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Reykjavik had the European Second League’s top record for the Western Conference at 99-63, earning repeat playoff berths. They were one game better than 98-64 Rome, who hoped to escape the bottom tier for the second time. After only 64 wins in 2010, Antwerp improved to 94-68 to earn the #3 seed.

Valencia narrowly grabbed the fourth and final playoff spot at 87-75. Four teams were two back at 85-77; Hanover, Liverpool, Nottingham, and Palermo. Recently relegated Berlin was in the mix too at 83-79. Notably Cardiff and Stuttgart, both playoff teams in 2010, plummeted to 57-105 and 66-96, respectively.



Wroclaw finished atop the Eastern Conference at 100-62 to end a four-year playoff drought. Lviv (97-65), and Chisinau (94-68) were next. The Lunkers earned a fifth straight playoff berth hoping to finally earn promotion. For the Counts, this was their first-ever winning season.

Odessa in its second season in the E2L grabbed the fourth playoff spot at 91-71. The closest foes were Cluj-Napoca and Varna at 86-76, plus recently demoted Tirana at 85-77. Riga, a semifinalist last year, was tied for eighth at 83-79 along with Sarajevo and Tbilisi.

Round Robin Group A had Antwerp and Rome both advance at 4-2, while top seed Reykjavik and Valencia were both 2-4. In Group B, Lviv and Chisinau advanced at 4-2, while it was Odessa and top seed Wroclaw both at 2-4. Antwerp rolled Rome in a Western Conference Championship sweep and Chisinau topped Lviv 4-2 in the Eastern Conference final.



The Airedales earned a second promotion to the European Baseball Federation Elite, having made it in 2008 only to get relegated immediately back. The Counts earned their first-ever trip to the top tier. In the Second League Championship, Antwerp defeated Chisinau 4-1 for the top spot.



If any additional promotion spots come up due to 100+ loss teams in the Elite tier, Lviv would be the first in line to join Antwerp and Chisinau, followed by Rome, then Wroclaw.