PIONIERS.
More on the games later this week
| Time | Home | Visitor | Result | |
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| Thursday, July 30 2009 | ||||
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19:45 | L&D Amsterdam | Mr.Cocker HCAW | 13:04 |
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19:45 | Corendon Kinheim | Konica Minolta Pioniers | 04:03 |
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19:45 | MediaMonks RCH | DOOR Neptunus | 00:06 |
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19:45 | Sparta/Feyenoord | ADO | 04:03 |
| Saturday, August 01 2009 | ||||
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14:00 | ADO | Sparta/Feyenoord | 08:07 |
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14:00 | L&D Amsterdam | Mr.Cocker HCAW | 10:05 |
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14:00 | DOOR Neptunus | MediaMonks RCH | 08:01 |
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14:00 | Konica Minolta Pioniers | Corendon Kinheim | 09:08 |
| Sunday, August 02 2009 | ||||
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14:00 | Corendon Kinheim | Konica Minolta Pioniers | 02:07 |
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14:00 | MediaMonks RCH | DOOR Neptunus | 01:04 |
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14:00 | Mr.Cocker HCAW | L&D Amsterdam | 02:14 |
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14:00 | Sparta/Feyenoord | ADO | 11:03 |
Standings
| # | Team | W | L | R+ | R- | .pct | GB | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DOOR Neptunus | 32 | 9 | 249 | 97 | .773 | 0 | W3 |
| 2 | L&D Amsterdam | 29 | 12 | 258 | 153 | .702 | 3 | W6 |
| 3 | Konica Minolta Pioniers | 27 | 13 | 252 | 135 | .666 | 4.5 | W2 |
| 4 | Corendon Kinheim | 26 | 16 | 227 | 166 | .619 | 6.5 | L2 |
| 5 | Sparta/Feyenoord | 24 | 17 | 155 | 138 | .583 | 8 | W1 |
| 6 | Mr.Cocker HCAW | 11 | 30 | 145 | 260 | .273 | 21 | L8 |
| 7 | ADO | 10 | 31 | 113 | 269 | .250 | 22 | L1 |
| 8 | MediaMonks RCH | 5 | 36 | 88 | 269 | .130 | 27 | L12 |
