The 2012 ESF men's Super Cup club championships was an international softball competition for men's fastpitch being held at Eagles Park and Svoboda Park in Prague, Czech Republic from August 27 to September 1, 2012.[1] The Super Cup was a new edition of the ESF Men's European Cup, merging the old European Cup with the ESF Cup Winners Cup.[2] The teams first competed in pool play, with the top 8 teams qualifying for the Super Cup, and the bottom 8 teams playing for the ESF Challenge Cup. After pool play, the setup for both the Super Cup and the Challenge Cup was a double elimination knockout system. In the end, the Hørsholm Hurricanes won the first Super Cup title.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Czech Republic |
| Dates | 27 August - 1 September |
| Teams | 16 |
| Defending champions |  Denmark (Hurricanes 2011) |
| Final positions | |
Champions | Hurricanes Denmark (1st title) |
Runner-up | Roma  Italy |
Third place | Spikes  Netherlands |
| Fourth place | Storks Netherlands |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 52 |
First round
editPool A
edit| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagles Czech Republic |
3 | 0 | 1.000 | – | 12 | 3 |
| Bulls Denmark |
2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | 19 | 3 |
Cavigal  France |
1 | 2 | .333 | 2 | 10 | 9 |
Indians  Slovakia |
0 | 3 | .000 | 3 | 2 | 28 |
Pool B
edit| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lupi Roma Italy |
3 | 0 | 1.000 | – | 8 | 2 |
| Storks Netherlands |
2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | 12 | 6 |
| Hippos Czech Republic |
1 | 2 | .333 | 2 | 12 | 7 |
| Pessac France |
0 | 3 | .000 | 3 | 5 | 22 |
Pool C
edit| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricanes Denmark |
3 | 0 | 1.000 | – | 18 | 0 |
| DVH Netherlands |
2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | 26 | 1 |
| Beavers Czech Republic |
1 | 2 | .333 | 2 | 9 | 18 |
Medvedi  Croatia |
0 | 3 | .000 | 3 | 2 | 36 |
Pool D
edit| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum Czech Republic |
3 | 0 | 1.000 | – | 23 | 6 |
| Spikes Netherlands |
2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | 12 | 17 |
Chicaboo's  Belgium |
1 | 2 | .333 | 2 | 10 | 16 |
| Vikings Denmark |
0 | 3 | .000 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| Qualified for the Super Cup |
Super Cup Knock Out round
edit| Date | Match | Score | Comments | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29.08.2012 | Eagles Czech Republic |
- | Spikes Netherlands
|
0-5 | |
| 29.08.2012 | Hurricanes Denmark |
- | Storks Netherlands
|
9-0 | |
| 29.08.2012 | Spectrum Czech Republic |
- | Bulls Denmark
|
2-3 | |
| 29.08.2012 | Lupi Roma Italy |
- | DVH Netherlands
|
2-0 | |
| 30.08.2012 | Eagles Czech Republic |
- | Storks Netherlands
|
0-10 | Eagles eliminated |
| 30.08.2012 | Spectrum Czech Republic |
- | DVH Netherlands
|
2-1 | DVH eliminated |
| 30.08.2012 | Spikes Netherlands |
- | Hurricanes Denmark
|
5-3 | |
| 30.08.2012 | Bulls Denmark |
- | Lupi Roma Italy
|
1-4 | |
| 31.08.2012 | Bulls Denmark |
- | Storks Netherlands
|
2-5 | Bulls eliminated |
| 31.08.2012 | Hurricanes Denmark |
- | Spectrum Czech Republic
|
3-2 | Spectrum eliminated |
Challenge Cup Knock Out round
edit| Date | Match | Score | Comments | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29.08.2012 | Cavigal France |
- | Vikings Denmark
|
0-5 | |
| 29.08.2012 | Beavers Czech Republic |
- | Panteres France
|
6-2 | |
| 29.08.2012 | Chicaboo's Belgium |
- | Indians Slovakia
|
8-1 | |
| 29.08.2012 | Hippos Czech Republic |
- | Medvedi Croatia
|
12-5 | |
| 30.08.2012 | Cavigal France |
- | Panteres France
|
9-4 | Panteres eliminated |
| 30.08.2012 | Indians Slovakia |
- | Medvedi Croatia
|
7-4 | Medvedi eliminated |
| 30.08.2012 | Vikings Denmark |
- | Beavers Czech Republic
|
4-0 | |
| 30.08.2012 | Chicaboo's Belgium |
- | Hippos Czech Republic
|
0-7 | |
| 01.09.2012 | Chicaboo's Belgium |
- | Cavigal France
|
12-1 | Cavigal eliminated |
| 01.09.2012 | Beavers Czech Republic |
- | Indians Slovakia
|
3-6 | Indians eliminated |
Super Cup playoffs
editMedal round
edit| Semi-finals | Bronze Medal | Gold Medal | |||||||||||
| W1 | Spikes Netherlands | 0 | W7 | Lupi Roma Italy | 2 | ||||||||
| W2 | Lupi Roma Italy | 8 | W9 | Hurricanes Denmark | 7 | ||||||||
| L7 | Spikes Netherlands | 0 | |||||||||||
| W8 | Hurricanes Denmark | 9 | |||||||||||
| W5 | Storks Netherlands | 0 | |||||||||||
| W6 | Hurricanes Denmark | 8 | |||||||||||
Challenge Cup playoffs
editFinal round
edit| Semi-finals | Third place | Final | |||||||||||
| W1 | Vikings Denmark | 4 | W7 | Vikings Denmark | 5 | ||||||||
| W2 | Hippos Czech Republic | 3 | W9 | Chicaboo's Belgium | 3 | ||||||||
| L7 | Hippos Czech Republic | 0 | |||||||||||
| W8 | Chicaboo's Belgium | 2 | |||||||||||
| W5 | Chicaboo's Belgium | 13 | |||||||||||
| W6 | Indians Slovakia | 5 | |||||||||||
Final standings
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See also
editExternal links
editReferences
edit- ^ ESF Competitions Regulations""ESF Competition Regulations" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
- ^ ESF Competitions Regulations""Annex to ESF CR" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2012-10-29.