2010 European Baseball Championship – Qualification

The qualification for the 2010 European Baseball Championship was held from July 7–12, 2008 in Croatia, Czech Republic and Slovakia, and July 9–12, 2008 in Belgium and Portugal. 23 nations contested to qualify for 5 spots available among the 7 other sides already qualified. In the end, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Greece and Ukraine^[1] qualified to compete in the 2010 competition, to be placed with the 7 already qualified teams from the 2007 competition. These are, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands, Spain and Sweden.

Qualification for
2010 European Baseball Championship

Tournament details
Host countries	Croatia Czech Republic Slovakia Belgium Portugal
Dates	7 – 12 July 2008 9 – 12 July 2008
Teams	23

Qualifier Pool 1

Group stage

	Qualified for the final
	Did not qualify for the final

#	Team	Games	Wins	Losses	Tiebreaker
1	Romania	4	4	0	–
2	Ukraine	4	3	1	–
3	Slovakia	4	2	2	–
4	Hungary	4	1	3	–
5	Finland	4	0	4	–

July 7, 2008	Finland	0 – 8	Romania	Trnava, Slovakia Attendance: 200

July 7, 2008	Slovakia	1 – 4 (F/7)	Ukraine	Trnava, Slovakia Attendance: 500

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July 8, 2008	Hungary	0 – 5	Ukraine	Trnava, Slovakia Attendance: 150

July 8, 2008	Romania	8 – 5	Slovakia	Trnava, Slovakia Attendance: 400

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July 9, 2008	Ukraine	0 – 1 (F/10)	Romania	Trnava, Slovakia Attendance: 150

July 9, 2008	Finland	0 – 10 (F/7)	Hungary	Trnava, Slovakia Attendance: 150

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July 10, 2008	Ukraine	13 – 3 (F/7)	Finland	Trnava, Slovakia Attendance: 100

July 10, 2008	Hungary	1 – 12 (F/8)	Slovakia	Trnava, Slovakia Attendance: 400

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July 11, 2008	Romania	3 – 2	Hungary	Trnava, Slovakia Attendance: 150

July 11, 2008	Slovakia	10 – 0 (F/7)	Finland	Trnava, Slovakia Attendance: 360

Final (best of 3)

July 12, 2008	Romania	1 – 8	Ukraine	Trnava, Slovakia Attendance: 250

July 12, 2008	Ukraine	16 – 4 (F/7)	Romania	Trnava, Slovakia Attendance: 0

Qualifier Pool 2

Group stage

	Qualified for the final
	Did not qualify for the final

#	Team	Games	Wins	Losses	Tiebreaker
1	Czech Republic	4	4	0	–
2	Slovenia	4	2	2	2.38 RA/9
3	Poland	4	2	2	5.52 RA/9
4	Belarus	4	2	2	8.44 RA/9
5	Latvia	4	0	4	–

July 7, 2008	Latvia	0 – 17 (F/7)	Slovenia	Prague, Czech Republic Attendance: 500

July 7, 2008	Belarus	0 – 10 (F/7)	Czech Republic	Prague, Czech Republic Attendance: 200

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July 8, 2008	Slovenia	11 – 3	Belarus	Prague, Czech Republic Attendance: 250

July 8, 2008	Poland	1 – 12 (F/7)	Czech Republic	Prague, Czech Republic Attendance: 400

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July 9, 2008	Latvia	1 – 24 (F/6)	Poland	Prague, Czech Republic Attendance: 100

July 9, 2008	Czech Republic	3 – 2 (F/11)	Slovenia	Prague, Czech Republic Attendance: 400

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July 10, 2008	Czech Republic	22 – 2 (F/5)	Latvia	Prague, Czech Republic Attendance: 100

July 10, 2008	Poland	2 – 4	Belarus	Prague, Czech Republic Attendance: 300

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July 11, 2008	Belarus	17 – 7 (F/8)	Latvia	Prague, Czech Republic Attendance: 200

July 11, 2008	Slovenia	2 – 3	Poland	Prague, Czech Republic Attendance: 500

Final (best of 3)

July 12, 2008	Czech Republic	8 – 0	Slovenia	Prague, Czech Republic Attendance: 500

Qualifier Pool 3

Group stage

	Qualified for the final
	Did not qualify for the final

#	Team	Games	Wins	Losses	Tiebreaker
1	Croatia	4	4	0	–
2	Lithuania	4	2	2	4.86 RA/9
3	Israel	4	2	2	6.75 RA/9
4	Bulgaria	4	2	2	9.00 RA/9
5	Serbia	4	0	4	–

July 7, 2008	Bulgaria	11 – 8	Israel	Karlovac, Croatia Attendance: 45

July 7, 2008	Croatia	18 – 1 (F/7)	Serbia	Karlovac, Croatia Attendance: 200

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July 8, 2008	Lithuania	7 – 2	Serbia	Karlovac, Croatia Attendance: 50

July 8, 2008	Israel	1 – 6	Croatia	Karlovac, Croatia Attendance: 200

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July 9, 2008	Bulgaria	0 – 8	Lithuania	Karlovac, Croatia Attendance: 60

July 9, 2008	Serbia	9 – 11	Israel	Karlovac, Croatia Attendance: 110

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July 10, 2008	Serbia	10 – 22 (F/7)	Bulgaria	Karlovac, Croatia Attendance: 30

July 10, 2008	Lithuania	3 – 8	Croatia	Karlovac, Croatia Attendance: 270

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July 11, 2008	Israel	2 – 1 (F/10)	Lithuania	Karlovac, Croatia Attendance: 30

July 11, 2008	Croatia	7 – 6	Bulgaria	Karlovac, Croatia Attendance: 110

Final (best of 3)

July 12, 2008	Croatia	5 – 4	Lithuania	Karlovac, Croatia Attendance: 120

Qualifier Pool 4

Group stage

	Qualified for the final
	Did not qualify for the final

#	Team	Games	Wins	Losses	Tiebreaker
1	Greece	3	3	0	–
2	Russia	3	2	1	–
3	Portugal	3	1	2	–
4	Ireland	3	0	3	–

July 9, 2008	Greece	5 – 3	Russia	Abrantes, Portugal Attendance: 150

July 9, 2008	Ireland	8 – 11	Portugal	Abrantes, Portugal Attendance: 200

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July 10, 2008	Russia	5 – 4 (F/10)	Ireland	Abrantes, Portugal Attendance: 195

July 10, 2008	Portugal	3 – 11	Greece	Abrantes, Portugal Attendance: 250

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July 11, 2008	Ireland	1 – 5	Greece	Abrantes, Portugal Attendance: 135

July 11, 2008	Russia	10 – 0 (F/8)	Portugal	Abrantes, Portugal Attendance: 256

Final (best of 3)

July 12, 2008	Greece	5 – 0	Russia	Abrantes, Portugal Attendance: 213

Qualifier Pool 5

Group stage

	Qualified for the final
	Did not qualify for the final

#	Team	Games	Wins	Losses	Tiebreaker
1	Belgium	3	3	0	–
2	Austria	3	2	1	–
3	Switzerland	3	1	2	–
4	Malta	3	0	3	–

July 9, 2008	Switzerland	2 – 10	Austria	Antwerp, Belgium Attendance: 0

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July 10, 2008	Malta	1 – 15 (F/7)	Belgium	Antwerp, Belgium Attendance: 0

July 10, 2008	Austria	30 – 4 (F/5)	Malta	Antwerp, Belgium Attendance: 0

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July 11, 2008	Belgium	12 – 5	Switzerland	Antwerp, Belgium Attendance: 0

July 11, 2008	Switzerland	16 – 6 (F/8)	Malta	Antwerp, Belgium Attendance: 0

July 11, 2008	Belgium	5 – 2	Austria	Antwerp, Belgium Attendance: 200

3rd place

July 12, 2008	Switzerland	12 – 6	Malta	Antwerp, Belgium Attendance: 0

Final (best of 3)

July 12, 2008	Belgium	3 – 1	Austria	Antwerp, Belgium Attendance: 0

External links

References

1. European Championship Qualifier Final Standings