2007 European Baseball Championship – Qualification

Qualification for
2007 European Baseball Championship
Tournament details
Host countries  Russia
 Belgium
Dates 25 – 29 July 2006
1 – 5 August 2006
Teams 16 (from 1 continent)
2005
2010

The qualification for the 2007 European Baseball Championship was held from July 25–29, 2006 in Russia and August 1–5, 2006 in Belgium. 16 nations contested to qualify for 2 spots available among the 10 other sides already qualified. In the end, 3 teams qualified for the 2007 competition, because of the removal of Greece.[1] Austria replaced Greece, being the runners-up in the qualifier pool in Russia, while Croatia and Russia won their qualifier pools and were qualified to compete in the 2007 competition, to be placed with the 9 already qualified teams from the 2005 competition. These were Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine and United Kingdom.

Qualifier Pool 1

Group Stage

Group A

Qualified for the semi-finals
Did not qualify for the semi-finals
# Team Games Wins Losses Tiebreaker
1 Russia330
2 Austria321
3 Poland312
4 Georgia303
July 25, 2006 Poland  4 7  Austria Planernaya, Russia
July 25, 2006 Georgia  1 12  Russia Planernaya, Russia

July 26, 2006 Austria  14 2  Georgia Planernaya, Russia
July 26, 2006 Russia  11 1  Poland Planernaya, Russia

July 27, 2006 Georgia  5 19  Poland Planernaya, Russia
July 27, 2006 Austria  1 12  Russia Planernaya, Russia

Group B

Qualified for the semi-finals
Did not qualify for the semi-finals
# Team Games Wins Losses Tiebreaker
1 Belarus330
2 Lithuania321
3 Finland312
4 Turkey303
July 25, 2006 Lithuania  6 10  Belarus Balashikha, Russia
July 25, 2006 Turkey  16 23  Finland Balashikha, Russia

July 26, 2006 Finland  2 15  Lithuania Balashikha, Russia
July 26, 2006 Belarus  11 1  Turkey Balashikha, Russia

July 27, 2006 Lithuania  8 5  Turkey Balashikha, Russia
July 27, 2006 Finland  3 13  Belarus Balashikha, Russia

Final round

Group C

# Team Games Wins Losses Tiebreaker
1 Poland330
2 Georgia321
3 Finland312
4 Turkey303
July 28, 2006 Finland  5 10  Georgia Balashikha, Russia
July 28, 2006 Poland  11 1  Turkey Balashikha, Russia

July 29, 2006 Poland  16 6  Finland Balashikha, Russia
July 29, 2006 Turkey  13 16  Georgia Balashikha, Russia

Semi-finals

July 28, 2006 Belarus  5 15  Austria Planernaya, Russia
July 28, 2006 Russia  11 1  Lithuania Planernaya, Russia

3rd place

July 29, 2006 Lithuania  10 8  Belarus Planernaya, Russia

Final

July 29, 2006 Russia  17 0  Austria Planernaya, Russia

Qualifier Pool 2

Group Stage

Group A

Qualified for the semi-finals
Did not qualify for the semi-finals
# Team Games Wins Losses Tiebreaker
1 Croatia330
2 Ireland321
3 Slovakia312
4 Norway303
August 1, 2006 Slovakia  2 6  Ireland Antwerp, Belgium
August 1, 2006 Norway  5 20  Croatia Hoboken, Belgium

August 2, 2006 Croatia  8 0  Slovakia Hoboken, Belgium
August 2, 2006 Ireland  7 1  Norway Hoboken, Belgium

August 3, 2006 Slovakia  13 2  Norway Antwerp, Belgium
August 3, 2006 Croatia  2 1  Ireland Antwerp, Belgium

Group B

Qualified for the semi-finals
Did not qualify for the semi-finals
# Team Games Wins Losses Tiebreaker
1 Belgium330
2  Switzerland321
3 Slovenia312
4 San Marino303
August 1, 2006 San Marino  2 12  Slovenia Hoboken, Belgium
August 1, 2006 Belgium  7 0   Switzerland Hoboken, Belgium

August 2, 2006 Switzerland   10 0  San Marino Antwerp, Belgium
August 2, 2006 Slovenia  1 7  Belgium Antwerp, Belgium

August 3, 2006 Slovenia  4 8   Switzerland Hoboken, Belgium
August 3, 2006 Belgium  11 1  San Marino Hoboken, Belgium

Final round

Group C

# Team Games Wins Losses Tiebreaker
1 Slovakia330
2 Slovenia321
3 San Marino312
4 Norway303
August 4, 2006 Slovenia  13 2  Norway Antwerp, Belgium
August 4, 2006 Slovakia  7 2  San Marino Hoboken, Belgium

August 5, 2006 Norway  3 13  San Marino Antwerp, Belgium
August 5, 2006 Slovakia  13 3  Slovenia Hoboken, Belgium

Semi-finals

August 4, 2006 Croatia  13 3   Switzerland Antwerp, Belgium
August 4, 2006 Belgium  1 4  Ireland Hoboken, Belgium

3rd place

August 5, 2006 Switzerland   2 15  Belgium Antwerp, Belgium

Final

August 5, 2006 Croatia  12 2  Ireland Hoboken, Belgium

External links

References

  1. "Austrian team, instead of Greece, to compete in the 2007 Championship". Archived from the original on 2009-09-05. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
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