The quarterfinals are where the top seeded teams mix in with those that survived the ocho rounds and the battles were fierce. Sporting CP outlasted ocho round survivors Indians in a tough 3-2 win. Sporting CP advances, Indians go home. Trash Pandas from England, made up of mostly Division One players, easily handled their business against a very strong Stockholm Ignition with a 4-0 shutout. Outbreak HBI knocked out the Toulouse Black Wolves 2-1 and Ballern Factory Team sent BM United packing 3-0.
The final four … the semifinals, where hearts are broken and dreams are realized. First up, Ballern Factory Team played a solid smart game in defeating Outbreak HBI 3-1. And the red-hot Trash Pandas speed-bumped Sporting CP 5-1.
The final match for the Semiprofessional first place trophy would pit Trash Pandas versue Ballern Factory Team. Both teams came into this game about as hot as a team could be. But this one went to the Trash Pandas once again, 2-0. And that’ s a UK sweep of the two divisions, with Lucky 15s Staffordshire taking the Professional Xball crown and Trash Pandas taking down the field in the Semiprofessional bracket.
NXL Europe Pro Rankings
1. Joy Division 2. Breakout Spa 3. Lucky 15s Staffordshire 4. LTF 5. Manchester Firm 6. Ronholt Dynamite 7. Ranger Warsaw 8. Paris Camp Carnage 9. Offenburg Comin At Ya 10. London Attrition 10B. Scalp
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