At the Federations Cup 2017 in Valencia, Spain the Astros Valencia and the Borgerhout Squirrels have reached the final. The game will be broadcasted live at 11am on YouTube. The winner will clinch a spot for their national federation in the CEB Cup in 2018.
On day five of the competition in Valencia the Astros improved to 5-0 with a 16-1 rout against the Deurne Spartans. The Squirrels downed the Leksand Lumberjacks 11-1. The Athletics Attnang-Puchheim claimed their first victory with a 12-2 win over the Buffaloes Blagoevgrad.
Leksand, Attnang-Puchheim and Blagoevgrad finished 4th, 5th and 6th in the tournament and therefore their federation will lose a spot in the Federations Cup. Austria however is lucky, as they will gain a spot after the Diving Ducks Wiener Neustadt won the Federations Cup Qualifier in Belgrade, Serbia.
Results:
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Saturday 17th June
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| 13 |
10:00
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Valencia | A |  Borgerhout Squirrels (BEL) |
 Leksand (SWE) |
11 – 1 | 7 |
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| 14 |
14:00
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Valencia |
A
|
 Buffaloes Blagoevgrad (BUL) |
 Ath. Attnang-Puchheim (AUT) |
2 – 12 | 7 |
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| 15 |
18:00
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Valencia |
A
|
 Astros Valencia (ESP) |
Deu. Spartans Antwerp (BEL) |
16 – 1 | 5 |
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Standings after First Round:
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Standing Pool A
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Pos
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Team
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GP
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WO
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LO
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AVG
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GB
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1
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Astros Valencia (ESP) |
5
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5
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0
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1000
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0
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|
2
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Borgerhout Squirrels (BEL) |
5
|
4
|
1
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800
|
1
|
|
3
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Deu. Spartans Antwerp (BEL) |
5
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2
|
3
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400
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3
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|
4
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Leksand (SWE) |
5
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2
|
3
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400
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3
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|
5
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Ath. Attnang-Puchheim (AUT) |
5
|
1
|
4
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200
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4
|
|
6
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Buffaloes Blagoevgrad (BUL) |
5
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1
|
4
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200
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4
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