Americas Cup Results
In the wildest Americas Cup tournament to date, a number of heavy favorites suffered stunning early departures in the 1st and 2nd round. Just one out of six MLB representatives lasted to the semifinals, and ultimately, it was the Bluefield Blue-Grays out of the CBL who defeated the Salt Lake City Bees in the championship, becoming the first non-MLB team to win the AC Title.
Round of 32
#1 Cleveland Indians def. #32 Kinston Eagles 2-0
#2 Detroit Tigers def. #31 Bartlesville Bombers 2-0
#30 Tallahassee Pirates def. #3 New York Giants 2-0
#4 New York Yankees def. #29 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo 2-0
#28 Twin Falls Cowboys def. #5 St. Louis Cardinals 2-1
#6 Phoenix Rising def. #27 Salisbury Pirates 2-1
#7 Stockton Ports def. #26 Thomasville Tigers 2-1
#8 Portland Gulls def. #25 São Paulo Beisebol Clube 2-0
#9 Bluefield Blue-Grays def. #24 Toronto Maple Leafs 2-0
#10 Richmond Roses def. #23 Edmonton Oilers 2-0
#11 Tyler Trojans def. #22 Tigres de Quintana Roo 2-0
#12 Pulaski Counts def. #21 Cangrejeros de Santurce 2-0
#20 New River Rebels def. #13 Johnson City Cardinals 2-1
#19 Salt Lake City Bees def. #14 Águilas Cibaeñas 2-1
#15 Madisonville Miners def. #18 Toros de Tijuana 2-0
#16 Hamilton Cardinals def. #17 Welch Miners 2-1
Round of 16
#16 Hamilton Cardinals def. #1 Cleveland Indians 2-1
#2 Detroit Tigers def. #15 Madisonville Miners 2-0
#19 Salt Lake City Bees def. #30 Tallahassee Pirates 2-0
#4 New York Yankees def. #20 New River Rebels 2-0
#12 Pulaski Counts def. #28 Twin Falls Cowboys 2-1
#11 Tyler Trojans def. #6 Phoenix Rising 2-0
#7 Stockton Ports def. #10 Richmond Roses 2-1
#9 Bluefield Blue-Grays def. #8 Portland Gulls 2-1
Round of 8
#9 Bluefield Blue-Grays def. #16 Hamilton Cardinals 2-0
#2 Detroit Tigers def. #7 Stockton Ports 2-0
#19 Salt Lake City Bees def. #11 Tyler Trojans 2-1
#12 Pulaski Counts def. #4 New York Yankees 2-1
Round of 4
#9 Bluefield Blue-Grays def. #12 Pulaski Counts 2-0
#19 Salt Lake City Bees def. #2 Detroit Tigers 2-1
Championship
#9 Bluefield Blue-Grays def. #19 Salt Lake City Bees 2-0
Final Bracket:
Eurasian Challenge Results
Compared to the AC, the EC was much more tame, with many heavyweights advancing multiple rounds. Just one double digit seed lasted to the semifinal round, but it was 11-seeded Inter Milan who pulled off the surprise run to top off perennial contender Paris Saint-Germain for the club's first EC title.
Round of 24
#9 RCD Espanyol def. #24 Standard Liège 2-0
#23 A.C. Milan def. #10 Al-Duhail Sports Club 2-1
#11 Inter Milan def. #22 Newcastle United 2-0
#12 Feyenoord Rotterdam def. #21 BK Zenit Sankt-Peterburg 2-1
#20 Manchester United def. #20 Karachi United 2-0
#14 Juventus B.C. def. #19 Chelsea B.C. 2-0
#18 Al-Merrikh Sporting Club def. #15 Crvena zvezda Beograd 2-0
#16 BK Dinamo Moskva def. #17 Olympique de Marseille 2-1
Round of 16
#1 Olympique Lyonnais def. #16 BK Dinamo Moskva 2-1
#2 BK Shakhtar Donetsek def. #18 Al-Merrikh Sporting Club 2-0
#3 Tottenham Hotspur def. #14 Juventus B.C. 2-0
#20 Manchester United def. #4 Everton B.C. 2-0
#5 Paris Saint-Germain def. #12 Feyenoord Rotterdam 2-0
#11 Inter Milan def. #6 Al-Ain B.C. 2-0
#7 Dundalk B.C. def. #23 A.C. Milan 2-1
#9 RCD Espanyol def. #8 Vasas B.C. 2-1
Round of 8
#1 Olympique Lyonnais def. #9 RCD Espanyol 2-1
#2 BK Shakhtar Donetsk def. #7 Dundalk B.C. 2-0
#11 Inter Milan def. #3 Tottenham Hotspur 2-1
#5 Paris Saint-Germain def. #20 Manchester United 2-0
Round of 4
#5 Paris Saint-Germain def. #1 Olympique Lyonnais 2-0
#11 Inter Milan def. #2 BK Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1
Championship
#11 Inter Milan def. #5 Paris Saint-Germain 2-1
Final Bracket:
Pacific Challenge
In the previous 2 renditions of the Pacific Challenge, the early rounds had been wild but in general, the winning teams were among the best teams in the field. In this year's tournament, though, pure chaos broke out. The highest seeded team to make it to the 2nd round was the 6 seed, and at the end of the tournament, it was the two lowest seeded teams in the championship round, where the Perth Heat defeated the Brisbane Bandits to earn the first PC title for the AuBL.
Round of 16
#16 Brisbane Bandits def. #1 Busan Giants 2-1
#15 Perth Heat def. #2 Yokohama BayStars 2-0
#14 Adelaide Bite def. #3 Osaka Buffaloes 2-1
#13 Melbourne Aces def. #4 Tokyo Swallows 2-0
#12 Tianjin Lions def. #5 Changwon Dinos 2-0
#6 Gwangju Tigers def. #11 Sydney Blue Sox 2-0
#7 Sichuan Dragons def. #10 Guangdong Leopards 2-1
#8 Shanghai Golden Eagles def. #9 Lamigo Monkeys 2-1
Round of 8
#16 Brisbane Bandits def. #8 Shanghai Golden Eagles 2-1
#15 Perth Heat def. #7 Sichuan Dragons 2-1
#6 Gwangju Tigers def. #14 Adelaide Bite 2-0
#13 Melbourne Aces def. #12 Tianjin Lions 2-0
Round of 4
#16 Brisbane Bandits def. #13 Melbourne Aces 2-0
#15 Perth Heat def. #6 Gwangju Tigers 2-1
Championship
#15 Perth Heat def. #16 Brisbane Bandits 2-1
Final Bracket:
WCL Wild Cards
As a result of the previous tournament, the five Wild Card bids for the World Champions League have been assigned as follows:
#1 - Inter Milan (EC Champion)
#2 - Perth Heat (PC Champion)
#3 - Brisbane Bandits (PC Runner-Up)
#4 - Pulaski Counts (AC Semifinalist)
#5 - Gwangju Tigers (PC Semifinalist)
The Melbourne Aces were also a PC Semifinalist but were outranked by the Gwangju Tigers.