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King of the Diamonds third qualifier Sept. 13-14
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Posted on Sep 03 2008
The third qualifier for the 2008 Budweiser King and Queen of the Diamonds Softball Tournament will be held on Sept. 13 and 14 at the Capitol Hill Field.
The third qualifier will have a double-elimination format and an entrance fee of $150.
It is a co-ed event with each team required to have players who are at least 18-years-old. Each squad must also have two female players on the field at all times and is allowed to list a maximum of 15 players on its roster.
Winner of the two-day tournament will join early qualifiers Shell Marianas and Natibu in the championship round set for next month and will have a chance to represent the CNMI in a tournament in Palau.
Shell Marianas took the first qualifying slot in May, winning the nine-team first round downing SaiPal in the finals. Total Chaos finished third.
With their second and third place finishes, SaiPal and Total Chaos gained entry to the wild card/consolation phase of the tournament on which the fourth and last qualifying seat will be at stake.
The wild card round is scheduled for Oct. 4 and 5 and is for teams which place second and third in the first three qualifiers. If a squad had already qualified, the next two teams will take the two wild card berths.
The second qualifying tournament was held early this month with Shell Marianas winning anew, topping Natibu in the finals. But Natibu automatically claimed the second qualifying berth, as Shell Marianas had already made it to the championship round.
SaiPal and Total Chaos were the third and fourth placers, respectively, in the second round. But since they are assured of slots in the wild card phase having placed second and third in the first qualifier, fifth placer Sufa and sixth-ranked On Da Rox got two of the remaining four seats for the wild card phase.
The last two wild card slots will be given to the second and third place teams in the third qualifier this month.
A single-elimination format will be implemented in the wild card phase with the winner joining Shell Marianas, Natibu, and the top finisher of the third qualifier in the championship round set for Oct. 11 and 12.
For more information, contact Joey Dela Cruz at 664-2503 or 287-6509.
