In Solingen, all signs point to a German-Swiss championship this Saturday. The Flyers final group match is against a supposedly easier opponent in Academica de Coimbra. The Portuguese were visibly worn down after the bitter defeat to the Polish team on Thursday, and will play with a chip on their shoulder today. Regardless, the odds are stacked against them, with the Flyers expected to take the game. The Alligators take on the Russians in the evening game at 18 :00, and would be wise not to underestimate their opponent. If the team from Moscow wants a chance in the final, they’re going to have to knock off the tournament hosts. In this case, a complicated tie-breaker rule would come into play to determine the participants of the championship on Saturday.

In the other three stadiums hosting the remaining Cup Qualifiers, there have bee some interesting developments. In Belgium, there comes this evening to the mini-final between two undefeated teams so far from Belgium (Port of Antwerp Greys) and Technika Brno (CZE). The same scenario will take place in Croatia, with a mini-final tonight between the hosts Olimpija Karlovac (CRO) and the Vienna Wanderers (AUT).

Only in Belarus has a team laid claim to a place in the final. Before today's final group match, only Romanian team Dinamo Bucharesti is undefeated, and they are the favorites going into their evening game against the Russian ‘North Stars’.

The question of who will participate in the European Cup play-offs in September is far from set in stone. Only two participants are in the clear: the Savigny Lions and the Rouen Huskies (both France) are both booked, having both finished last in their A-pool tournaments in Brno and Rotterdam.