The European Cup Qualifiers in Antwerp, Brest, Karlovac and Solingen ended on Saturday with Technika Brno, the North Stars, Olimpija Karlovac and the Solingen Alligators winning the tournaments. These four teams now will get a shot at securing a ticket for their federation in the 2011 European Cup at the end of September in a Playoff against the French teams Rouen Huskies and Savigny Lions, which each finished in sixth place in this year’s European Cups.
Final Standings & Awards of 2010 European Cup Qualifiers:
Antwerp, Belgium
- Technika Brno (CZE)
- Port of Antwerp Greys (BEL)
- Nada SSM Split (CRO)
- AS Spartakos Glyfadas (GRE)
- BK Vojvode (SRB)
- Schwaz Tigers (AUT)
- Best Batter: Billy Hess (Technika Brno)
- Best Pitcher: Ernesto Pereira (Nada SSM)
- MVP: Ryan Murphy (Technika Brno)
Brest, Belarus
- North Stars (RUS)
- Dinamo Bucharest (ROM)
- KNTU Elizavetgrad (UKR)
- Brest Zubrs (BLR)
- TJ STU Angels Trnava (SVK)
- Kaunas Lituanica (LTU)
- Best Batter: Lubo Petrovic (Angels Trnava)
- Best Pitcher: Artur Donetskiy (North Stars)
- MVP: Nikolay Lobanov (North Stars)
- Leading Fielder: Andrei Apostoaei (Dinamo Bucharest)
Karlovac, Croatia
- Olimpija Karlovac (CRO)
- SUPERFUND Wanderers Vienna (AUT)
- Buffaloes Blagoevgrad (BUL)
- Szentendre Sleepwalkers (HUN)
- Espoo Expos (FIN)
- BK Kranjski Lisjaki (SLO)
- Best Batter: Hiro Sakanashi (SUPERFUND Wanderers)
- Best Pitcher: Alexander Blagoev (Buffaloes Blagoevgrad)
- MVP: Bryn Henderson (SUPFERUND Wanderers)
Solingen, Germany
- Solingen Alligators (GER)
- Therwil Flyers (SUI)
- MGPU-SYOS #42 (RUS)
- Demony Miejska Gorka (POL)
- Academica de Comibra (POR)
- Oslo Pretenders (NOR)
- Best Batter: JB Tucker (Therwil Flyers)
- Best Pitcher: Maxim Shevshenko (MGPU-SYOS #42)
- MVP: Nils Hartkopf (Solingen Alligators)
Official Competition Website Confederation of European Baseball (CEB)
Photo: © Gregor Eisenhuth www.eisenhuth-photographie.de