It was over-shadowed by the European Senior Championship in Germany, but in Eindhoven and Nykoeping the Cadets also played their European Championship. The Netherlands won the tournament in Eindhoven thanks to a 14-4 rout over the Czech Republic in the final. Italy and Bulgaria finished in third and fourth.
Awards:
- Best Batter: Svatoslav Kraut (CZE)
- Best Pitcher: Tomas Bocek (CZE)
- MVP: Tim Halderman (NED)
Final Standings:
- Netherlands
- Czech Republic
- Italy
- Bulgaria
- Germany
- Belgium
- Russia
- Austria
Complete Schedule, Stats on CEB Competition Website
The Qualifier in Nykoeping, Sweden was won by the Swedish team. Lithuania also had reached the best-of-three finals and had led 1-0 after winning the preliminary round game. But Sweden tied the series with a 12-2 win. But Lithuania had to forfeit the decisive game three, as they had to get the ferry at 5pm, though this wouldn’t be possible with a game start at 3pm.
Final Standings Qualifier:
- Sweden
- Lithuania
- Slovakia
- Great Britain