Men's Baseball WBSC African/European Olympic Games Qualification Tournament 2019

[Benolympique 2,398]

à l’instant, NearPup a dit :

 7 - 4

 

So Israel now has a date with South Africa with an Olympic spot on the line.

the Netherlands are more likely to go to the games?

[NearPup 3,045]

Just now, Benolympique said:

the Netherlands are more likely to go to the games?

No, Israel is a huge favorite against South Africa and if they win that they qualify no matter what since they hold the tiebreak over both Italy and the Netherlands.

[phelps 7,674]

Just now, Benolympique said:

the Netherlands are more likely to go to the games?

 

no, Israel just need to win against South Africa tomorrow...

[NearPup 3,045]

 4 - 3  

 

We have a huge post game brawl.

[phelps 7,674]

game over...

 

Spain b. Italy 4-3

 

and there's a big brawl...benches cleared after the last out...

[NearPup 3,045]

Baseball fights are the most ridiculous thing in sport.

[phelps 7,674]

Just now, NearPup said:

Baseball fights are the most ridiculous thing in sport.

 

I just love brawls...

 

sure, hockey brawls are a lot better, but also in baseball are quite interesting...

[NearPup 3,045]

I may be wrong, but I believe that if Italy beats the Netherlands, Israel will qualify for the Olympics regardless of the result of their game against South Africa.

Edited September 21, 2019 by NearPup

[phelps 7,674]

and tomorrow, rain is expected in Bologna and Parma, therefore there would be some schedule changes...

 

for sure, ITaly vs Netherlands will be played at noon CET...

 

still TBD the start times in Parma (where both ISR vs RSA and ESP vs CZE are scheduled)...

[phelps 7,674]

Just now, NearPup said:

I may be wrong, but I believe that if Italy beats the Netherlands, Israel will qualify for the Olympics regardless of the result of their game against South Africa.

 

no, it's a lot more complicated...

 

if more teams are tied at the end of the round robin, the tie breaker is the socalled Team Quality Balance (TQB), whose explainaton is in the second post of this thread...

 

should that be the case, we would need a calculator to find out the final ranking...

Edited September 21, 2019 by phelps